The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-06
From All Over Atlantic Ocean
Comes Reports of
Disasters.
MUCH LOSS OF LIFE
CAUSED BY HURRICANE
Fishermen Along the Coast Lose
Their Nets and Thereby the
Means of Livelihood.

Norfolk, Va, April 4.-From all
parts of the Atlantic Ocean TODAY
and tonight reports of shipwrecks
and probable loss of life are reach
ing this city. With the execution of
the loss of 16 lives, when the tug
Edward Luckenbach went to pieces
on False Cape yesterday the most
alarming news was received of the
probable loss of the Holland steamer
Prins Maurits. The vessel when last
heard from was in latitude 1910
north; longitude "A east. She sent
out wireless calls for assistance and
reported that che wcs in danrerous
condition. That was early yesterday
morning. Two British warships. the
steamer City of Montgomery, the
coast guard cutter Onondaga and
several other vessels rushed to the
assistance of the Prins Maurits. The
British warships, one of which was
the Coronia reached the position
given by the steamer at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon.
Wireless messages picked up along
me coast tonight Indicated that. mono
or these vessels had found any trace
OF the steamer and the opinion was
expressed that she had gone down
yith all on board One wireless mes
sage stated:
British warships found no trace
of Prins Maurits at position given.
Probably sunk" Another message
stated that efforts to reach the vessel
by wireless had failed.
The Coast Guard cutter Onondae,
is still searching the seas for the
steamer
Reports from down the coast to-
night were meager, because of the
crippled condition of the Govern
ment seacoast wires. No news was
received from Hatteras or from anv
point down the coast beyond False
Cape
Reports of large quantities of
wreckage all along the coast from
tteras are being received here fire.
quently.
FOUR BARGES BROUGHT IN
The barges Henry Endicott, Nat!
coke, Georgia and Potomac. which
broke away from the tug Resolute
Friday night during the height OF
The severe storm that swept this
coast, We're today towed into this
sort With all on board safe. The
tugs Albatross, Rasolute and Defian
ce picked up the barges so miles off
NC Virginia Capes.
Lightship No. 46, stationed of
Cape Charles which was torn from
her moorings and carried far out to
sea by the storm, was picked up 10
miles north of Virginia Beach today
" the lighthouse tender Orchid. The
lShtship was not seriously damaged
and so far as could be learned none
1f her crew were injured High seas
broke her cabin windows and salt
"ater spoiled portion OF the food
supply. The vessel lost both her an
chors in the gale and will probably be
towed here to secure new ones.
Diamond Shoals lightship was torn
from Its moorings and drfted four
miles OF her station. Her anchors
held after dragging for three miles
and she is supposed to have rescued
the crew of the schooner Nj. r.
Cressey.
The schooner Baker Palmer, re-
orted ashore near Lynnhaven Bay,
proved to be safe today She anchor
ID close in shore to escape the gale
and her anchors held.
The Old Dominion steamer Jeffer-
son from New York due to arrive
here at IL O'Clock this morning had
not arrived up to midnight. Agents OF
the company here said the steamer
would arrive about daybreak tomor-
row morning.
Damage done by the storm at Vir-
ginia Beach, Ocean View and Buck
roe Beach Will reach 100000. The