Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-04
THE NORTHEASTERN GALE AND
MARINE DISASTERS.

The tornado which lately swept owe,
the shores Of Nova Scotia, Prince Ed,
ward Isle and the lands and seas con.
tiSuous thereabout was of unparalleled
violence, and wrought vast and dreadful
disasters. The sad particulars given be-
low let US into an understanding Of the
| horrors and caIamities OF this fierce con-
vulsion Of the clements
Halifax, September 2.-The brig T.
W. A. Rogers, which left Liverpool.
Nova Scotia, on the 18th OF February for
Barbados, has not been heard of since.
The schooner Good Intent, of Archol,
was lowed into Port Hood, Cape Breton,
on Friday, full Of water. Five bodies
were taken from her hold.
| The schooner Sassacus' OF Prvince-
town, Mass, was lost at Cape Negro,
| the storm. She was from Grand Banks
bound home, and was at Port Mountain
on the 23rd, and when the gale come on
anchored west of the rocks near Cape
Negro, and dragged her anchor and
drifted among the breakers. The cap
tain and crew left in three dories. On
the 25th one of the dories, containing
one of the crew, landed at Bacon Light
Station, since which time nothing
further has been heard of the other do
ries, which are believed to be lost,
The brig Faith, of Swansea, laden
with iron, foundered outside of Casumpic
bar, Prince Edwards Island, during the
storm, and all hands were lost.
The schooner Carrierich, Captain
y.
reef and all hands, seventeen in number,
persisted.
Several vessels were wrecked near the
north cape Of Prince Edwards Island.
Eight bodies have been picked up on the
east side of this place.
A letter from Guysboro says: The late
gale inflicted its full measure of damage
upon that town and surrounding local.
ties. The loss to the inhabitants of
Guysboro, mostly to traders, is about
$4,000. 1t is supposed that no less
than 100 barns have been blown down
in the settlements around Guysboro. and
the crops which promised bountiful
harvest are destroyed. The fishermen
around the coast have lost their nets and
seines. A similar story comes from
Fourche. Cape Breton, where lumber,
barns, fishing stages, fences, ETC., were
piled up in an immense drift. On the |
road, for a distance of a mile or more |
from Fourche to Green River there are |
only three barns standing, the remainder
being in ruins. To give an idea of the |
fury of the hurricane, out of two acres |
hardwood land at Fourche there are
only ten trees left standing. The fish
ing schooner Thetis was wrecked on the |
north side of Prince Edwards Island
and the crew, twelve men, lost. Among
the crew were threee brothers named
Corkum, including one of the owners.
and three brothers naued Stukens.
The gale commenced at Magdalen on
Sunday, August 81, at 8 o'clock 4. ".
and lasted siXty-one hours, during which
time it blew with violence never
equaled in the experience of the older fire.
lpenters OF that coast. Iifty-two fish
ng schooners, the names OF which is
to obtain, were driven ashore
md Will be a total loss. Only three
lead bodies have been recovered. 1t is
Inferred from this that though the yes
;els lost are numerous, the loss of life
las not been very great. Among the
Tessels which went ashore was bark
With 200 men on board, passengers from
Labrador. The bark was washed high
md dry upon the land, but not soul
tut of the large number on board was
ost.
At Cow Head Bay, when the gale was
It its height, there was twenty sail Of
french fishermen in sight, and it is sup
'osed that every vessel went down with ,
Il ON board for not the slightest vestige
f any of them was to be seen when the
ca moderated.
A brigantine with seventeen persons {
n board was struck by sea of the east
oint of Prince Edwards Island and
verturned, and when all righted her
pars were gone. Her hull was driven :
n the rocks ond every soul on board
erished. The name of the vessel could 1
OF be ascertained.
At Nagdalen Island the tide rose six
let higher than ever known before, and !
ne destruction of property on land has
cen almost as great if not greater, than
e loss at sea.