The Portland daily press., 1876-03-23
REJECTS OF THE GALE.
Damage to Shipping, and Property in
General.

General.
Anumber of vessels arrived yesterday ard
gave thrilling accounts of their adventures DUR
ing the gale. The fishing schooner Frank
Skillings which arrived at Commercial wharf
early in the forenoon, suffered severely from
the storm. The skipper gives graphic ac-
count of the affair." The schooner was return
ing from fishing cruise Monday, and seeing
the storm coming on run for the Cape Lights
About II o'clock the snow began to fall fast
and the lights, which had just become visible,
| were hidden. The captain could not see sim
| gle object and he was obliged to run for luck.
They kept their course in the direction of the
Cape as long as they dared to and then brought
| the vessel about and started out seward. The
| wind was blowing and the snow was flying and
| the vessel was able to make but little progress
with two reefs in the mainsail About one
o'clock Tuesday morning she shipped heavy
| sea and lost q whole deck load OF fish. The
wind increased in violence and it was found
| necessary to take another reef il the sail. In
this condition the crew worked against the
wind and tide until o'clock Tuesday after
| noon when they reached the Isles of Shoals,
when the wind abated ard the vessel came to
an anchor. Yesterday morning she got on sail
and returned to this harbor. The crew report
the sea as high yesterday as on Tuesday Capt.
Oliver says he never saw the sea higher than
it was at Portland Light yesterday.
The Allan steamer Polynesian, which ar
rived here yesterday morning, encountered the
gale at II o'clock Monday night off Seguin
Light. 1t was expected to enter the harbor
but the appearance Of the weather warned the
captain that good sea room was desirable. Ac-
cordingly he put directly out to.sea. until yes
terday morning, when he again steered for the
harbor. The pilot boarded her at five o'clock
and she arrived here at seven.
The steamer Chase, from Halifax, encoun
tered the storm near Monhegan, and all day
Tuesday kept out to sea. In this way the
steamer did not suffer from the storm and ar
rived here yesterday morning in safety.
The Addie Hale, which arrived yesterday
with molasses. has been about two weeks in
coming from Delaware Breakwater. She met
the storm about 100 miles out, but managed to
reach Richmonds Island Tuesday night, where
she laid until morning. On arriving here the
captain reported brig disabled off Boon Is
land. An attempt was made to get the cutter
Dallas to go to her assistance, but her captain
refused as it was too thick outside. After it
cleared up the cutter went out but returned
saying no vessel was to be seen. Soon after
the Express, Capt. Oliver, went out and found
the brig Mary A. Chase, flying flag of dis
tress. She was loaded with molasses from
Cuba, and had suffered severely from the
gale.
She encountered the storm in Boston Bay
and was blown east When off Boon Island
the sea carried away her rudder irons, which
about made it impossible to steer her at all.
The main sail was split and the staysail blown
away.
The schooner Neponset, Capt. Purvese, from
Virginia to Boston with oysters, took the gale
at Thatcher's Island, near Boston harbor, and
was blown east to point Oh the Cape. Her
bowsprit was carried away, one boat lest, and
jib and staysail carried away. She put in here
for repairs.
The fishing schooner Octavia A Dow, aH-
chored at Cumberland, parted her chain Tues
day morning and went ashore. She lost part
of her shoe and was otherwise Injured, but not
to great extent
The barkeEtine Hattie S. jackson still re-
mains where she was Tuesday afternoon. She
was examined yesterday AID it is thought she
can be got off and repaired. The frame is still
solid and she is but little if any strained. Work
will be commenced on her at once Where she
now lies she is :not disturbed by ordinary tides
and it will be necessary to put ways under her
to get her off the rocks.
Schooner Kosciusko, Capt. Kellar, from
Thomaston for Boston, parted her chains dur
ing the gale and came near doing considerable
damage. She was run on the mud between
Long and Central wharves.
The Matte B. Russell, mentioned yesterday,
has bilged in Vineyard Haven, and will, it is
thought, be total loss. She was five years
old, of 1873 tons burden, and was valued at
$4,000, and was insured.
Two chimneys we've blown down by the gale
on the West school house, breaking off SO close
to the roof that it was necessary to suspend
school yesterday.
The yacht Nellie dragged ashore at the Cape
and lost her bowsprit.
The tin roofing on the store of Deering,
Milliken & Co. was torn off again by the gale
Tuesday.
Capt Clapp's water boat burst her sail and
carried away her rudder in the lower harhor
yesterday afternoon. The wind took her and
she drifted rapidly towards the sea, notwith-
| standing the efforts of the captain to prevent
her doing o,but as he had no rudder his efforts
| did not avail but little. Capt Griffin, of
the tug Warran, discovered the disaster and
fastened to rescue him. But for this timely
| assistance the boat and her skipper would have
been on the broad Atlantic in a short time.
The Wing road, on the Concord & Montreal
between the Fabyan House and Whitefield, was
blocked with snow by the storm, and the trains
on the Ogdensburg are unable to make their
connections. The train due here at six o'clock
last night did not get through owing to this OBJ
struction. The trains over the other roads were
nearly all on time yesterday and the tracks are
reported in good condition.
The Light Infantry Reception.