The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-27

Another steamer has gone ashore In
the vicinity OF Cape Hatteras, this in
formation having been received from
the weather bureau al Ocracroke Inlet
Assistance will undoubtedly be dis
patched TO the stranded steamer at
once, there now being several vessels
ir that section which are standing by
The ANTONIO Lanassa, an account of
hose stranding has already been pub
l.shed.
The Associated Press dispatch con-
corning the distress OF the steamer is
IS follows:
Norfolk, March 25.-Information r.
Ceived tonight at 9.45 over the gov
ernment weather bureau wire from
OcracOke inlet thirty miles south of
4atteras, is to the effect that an un-
Enown steamer is ashore. The vessel
: alarge \ and ~signalled hat she
IS short OF coal and was trying to make
harbor-
A revenue cutter is asked for and
will be dispatched to the scene at ones.
So far as could be learned the vessel
is in no immediate danger but il said
is g. large n and ~signalled that she
sitions along the Carolina coast.
The steamer is loaded with sugar
from Cuba. 1t is further stated h
the steamer was in distress short of
coal n was endeavoring to find a
port, came in too close and went
ashore at 5 D.. n,
Nothing has been heard from the
revenue cutter Seminole which left
port on Tuesday to go to the aid OF
the stranded steamer Antonio LanaSSa
which Is lying in a dangerous position
Of Hatteras.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilo of yes
terday contains the following account
IS to the present condition Of that
vessel:
"Steadfastly declining to desert the
vessel, although subjected to danger
Captain ThOmie, his faithful and brave
wife and twelve seamen last night
remained aboard of the wreck of the
Norwegian steamer Antonio Lanassa,
while the severe squall of three hours
duration swept over the wreck. This
was the first Of the squalls predicted
by the weather bureau and was &C
companied by severe lightning and
thunder. An inch of rain fell
"At last reports the wind was from
the east and freshening weather
CLOUDY ard coalitions favorable for Sc
Eere weather. The nine men who came
ashore in the breecheS buoy are being
Jared for at the Durant's Hill life
saving station, which is near Halter
IS Beach, where the fruiter lays
ashore. The sea last night was rough
and on the high tide the steamer will
most likely begin to pound. She is
loaded and this makes matters worse.
1.-The United States surfmen stood
by the wreck all day and had their
buoy apparatus rugged over the
steamers decks so that any time
those ashore desire to come ashore
they can be hauled on the beach.
THE seas of yesterday drove the
wreck closer inshore and at times yes
terday when the tide was low n
could walk to the steamers side. On
that part of the coast where the beach
is of treacherous formation the wav
might beat the vessel into deeper wa
ter and she would then be in greater
peril.
Yesterday afternoon the revenue
cutter Onondago, the tug Rescue and
one Of the Luckenback tugs arrived CT
the wreck and there was considerable
signalling between the tugs n the
steamer. Captain Thomie has cabled
the owners of the steamer and Is pre-
sumably awaiting instructions before
awarding the contract for floating the
vessel, If such a thing can be done
1t appears now that all of the cargo
of cocoanuts and bananas may have to
be unloaded so that the vessel can
be lighted.
Another fog began to settle at the
scene of the wreck last night and ov-
er the weather bureaus eacoast tele-
graph came the Information that the
observer could not see a hat mile
out"