The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-14
SATURDAYS GALE.
Damages frOm the Storm.
A Large List OF TEaIne Vessels
Injured.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
The Storm at Vineyard Haven.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Oct Is There was the
most severe gale from the northeast to north
yesterday in fifteen years. There was more
damage to shipping than ever before occurred
in this harbor in gale. The schooner P. T.
Willets, of Tuckahoe, n j., Willets, Delaware
City for GrOveland, Mass, with cargo of coal,
dragged both anchors and kedge aud struck her
bottom heavily, shipped chains and went
ashore. Went through Norris wharf, destroy
ing part of the same.
The schooner Reward, Holder, and from st.
John, N. B for Vineyard Haven for orders,
and ordered to New Haven with cargo OF lum-
Der, dragged anchors. struck her bottom heavi-
ly, slipped one chain and kedge, and went
ashore short distance south of Norris wharf.
Sch James Watson, of and from Philadel
phia for Lynn with cargo of coal, dragged her
anchors, struck her bottom heavily, slipped one
chain and kedge, went ashore near the Howard
Holder, carried away her jibboom by contact
with her. The Watson is badly ashore and is
full of water.
The schooner Frances Coffin dragged afoul of
schooner r fl. Shannon OF Philadelphia, CAL
houD, from Milville, N. j., for Boston, with
cargo OF glass sand. The Shannon then parted
one chain and dragged ashore on the canal fiat,
where she lies full of water.
The schooner VIM. Penn, of aud from st
George Tor New York, with cargo of stone,
dragged ashore on the canal fiat and bilged
The schooner Moss Hill of Ellsworth, Bow
den, FROM Port johnson for Boston with Cargo
u
schooner Mountain Laurel. She struck bottom
south of the canal fat and filled with water,
losing her jib and boat.
Schooner Mountain Laurel of Ellsworth, Nc
Farrell, from Port johnson for Salem with
cargo of COAL dragged her anchors and foulec
the schooner Hudson of Calais, slipped as soon
as she struck bottom, and lost her BOAT and had
her stem stove in and is foil of water.
The schooner Fioreace Newell, of and from
Philadelphia for Plymouth with cargo of coal,
l~1klx @k~.s
manageable owing to the fearful sea, struck
and dIsmasted the schooner Abigail Haines and
schooner q. Terry of New York, and went
ashore near the head of the harbor. She has
two feet Of water In the hold, lost her jibpooIn,
foretopmast and davis. Her boat is stove and
the head and quarter rails gone and the vessel
is otherwise damaged
Schooner Starli yht, of EAstport, from Phila-
delphia for Boston with cargo of coal, had her
matches washed off at anchor.
The schooner Marsh Hall dragged under hel
bow when the Starlight slipped her chains, aud
went ashore south of mol fat and blged
Schooner Northern Home, from New York
ct and for Windsor, N. S =, part of cargo foul
and grain, parted one ch4in. slipped the other
asd went ashore on east side of the harbor
south of Norris wharf She is tight.
Schooner George Walker, of MAchias, from
Phladelp hia for Portland with cargo of coal,
dragged ashore on canal fl ats and is full OF
water. 1t is also considerably damaged By col
lision.
schooner Monticello, of and from Rockland
for New York With cargo of ine, dragged
ashore canal flats. Vessel is very tight
The schooner Frances Ellen, of Hampden,
Me, from EhzAbetbport for R0xbury with car
go of coal. partet both chains aud went ashore
north of Railway wharf, and is full of water.
Schooner Timothy Field. Leland, from
cargo of coal, dragged ashore on the east side
near the head of the harbor, has six feet Of
water 10 her hold, and lost her ib
The schooner Telegraph of Thomaston, Ste
vens. New York for Portsmouth with cargo
of iron, dragged ashore aud lies near the
schooner Timothy Field, with bowsprt gone
and other damage, and is full of water.
Schooner Albert Devereaux, Haskell, Bilti-
more. of and for Boston. struck her bottom
heavily near Norris wharf and is leaking bad
~. Extra men to pump her have been put on
board.
Schooner Rival of Bath, Me-, Fletcher Phil
adelphia for Boston with a cargo of bricks
dragged afOul of the marine railway and sprung
slight leak. She will be f1oated easily.
Schooner Island Bell, Small, fr,m New York
of and for Eastport in ballast, dragged her an
chors and went ashore north Of Railway
wharf.
Schooner Ligure, Thurstop, from New Bed.
ford. of and for fremont Me-, in ballast, drag
ged her anchor across the marine railway. She
will be got off easily with slight damage.
Schooner Free Wind of Portsmouth, n H.,
Frisbee, from Weehawken for Daxbury with a
load of coal, dragged ashore inside and along.
side of schooner Mars Hill. She is chafed con-
siderably but remains tight.
Schooner Antoinette, McAcker. of Eigar-
town, parted from her moorings and wen
ashore near Lagoon bridge Her condition is
unknown.
Schooner Francis Coffin of Machias, Bitson
Hoboken for Boston with cargo of coal, drag
ged afoul of schooner R. 81. Shannon, was cut
hall no No ado md 81
three fathams of water. In landing on the
beach the boat was cApsized and Charles b.
Carver,a steward of the Coum bia, was drowned
in the surf He was "a years old and leaves a
wife.
Schooner Grace Cushing, Mosher, Perth Am.
boy, Of. and for Portland, was fouled by sch.
Geo. Walker, lost her jlbboom aad bowsprit,
several stanchions. started water ways and was
badly Injured on the ssarboard side nearly the
whole length of the vessel aud lost boat,
Schooner Albert a. Waite, York, Richmond
Va, Tor Boston, was also fonled bg schooner
GEO. Walker and lost her spanker boom, one
davit and bad her starboard quarter and stern
stove consider, bly,.
Schooner B. q. Terry of New York. Harris,
Va, Tor Boston with cargo of coal was struck
by Schooner Florence Novel; aud dism a,ted
dong some 1olury to her hull by falling spars
1t is slight
Schooner Abigail Hayes of Ellsworth, MAJ
rail-, from Perth Amboy for Portland with a
cargo OF coal, was dIsmasted by the schoune
Florence Newell, but was not damaged mate
rally in the hull
Fhe shores of the harbor are strewn with
boats al d wreckage of all kinds Several boats
o'lohgiog to this place were DESTROYED
One schooner is sunk in the cnanbel about
h4'f way between CaDe Pogere and the Cross
Il hghtship Nothing is known of the crew.
schooner has gone to pieces on Hawes' OF
Norton's Shoal, and the crew are probably
lost.
A schooner is at anchor south Of Hawes'
SbOal dismasted