New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-13
THE LITE GALES.

TILE STEAMER CAMBRIDGE-A NARROW ESCAPE
WRECK or THE HELEN ELIZA ON THE
COAST OF MAIN-PARTICULARS OF THE
Tie steamer Cambridge was caught by the
recent on its passage from Bangor 20 Boston,
The passengers had fearful experience ana pfy mar ar
Following account TO The Boston Jot~ngL The steamer
s RocaRd Maine EGSc eoo 5e wednesday eda
The weather being calm, but tOggy rms continued 10
she S passed MonSegan Light soon after the gale
struck her and continued WIN nCIessiHSS ne
vessel but not causing serious apRTehenSHh u S 20
the steam from pressure OF ~ 10 ~ Ponu4sd ,ir
foyever did not avail and the steam was raised again
ga 30 tbe terror Of the event the pipe burst at
Slojnt where the steam passed through the mann eAoO,
among the passengers From this moment the boat was
utterly beyond control and swung 6rosdide 10 the gaze
ainued to drift helplessy during the succeeang s
s we're well aware that she was drifting toward the
shore and took soundings from time to Tune AZ ooocA
Eherenpon the anchors let and for the st uDe
during these long and terrible hours the 9oat swung
head TO the wind. Fortunately, indeed the an,
cbors held and she rode out the now somewhat
eubsded gale but labCred heavily In the MIDST OF she
Song surf when daylight dswned scene. II possible,
ti more appalling disclosed in the TACT that the
Ebose asrn being not than bali mile, and proba
EV less distant The feeling of the passengers was
T5e location on the chart IS denoted as Egg Rock
Nrhi 4
and one OF the dangerous parts OF the coast Inc
steamer lay to her this position Till o'clock in
zion been observed by the crews OF several
vessels, which approached as near e as was Nv bs
means dispatches cent on shore by the clerk OF @
SsIef could Be called. At p IN. the steamer New
Tagland Capt Field, approached and made iast nav
60 by which the Cambridge was toWed Oack 70 i'ocA
;sri distance OF about thirty miles ..,o,,.r, n,
te Portland Argus gives the f9Io"ihg srn@ MT
O. lies Jordan the sole survivor OF the wreck Inc
ssooner sailed from Rockport MASS S T t sbe was
Jlackereng cruise on shore; On E1ahSstb vhen
about IS or 40 miles southeast OF Cape Ezapetn Wno
on Account of thick weather. about 10 a. % she et san
TO run in made Ram Island abou; 7:SO p ~. III 10Th
sa aud let 90 both anchors rode IN the gag un.l
foIesaii hoisted what could Of mansai
Undertook to for Portland Light found onrsevts
slid along until the bow struck the main ledge on the
side Of Peaks Island The bow was stoVe
The crew were killed or disabled by the crushing timbers
Jordan seaman the only one who escaped, sprang
from the hold as the vessel struck and carried of
with the deck OF the vessel by the next sea- caught
1arrel and oated ashore with the returning wave ana
seized hold of a rock held on till the wave receded ana
then escaped up the bank He heard the cries OI inc
men and two OF them floating In the water among
the debris, but none were saved nil. 49, r,...hd,n
me Bangor Wig that Capt Rich Of the katahan
lane Eliza loaded for Boston. She is wreck Inc
K4Tshdn found heavy sea so loss OF sails
a large fleet Of fishermen lying to, apparently an ngL,
m yesses on Shore beside nnmber OF salboas The
booner Freedom is ashore Booth Bay The schooner
epeS saved Two vessels are total wrecks
Small Point IL is said that only one man was seu
o! Is belonging 10 one Of the vessels IdIgc
shp reported sunk OF Seguin which supposed 10 DC
the British brig MayhOwer, bound to Portland from
Shields The list OF smaller vessels ashore, DottOnlup
dismantled, aud otherwise injured IS nteTminable
The did eNpend its force entirely on te coast
of Maine. however. Much damage was done IN bangor
South Durham, BOwdOinham. OldtowH OrOna, Carmel,
aud Hampden. Towns and farm-houses SUFFERED along
lie whole line OF the Maine Central Railroad -. a.,
Ia Bath many persons were 80 frightened Ihat tney
rushed into the street IN their night clothes Inc Nhe
TO cannot be less than $3OOO OF
The dest action OF the, Freewil Baptist Church alone
involves loss Of 10000 Great damage was done In the
shpyards workshops being blown down and mateTa set
hdrift.
Concord, New.Hampshre, TO have marked the
boundary 0f the storm No damage was done 10
places further inland south Of Maine The gale was Ter
rinc among the Isles OF Shoals One man was drfted
away ID small boat but rescued ny steamer after
great perls The accounts from Portsmouth correspond
exactly with those from Boston, small scale. OF
Clark CbimneEs and awnings hlled streets, roofs
were torn md the Spire OF Congregational Church
was blown down All fruit and shade Injured
The gale did little damage Ia Massachusetts
NJ Rosfon Among the. details received since pre-
ons accounts the uprOOting OF pine
80 AZ Newton Upper Falls The trees were 90 10
no seet in hight and from IS 70 a inches in
piers OF railroad bridge at Cohasset
$1,000 ware completely demolished and carried away
NJ Gale was very destructive throughout the counties
,Ses.yok bristol, Plymouth. and Eastern Essex. Al
haTbOr, but the wind changed in time
shIpt 1be flood which threatened general destruction
ohno sbtp Massachusetts dragged her anchors and
ns dTiVen IiGh and dry the beach Fish Island
were driven ashore. bat no sefoU wrecks u0r 0ss o