Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-04
ECHOES OF THE STORM.
The hurricane or last week did m nc h
damage In ten Minutes.


The hurricane or last week did m ucl
damage In ten minutes.
In addition TO the destruction told OF
in our columns wrought In the gale or
Wednesday noon OF Las, week we have
gathered the following notes. Tho only
Hives lost on the Rsppahannock were
those OF seven colored oystermen-tive
from lower Middlesex and two from
Millenbeck (Ssm Lee and Warner Glas.
coel Holland Wske,> Ernest Smith
Frank Gregory, Robt. Burrell aud a
cull-boy were the Middlesex drowned.
1t is almost incredible that the
gale caused so little loss OF life. Vessel
men escaping would have guessed at q
score or more going under within their
sight. Many, however, were rescued
after the gale moderated, which did not
last half an hour. Its worst was done In
ten minutes time.
OF Corrotomaa Point huge water
spout showed itself. The water OF the
river was taken up In cone shape and
whirled rapidly between earth and sky.
IL struck terror TO the hearts OF dozen
fleeing oystermep, but fortunately did
not strike any of them.
Just twenty years ago was such a
sudden gale, and nine men were drowned
Grave fears were felt for the safety Of
Capt. Mike Barney, who that morning
left Weems with the Brickyard Scow
loaded with brick for Indian Greek.
When the gale struck, Mr.. Buck tele-
phoned all the stations down the river
and could not hear of anyone seeing the
boat after the storm; so on the following
day he chartered Geo. Smiths gasoline
boat and went in search. They were
found anchored safely In Jackson Greek,
Middlesex.
Joe George had to beach his canoe
off Francis Point 10 save himself. The
next day she was raised and found TO
he all right.
Capt. Chan Willing was putting out
fish net off Towles Point. As the sea
and wind were driving him home 10 his
launch he saw n canoe go over with
three men, but at that time it was impos-
sible to turn or stop aud he had 10 leave
the men, Before getting out OF sight he
saw some boats stop and save the men.
He states that the wind must have blown
at the rate of sixty milcs an hour.
No white lives were lost as far we can
learn and nobody Is missing, white or
black, from Carriers Greek or Urbanna
j. n Hart, merchant at Lot, Middle
sex county, is writing postmasters to
notify them that II the bodies of three
colored men are found they are the ones
cspsized of Grey's Point Capt. Isaac
Jones, Of bugeye Hudson 81 Hudson, says
that canoe with the two colored men,
Sam Lee and Warner Glascoe, cspsized
just of from where he was anchored,
and they went down with their canoe.
1t was impossible for him to render any
help as he had all he could do to save
himself and boat.
Capt. hail, of bugeye Annie r. Todd,
as socu as the wind struck gave his YES
sci twenty farthoms Of chain and two
anchors, AMI the sea was such that he
Thought his vessel was gone. To save
himself he had to clasp his arms around
the traveller and lay on the deck.
A canoe with Chas. Dsmerel, Eugene
Hudson and John Treakle, all white,
lost It's rudder, aud Damerel pleaded in
vain with passing canoes to save them.
They finally reached port In safety.
Capt. Lyons, OF bugeye Curtis, after
the storm picked up two tongs, and tried
to right two canoes that were near, but
the ses was so rough he had to leave
them. He does not know what become
OF the crews.
Geo. V. Wagenen, on the Sentinel,
towed number OF capsized canoes into
Urbanna creek, and Mayor Howard, on
the Icicle, passed seven capsized canoes
between Urbanna and Towles' Point.
Capt. Bob Ssddler, of Weems, says
that he felt something unusual was going
to happen. For few minutes before
the storm struck he could hear CONVEX
sation clearly from a long distance.
Suddenly round shaped, black cloud
settled just above Towles' Point and
whipped the river under It into foam.
Before he could get his tengs aboard
the wind was on him. He just did get
his sail in to save his boat from capsizing,
and, like many others, he had no eyes
for any body else, but had all he could do
to bring his own boat in.
w. 8. Schools aud Louis Atkins, in a
large canoe, state that it took one OF
them all the time to bale the water out of
the boat as every sea would wash over
them, and the canoe was blown about
so that the oysters bounced about In her
like rubber balls.
Geo. Hutchings did not have time to
take in his tongs and had to let 60 his
anchor rope. leaving both. His man also
says canoe capsized and all hands went
down near by.
Jesse Ashburn unshipped his rudder,
but safely reached home with an oar
All the boats had to bail water to keep
afiOat. and as they entered the harbor OF
Carriers Greek some were half full oil
water.
TRAGEDY AvERTED.
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