Annie R. Todd

and wind were driving him home in his launch he saw a canoe go over with three men, but at that time it was impos- sible to turn or stop and he had to leave the men. Before getting out of sight he saw some boats stop and save the men. He states that the wind must have blown at the rate of sixty miles an hour. No white lives were lost as far as we can learn and nobody is missing, white or black, from Carters Creek or Urbanna. J. N. Hart, merchant of Lot, Middle- sex county, is writing postmasters to notify them that if the bodies of three colored men are found they are the ones capsized off Grey's Point. Capt. Isaac Jones, of bugeye Hudson & Hudson, says that a canoe with the two colored men, Sam Lee and Warner Glascoe, capsized just off from where he was anchored, and he was down with their canoe. It was impossible for him to render any help as he had all he could do to save himself and boat. Capt. Hail, of bugeye Annie R. Todd, as soon as the wind struck gave his ves- sel twenty fathoms of chain and two anchors, and the sea was such that he thought his vessel was gone. To save himself he had to clasp his arms around the traveler and lay on the deck. A canoe with Chas. Damerel, Eugene Hudson and John Treakle, all white, lost its rudder and Damerel pleaded in vain with passing canoes to save them. They finally reached port in safety. Capt. Lyons, of bugeye Curtis, after the storm picked up two tongs, and tried to right two canoes that were near, but the sea was so rough he had to leave them. He does not know what become of the crews. Geo. V. Wagenen, on the Sentinel, towed a number of capsized canoes into Urbanna creek and Mayor Howard, on the Icicle, passed seven capsized canoes between Urbanna and Towles' Point. Capt. Bob Saddler, of Weems, says that he felt something unusual was going to happen. For a few minutes before the storm struck he could hear conver- sation clearly from a long distance. Suddenly a round shaped, black cloud settled just above Towles' Point and whipped the river under it into foam. Before he could get his tengs aboard the wind was on him. He just did get his sail in to save his boat from capsizing, and, like many others, he had no eyes for any body else but had all he could do to bring his own boat in. W. S. Schools and Louis Atkins, in a large canoe, state that it took one of them all the time to bale the water out of the boat as every sea would wash over them, and the canoe was blown about so that the oysters bounced about in her like rubber balls. Geo. Hutchings did not have time to take in his tongs and anchor rope, leaving anchor rope, leaving his rudder, but safely reached home with an oar. All the boats had to bail water to keep afloat, and as they entered the harbor of Carter's Creek some were half full of water.

A SEA CAPTAIN ROBBED. He Says That He Was Chloroformed. Thief Killed by Lightning. NORFOLK, VA., June 24.—Special.—The schooner Annie R. Todd was en route for a burglar late Sunday night. Captain John M. Gannon, robbed of $6.50 in money and a check for $115. Captain Gannon says the thief chloroformed him.

Robbed While He Slept.

J ohn M. Gannon, captain of the Annie R. Todd, now E mmerson's dock, was rob- last night, while asleep in his boat, of a check on s Bank for $115 and $5 in He Gannon fell asleep with and his purse contain- t was in his trouser's He suspects that the thieves he him while he slept, as p a light sleeper. The pocket was ripped open he woke yesterday morning it gone, and the cabin di sordered condition. The po notified.