The Republican journal., 1872-06-13
Severe Storm.

The gale of Wednesday the 9TH, was
very severe for the season, and caused
| many disasters on the coast. The steamer
| City Of Richmond remained at Portland
until the following morning, and the ka-
tahdin made Il harbor there on her pas
sage up. The storm was not severe in
this vicinity. The following are among
| the disasters reported
| Sch William G. Endicot (of Gloucester,
| Reed, from Georges Bank lowed into Boston
| sch. Dexter, OF Surry, Me, which vessel was
| found d~maSed and abandoned 81 miles from
| Boston Light. The vessel was full OF water.
| with her house ana boat gone. the crew having
| probably been taken OF bV some passing vessel
| She has cargo Of lumber
Sch. Cypress, of Miilbridoe, Me. wrecked at
| Rye Beach, had "A cargo OF eighty thousand feet
| of spruce lumber, consigned to parties in Bos-
ton. This was scattered All along the shore.
The crew were saved by the eAerion of several
| citizens OF Rye, and were taken to the Farragut
House, where they Were well provided for.
The Cypress was off Cape Elizabeth when over
taken by the storm She soon sprung aeak
and the men stood at the pumps all night vain
ly trying 10 keep lef free. As the gale ncreas-
ed in fury, her sails were blown to pieces and
She at the mercy of the wind and waves.
Sch. George, from Ellsworth, Me. from BoS-
ton, went OH Plum Island beach. She is being
| stripped and will probably be tota loss. YES
sci not insured. The crew Were all saved with
ont injury, and are al work removing sails
rigging, &c. There were only three persons on
board-Capt Alley and his brother Charles
| Alley, belonging 10 Ellsworth, and VIM. Hem
| NETT, ot Trenton, Maine.
The beach all along Plum Island is etrewn
with boards, loiss, laths, &c, which shows
that other vessels have met with losses.
kDrkuDlt, Mass, June I. Thursday morning
brought 10 light large sch. with her mast cut
away, al anchor near Avrry's Rock. Her name
is the X. w. Crawford, Capt. Strout, from
Cherryeid for New York loaded with spars
IN the stress OF weather Wednesday, her deck
load being washed away, her captain cut away
her ma>ls and came 10 anchor. Early Thurs
day morning, as soon as her dislreS, was as
rertaine'i, party went to the extreme south
end aud brought up the life boat, which. with
| two dorles, went ont and brought in the captain
and one of the crew, leaving the others aboard
TO look after the vessel. The ran very heavy,
and il was hard and dangerous pull.
Sch Jane, from Bangor, with lumber, for
Somerset, Mass, went ashore on Wednesday
i'll the easterly storm on Squam beach, and
all on board perished, not one out OF "A crew of
five persons living 10 reach the shore. She
from Bangor bound to Somerset, Mass, with a
cargo of lumber, and was commanded by Capt.
Joseph W. Clark, of Tenants farbor, Me-,
where he leaves a widow and family. The
Jane was an Old vessel of III tons, built in 1888
at W aldoboro', Me-, and was owned by Mr. :.
&. Loud, of Boston. She was valued ut S400,
and there WAS Insurance upon her at the Ma
tonal office, Boston, lOr $500. The captain and
crew We're lost in attic pling TO leave the vessel
in her boat, before the life boat could reach the
vessel. IL is supposed woman was of the
number lost, rs an apron and shawl have been
picked up upon the beach. Had they remained
by the vessel they would have been safe, rs the
deck load remained intact Thursday morning.
Sch. Nj. NJ. Freeman of ID nns, Went ashore
at Folly Cove, Cape Aun, and only one man
| saved.
Sch. Il. NJ. BranscOm, from Calais, Me-, load
ed with lumber tor Norwich, Conn, was blown
on the rocks at the mouth OF Hampton River,
near Seabrook, Wednesday afternoon. The
crew of four persons were dashed to the wreck,
and boat, manne d by Sewa b. Walton, John
Boyd and Howell Boyd, and John Felch put
on from the shore when the gale was blowing
its heaviest, and succeeding III rescuing the en-
tire crew.
Sch. Sun, 40 tons, Capt. Moseley, of Hancock,
Me-, bound to Boston, laden with hard WOO
| ran ashore the Eastern Point, near York
haIbor, Me-, at O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Vessel and cargo total loss. No insurance.
Crew saved.
Sch. Doris, Capt. Keith, 81 tons owned in
| ELLSWORTH bound to Boston, loaded with furni-
| ture and slabs, went ashore on Salisbury beach
Wednesday afternoon about 9 O'Clock. 1t was
only by the utmost eXertlon of those on shore
| that The persons on board, consisting of the
| captain, his wife, child, and two men, were
| saved by lines dashed to the wreck, Mrs Keith
| and the child were nearly stranged by being
| hauled through the water from the wreck TO the
shore. The vessel will prove total loss. No
| Insurance.