Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-04-24

AT Marshield, on "Wednesday. the BRIG Eliza
beth, Capt. Kilborn, loaded with sugar and mo.
lasses, went ashore south Of the mouth of North
RiVer, OF Marshfeld, and is a total wreck
me entire crew, save one man, persisted. The
only survivor toated ashore upon a spar, and
was taken off with his thigh broken. 1t is thought
he cannot survive.
AT Salem, Newburyport, and further east, the
storm was equally severe, causing many disas-
tiers, and news of further shipwreck is a%nticipa-
ted.
DESTRUCTION OF THE LIGHT HOUSE AT MI
NoT's LEDGE.-The Boston Journal of last
evening has the following account of the de-
struction OF Mlnots Ledge Light House;
We have just learned from Cohassett of the
destruction, by the severe gale, of Mlnot's
Rock Light House and the loss OF the two AS
slstant Keepers. The news was communicated
to us by Mr.. Bennett, the Keeper of the Light,
who arrived in the city this morning with frag-
ments of the structure.
The last time that the Light was seen stand
ing was at about half past three o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The Light was not seen burn
ing last night.
About 4 o'clock this morning Mr.. Bennett was
on the beach, and discovered, strewed all around,
fragments of the building. Parts of the resi-
dence room and of the lantern itself, were on
the beach, and also portions of the bedding, Mr..
BIS clothing, &c.
One of Mr.. Benefits Life Buoys came on
shore, having the appearance of having been
used by one of The unfortunate men who were
in the Light House. He had dashed it to his
back but the waves probably washed him out o
it.
Mr.. Bennett was absent from the Light wher
the sad catastrophe occurred. He had been or
dered up to the city by Collector Greedy to pur
chase a new boat, and, on his return, Tuesday
afternoon, found the sea so high that he coulC
not get out to the Light. To this he is indebted
for the preservation of his own life.
The naGne of the two who were on boart
we're Joseph Wilson, and Joseph Antonio
They were both minors, and were true and faith
full to their trust.
After being unable to get on board, Mr.. Z
repaired to his house on White Head, opposit
the Glades, from which he and his family, wa
washed out yesterday by the tide.
Besides his clothing, &C., Mr.. Bennett 10:
some $50 or 500 in money which was on boar
the light.
The beach was strewed with fragments {
r the wreck-some of which Mr.. Bennett brougf
t to the city and has deposited it in the Custol
, House.
The Transcript says-Notwlthstanding tn
assurances of safety that we have had from I'll
, architect of this structure and others, the dee
, est solicitude for its safety has been felt throug
out this community during the unprecedentt
5 storm of the last two days. The whole heig
2 of this building was rs feet. 1t was built {
piles sunk five feet in the rock, the diameter
. which was 8 inches at the base, a 10 at the to
g On these piles were nine iron pillars s~ustaihir
= the keepers house, the floor of which was
t feet from the foundation. The breadth of Il
base of the structure was rs feet the keeper
e room, measured from out to out, ID feet.
d The keepers house, resting on the pilal
weighed thirty tons, and was forty feet from Il