New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-12
HEAVY STORMS.
TIE NEW-ENGLAND COAST.
DESTRUCTIVE GALES ~ MAINE-A STEAMER WRECKED
AND OTHER VESSELS DAMAGFD-FENCES AND
CHIMNEYs DEMOLISHED.

DESTRUCTIVE GALES ~ MAINE-A rEAyER WRECKED
AND OTHER VESSELS DAM,GrD-FENCES AND
CHIMNEYs DEMOLISHED
ROCKLAND, Me-, Jan. 1.-The. heaviest
northeast gale ever known here prevailed last night,
doing great Of damage. Tho steamer Ulysses,
OF tho Rockaud. Nj Desert and Sullivan Line. broke
from her mooriugs ana the rocks at the South
Marine Railway wharf, where She broke NJ. The
loss Is $50 900. The bark viii W. Case also
broke from moorngs and went ashore ~ the head OF
the bay. splitting her keel starring pllnk breaking tim
beers and carrying away main topgallintmast. damae-
ing her 10 the extent OF several thousand dollars. The
breaking OF pile, which haw,crs made fast the
Of these dis isiers. General Iils0ns bpOp Island
Erlls wreck 4 Dy driftu into Commercial hIri,
which WA. badly damaged The schooner Mansfield ran
into the schooner Farand, aud both were somewhat
damaged. Tho sch1uncrs Planet aud Owe Avery DOth
went ashore iut arr. Itilc damaged The schooner Biliow
df.,d against Tie -cHO0ncr j. T. Wells, breaking the
latter's tIirrail Many buildings IN this place were
unrOOfcd.
Bo.rox Mas. Jan. ll.-Furthcr reports from Maine
detail disasters shipping and damage to property from
the gale last night which Is Described tie sevcrest
that has occurred Tor years. At Camden trees and
fences were FRUSTRATED. barns blown down and houses
uuroo:,d. The damage in the village exceeds $4,000.
At Passport forty Chmneys were blown down. aud
cral small fishing vessels loaded with frozen horriugs
pieces. aud are total loss Tue schooner Night
iuraln IL gshnr IA Hr""d '"'' aud iull ~ w"tor At
O1iown the st,rpo OF tIc Baptist Church was blown
down Two teAoohtfs' names uhhuoWn' pnt mo sea-
halbor and went ashore on NoriOns Island. Several
~ EOcknnd the outer Cui Of Tie SOurth Marine Rail
way wharf. although heavily bnllastei. WIS forced
hltr,H fc-t out OF position. Al stockton, the schOu ncr
Caroline kicscier 81 Buck port. with oi
etc. dragged thura In Fort Point Cove. icd, aud Is
supposed 10 b. blgcd. The crew were saved.
Thr STORM Al MiRIHis VINEYARD.
VINEYARD HAYES. Mass. Jan. 1.-The gale last night
wa unusuliiy severe III tins vicinity. The schooner
Fred Gray from Ezbrhpoft TOR Ipswich. with coal,
f,ulcd with the schooner Jcs,e williamson IT,. from
South Amhoy ior Boston. with coal, and both vessels
wcat ashore on the Yves, side OF the hnrbIr sustaining
severe damage. They Will have to be lghtcrcd.
Tho scho,ncrs Ellen Morrison, from Port
Inl n.on for Eo-tou. with coal. AMI Clara W Elwcll,
fuulci aud vcat ashore ~ the head Of the hirbor,
losing anchors ana sustaining considerable dam
ac.. The schooner Gentle, Of Rockani drag
cd a,lorc aud Will have 10 discharge 10 get
oH. ulc wrochug schO"Bcrs Juliajh and SUPP ~
parted Their anchors ana went ashore without
Iuaurial damage The sclooucrsIinS Dove Milwaukee.
Commodore kcarncy. Forest H. nnd George l. Pierce,
also the wIcchiug schooner Eliza Jane. and an unknI
sclooncr. suffered considerable damage b. IOu..uS
4 STEAMER ASHORE.
N.w- E:DroID, Ma-'., Jaa. II, 1S79-A screw
steamer name unknown, abolt 200 tons burden. i,
ashore om the Sow and Pys. The steamer Dantce sailed
tins afternoon 90 her assistance.