The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-01

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Town.
The most severe storm which has visited this
vicinity for long time was the verdict of
every one yesterday in speaking of the gale of
Saturday night. The storm began at eight
o'clock in the evening, and increased in vio-
lence every hour until about five O'Clock yester-
day morning, when it began to die away A
heavy eastelly wind accompanied the rain, and
tore signs, awnings, and everything else in its
way. The sidewalks in the morning were
covered with signs and shreds of once noble
awnings.
There was much anxiety in regard to ship
ping, and at noon story was circulated that a
vessel had gone ashore near the two lights.
The report spread rapidly, and large number
of carriages were soon on the way to the'sup.
posed disaster. But on reaching the objective
point it was found that the report was untrue.
Mr. Hanney, the keeper of the light says that
the storm was one of the most severe he has
ever known. He watched eagerly all night for
vessels, but strange to say did not see single
one. The Syren was kept in constant use from
midnight until seven O'Clock In the morning.
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this last sum mer it was kept at work constant
ly for nine days and nights. But for it we
should doubtless have had wreck to report
this morning Vessels on hearing this give the
Two Lights wide berth. Standing on the
steps of the lighthouse you could see nothing
but great white capped waves as far as the eye
could reach. There were mo vessels going out
or coming in, but all was quiet, waiting for the
elements to become settled. 1t must have been
very rough outside and we shall probably have
a large number of disasters to report in day
or two.
IN1HE HARBoR.
A large number of vessels in the harbor suf-
fered more or less from the gale. The Boston
boat did not run either way, and the steamer
Chase, which should have left her berth at
o'clock Saturday afternoon did not leave for
Halifax until yesterday at ten o'clock. There
was quite commotion in the dock west of
Long wharf. The schooner Sea Witch of New
buryport, which was lying at the foot of the
wharf broke loose and run up into the dock.
The bowsprit went through the shook shed of
George S. Hunt & Co., doing considerable dam
age. She then struck the brig Isa damaging
crossed the dock, striking government schoon-
er with her bowsprit and the schooner Hattie
Ross, Capt. Durgan, with her boom. In this
condition she remained for some time, chatting
the stern Of the Hattie Ross badly. About
daylight Capt. Ross hauled the Sea Witch be-
side his vessel and made her fast After all
her travel she was scarcely injured in the least.
There was no one on board of her and if Capt.
Durgan had not secured her probably much
more damage would have resulted. Further up
the same dock lighthouse tender broke loose
and went where she pleased for several hours
She thumped against the sea.wall and knocked
her smoke stack over, besides breaking all the
windows in the house. She also struck the bow
of the schooner City of Ellsworth. but did not
do any particular damage.
The schooner Alice Norwood of Gloucester
dragged her anchor off Grand Trunk wharve,
and run into the wharf breaking her bowsprit
short off and doing other slight damage.
The schooner Ida May, from Bangor to
Lynn, with lumber, put in here for shelter and
anchored between the Great Eastern and the
Grand Trunk wharves. Some time in the
night she parted both of her chains and went
onto the rocks and against the wharves. Her
port bow was broken in and her stern carried
away to the waters edge. The tugs Tiger and
George Fobes towed her into the Deake's dock
for repairs She was damaged to the extent of
$500 besides the loss of both anchors and
chains.
The schooner Henry Clay, from Franklin to
Salem, loaded with bark, parted her chains
and went onto the rocks near the Grand Trunk
wharf Her boat was stove up and it is feared
that her bottom is injured. She was lowed to
Widgery's wharf by the tugs Tiger and George
Fobes. She will be examined this morning
and repaired if necessary.
The sloop Active, was active indeed. She
broke loose and came near running down the
schooner Carrie from Biddeford. The latter
lost her jibboom and had her stern stove very
badly. Her bowsprit was caught behind
pile and it was not released until the pile was
cut off. The sloop also struck one or two other
small crafts in the dock east of Union wharf.
The porgy steamer J. W. French in the same
dock broke away and chafed against tie sea-
wall.
The three-masted schooner A. f. Whitney
was badly chafed at the end of Union wharf
owing to the heavy undertow. The yacht
Frolic lost her bowsprit in the gale.
The schooners Elijah and Eagle of Harps-
we'll were in Custom House dock, each with
big haul of fish. The current run very strong
and they were both grounded at low water.
The:schooner Elnora of this port and the
Venilia of Swampscot were lying on the east
side of Long wharf, and were both more CT less
injured by the storm.
The tug Uncle Sam broke loose:and ran foul
of the steamer Tourist injuring the latter to
quite an extent.
A number of vessels anchored in the upper
part of the harbor dragged their anchors, but
none of them were injured.
OTHER ACCIDENTS.
1t would require large space to give list
of all the signs blown down, and the awnings
torn by the storm. The large sign of H. M.
Payson & Co on Exchange street was blown
down and the awning of Geo. W. Rich & Co.,
on the corner of Exchange and Fore streets
was torn down.
One of the street gas lamps on the corner of
Congress ard Chestnut streets was demolished
early in the night
In some way large pane of glass was brok-
en- in the office of j. 7. Reynolds in Cahoon
block.
ALL SAINTS DAY.-The following programme
of music will be performed to-day at the Cath