The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-26
148 Perished In Cardinals Most Tragic
Shipwreck, The Metropolis, q Years Ago

the Inflated They with rude boards and in
places buried five grave attempt
scribe the of the vicinity
1t the of disaster the realization of wreck
1--WE heard accounts from the
most hard believe of ghousm that incredible
ted by of the Negro residents of the
Der of whites of how the clothing
sacred of the female being savageness
barbasm We cannot here relate them They upon
zation that makes blush the cheek the
heart"
Natives Took Them In Their Homes
On the other hand those
on wire @ but at the Shooting Club where Tom
Poyner the keeper so people
with handsome and Congressional medal for his distinguished
services.
The survivors terrible dysentery
WILSON'S peu rheumatism catarra wounds
prans Great excitement prevailed Norfolk when the reached
there and the vessels Cygnet Coatan
tended the wreck of the Huron
opos campaign was held to raise
funds aid the survivors,
Sleeping apartments arranged
and Old Saint Paul Church hospital
wounded
Graphic Story
The most graphic story obanabe of the wreck of the Metropolis
came from Dr. Green of the survivors He
struck of the along coast
leak discovered water fast filling ship
urous to throw the coal overheard
OF the crew were they able to reach shore 70 miles
ing which time
"Te old coffin rolling side breakers dashing
IN at every side tearing her pieces cabin windows broken in sky
lights and heavy throwing
into confusion.
dozens who only commence their
before they piled pnched
end of the cabin to the ohr all had life belts awaiting
our horrible doom everyone the picture of despair all
expected be lost the night intensely dark
ing Every officer his They great
credit for their heroism and bravery.
At IL o'clock the engines only saliva
O'Clock the second mate came
we were holding onto fighting salt
and Men all
beached; then the scramble get skyght
"Men who utterly climb out by
hanging each 9th feet pulling back
weakest never got out at ALL
The Gene was beyond description the alone tell
fully One lady persisted on deck thru fright There
Oh lie buoy Many poor souls vainy seeking for them
lady washed the again. and
several washed into that again.
SO great ala not Jump overheard until the last hopes
eve stood the lee side of the ship holding anything
had the least of safety about it. part
to pieces in two three hours The fell
and surged water
struggling for their lives and good Swimmer killed
the rough debris rolling them
yards shore and those that could swim
often carried
persisted exhaustion having eaten nothing for "a hours and no.
ing chilled through with cold that
saved When left for shore
most ready to Our last hope had fed little assistance
rendered from those sho there
shore utterly exhausted and but for sturdy pull
up, would have persisted there.
after left the foremost FELL sweeping
board killing its fall SEVERAL none of those reached shore who
then swept into the for
their bodies have yet found
The day was beyond description; party
of Negroes had been there during the night
of value The dead rihed pockets
stripped OF their clothing One lady, states her husband who
washed ashore during the night Captain Harrison $3.50
in belt around her The
diamond rings from her fingers were They stole all
that could be carried off
81 lost three valuable instruments and
medicines breaking up very valuable case of
ga instruments the of the wreck long the Ship
can find clue to the vultures.
captains pursers were rAed and all vauables
stolen and dozens of others two
thieves carrying heavy trunk far hills
of service The persisted
the Of Lighthouse Service;
better assistance for wrecks badly needed
without help from Shore and believe persisted
have tho
who washed ashore could
properly cared fobut miles from
and the souls left perish all
Many wounded and bruised spraned
stiff backs and ugly will be away by many lasting
mmentoe the wreck One had his brains knocked
while the ship but the washing
had their necks and limbs swimming
by the heavy surf rolling large mbe them Only 3s of
ashore about and have
not been found"