The Portland daily press., 1877-10-06
MARINE DISASTERS.
A sfonington Steamer Ashore-Hlafne Yes
sells w rocked.

New YORK, Oct. 5.-Steamer Massachusetts.
of the Providence line, went ashore during the
gale last night at Horizons Point, near Green
port, l.. l. She is full of water. She is 400 feet
off shore, but everybody on board is safe, and
all are being landed safely.
GREENPoRT, Oct 5 The steamer Massachu-
sets, of the Stonington line, grounded on
Rocky Point, five miles east of Hoiton's Point,
at midnight last night. The vessel lies in
twelve feet of water and is badly strained. The
passengers are being transferred by life boats to
Greenport. They will reach Stonington this
evening
Tha surf is rolling from six to eight feet
high. The cause of going ashore was loss of
reckoning in the storm. The opinion Is that
she will go to pieces Much of her cargo, con-
sstng of bales of cotton, oil in barrels and
tighten her.
The MASSACHUSETTS, cost about $75O,OOO, and
was launched about year ago. Her comman-
der, Capt. Jones, is one of the Oldest and most
experienced on the Sound Her freight is.
strewn along the beach. There were 75 lady
passengers on board, who behaved bravely
throughout.
The fishermen of Greenport and East Marion
did good service with their saarpies, landing
the passengers. There were 200 passengers in
ALL All were safely ashore at one o'clock, and
will most of them return to New York by the
Long Island railroad. The boat is fast on the
rocks and is badly broken. She is full of water
up to the main deck
1t is stated that the piston rod of the Massa-
chusetts broke and stove hole in her bottom,
and Captain Jones ran her ashore to save her
from sinking in deep water.
Steamer Frances arrived at Stonipeton at
midnight, from Greenport, with steamer Mas
sachusetts passengers, about 200 in Number.
They will take the regular train for Providence
and Boston. The Journal has special des-
patch from StonDgton, dated this morning.
saying steamer Frances Just arrived with about
100 passengers from steamer MASSACHUSETTS,
The passengers left the wreck about o'clock.
At that hour the Massachusetts was hard on
rock just off the village of East Marion, on
Lang Island. The water was nearly up to the
main deck, and in the opinion of the passen-
gers, the boat must go to pieces.
Capt Waldrop, who went out on the Frances
however, thinks that the boat may not be dam
aged as much as is supposed and that she will
be got off in a day or two. No lives lost DOR
any of the passengers injured. Some of the
passengers went to New York from Greenpoint.
Inc rest are here and will come to Providence
on steamboat train None of the officers of the
Massachusetts, came on the Frances, SO that no
ofhclal account of the accident can be obtained
Inc passengers, however, agree pretty well
upon the following story =
Ine M Massachusetts, left New York at o'clock
THURSDAY afternoon with about $50 passengers
on board aud large cargo of freight The day
had been stormy, and the violence of the storm
Increased as the boat went gdown the Sound
by IL O'CLOCK terrible gale was blowing, and
it is reported that the captain said he had lost
his lights. The fog was so thick that nothing
could be seer, and the whistle was blowing in
cessantly. About IL 30 the passengers report
that the engines were stopped for a few min
utes, then the boat went ahead slowly for a few
minute. and then stopped again. In half
minute more there was terrible crash quickly