The New York herald., 1872-12-01
A CREW PARTLY FROZEN TO DEATH.
Six SchOOnC1.S Ash ore in
Bad Condition.
A Philadelphia Passenger Steamer and Q
Brig Roughly Used.
The Ship Humber Bounding Through q
Wharf Warehouse.

ana prevailed violently during the greater
part of this morning and toward the close of
the day. Yesterday morning q heavy snow
storm set in, which lasted until seven
o'clock, when rain in great quantities fell 1t
prevailed during the night, accompanied with
high winds. At midnight rain came down in
torrents, and great gale was blowing. Soon
the wind veered round to the west, the air
grew colder and snow again fell, and at day
light the storm eliminated in furious
hurricane of binding snow.
THE SHIPPING SUFFERED SEVERELY
There were over one hundred vessels in the
harbor and they all experienced rough usage.
The schooner Reward, of Windsor, Nova Sco-
tia was totally wrecked on the Foul Ground
at daylight, two out of her seven men only be-
ing saved; five perished before the eyes of the
people. The Reward was bound to New York
from Hillsboro with cargo Of plaster. She
was overtaken by the storm while in the bay,
she came to anchor, and at seven o'clock this
morning she had drifted down to Foul Ground,
off Ballast wharf, in disabled condition.
wATERY GRAVE FOR FIVE MEN.
The crew clung to the rigging, and the gale
was at its height. The lifeboat was incom-
plete in her fittings, and was partially manned
by volunteers. The situation was fearful I'm
mense surges rolled up the harbor with terri
BILE fury. Spars, foremast and rigging were
carried away and the men clung to the float
ing spars and pieces Of timber. Five men
sunk to rise no more; two were saved. The
vessel is total wreck
SCHOONER ADDIE RYERsoN ASHORE.
The schooner Addie Ryerson, 178 tons, of
Lubec, Me-, from Windsor, laden with plas-
ter, for Philadelphia, went ashore at Red
Head at eight this morning. The crew, though
saved, endured great hardships She lost her
rudder and parted both chains and anchors.
THE TopsAn SCHOONER ENTERPRISE
is in bad condition, lying off Rocky Shore,
near the Almshouse. Five men were taken
from her in a lifeboat.
THE SCHOONER PIONEER,
of Parrsboro, for Portland, Maine, with
plaster, went ashore rear of the almshouse.
The crew took to the rigging and remained
there four hours, whence they were taken
off and rescued by the lifeboat sent from the
shore. One man was badly frozen.
WRECK OF THE ELLEN OF p1crou.
At four O clock this afternoon the schooner
Ellen, from Pictou, Nova Scotia, laden with
coal, came round Partridge Island. In attempt
ing to enter the harbor she struck on foul
ground, and is q total wreck. The sailors
saved themselves, though boat was des-
patched after them.
The brigantine Henry Gilbert is among the
missing vessels. Her papers were washed
ashore. She is owned in Belfast.
The schooner c. H. Dyer, of Windsor for
Boston, tried to make Pizarenco harbor, but
was driven ashore on the ledge at Taylor
Island, losing the greater portion of her
keel, but is now IN o comparatively favorable
condition.
THE AMERICAN SHIP HUMBER.
The large American ship Humber, lying
at Scammels Wharf, parted her cables, tore
away her mooring posts and dashed bow
foremost into the warehouse on the
eastern end of the wharf and
demolished her jibboom. The warehouse was
shattered. cable which held the ship to the
wharf was snapped asunder.
THE STEAMER NEW BRUNSWICK,
| from Boston, Of the International line, left
Eastport, Me-, at three o'clock. OFF Point
Lepreaux she experienced heavy weather and
hove to. The sea boarded her and filed her
saloon. She bore up and ran for Pizarenco,
but reached here at four this afternoon
The schooner Spring Bird, Of Windsor, for
Calais, with plaster, is ashore at Musquash,
with loss of anchors and rudder, but hopes to
get of by discharging without further damage.
The brig Havelock, from Windsor, with
plaster, is ashore with loss of her anchors
and rudder.
All shipping suffered moro or less severely
from the effects Of the gale.