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VoL 2- ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., PRI DAY, HAY 15th, 1903. No. SO.
ASfflpon
The Shoals
arkentine Vera tez III Stranded
Near Ocnocke Inlet.
The Captain iDisappearei
Story of The JDEaadf ul Suffering aad.
Hardships Csf Portugal Passengers,
And CreT7- Hhe Manifests Sho
For Excess oaf Passengers. Two
Deaths. -
On the shaals of Ocracoke Inlet'
there lies a Urge three masted
vtssel the V-ra C uz IIL
ter twenty-nine years f voy-i
ages this Portugal barkeatia-e,' .is
at last sand bound, with tbe waves
of the ' inlet. b atiag a tttoo on
one of her viles, while ti : wsreck-
ing ere w sent, down U) rescue her1
has reported the .undertaking as
practically worthless.
On 1- ; Fi idy morning the
Vera Cruz catue into view from the
inlet and put out colors ' ir help.
She nsked for a pilot and One 're
sponded. After some, difficulty in
making it into the' inlet tihe ves
sel was anchored to, await tJbe in
going tide V1 .orderj-tbat shel
mignt maee iu xne more uHiiy.
But a stifl; wind andrough neater
tore the anchor loose and the big
ship was driven ashore during the
afterLn. Effort was male to
stop her shoal and flight but with
out avail, aud though the pilo t
done all iu his power, her riggage,
a square foremast with fore and
aft on main s aud mizzenmast,
would not respnd readily to the
crew and the inevitable soon trans
pired, leaving . the passengers and
crew shipwrecked with the rough
water 'beating her sides.
The life saving station at Parts
mouth seeing the plight of the
cr ft went at once to the rescue
and succeeded in v bringing ' her
passengers to a place of safety.
The scene of this rescue aa given
the Tar Heel by an eye fitness
and one who was aboard thV. boat
is very tragic. ; Four hundred and
thirty passengers stood on the
narrow skoal with the water beat
ing ar jund x them. Unfamiliar
with the country, unable to speak'
our language and knowing nothing
of the nearness of the life- saving
station, these people stood with
the water -climbing higher 'and
higher, and quietly awaited their
turn for the boats. Only fifteen
could go at a time, and though it
it looked as though death stared
them in the face no effort was
made to rush for , the boats. Al
most starved to death with scarce
food enough to ; have kept them
alive they stoically met the
situation.
After Several hours the helpless
strangers were successfully landed
and the life saving Captain, S. G.
Terrell, fed them as best he could
in such an emergency. For several
days, perhaps weeks, these immi
grants had lived on,one biscuit a
day, with a sip of water. ' Imagine
the dreary hours . on the rolling
bark en tine, with, nothing but the
waves and the wind for company,
unless it be the half starved men
who were torced to look , into one-
anothers haggard faces and read,
thereon the,reflection of their own
visages. The rescuexd party were
unusaUyjweli dressed, ana not a
dirty mau womau,.or child, was
among them. Twenty-four women
formed a part of tEe vessel fmnates.
. , 0ne ,or t wo small, children
brayed t-be great liardsbips of the
sea. " . ;': h "
The - "Vera Cruz, in charge of
Captain Julius Fernandez, left
Brava Cape W-ert Island on April
Isfy feound for v Bedford Mass.,
where he was to have landed 240
passengers according to her naani-
fegta. Ser crew were marked up
as 'twenty-four -officers an-d- men.
Affiter 'leaving the shore the cap
tain -say 8 ;he counted his passengers
and 'found to his astonisiataent that
She' carried four hundred and thirty
passengers. . Fearing he -had -smug
gled, or would be acc-used of
smuggling passengers, violation
of the law, he attempted to return
h to the .African coast, bat the wind
and tide were against hi'm;and af
ter two days he consulted the pas
sengers and decided to -make it to
his-destination. On the .26th, of
April the vessel met with a severe
storm in latitude 30, longitude 60 A
In this storm the vessel lost part
of her sails. On the tfkst day of
May this damage "was .repair&d and.
the barken tine proeeled on her-
projer course. ' After .coming on
to the coast, south of Htutteras the
captain found himself rshor t of pro-j
visions and water. At this it was
determined to make it ashore and:
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the Vera . Cruz III anchored off .!
Ocrocoke BeacH on May Sth. Anl
effort was made to get into the in
let on; May 9th, and just here 4c
curred the fatal ' mishap which
stranded' the vessel on the shoals.
' The "numerous reports regarding
the hundreds ?of deaths caused1 by
the wreck seem to have been with
out foundation; One man- died
since the barkentine anehord at
the beach, and this death was due
to the drinking of salt water. An
other is reported to have died the
day previous. These are the only
deaths. Every man woman and
child aboard of the Vera Cruz ITT,
was safely landed and cared for.
In addition to her passengers the
vessel carried . thirty-five casks
whale'oil.
Thejbarkentine is six hundred
and five tonage, and drew eleven
feet of water. The day after her
passengers were landed the Captain
and a well dressed passenger, who
is alleged to have been the cousin
of the ships owner, are said to have
paid a boatman -fifty dollars to put
them en the. mainland, and up to
Thursday they had not been heard
from, v Whether the ship wis in
the immigrant smuggling business
or not cannot be said, though her
-carrying over four hundred people
with only two life boats is consid-
eaed a legal violation in itself, and
the fact that twice the number of
passengers called for in the mani
fest were allowed to get aboard
unnoticed has created some critic
ism, and this in the face of what
seems to have been an attempt on
the part of the captain to shirk
responsibility in taking an apparent
French leave, gives the pituation a
questionable look.
As a matter of fact the barken
tine is in good condition and but
for her age would be worth re
launching. However, she will like
ly remain on the ' sand for some
time to come.
The revenue cutter Boutwell,
Captain Schlam, carried the immi
grants to Newborn, where she was
boarded by , a quarantine officer.
The report of this' officer was favor
able, showing that no disease was
among the party, and considering
tne narasnips tney were m gooa
conditionr; " s
. It iu likely that, the I government
mil car for uxe rortugaistran
gers, who are to anxious to take
citizenship among us, and that
every effort to care for thm until
they have passed proper govern
ment inspection will be made-
In the meantime tfche visitors are
the cause of great curiosity and
souvimrs. are sold fey them to the
people in Ne wberne and vicinity.'
The landing of the passengers
and crew of tbe 'Vera Cruz is said
to have been the largest number of
pedpleever landed -on American
shores in the boats -of a life saving
station. As -a rule such crews are
rescwed on avlarge vessel, but in
this -case the ilife savers and citizens
of Portsmouth and Ocrocoke ac
cOEQjplished the work in a rough
MEETING QFvCHAMBER OF COM
MERCE. Tlie Sunday .TrainHas Again Been
JSidetracked. .A Request Will be
"JRffade to.Ha.veHouses and
I Stores-Numbered.
The Chamber of Commerce met
Tuesday Light in the firemens hall.
The fallowing business was trans
acted:: Ministers of (the gospel were
elected honavary members.
Hep-wt-of committe on steamer
4o Columbia was tabled for in--etructions.
,
Iessrs JIardison :and Tunis - re
ported itecommending advertising
in jndus tral Guide. Refered ' to
Messrs. ' ' S. 4 Blades, W. J.
Woodley and- M. N. Sawyer were
added to ' Ihe Inlasid Waterway
cosamittee.
The Sundtiy train proposition
was voted down.
Tiie transportation committee
were instructed to communicate
with interstate Commerce Com
misian reduction of ireights.
A committee was appounted to
go before city .aldermen asking
that all stores aad residences be
numbered.
A committee was also appointed
to ask the alderman to provide a
city market.
The meeting was then ajourned
Married at Manteo.
Mr. J. P. Copeland, of New
York was married at Manteo on
May 3rd, to Miss Laura E Hur
dle, of Belvidere, N. C. Mr Cope
land represents the DeForest wire
less telegraph company, a-nd came
to Hatteras several months ago to
construct the station which the
company is placing there. This
station is one of the first large
stations built for .commercial pur
poses, and will be Watched with
great interest Mr. Copeland is a
young man and is an electrical
expert of experience and talent.
He is the youngest electrical
engineer who has undertaken- the
construction, of a job of such a
size, in the history of wireless tele
graph stations. In his abode in
this section he has made friends,
who welcome him and congratu
late him in choosing a pretty
North Carolina bride. The young
lady is popular and well known
throughout this section. She is
talented and accomplished and is
a fit bridge for our friend from
New York. '
The Tar Heel wishes this young
couple a-long and happy life.
The, Chowan Baptist Association
will meet next Tuesday at Wood
ville church. This is .on event
generally looked . f o ward to ; with
great interest : vi a? 4
. We are felling Goods Here.
' The following from Chicago tells
what .effect the Elizabeth City
market ihas on the " big; Western
markets. iDhe Chicago firm re
gard the Mitchell stores'as some
thing of importance as may be seen
herewith: y ,
Chicago, April 23, 1903.
MR. ROBERT J. 5IITCHELL,
, - Elizabeth Oity, N; C.
Dear Sira: v
W ,fel deeply indebted to you
for your kind words of appreciation
concerning our faishion cards. We
have a few sets to spare" and have
thought we - couldn't possibly use
them to better , advantage than to
send them where they would be so
well ieceived, ai.d so 'usefully em
ployed. We.have sent you by ex
press prepaid another Set, and feel
sure you will use them to the best
advantage. Ono veannot have too
much of a good thing.
Yours truly.
Hart, S chaffer .& Marx.
A F4Dmer.Elizabeth City Boy Tells
, fhe Great Western Ccuntry.
- Mr. i An son E. CohiXjn, foiescer
for the V. S. government, is home
on a fvisit to this father F. F.
Cohoon. He left Elizabeth City
aa a boy, tenyears agof and though
he makes an annual visit to his
birthplace, he says its" growth is
more J surprising each recurring
visitt,, He says: "My. work takes
me irom tbe- Atlantic to the. Pacific,
and from the Canadian border- to
the Mexican line, and, frankly, I
know of no tawn experiencing a
more rapid and steady grpwththan
Elizabeth City. But one should
not be so much surprised at this
growth when tney. once consider
the great urroucding country
with industries so widely diversi
fied." Mr. Cohoon will leave in about
ten days for Arizona where he goes
to Inspect aad report on a proposed
forest reserve in that territory.
The tract to be inspected embraces
near two millions acres and will
be reserved for the proper protect
ion to the water-shed and the irri
gation of the grat Salt River
Valley.
This territory is now the mecca
for the scientiests, as it is the scene
of the celebrated Petrified Forests
and the home of the pre-historic
Cliff Dwellers. Here is also the
greafc copper mines of Senator
Clark of Montana. These mines
are the richest copper mines in the
world and are said to net their
owners more than a million dollars
psr month. 1
I City Road Methodist Church.
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The Epworth League will hold
its Monthly Business and 1 Social
Meeting Friday night, May 15, at
the residence of Mr. R. J.
Williams.
On Sunday at 11 o'clock Chil
dren's Day will be observed with
exercises by the children of the
Sunday School.
Sunday night the pastor will ex
change pulpits , with Rev. D. H.
Tuttle of the First Methodist
Church. .
Mr. John J. Lawler of Norfolk,
arrived esterday and wiil make
this City his future home, he will
engage in plumbing, gas and steam
fitting he is located t "orner of
Water and Fearing streets, see his
adv., elsewhere. :
See our large line of Buffets,
CuiiioiieiB aud bide Jboards.
V. f 'W.-StkTTOrs & Co;
Pin
ners
The Advent of the Elizabeth City
Cheroot.
-"k goodCigarisa Smoke.,?
Tfec irth Place ofj the Smoke Hab
it Among Civilized Nations. His
tory of a North Carolina Enter
prise. Remniciences in the His-
" tojyof Tobacco.
Notwithstanding the fact, that
JSames I, of England, wrote a
lengthy anti-tobacco .document;
notwithstanding the fact that Pope
Urban VII excommunicated the
weed users, and despite the early
opposition of the late Amurath IV,
Sultan of Turkey, and Emperor of
Persia, to the great dispenser of
ennui, the habit of indulging in
the nicotine plant has steadily in
creased.
The expedition sent over to the
eastern shores of North Carolina
by Sir Walter Raleigh, went back
loaded with strange stories, and
among the 'wonders of the new
world were Manteo and Manehese,
two ii&dians, who had the honor of
visiting where Royalty dispensed
favor to the Red Skin, who 'first
taught us the lesson. "
Charles iDickens failed to fined
in the sav.aere the ffnobility" at
tributed to him by many others.
"His calling rum, fire-water, an4
me a rlaleface, wholly fail to recon
cile me to him, wrote Mr. Dickens.
The fire-water tendencies of the
poor -indian, may not have perpet
uated his memory, yet the day is
far distant when we shall fail to
honor the memory of the red skin,
when we start for a smoke, at the
sign of "Lo." the wooden statute
which invariably marks ,the palace
of Nicotine. Kipling, after a night
of mortal agony, spent in perusing
a decree from she whom he loved,
finally sized it up, and gave us a
classic in his conclusions, "A
woman is only a woman, but a good
cigar is a smoke "
On Roanoke Island, a few miles
from us, where the marble marks
Virginia Dare, Manteo and Man
ehese emmigrated, carrying with
them their pipes of. peace; tokens
of good will, no doubt, intended
to show the mark of favor .which
these proud warriors saw fit to be
stow on European gentry. Thus
we live in the very birth-place of
the habit which has penetrated the
world, and which has given r'se to
the market of the contentious
Nicotiana.
In Elizabeth City we have one
of the foremost cheeroot and cigar
manufacturies in the world,: The
"Roral Cheroot," is known to
day in nearly every state' and ter
ritory. Though little tobacco, of
the cigar type is raised in this dis
trict the cigars sent from here are
of the best. Few of us realize that
among our industries Mr. Pinners
plant is one of the best known.
Several years ago Mr. C. W.
Stevens, now selling furniture,
started out on a small scale with
the "Royal Cheroot" and a few good
brands of cigars. Mr. Stevens
made goods- of excellent quality,
and to this is due the original pop
ularity of the prodact. Later sales
men worked; the. 'Stevens brands
and from -one state to another 'the
"Royal Cheroot" managed to gain
a foot-hold. The other brands . of
cigars, of course, -had a wider mar
ket to , compete;; with there being j
"Royal.
ISO OA CM. , DUU US4UU iigtu: iiumeiBj uxi
the irilt v ut it Eaa beerl" Tery
rare that a cheroot has been 'pro- -
ducedwhich has in any way sub- ;
stituted the cigar. The well known
"Virginia Cheroot,"' was the first'
to make it's mark. Then came the '
"Key est," brand, and these "two
became popular to smokers, ' many-;
of them preferring the cheroot, ; to
the cigar, it having the combined ;-
qualities of a good smoke and . an -economical
valuation. The advent . -of
the trust and the aggrandize- i
ment of The American Cigar Com- v , '
pany J have ' not' particualrly
strengthened the sale of the ori- ' '
ginal cheroot. Where " trusts get -in
a hand," and monopoly thrives," --7
it is readily conceded! that this lack V
of competition gives broader scope
to inferior qualities.' Thus we first -smoked
and enjoyed the sweet -flavor
of the "Royal Cheroot"
Made from weir selected stock4 ,
Mr. Pinner buying direct from the :
northern markets, : the 1 cheroot i ia
qualified for the field in - which it.
thrives. The million, dollar con-, .
cerns which buy standing crops for .
trust goods, use. crops that have
failed after purchase, along with
crops which . have . not so failed.
Of course there is no one to-,
guarantee a growing- crop, . and,
though goods may be purchased r
at a -lower figure, they are not . :
always the best . for this reason.
On the other hand the Royal,
cheroot is selected by sample. An .
expert manager, of long experience, :
examines the shipment on arrival,
and if it proves -inferior it is at
once -returned - at shippers floss. ;
Had you ever thought of this ad- "
vantage in buying from the man - -who
does not live in the bosmo of '
the trust market? . ... t - '
This week returned wrappers
from states as far south as 5 Geor
gia and out to the North West a
far as North Dakota, have brought
prizes, or premiums, to the smokers
of the Pinner brands. This week
a large box of handsome ornamen
tal clocks were sent out as pre
miums to those who save "Roval
Cheroot" wrappers. -Among
the other brands Mr. ?
Pinner handles are the well known
Pin co," made of imported stock;
The "Down Home" ci ear. a
'V. " '
domestic smoke. Both of these
cigars are Sumattra wrapped, with
Connecti cult binders, and are ex-;
cellently flavored with Havana and. .
rich Virginia " and Pennsylvania
fillers. The ten cent cierar.
"Manteo ' is another good smoke, -
one of the best, in : fact In its
pretty silver wrap, it makes a
beautiful appearance and a smoke
equally as delicate, and agreeable.
The Pinner goods are handmade,
thirty girls doing the work; The .
out-put is at it's fullest capacity
something like 3,600 cigars per ,
day. Uispite tnis fact the sale of
Mr, Fiuners goods are so remark
ablehat an order for the" high-
grade "Manteo was actually de
layed owing to the rush of orders
for this particular brand.
The management of the factory-
lias from it's incipency been in the
careful hands of Mr. W E. Smith,
who has built up the '-Royal
Cheroot," since it's birth in 1897.
Mr. Smith is a Pennsylvania man,
thoroughly posted in his Vork, and ;
tne prooi 01 tne Jfinner product is .
due largely, to his painstaking
effort to make the Elizabeth City
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plane tiie equax 01 any Cigar plant
iu the world. For what it claims
to sell and the qualities which the.
Pinner plant send out, Mr. Smith
has certainly accomplished - hi&
aim, and has cause to feel proud of
the plant, now that it stands in the
front rank of the. cigar rmakara ?
world. , . --..'
- Though not one of tholarscsfc; ,
as yet,rthe Pinner cigar factory: 4
bids fair to ; become a mammoth. , -entcrprizt?
and already t" nas as- f -
sumeda iartxottiiclx' -vcaVit .
crcati f?s find weirh t - .
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