The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-12

be hoated till 1t struck the fire in furnaces when
it caught fire and the flames spread to the stills
and filling the house, thence to large tanks.
Loss $4,000.
The schooners Annie Lee of Jonesboro, Eve.
Ign of Machias. ard Oriel of Ellsworth, were
in collision in Vinalhaven during the gale. The
Annie Lee lest her jibboom and head gear,
broke the head rail, started the foreoastle deck,
SC. The Evelyn parted one chain, lost head
gear and met with considerable other damage
The Oriel lost her boat.
Over 175 vessels sought shelter at Bddeford
Pool, many dragging anchors and chatting. At
noon an unknown schooner of about forty tons,
loaded with salt and fish barrels. went ashore
on Philips rock, between Woods Islard and
the Pool, and will be total wreck.
Schooner Brunette CT Searsport, arrived at
New York Friday. She reports loss of head
gear and jibs during the gale, and that G. Fl.
Hadley, seaman of Noank, Ct, was washed
overheard and lost.
The following is list of the vessels sunk, as
far as known: Schooners Babel 81. Irons, Mary
E Smith, Bessie Morris, Jessie Wilson, NJ. A.
McGhan and John E. Myers all of Philadel-
phia, and William. G. Dearborn Of Somers
Point. In the roads the heavy shipping Jared
badly. The Italian bark Frienz c. of Genoa,
from Philadelphia for London, was driven on
Cape Henlopen. and the brig Matilda, lumber
laden, for Philadelphia, was totally destroyed.
Schooner Rookie E. Yates of Damariscotta,
was stranded on the beach inside the harbor,
and the brig Jeremiah of Searsport, Me-, lost
her foremost. Many other vessels were DAM
aged more of less by collisions, &c.
In New York and Baltimore considerable
damage was done, and trains were delayed but
the losses are not heavy.
During the storm the three-masted schooner
Armstrong of Providence, r l., struck on
bar opposite West Hampton, Long Island. The
sea made complete breach over the vessel and
the crew, seven in number, took to the rigging.
The wreck was discovered at daylight, and the
crew of the life saving station No. Is, under
Capt. Jessup, went to her assistance. After
failing to throw line to the schooner by the
mortar-the distance being too great--a life
boat was launched, and in spite of the heavy
surf, reached the wreck and brought the men
safely to the shore. They would certainly have
persisted but for the gallant conduct of Capt.
Jessup and his men. The schooner, with her
cargo of coal, is a total loss. She was new. and
valued at $4,000; no insurance.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Col. Henry r. Sibley. prominent citizen of
Charlestown, and ex-Commander G. A. r. of
Massachusetts,, was arrested Saturday, charged
with forging endorsements on two promissory
notes, which he had discounted at the Cont
mental National Bank. He acknowledged the
crime, but claimed that the forgeries would not
exceed $4,000, and had been made to tide over
financial endorsements
Put into Norfolk Saturday, in distressed
condition, brig Pedro from Porto Rico for
Portland. She had lost her foremost, all her
Spas, jibboom and bowsprit
Mr.. Foster, assistant treasurer of the Grand
Trunk Railway, has absconded. The amount
of his defalcation is not yet known. 1t is be-
lieved that Foster has drawn heavily and mis-.
appropriated money belonging to the employees
superannuation fund, of which he had charge.
He issued money orders when claims were
made on this fund and in many cases the re-
ceivers could not write their own names. 1t is
also charged that he cashed bogus checks and
appropriated money from the International
Bridge.
The rascalities of Gilman, the forger of insur-
ance scrip, &C., multiply rapidly. He swindled
aIConnecticut lady out of $4,000, and another
lady, who requested him to register some gov
eminent bonds for her, has never seen them
SINCE Nothing is yet known of his where
abouts.
Congressman Smalls was brought to Column
bia, S. c., Saturday under arrest by order of
the investigating committee, for accepting
brides as membsr of the South Carolina SEN
ate He was released on bail in $4,000 Elk
Treasurer Cardoza is still in Jail and there has
been no attempt at habeas corpus.
The insurance agency of Alliger Brothers of
New York are discovered in default to a large
amount with companies represented by the
firm. The principal portion of the deficiency,
however, is in the agency's accounts with the
Commercial Union Insurance Company of
London, The amount of the deficit is placed
at 100000 Alliger is in London and two
London directors have tiken possession of the
agency here. AT the time be started for Eu-
rope the companies represented by him and
Mr.. Shoemaker were the Commercial Union of
London, Glen Falls of Glen Falls, N. Y. Mer-
chants of Providence, r. l., and the Faneul
Hall and Shawmut of Boston.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of
j. @. Duncan, manager of the Pioneer Bank,
San Francisco, which suspended Monday, with
liabilities of $2,000,00O. The principal stock
holder in the Safe Deposit Co. and Benz. G.
Lewarne, secretary of the Deposit Company, is
charged with an over issue Of stock of the De
posit Company. The amount of over issue is
not yet ascertained, but is known to be large
The over issue was manipulated by Lewarne,
while Duncan hypothetical the stock. De-
posits in the vault of the company are all right.
Neither Duncan nor Lewarne has been seen
since Saturday.
There is terrible destitution and suffering ar
Fernandina. Money and provisions are run
ming low and the Mayor has issued an appeal
to the Mayors of Northern cities concluding as
follows: "We cry for help, and cry for it now,
in the name of our smitten community, in the
name of the brotherhood of hum anity, in the
name of that God who hath touched us with
woeful Judgment. We implore you to give us
help
A destructive fire at Hunters Point, N. Y,
Saturday burned lumber to the value of $780,
600.
Rev. David Hulse, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church In Freehole, N. j., was
gored to death Wednesday by a steer.
A man was found dead on the Essex rail-
road track near Boston Saturday, with ball
through his head. He has been identified as
Nathan Gross. No pistol has been found, and
he is said never to have had one. Opinion is
divided whether it is suicide or murder and
police and detectives are thoroughly invest
eating the matter.
j. W. Hamburg's cabinet factory was
bnrned in New York Saturday morning. Loss
100000. One hundred and fifty workmen are
thrown out of employment.
Peter Danfield and John Lotshaw, two VIC
Tins of the Pickering Valley railroad disaster,
died of their injuries Saturday. These deaths
bring the number up to eleven.
BRIEF MENTION.
Gen. Miles had sharp fight with the H.
dams near Snake Creek last waek, defeating
them but losing twenty men.--At meeting
of the miners employed by the Susquehanna
company at Nanticoke, Pa, Monday, the men
by unanimous vote decided to resume work.