Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-10-17
The Grcat Gale

HuuhN. OF I've aw enabled Q.
give you the following particulars relative w
marine disaster, m the Gulf 81 laUuncc
and alour the cols, Of Prince Edward Island
The whole shore j. .,rsvci with ,hc wr,cs.
of,c.,rl,, nod ,hr bodies Of ,hr.r rtavs-
4--rI- r'tvt'-r- r,.--1rs. wt'-s ro'-s' IT,.
hrcn washed ashore ai that g'ar..
The body ola man, with b,, l.hrl O,
DO, back, came ash.rr "a, reuro, uu, rrcog
nzrd There be- good reason TO baI.y,, ,ha
over 100 bodies have l,cu Nultrd tu ilr beach
since lhc storm. From 300 TO 500 ,ltl suc
creioI 900 getting safely into ,hc harb1r.-
The -ch. Il1rcucc, Ut Gloucester OCEAN
of bingham aud Hannah Branch, OF New.
hurypor, have arrived a, rlc,ou To rp1,r.-
They 40 give mos, dismal accounts ut th,
storm, which % D, said hsi newer been equal.
Iai.
They all doe following. Go'ayn Gate, OF
Kcnusbuuk Forest, Of Nrnb.rypou, and
Triumph, olCapo Elizabeth, BOO tH. lst of
vessel, ashore, with 'u,, ufhn.
A,r.-d grounded Co Doc westward OF Go.
head, aad immediately went Co rc.cr, 200
hand, ia., S,uy hncls OF Goar AND some
dy goods Galird ashore from her. Two ,c..
,cI, sunk near Snnhopc, names unknown,
40 hands probably lost
Five the crew Of schr Harriet, or CAS-.
tine, were saved The schooner franklin
Dexter uf Dennis, lost her crew Ut ten mcn /.
subsequently, Eve persons, perfectly naked,
we're picked oil her sides,
Sch. Statesman, Of Nrubavror, an lost.
Sch. Hiram, Of lIoo,hbay, ~ uauds lost.
\ despatch also states that the crew oithc
wanJcrcr. Of Beverly, are bound home 10 a
boai. The crew orlhr Belle, Of Beverly, all
80 len iu a bat, and that lhc ,chs Belle and
Seth Hall, Of Dennis, sch. George, Of Cas-
tine, sch.. Garland aud Lucy Pul,Iicr, Of
Gloucester. schs. Hickory and William, Of
Portland, are all ashore, aud the crews are
supposed To be saved, Is nothing is said re-
sPccung them.
The value ofthc Gloucester vessels is prob
ably 5000, 200, and the number uf her ci,zcus
exposed was nearly 500. The Mutual office
10 that place has rishs amounting to over
500, 900 on the vessels alone, and forty
frs, class schooucrs averaging 500 each
were added 10 the feet this year. Most Of
the vessels were full Of fish and were about
returning home.
Fihy bodies have already been taken out OF
the holds OF vessels. Ia Gloucester, New.
huypor, and other soapoats, the creates, cx-
ciicmcui prevails, aud lho iamIlic, OF those
are on board the various vessels are in a .
state OF suspense, which Is truly agonizing, I
fearful as they are that the next hour will I
bring them sad lidlngs Of fathers, husbands,
lnd brother. Who have found watery grave.
Schr. Pallas, Haskell, arrived at Rockpori
IA Sunday afternoon, and reports having lett
asst point oil p. T.. Island on Friday noon,
u. \ large fleet was of the point, and
bout 80 sail were beating down toward the
olaf About f0y sail started iIom the paint
hoTtly a0cr be- did ior the Gut Of Causo, for
ZONE. This statement is confirmed by the
Master Of Wcstport vessel, who arrived on
sunday, who Likewise states lha, large fleet
rrl'cd at the Cut on Saturday, among them
ioPslil schooner.
4 slip from toe Gloucester News, contains
ONE additional news, from it we gather that,
The &. d y. Rogers, at Gloucester. was
Il company ca the night Of the Sd, with al