The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-09

add the dreadful facts as we have received them.
All or nearly all the mails now In. One
from the East is yet due; also one from New Or
leans The roads, however, have become pas
sable, and the failures will be no more frequent
than than they were prior to the Storm
There have been good many shipwrecks We
are indebted to MIR. Benz. Downing, keeper OF the
Light House, for the following letter.
EAroN's NECK LIGHT HousE, Liz
Feb. oh, 1916
this day discovered the remains Of vessel about
cables length to the westward OF the reef Of this place
of Tuesday night oil the 4sh and all hands on board Pc
rished.
her cargo embedded in the ice consisting principally Of
iomestics She a schooner and probably one Of the
Boston packets.
four feet thick will be impossible to do anything
with the wreck till the weather moderases Nm vesuse
has vet been discovered whereby we can ascertain her
name Her stern pest lays the beach, and has copper
braces The vessel appears to have been
nae Of the asts see ms to De las, 70 e re ny n 20 s
gins;. Ia '''e' ' a'NS.s :. ...,.- j..
shall send WORD 70 Inc "n with
medately; the roads a. '"'f'
sn nov. o,, :. -'v any in the recall
lection Of the Oldest Inhabitants Of this place.
Yours rs'p sES5SAiN DOWNING,
Keeper Of the Light House.
The vessel spoken of in this letter supposed to
have been the Reeside, Langley, from Boston for
this city
II is probable that the Sheffield will be a total
loss She was insured at Lloyd's for 3l8,O00-on
freight $1,000 The linseed oil Of her cargo, about
rs tons, is insured, it ia said, in New York. The
captain is one halt owner Of the ship. The vessel
is lying head on the beach.
The Velasco from Richmond, arrived yesrer-
day morning, reports that on the 9th instant the
Light Ship stationed on the Brandywine Shoals
broke from her moorings, and drifted to sea, from
the violence of the westerly gale and the severity
of the weather. The sea made complete breach
over her, causing her to become ice-ogged When
las. seen she had signal Of distress flying but, it
blowing gale at the time, the schooner was una
BILE to render her any assistance.
from Provnceto wn Letter, Fab 81
Schooner Saiuda (of Boston) Ames, from Martehenc
for New York with dry fish, went ashore about one ms
Friday night 3lst ut at o'cock vessel and cargo
total loss with the exception Of chains and anchors and
the mate Mr Peter Peterson, Of Hyannis) The Saluda
sailed from Marbehead OF O'Clock Friday afternoon
captain mistook for Cope Cod Light and shaped his
accordingly. About II O'Clock she struck the
outer bur- being low water and as the tide rose ben,
upon the beach The crew remained on board until
o'clock, next morning when the vessel was fast break
ing up Capt. Ames and mate went into the rigging.
with the hope of reaching the shore by letting 60 d
their hold the vessel relied in shore Captain Ames
unfortunately dropped into the surf while the mate reach
cd the shore, end. after waiting on the beach short
time he went to Race Point and reached the house Of
Mr. Nickerson about O'Clock.
The bodies the unfortunate have been recovered
Capt; Benz +. Ames only % years OF age, and be-
cnged to Osterve, Barnstable, whittier his body has
been conveyed. The others were seaman, one Irish
(some say VirginaD) and coored man, the cook
names unknown They were deccntly buried at this
place This is but Of many instances where property
ser light on Race Point 1t was originally designed to be
revolving light, and the public have supposed that it
suchbut The keeper, well as those who visit Bos
Bay, say that it disappears wholly hence it is
often taken for the Highland Light especially when the
vapors rising from the water so dense that only one
On the that the Saluda went ashore another
vessel into this harbor and the captain reports that
evolve during the whole tine and that if he hod not
known the position of his vessel might have been the
means OF Iunning her on shore During severely col
where the sauda lies all having mistaken the
Race Light for that the Highland in consequence e
the former not revolving.
From Boston Transcript, Feb. u
The schooner Caravan New Bedford reports that two
schoones drove ashore at Tarpaun Cove during the gal
of Tuesday which took FIRE and burning wher
she left (morn of 6h Understood the crews to be safe
but did not learn the names Of the vessels
packet schooner Marietta Berry from York for Bos
ton, with full cargo Of merchandise drifted ashore
the rocks, and now full Of water the deck load i float
ing about, and men are trying to save it. Schooner
Texas Dyer, from Fredericksburg for Boston, with
and -four likewise drifed upon the rocks and bilged
cinda Snow, Chase from Alexandra for st. john New
BEDFORD has sustained slight damage. She is
The schooner Excel Lorng, from New York for Bos
tom lost both anchors and ashore on Sqnaws Island
but b sso
where she will probably be got of with little DAMAGE
schooners JOY Nckerson with loss Of main boom Porto
Rico, from Baltimore, Grecian and Compliance, from
New York for Boston, r0de out the gaze
Another account says the Excel will have to discharge
all her cargo to get on. The Texas is full OF water
Cargo, corn and -four.
From the New Bedford Mercury, Feb 81
The north east storm which prevailed here on Tues
night, accompanied with both rain and snow by inter
yss and also during portion Of
the SNOW mai some ten or WE'VE ncnes IN oe'n on
The whale ship Isaac Ho vland Capt Fisher from the
north west coast bound to this port arrived of the soast
the 10th ut brit owing to head winds had made but
little progress On Tuesday morning che took pilot off
Cutyhunk and worked in under Pensne Island and
to anchor at ii A. M the wind blowing gale from north
cast and the completely weather beaten During
the gale the ship dragged her anchors making towsrds
o'clock. Nit was Judged expedient to cut away The
fore mast which was accordingly done, when the main
and mizen masts both Immediately carried with it
10 the deck The hull remained in that condition. and
about nine o'clock wednesday morning she wss dis
covered by the potboat Relief manned by entsrpris
ing Of pilots. who Immediately proceeded to her as
sistance took her in tow and after joined by
the United States cutter Jackson then cruising
on Cuttyhunk ana arrived al TINS port ABOUT r. NJ Inc
Isaac HowlafA has made successful voyage, having
procured full cargo Of oil in absence from port OF
only about nineteen months. She il owned by J. How
land, Jr. Co.
from Troy Wing, Feb ~
On Tuesday morning 1t commenc ed showing and con-
tinued through the day and part Of the night At
on Tuesday, the barometer marked 20 Early on
Wednesday morning. it recommended showing, with the
wind still N. f.. and blowing gsle. The barometer
Wednesday, AZ A. NJ, had sunk to the extraordinarily
low mark of 1920 being lower than has fallen in this
city for several months, and within quarter OF inch
Of the lowest depression recorded at this level
[From the Boston Courier Feb 81
AT the eastward the storm equally severe. The
train which left Portland Tuesday at three P. NJ
rived at the junction Of the two EASTERN roads AZ South
Berwick at quarter before five. The the upper
road proceeded 10 Dover where they remained until half
past eight yesterday morning waiting for the down train
which lef Boston on Tuesday afternoon. The engine Of
the down train gave ont at Newmarket. which caused
part Of the detention che upon the lower road pro-
cecded TO Salem where they arrived about eleven o.
clock at night started for Boston but did rot reach
hai Laas,