Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-30
The Snow Storm.--Loss Of Life and
Property at Sea.

The Snow storm.--Loss Of Life and
Property at Sea.
The gale and storm of Thursday night was
attended with terrible loss of life and prop
erty in the Bay, such as has not been equalled
for many months. The ship Peruvian, Capt.
Vannah, from Singapore, by way Of 1oura-
baya for Boston, struck on Peaked Hill Bars
during the storm on Thursday night, and
went to pieces. The crew were all drowned.
Part Of the cargo has washed ashore. Peaked
Hill Bars are about thirty miles from Chat
ham, and make off the bend Of Cape Cod, and
are very dangerous. Probably the Peruvian
was in with the land when the storm COM
menced, and being unable to haul of, drifted
ashore after losing her sails. At all events,
not q soul was saved from her to tell the
melancholy story Of her loss. Capt. vannah
belonged in Maine, was unmarried, and on
his first voyage as commander. The names
of the other officers and crew are unknown,
except that of one of the mates, Mr.. Drew. .
brother of Captain Drew of ship Franklin,
now due at this port from the East Indies.
She carried about twenty men before the
mast, and the total number of lives lost by
this disaster will probably reach twenty-five.
She had on board one of the most valuable
cargoes ever brought to this port, consisting
of the costly products of the East Indies, and
the vessel and contents were valued at about
81 900, 900. The Peruvian was built at East
Boston in 1857, and was fine vessel Of 1850
tons. The vessel,as well as her cargo of cof-
fee, tins, rattans and sugar, was owned by
Messrs. W. F. Weld & Co., and were insured
for something like S4O0, 900, mainly in New
York and Boston Offices. There was no Eu-
ropean insurance on the vessel or on the car
go. The companies holding the largest
amounts are the Delaware Mutual Safety and
the Insurance Company of North America,
both of Philadelphia, but having agencies
here, these holding $4,000 apiece. The
cargo was insured in various offices in this
city. In the Mercantile and China it was in.
! sured for Sl5, 900 each and for similar sums
nkhe American and a number of other off,
IN uYas resident of Gardi-
ces. Capt. Vannhi - |sifiu1 az q. & !.
ner, Maine, and has been in the empld, OF
w. F. Weld & Co. for a number of year,.
This was his first voyage as master of ves-
sci. He had previously sailed as mate of the
Franklin, owned by the same firm. He was
about 2S years of age.
LOSS OF THE BARoUE KAposH AND SEVEN
few hours later news was also received
at the Merchants Exchange of the loss OF
| another vessel. The barque Kadosh, Captain
ashore at Point Alderton during the storm on
Thursday afternoon. The captain and six
men, in attempting to land in boat, were
drowned by being capsized. One of the men
was saved. The other boat, containing eight
men, reached the land in safety The barque
is total wreck. The Kadosh was q good
vessel, Of 655 tons register built at East
Boston in 1854, and had cargo consisting Of
| $500 mats sugar, 1897 bales hemp, and 500
piculs sapan wood. all of which, with the YES
sci, was owned by Messrs. William Perkins
& Co. Captain Matthews who was drowned
while attempting to land, entered upon the
present voyage as first mate of the vessel and
took command of her at Manila, succeeding
Captain Hedge. Captain Matthews belonged
to Barnstable, where he leaves family. Mr..
5. II. Gorsuch, the present first mate, lis
among those saved. The loss is about $780,
600, and is believed to be insured in New
York.
OTHER DISASTERS IN THE DAY.
The schooner George E. Thatcher, Capt.
Thatcher, from Mobile, bound to Boston, came
into the Bay two days ago, but was unable to
make much progress owing to the strong
northwest gales. Fortunately when the thick
snow-storm began she had almost reached
haven, being midway between Minots and
Boston light. Captain Thatcher then headed
for safe anchorage ground in the roads,
pressed forward with all speed possible,
reached the Narrows in safety, and dropped
anchor about four o'clock in the afternoon.
She held on until some time during the night,
when tho wind and ice which checked I'M the
Narrows forced her ashore ON the northeast
part of Gallop's Island, where she Continued
to thump heavily. In the morning the steam
tugs Elsie and c. NJ. Winch appearing in the
vicinity, their assistance was obtained, and
after several hours labor they succeeded in
rescuing her from bad position and lowed
her up to the city. She probably has receiv-
ed some damage to her bottom, but as she
does not leak it is thought not to be of q &c.
rious character. Her cargo consists Of 1850
bales cotton. An unknown barque 10 ashore
about one mile north of the Highland Light
station, at the extremity of Cape Cod. She
lies on the inner bar, with her crew safe on
board. She is probably one of the inward
bound barques seen off the Cape just before
the storm came on, which was unable to OBJ
tain an offng in season to prevent being driv-
en- ashore. The brig Meteor, from Havana
for Boston, which went ashore some days
ago, became a total wreck in the late storm.
During the night Of the gale she was driven
against the rocks of the Second Cliff and is
fast breaking up. She had previously been
discharged of part of her cargo of sugar, but
nothing more Of much value will be saved
Portions of the cargo and wreck have washed
ashore on the beach. The schooner Dexter,
Captain Lord, from Ellsworth, put into Prov
incetown harbor on Thursday night, with loss
Of dsckload and crew frost. bitten. The
barque Juan F. Pearson, Captain Gould, from
Montevideo for Boston, which has been lying
in the bay for some days past, and whose nom
arrival has caused soaie uneasiness, was yes.
terday reported % Gloucester. The barqus
Frances. CAP. Kostling, from Passaroeang,
cargo Of sugar and tin, went on shore one
mile from Highland light, Cape Cod, at nine
O'Clock on Thursday night. The crew were
all saved, and the vessel now lies easy on the
inner bar. Boston Advertiser, Of Saturday.
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