The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-01-11
TERRIFIC HURRICANE.

TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
Frtghtful Disaster to the Shipping at
St. John, N. B.-Great Sufferings of
the Shipwrecked Mariners-A Grew
Partly Frozen to Death-Six SchOon-
ers Ashore
ST.. JOHN, N. B., November 3O.-A
terrible storm began here last evening,
and prevailed violently during the
greater part of the morning and toward
the close of the day. Yesterday morn
ing heavy snow storm set in, which
lasted until seven o'clock, when rain in
great quantities fell. 1t prevailed dur
ing 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 cooler, and snow fell
again, and at daylight the storm Gull
minated in furious hurricane of blind
ing snow
There were over one hundred vessels
in the harbor, and they all experienced
rough usage. The schooner Reward,
of Windsor, Nova Scotia, was totally
wrecked on the Foul Ground at day
light, two out of her seven men alone
being saved five persisted before the
eyes of the people. The Reward was
bound to New York from Hillsboro,
with cargo of plaster. She was over
taken by the storm while In the bay,
when she made for st. John. At Red
Head she came to anchor, and at five
o'clock this morning she had drifted
down to Foul Ground, off Ballast
wharf, in disabled condition
The crew chung to the rigging, and
the gale was at its height. The life
boat was incomplete In. her sittings.
and was partially manned by volun-
| teers. The situation was fearful fms
mense surges rolled up the harbor with
terrible fury. Spars, foremost and
rigging were carried away, and the
men chung to the floating spars and
pieces of timber. Five men sunk to
rise no more; two were saved. The
vessel is total wreck.
The schooner Addie Ryerson, It's
tons, of Lubee, Me-, from Windsor,
laden with plaster, for Philadelphia,
went ashore at Red Head at eight this
morning. The crew, though saved,
endured great hardships. She lost hel
rudder and parted both chains and
anchors The topsail schooner Enter,
prise is in bad condition, lying of
Rocky Shore, near the almshouse. Five
men were taken from her in life boat
The schooner Pioneer, of Paraboro,
for Portland, Me-, with plaster, went
ashore rear of the almshouse. Tue
crew took TO the rigging and remained
there four hours, whence they were
taken off and rescued by the life boat
sent from the shore. One man was
badly frozen.
At four o'clock this afternoon the
schooner Ellen, from Pieteu, Nova
Scotia, laden with coal, came rotind
Partridge Island. In attempting to en-
ter the harbor she struck on Foul
Ground, and is a total wreck. The
sailors saved themselves, though boat
was dispatched after them. The brig.
antlneHenry Gilbert is among the miss
ing vessels. Her papers were washed
ashore. She is owned in Belfast. The
schooner g. FL. Dyer, of Windsor, fo1
Boston, tried to make Ficarenco har-
| Dor, but was driven ashore on the ledge
at Taylot's island, losing the greater
portion of her heel, but is now iii Com.
paratively favorable condition. The
large American ship Humber, lying at
Scammel's Wharf, parted her cables,
tore away her mOoring posts and dash
ed bow foremost into the warehouse on
The eastern end Of the wharf and de-
molished her iibbooi11. the warehouse
was shattered. A 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. OF
Point Lepreaux she experienced heavy
weather and hove to. The sea boarded
her and filled her saloon. She bore up
and ran for Pizarenoo, but reached
here at four this afternoon. The
schooner Spring Bird, of Windsor, for
CALAIS, with plaster, is ashore at Mus
quasb, with a loss of anchors and rud-
der, but hopos TO get Off, by discharg-
ing, without further damage
The brig Bavelock, from Windsor,
with plaster, is ashore with loss of
her anchors and rldder All shipping
suffered more or less severely from the
effects Of the gale. Vigorous move
ments are on foot to inaug,lrate d life
DOttu doScCldulOH anu W have tOGtS
properly equipped and manned.
In the city several buildings were
blown down. The new edifice in course
of construction, and nearly completed,
for the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, yielded to the wind, and one-half
of the upper portion fell to the ground.
Three groceries were crushed, several
private dwellings blown over barns
were demolished and fences flew i'll all
directions At noon the wind partly
died away, but the snow storm still
came on in furries. Two bodies have
been recovered. The damage both by
land and sea is very large, but no esti-
mate can be made yet. There seems
to be no abatement in the fury of the
storm; it still RACES, aud fears are en-
tertained for the safety of, the feet
of vessels which left here the other
morning.
Trick Of NecrOmancer.
A pleasant-lOoking gentleman of