Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-09-11

IN. 81 Lobrador fleet have arrived except
the schooner Nova Scotia, for whose safe
ty much anxiety is manifested.
Antagonist was visited with a heavy
thunder storm with rain yesterday. Ii is
feared much damage will be done to crops.
Heavy rains Thursday night and freshet
in Colchester County did considerable
damage to the roads besides dyke lands.
The brig L. Alanoro of Portland from
Pictou got ashore at Cape Jack on the
night Of the 81 inst, aud is supposed TO be
a total wreck. She was loaded with coal.
Additional particulars ofthe recent disas-
trous storm on this coast have come to
hand.
1t is estimated thirty vessels. with all
hands. were lost in North Bay alone. OF
this number the names OF only three
American schooners have been ascertain
ed. They are J. G.. Starr, Charles G.
Doane and Carrie +. Rich The loss of
property on shore is immense.
In Cape Breton farmers who lost barns
will have difficulty in saving crops. 1t is
feared there will be starvation among the
fishermen and probable even among the
farmers, who sustained heavy losses by
the gale.
There will be suffering and the country
will not get over it for years. On the No
va Scotia side of the Straits of Canso all
the wharves between Port Mulgrave and
Sound Point are carried away. About 600
barrels of Mackerel were lost off the
wharves at Port Mulgrave.
The wreck oftwo vessels at Black Rock
Light, Cape Breton, are supposed TO be
those of n brig and schooner The latter
Is probably the Eureka of New York. be-
fore reported. No account of the crew OF
either has been received.
number of other articles were washed
ashore. A longboa,. - feet keel and
ships house were picked up five miles
inside the entrance of Bras DOR.
The buoy at the mouth OF the harbor
dritted four miles up the Lake.
Finy-six vessels are reported at Arichat
some of which have been condemned and
sold.
The gale was very heavy at Sable Island
but no damage done.
Schooner G.. +. Teel at Liverpool from
Labrador lost four boats, some sails. about
400 gallons OF oil. Capt. William Clanc Of
| brig Louisa reports that he saw a vessel
bottom up in lat. 42-7l, lon. G2-32. She
was a schooner and her bottom painted
| black. The name could not be made out
| The brig Herald, Bartlettc, OF sydney,
! from Bigus, n. F., 3oth of August, had
| part OF her bulwarks gone on starboard
side, jib-boom and two jibs washed away.
! The main-stay-sail, forc-top-mast, main
sail ioretopmast, forcsail, and rigging
damaged. Saw 4 quantity OF deal and
ship stores ahoat of Cape North. The
| American Revenue Cutter Woodbury. sail
ed for the Magdalenc Islands this after
! noon.
The gale was very heavy at Sable Island
| but no damage was done.
The brigantine Florence now at North
S, ".a.SS-W hlrc 'ooaS" Bofionhi" hhp r, saw a
ESE OF Scotland, on Both ult. She is sup.
| posed TO be a cutter of the Inflated Saltellc.
| The bark Snow Queen. Captain Ray. from
Antwerp at Sydney, August 30th, reports
III latitude 1919, longitude 80. that he
boarded the Jersey brig Ticker. The lat
yer with hsh, dismasted and abandoned.
| The Captain examined her papers and
| found fire burning in a stove
| The briganiine Dundee of Yarmouth. for
| sydney. nut into La Have the lst inst.
! with loss OF all her spars and sails. except
foremost. The day after the gale she ran
into schooner bottom up, and passed :.
water-IoSsed vessel. Names could not be
made out.
Rvlere Bougie, c. b., also suffered Sc
verely by the gale. OF a fleet Of eighteen
fishing vessels owned in the village. seven
were dismasted, six damaged, two lost
with all hands; both had full fares OF ii 81.
so:oO VIII not repay the loss In that
parish some thirty buildings, principally
barns and outhouses, were DESTROYED
Inc schooner Bonnie Jean. lost on the
north side of Il. +. l.. with all hands. She
sailed from Port Midway three weeks ago
ON hshlng voyage, with Il crew consist
ing oil ten young men, the only supports of
widowed mothers or aged parents. Four
young men who belonged to Antigon,h
har0or, were drowned in an American
schooner on the north side OF r. +. L. The
schooner was lost with all hands.