The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-26
OUR PEOPLE MAY OWE MUCH TODAY TO THE MAR
TYRDoM OF HUMBLE LABORERS ON CURRITUcK
BEACH WHEN THEIR DECREPIT STEAMER
BOUND FOR BRAZIL BROKE UP IN THE STORM
OF JAN. 81, 1873.

Sevenyhree Of
time Nearly all the landmarks of the tragic and pathetic happening
The of the few
that have interviewed growing story
of the bitter tragedy that bee the Metropolis
tragic wreck the Coast of this State
and continue excite the
Beach,
with the frozen mangled bodies
of of the 14s souls bound from Philadelphia
in Brazil the martyrs to the empire building ENTERPRISE of
people, recounted the old tales that
Fact and fiction curously nermnge shall
another this deal with the
miles lighthouse January
few weeks after the tragedy of the Huron Mays Head when
100 lost 1t the tragedies close together that
aroused public sentiment demand sufficient appropriations Con-
gress make the Lie Saving service on TINS coast adequate 70 the
of shipping and today well served by efficient Coast
Guards stations only miles death shpwreck
only memories of other days.
Near Metropolis the
may day graves who
martred the American empire budng and in
ognon of the forude and womanhood who urrnded
waiting for them after they had embarked long and
Inflated journey This journey made hope of winning bread
the left behind.
morning January 1878 o'clock the Mropo
Philadelphia of Capt H. Ankers
ship dispatched by Collins for Brazil She carried
500 of " and machinery and 200 tons of stores
passengers principally laborers and foremen engaged
Madeira and Mamoe Railroad the rails and machinery
for the plant subsistence of the
woken work the railroad
its long had excited emen
dos interest in Philadelphia beginning and
machinery bad almost before its people read in The Times
O the pathetic farewels of the morning before.
Touching Farewells
rnding departure of
The departing steamer waited the end of the long
wharf of Reading Willow Street and wharf
filed with immense of people whose numbers ran
thousands
Most of Iish-mn and children assembled
give long good the husbands fathers brothers.
and friends who were about to bury for an 10 months
least forests the Amazon
pathetic repetition of the of hafcenuy before when the
saa the Green Isle babe tender and fearful farws to
relatives they embarked the vessels which
then land much unknown at that day
the heart of the South American continent was the emgans at
Willow Street.
The incidents as the passengers Metropolis
queny exceedingly pathetic the orrowfu partngs OF wives and
brought the byanders long unused to the
melting fine looking young who, after
farewe finally chung to her husband with such in
that compelled remain the wha-to
turn home he loved better than his life.
ishman clasped his heart fine manly boy-a
oherless boy years. begged his for
permission take him along "You won't part u.s. the father en-
treated.
81" is impossible for you boy" employer told him
1 can't go, won't CO." said the father,
of the that driving his
distant the bread hard to the
hearess city, and the future weed strong within
him he said in spite of the of the parting
I'll with Uncle JIM he'll take of me- and
the father now by sailed away
and the long and clnging
sngs and and cries of until the
ship off her mOOrngs and started her journey to the nightly re-
en and the great at the ships gandway that
of the left behind and mpsonaors taken
away in their places.
Murder For
outright murder in sending the the rotten
old hulk She left Philadelphia at the morning AT eight o'clock
the morning of January 3d. heavy leak started in the rudd
ship avy loaded and bad sraning and the
Captain found he could the leak with the pumps he
could ghened and the saved by throw
the overheard bearing Hampton Roads, They might
made Hampton Roads, saved and but grim
tragedy staed the ship At the dey midnight hour the heartsc
heard that the circulating had out
three hours the ship lay helpless the rising and at three
o'clock the morning. mountain of swept the
vessel taking away the smoksack the eboats the
forward saloon of water went below the
ship made completely unmanageabe
The only that could be employed to the ship was
head the ship for the beach that
what lives could might be saved The fires out the engine stop
all head sail drive her the beach The surf
unusually o'clock the word passed for all
hands to prepare themselves with life preservers.
the ship struck the lonely deserted beach, bad
day. observed the plight the vessel She lay helpless
swept cold hungry desparing of life
horseback made his
He waved his hat and promised assistance
Life Arrived at Noon
Life Saving Service arrived the