The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-07
An Appalling List Of Losses of Life and YES
sells on the Nova Scotia Coast.
StartvaiOn Dreaded by the
People
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ON SHORE.
Thirty Vessels, with All Hands,, Lost in the
North Bay.

HALIFAX, N. s., Sept D, 1873.
All OF the Liverpool IN. 81 Labrador Meet have
arrived except the schooner Nova Scotia, for
whose safety much anxiety is manifested.
Antigonish was visited by heavy thunder
storm, with rain, yesterday. 1t IS feared chat
much damage has been done to.the crops.
Heavy rains on Thursday night caused freshet
in Colchester county, and did considerable dam
age to the roads besides the dixie lands
The brig T. AlanOra, Of Portland, from Pict0u got
ashore at Cape Jack on the night of September 2,
and Is supposed to be total wreck. She was
loaded with coal.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
OF the recent disastrous storms this coast have
to hand. 1t is estimated that thirty vessels,
with all hands, were lost in the North Bay alone
OF this number the names of only three American
schOoners have been ascertained. They are
j. G. Starr, Charles G. Doane and Car
RE f. Rich The loss OF property on shore
is immense. In Cape Breton those farmers who
have lost their barns Will have difficulty in saving
their crops. It Is feared there will be starvation
among the fishermen, and 1t is probable that even
among the farmers who sustained heavy losses by
the gale there will be suffering. The country Will
not get over 1t for years.
ON the Nova Scotia side OF the Straits of Canso
all the wharves between Port Mulgrave and Sand
Point are carried away. About 600 barrels OF
mackerel were lost OF the wharves at Port
Mulgrave. The wrecks of two vessels at
Black Rock Light, c. b. are supposed
to be those OF a brig and a schooner,
the latter probably the Eureka, Of New
York. before reported No account Of the crew Of
either vessel has been received. child's dress,
woman's shawl and number of other articles
have been washed ashore. A long boat, twenty
five feet keel, and ships house have been picked
up five miles inside of the entrance OF Bras Dor.
The buoy at the mouth Of the harbor has driited
four miles up the lake.
PIyTY-sx VESSELS ARE REPORTED ASHORE
and Hs sold. The S brig seerna, from New YORK for
Gibraltar, put into Liverpool, n s.; on the 30 inst
with the loss Of her loresail and other damage
caused by the late heavy gale.
Captain Teel, OF the schooner G. f. Tee, at Liver
pool N. s., from Labrador reports that In the late
gallons OF oil. Captain William Claw, of the brig
Louisa, of Prince Edwards Island, reports
saat de ne ~" mn eIs ongitude g. deg SO mn
She was schooner, and her bottom was
painted black. Her name was painted in Win, white
water. The brigantne Dundee, Yarmouth for sgd
ney, put into La Have on the LIST inst, having
sails except her oremast The day alter the gale she
ran into schooner bottom up and passed water
The captain says the gale was the most severe he
ever experienced.
Rviere Bourgiese, q. b., also suffered severely
by the gale. or the fleet ofeighteen fishing vessels
owned IN that village seven were dlsmasted, SIX
all hands. Both vessels had full fares OF fish. Sew
enty thousand dollars will not repay the loss in
that parish Of couple Of hours work Of the
barns and outhouses,, were destroyed. The
nor SIDE 81 Prince Edward Island
the late gale, with all hands, sailed from Port
1n ns weeks 81 on nn v9y
Solomon, S. COhoon, Hugh Mcconnell, Robert
Upper, Gilbert Canterbury. Joseph smith, Joshua
| lyinC a Tar n
the only supports Of widowed mothers or
Namarra, James D. Mullins and Hugh Mahoney,
were drowned in an American schooner on the
north side OF Prince Edward Island. The schooner
lost, with all hands, several OF whom had ship
ped at the strait OF Canso Inc steamer Anstra h
| afternoon. The brigantine Kingston. from Barba-
| dos, was towed into port to-day disabled, having
been dismasted in hurricane on August 20, in
latitude % deg north, longitude SO deg: The yes
! sci made this port under jury masts The govern,
ment steamer Hoyhead arrived at Sable Island
gale was very heavy at Sable Island, but no dam
age was DONE
| The Newfoundland brigantine Michael Bruce was
running right for Northeast Bay, when the Captain
over the bar In six fathoms OF water He acknow-
lodged that but for the light ne would nave lost
s s0sss sydnsy caps sec rom g.
Johns Newfoundland, saw large white
| boat bottom up, thirty miles east-southeast or
Scatterie on the 30th ut. supposed TO be the cut
| ter OF the ill-fated Saltwell.
The bark SNOW Queen Captain Ray, from
| Antwerp, at Sydney, August 30, reports
that in latitude - 40, longitude 50, boarded the
| mantIed and abandoned. The Captain examined
her papers and found fire burning in stove.
| Brig Herald (Bartlett, OF Sydney, rom Bigus,
| N f., 2sth of August, has part OF bulwarks
| gone on starboard side, jioboom and TWO
| ibis washed away, main-staysail, foretop-
| mast mainsail, f0retopmast-staysail and rigging
| damaged. Saw quantity Of deal and ships
| stores afoat of Cape North.
The American revenue cutter woodbury. sailed
! for the Magdaen Islands this afternoon.