davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-26
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

VALIANTg 1862 2-door and 4-dooT
sedans. inventory Clearance Saie.
below dealers cost. Call FPFD
FREDERICK. 776-7373.
VALIANT 80 Woo 4-dr. sta VaF-
on fully equip, like new. 81 ,6q5
Ealls Church Chrysler-Plymouth
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-02

raft and continued TO cling 70 this
fragment as well as / could, but
was repeatedly washed from il,
some times plunged deep into the
water and coming up under II. I
After encountering all the diff
ficulties that seemed possible TO be
borne, was, at length, thrown on
shore in an exhausted condition.
At the time twas driven from
| the boat, there were but few left.
IOf these four washed ashore with
Ime, were Mrs. Shredder and Mr..
lLovegreen Of Charleston, Mr. Co
lhen Of Columbia, S. C. and Mr.,
IVanderace Of New York.
On reaching the beach, there
was no appearance Of inhabitants,
hut after wandering some distance,
i saw your light and followed It.
II left the four / have mentioned
sitting on the beach while ! came
TO look for help"
And thus Mr.. Hussy finished his
story.
"While this man was telling us
Ibis story" Kade continued, "sOme-
one in my family sneaked out Of
the house and gave the alarm that
| q steamer was ashore.
at wasn't very long before
Everybody knew about it and the
whole population Of the Island
(about 800 people) turned out.
.tMen began to run by with Lam
terms and torches screaming
Wreck on the Beach and Vessel
Ashore An the men folk went
down to the wreck that night.
at happened about five miles up
| the beach at q spot called the
Hammock,
aAs soon as the men arrived at
the scene, they started to pull the
drowning out Of he water.
ssMy father said that the first
thing he found was q drowned child,
| the same he had seen in his dream
that very night.
ssThe following day, was a sad
day for this Island as well as for
the survivors. The menfolk had
worked from four o'clock that
morning until sundown. Every
piece of canvas was used to sew up
the dead in for burial, as well az
Iall the bed quilts that were donated
by the people here on the Island.
sMost Of the dead could not be
identified, and were buried just as
they had been washed ashore with
their clothing and jewelry on.
Their hands had swollen so, it was
See STEAMBOAT, Page Nine
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-02

water was rapidly increasing, and
gave the most conclusive evidence
that, unless we reached the shore
within a few hours, the boat must
sink at sea, and probably not a
soul left to communicate the heart
rending intelligence 10 bereaved
and disconsolate friends.
Soon after the boat was headed
towards the land, the water had
increased so much so as to reach
the fire under the boilers, and it
was soon extinguisfed.
Gloomy indeed was the prospect
before us, with about one hundred
and thirty persons in q sinking
boat, far out at sea, on q dark and
tempestuous night, with no other
dependence for reaching the shore
than few small and tattered sails;
our condition might be considered
tragic. But with all these dis
heartening circumstances, hope, de-
|lusive hope, still supported as.
Women Were Lashed to the Boats
Although it was evident that we
must soon sink, and our progress
toward the land was slow, still we
cherished the expectation that the
boat would finally be run ashore,
and thus most of US be delivered
from a watery grave.
Early in the afternoon the ladies
had been provided with strips Of
blanket, that they might be dashed
TO such parts of the boat as could
afford the greatest probability Of
safety.
In this condition, and with these
lexpections, we gradually, but
with motion nearly inperceptible,
approached what to many of US
was an untried and almost an I'M
known shore. At about eleven
o'clock those who had been EN-
lployed in bailing were compelled
| to leave the cabin as the boat had
sunk until the deck was nearly
level with the waters, and it ap-
lpeared too probable that all would
soon beswallowed UP by the foam
/ ing waves. The heaving of the
lead indicated an approach to the
shore
Soon was the cheering intelli-
c.a,.oa ~ la,,d Land announced
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-02


\ s;f,oa near tha ape ~ this It'll
'bcv but whether she had been
washed overheard at that time / am
MT certain.
fta,. Remaining here some min
a.. s a. 5scl cvs,Aead was SNIFF
omen rs ~ me violence 81 the waves,
r,5,;rs, allowed me an opportunity
e ~. cl;neh;ng J. = ont This I instantly
d;d. and assisted INV wife through
Tho no Same onanino AZ / had now
,aft fbosa Mellow am unable to
saw how thev were lost, as that
mart s., If the boat was very soon
completely : DESTROYED. their further
snfferines could not have been
m,,ch more prolonged. q
A seena az Terror
M. ,ra,a NOW In q situation
,,,,;es frar the time the boat
M.s - ,,s5 considered az sthe
. SEE ssfs and had endessavored "a
atts;, Heya we resolved to await
our uncertain fate. From tnis
place we could see the encroach-
|ment OF the devouring waves
everyone Of which reduced oul
thinned numbers and swept with II
uarts of our crumbling boat. For
several hours previous, the gale
had been sensible abating. For 9
moment the pale moon broke
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-02

Hook. It being ebb tide, it was
found impossible to get off before
the next flood; consequently the
fires were allowed to burn out and
the boat remained until. the. flood
tide took her off, which was be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock at
night, making the time of deten-
ton about four hours. AS the
weather was perfectly calm, it can
not reasonably be supposed that
the boat could have received any
material injury from this accident,
for during the time that it re-
manned aground it had no other
motion than an occasional roll on
the keel from side to side. The
night continued pleasant.
The next morning Sunday a
moderate breeze prevailed from the
northeast. The sails were spread
before the wind, and the speed of
the boat, already rapid, was much
accelerated. All went on pleasant
lly till about noon, when the wind
had increased, and the sea become
rough. At sunset the wind blew
heavily, and continued to increase
during the night. At daylight,
ON Monday, it had become gale.
During the night much COM
plant was made, that the water
[eame into the berths, and before
the usual time of rising, some Of
the passengers had abandoned them
on that account.
/ The sea ragged frightfully from
the violence of the gale, causing q
general anxiety among the pas
sengers. But still they appeared
to rely on the skill and judgment
Iof the captain and officers, sup.
posing that every exertion would
be used on their part for the pres
ervation Of so many valuable lives
entrusted to their care. Early or
Monday land was discovered, near
ly ahead, which, by many was. sup
posed to be False Cape, on the
Northern tip Of Hatteras.
Ship Springs Leak
Soon after this discovery, the
course of the boat was changed
from southerly to southeasterly
which was the general course
through the day, though with some
occasional change. The condition
of the boat now was truly alarm
ling; it bent and twisted, whei
struck by the waves, as if the mex
! one would rend it asunder, th'
panels of the ceiling were falling
from their places and the hull, a.
liz united by hinges, was bending
against the feet of the brace.
Throughout the day, the rollins
and pitching were so great that nj
cooking could be done on board.
| AS l have already stated thu
boat was, during the day, On ;
south-easterly course and conse
quently in what is called the trough
,of the sea, as the wind was from
,,the northeast. Late in the after
moon, the boat was reported to b
lin twenty-three fathoms of water
when the course was changed to ;
south-westerly. Soon after this ]
was observed that the course wa
Iagain changed to north-westerly
when the awful truth burst upol
us, that the boat must be filing
for we could imagine no othcI
Icause for this sudden change. Thi
WAS but momentary suspense, fol
within few minutes all the pas
sengers were Chilled on 10 bail. u
order to prevent the boat from
Striking.
Immediately all were enplovesl
but with little effect, for notwith
-t,niin~ 'he greatest exertions r
the part Of the passengers incl'rd
a H..
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-02


some Of the seamen, attempted 70
seek safety in one Of the boats At
1.-THE quarter deck, when breaker
struck it, swept it from the davits
land carried with it q seaman who
was Instantly lost.
A similar attempt was mace 70
launch tne iong-Doas from .ne up
ner deck, by the cnlel mate, MT;
Matthews and others. II was 1iiieu
with several passengers ana some
Iof the crew. But as we Wete al
ready waonan tne verge u 1ne
breakers, rhis boat shared tne aate
LOT the other. ana All ON poalds ABOUT
ten in number perasned.
Now commenced the most heart
rending scene Of all. Wives cling
ing to husbands, children to par
lents, and women who were WITHOUT
protectors, seeking aid from the
arm of a stranger, all awaiting the
results of the next moment, winch
might bring with it either life or
death. Though an intense feeaing
| of anxiety must, at this time, have
titled every breast, yet, not shrek
was heard, nor was there any ex-
traoriinary exclamation Of excite
ment or alarm.
r...h po,,a IN. Waves
sa;es,+ .a;tas;on was however.
.n :, n .+he general circle.
60 60. sa,,. b,,r,.;ed fron, one mart of
a. L.at 81 aroA,,a,. seeking a place
- = o = a. ~ :, safetv. Yet most, and
Inay.t;crlarlv those who had the mel
arc ~ charce If wives and child
a., ,,s,,,a;nad inlet and calm OBJ
se,-vars ~ the scene before them.
The hoat a. length strikes-it
s+one-ard ;s as Inotionless as q
Ia. ~ laad a momentaTy pause
sollows- AZ II the angel Of death
ehr,,nk from so dreadful work Of
siarab+sr R,,t SION the work of
aasf,,,ct;on rommenced. A break
=. NTH deafeninp crash swept
e WI 49, sa,-.,,;rc IL unfor-
over 0ile 49, ;,.s ne daan- Al
tha same time a simultaneous rush
,.,as made towards the bow of the
W. IT, M so,s,.a,.,l ,ae..L WAS cover
poa' -. . h,.aai,a,. came with
81. :a.:s,sa fo,.ca a,,sI all ,v;th;n lie
llfes'.s4 .,:N. .S nr,. Number
sweep us fs.;nhtf,,aI,, ,.al,,cad The
w. ~" a. ,,satars 4ooeal,e,r
rca 90 ~. y I...sas,,, e,.esl, a. hreat-
WIZ ~. s,,,-,. ssoa tha MOWER.
ing oi:'
VI uSi1p : -, ;, ,,asse,,.
oonle =. III .S.ita.. f,.o,,, tho an
gers souen S.sra,.s bv refreshing
cros,ciins uss. 81 u s;da ~ +he
70 olie - $3.50, 80. s,.n,,, .ha afta,. "a
Doa', Ols's 49,, ss.L. as e ~ he as
sne loims $3.50 f,,o,,, Mo orasn of
,aI. % o
uer M ,....;on - +,,e hoat and
lne u re- 80. .ao,,t,tlass. ,n,,r i
- =. III, ,,, m ot;ta,.,,;sa womb
MOI ,ap.u 60. a. c;,,c,,r,stance
nave UOCu 1AOAkA S@A<~ 49, --~~~T =
Evening star., 1962-04-29
IS Million Fish Killed by Pollution,
Health Services Report Reveals

cluded less valuable carp, buf-
falo fish and bluegills, but IN
the Susquehanna more than
$4,000 walleyes and more than
$4,000 legal-sized bass were
among the million fish killed.
Pumping of acid mine wastes
into the river was blamed. and
$685. ,504 damages claim e d
against the mining company.
Rehabilitation Slow
The Pennsylvania Fish Com
mission estimated that it would
take at least three years to re-
habilitate the river and re-
establish an appreciable fish
population.
The Boone Reservoir kill
covered about 200 acres on the
Watauga side and resulted in
the lost of an estimated 1850,
900 fish of which 5 per cent
were largemouth bass, crappie,
bluegill and Yarmouth. The rest
were carp, catfish and sllad.
Despite an intensive investiga-
ton, no apparent cause was
found.
Among the nearby States,
Maryland listed four kills for a
total of $4,000 fish, Virginia, IS
kills for a total of 205,775. and
West Virginia, six for a total OF
24,500.
Evening star., 1962-04-29

from SO States. Industrial
wastes were the prime killers,
followed by agricultural
poisonS.
The Public Health Service
says it began the study to meet
the need for more information
on the effect of pollution on
the Nations waters. Despite the
many fish kills reported. it
adds, these comprise only a
rough measure of the pollution.
Such reports do not take into
account the effects of adding
to a stream small quantities of
pollutants which may not kill
fish but which still have a sig
nificant effect on the aquatic
organisms which support fish
life.
Four kills of a million or
more last year accounted for
12,637,580 fish. These occurred
in the Illinois River near Creve
Occur, III, when a hose rup-
tured and released ammonia
fumes, killing more than S mil
lion fish. in Slocum Greek near
the Cherry Point Marine Air
Base in North Carolina when S
million menhaden died, in the
north branch of the Susque-
hanna near Wilkes-Barre and
in Boone Reservoir near john
son City, Tenn.
The Illinois River kill in
Evening star., 1962-04-29

tional power steering made
possible by the pivoting lower
unit and propeller. are reason
ably easy to handle around a
dock. However, I've watched
many outboard boatmen who
have owned equipment for
years and who apparently still
do not realize a few basic
fundamentals about outboard
handling.
If space is limited, bring an
outboard in slowly to a dock
against the wind or current,
whichever is strongest and If
either exist. Shift into neutral
we'll before reaching your moor
ing location, then shift ahead
again slowly with just enough
headway to bring your boat in
at about a 30-degree angle to
within a foot or so of the dock
Turn your wheel hard over in
the direction of the dock, re-
verse the engine and the stern
will be drawn in neatly for a
nice eggshell landing.
An outboard steers from the
stern and not from the bow
Don't however, depend upon the
reverse gear to stop your for
ward motion. Unless your en-
gine is in perfect tune you run
the risk of stalling because the
outboard type dog clutch shift
places a greater load on the
engine than does the same di-
rectional shift with an inboard
When backing down with ar
outboard, don't use full reverse
throttle for you may build up g
stern wave that will wash ovel
the motor cut-out and swamp
your boat.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
FISHING
Channel Bass Biting in Virginia

is sponsoring a fishing contest
to start May Is and continue
through October /.
At noon each Friday a silver
dollar will be presented by the
Garrett National Bank at Oak
land to the person who catches
the biggest walleye, Great
Northern pike, trout, crappie,
largemouth or smallmouth bass,
yellow perch or pickerel during
the week.
A silver trophy for the
longest fish in each class will
be given in October.
All fish must be taken in
Garrett County waters and re-
giStered at Johnny's Bait
House, Deep Creek Lake.
AS an added incentive, the
Maryland Game and Inland
Fish Commission planted 500
adult Great Northern pike in
the lake April 19. They averaged
ga pounds each and had a 12-
hour truck ride from Canada.
COVELL
Evening star., 1962-04-29

was IOIH away. OIl IIlc DIluSe
stood a slightly-built character
in captains uniform. The cap
ton read, "Oh dearie me,
would give at least five bob had
this not happened"
I thought the cartoon was
reasonably amusing and hap
pened to glance out of the cap
tain's quarters to see a huge
warehouse bearing down on us.
The skipper noticed this about
the same time and frantically
ran to the bridge. Seconds later
we crashed into the dock,
Dashed into the bow of a des-
troyer. then tangled with a
harbor work boat. In a few
minutes considerable damage
had been done.
Apparently one of the skip
per's officers had attempted to
dock the boat down wind with
the current and had either
transmitted confused orders to
the engine room or the engines
had failed.
I climbed up to the bridge
and made the mistake of say
ing. Skipper, I'll bet you'd give
at least five bob had this not
happened" Never again was I
invited aboard that corvette.
+
A few words of advice to the
skipper of any recreational
craft. Never willingly make a
docking approach with the wind
and current behind you. And
perhaps of even greater i'm
portance. never allow yourself
to be rushed when bringing in
your boat to a dock or mooring
Take yourt ime whenever you
helm your boat into a con-
gested area, carefully survey
the situation and always pre-
suppose the worst, that your
boats engine may stall. jam in
forward gear or that you may
lose your steering at a crucial
moment. Never move into a
dead-ended area such as a u
shaped dock with anything but
the greatest of caution.
The old nautical saying
when in doubt, crash, may
be intended as a humorous
bromide but it is certain to
cause embarrassment and may
mean expensive repair bills to
your rig or to someone's
property.
Outboards, with their direc.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
U. japan Set
BusebuII Series

LOS ANGELES, April %
(AP).-Plans have been COM
pleted for an international
baseball series between the COL
lege champions Of the United
States and Japan this summer
it was announced today.
Coach Rod Dedeaux Of the
University of Southern Cali
fornia and chairman of a COM
mittee of the American Asso-
citation of College Baseball
Coaches, said the series will be
held in Honolulu June 22-25.
The United States champions
will emerge from the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
tournament in Omaha June Is
The Japanese team will be
picked from the Big Six OF
major institutions and will be
recognized as the champions OF
Japan.
Evening star., 1962-04-29

wahoo and deletion Of the
white perch.
There is no pre-regiStration
but all fish must be weighed at
one of the 120 official weighing
stations. The species and mini
mum weights required for
citations:
Shark, 100 pounds; bluefin
tuna, yellowfin tuna, white
marlin and black drum. so
pounds each; cobia, As pounds;
tarpon and channel bass, 40
pounds each; wahoo and king
mackerel, 20 pounds each; dol
phin and false albacore, Is
pounds each; striped bass, II
pounds; bluefish and founder,
six pounds each: tautog, five
pounds; sea bass, gray trout
and speckled trout, four
pounds each; porgy, three
pounds; croaker, two pounds,
and spot, IL ounces.
=
The Deep Greek Lake-Garrett
County Promotion Council also
Evening star., 1962-04-29

nounced that the fifth annual
tournament sponsored by the
Salt Water Sport Fishing As
sociation of Virginia will start
at 6 am. Tuesday.
Free to anyone fishing in
Virginia waters, it runs through
October 81 and all anglers
taking fish meeting minimum
tournament standards will re-
ceive Manufactured, plastic wall
plaques.
In addition, engraved silver
trophies will be presented to
the anglers catching the largest
of each of the % eligible spe-
cies. Special sportsmanship
plaques also will go to fisher
men who release white marlin
or tarpon unharmed, regardless
of size.
When the tournament began
in 1858. there were only is eligi-
BILE species. In 1860, the list was
expanded. The only change for
1862 is the addition of the
Evening star., 1962-04-29
By CHARLES COVELL
Outdoor Editor

Sad news for sportsmen has
Just been issued by the Public
Health Services Division of
Water Supply and Pollution
Control. It reports that IS mil
lion fish were killed by water
pollution in the United States
last year.
Since this was the first full
year of compiling reports from
States on such kills, it points
up what has been happening to
the fishing on many of our
once e-bountiful streams.
Furthermore, since some of
the State reports give no num-
bers, health officials estimate
that the actual kill may have
been more nearly 1877 million,
Of which $4,000 were game
fish, 13,914.000 forage fish and
1854 900. So-called rough or
trash fish.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
Virginia Fixes
Earlier Dates
On Small Game

RICHMOND, April % (AP0-
The State Game Commission
has given its final approval to
a small game season opening a
week earlier than the deer and
bear season west of the Blue
Ridge mountains.
With some exceptions as to
the closing dates, the small
game season will run from
November IL to January 81 west
Of the Blue Ridge and Novem-
ber 19 to January 81 east OF
the mountains. The quail sea-
son east Of the Blue Ride will
run until February Is.
In setting the seasons, the
commission also amended the
snow law to permit the hunting
in the snow Of all game except
quail.
The deer season in general
will be November 1924 in the
counties west of the Blue Ridge
The bag limit will be one, with
does permitted on opening day.
East of the mountains the
season generally will be Novem-
Der 19-January S, with a bag
limit of two, one of which may
be a doe.
Turkeys may be hunted No.
vember 12-January Is west of
the Blue Ridge and November
l9-January Is east.
For the counties that don't
have their own squirrel seasons
and there are more of them
that do than don't-the sea-
sons will be November 12-Jan-
uary 81 west and November 49,
January 81 east of the Blue
Ridge.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
FISHING

Channel bass are now biting
over on the Eastern Shore of
Virginia.
Claude Rogers of Virginia
Beach, director of Virginia's Salt
Water Fishing Tournament
said yesterday that 10 of the
big reds, weighing from 40 to
56l2 pounds. were boated in
mid-week in Magothy Bay.
The channel bass were caught
by a party of four Eastern
Shore residents fishing out of
Magotha with Capt. Stanley
Linton of Townsend. They were
taken just inside Smiths Inlet,
between Smiths and Fisher
mans Islands.
-Four of the channel bass
caught casting with No. 4 Hop
kinS lures. The other six we're
taken trolling with No. l9 Pet
spoons. The largest fish was
the prize of Roy Bull of Town
send.
At the same time. Rogers an
Evening star., 1962-04-29
Red Netmen Lead

BRUSSELS, April % (AP).-
Russia, which makes its Davis
Cup debut against Holland next
week, took a 81 lead over Bel
gium today in a cup-like exhi-
bition series. The Soviet doubles
team of Sergei Likhatchev and
Toma Leius defeated Jackie
Brichant and Claude de Gron-
excl, 81, 1913, 6-3.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
Camp to Speak
To Boys Club

Jim Camp, head football
coach at George Washington
University, will be the guest
speaker as the Cheverly Boys
Club holds its annual awards
dinner at 7 pm. Tuesday at
the Prince Georges Country
Club.
Dick Drummond, GW's star
halfback, also will be on hand,
as the clubs football, baseball
and basketball stars get what's
coming to them - trophies,
other awards and praise.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
Whitewater
Race to Test
Cunoeists

John L. Berry, chairman. ex-
poets at least 100 contestants
and some so canoes of various
types to take part in the annual
Potomac white water race at
l pm. next Sunday.
This will be the seventh an
nual event. to be run over a
71a-mile stretch Of the Poto-
mac from q quarter mile below
Great Falls to Sycamore Island,
a quarter mile above Brook
mont Dam.
The course traverses both
quiet and fast water, including
such difficult passages as Wet
Bottom Chute, Difficult Run
rapid, Yellow Falls and Stubble-
field Falls with its string of
"haystacks".
For Skilled Paddlers
The race Is open to all ex-
perienced white water canoeists
but each must be a good
swimmer and wear a non-in-
flatable life jacket. Registration
in the several classes Of canoes,
kayaks and foldboats will take
place behind the Museum
Building in Great Falls Park at
1880 am.
The race is sponsored by the
Canoe Cruisers Association in
cooperation with the Mont
gomery Sycamore Island Club,
Potomac Boat Club and Wash
ington Canoe Club. 1t is sane
toned by the American Canoe
Association.
Show Planned
Signs will be posted along
Macarthur Boulevard indicat-
ing access points for spectators
At the finish point on Syca-
more Island there will be canoe
fitting, slalom demonstrations
Eskimo rolling in kayaks and
demonstrations Of Olympic
style canoe and kayak racing
by such experts as Frank
Havens and Gloria Perrier.
These events may be viewed
from the canal towpath op-
posite the island.