The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-25

damaged about $4,000.
Chapter of Marine Accidents.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Oct. 24-The schooner
which ran ashore on Hedge Fence yesterday,
was the james w. Drury.
The wreck of the Eta A. Stimson Of Maine,
grounded yesterday on the middle ground and
this morning drifted eastward past the harbor.
steamer has gone in pursuit
Bark Sarah of New Bedford is reported back
OF Vineyard and will probably land three.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The schooner William
McCo6b, ashore at City Island, will be stripped
and sold.
l. Sanford of Taunton, a sailor, was washed
overheard yesterday from the schooner s.
Washburn, and drowned. The vessel arrived
here today from Taunton.
WLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Oct 24.-The city is
inundated by rain. The principal streets are
all Dadly hooded, and the Philadelphia & Erie
Railroad is under water at several points, The
DAMAGE IS S3O, 1000 Reports from East Lancas-
ter, West Chester and Reading all tell the
same story. and it seems that the country sur
rounding Philadelphia suffered almost as
heavily as the city itself.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. "a. - Schooner Joseph
Fish of Thomaston, me-, which has been
ashore for several days on Catumb reef foated
off in the gale yesterday and drifted out to sea
ABsECoN, N. j., Oct. 24.-Another schooner
IS reported as going ashore on North Point,
Peck's beach, during the storm Wednesday
morning. There is no signs of the crew.
Wreck Master Townsend is at the schooner re.
ported ashore yesterday. The name has not
been ascertained. Two bodies have been
washed ashore.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25,-At Point Breeze
vessels driven by the storm yesterday are now
safely moored.
Ship Home, which had completed loading
her cargo of about 5000 barrels of petroleum,
had her bowsprit carried away and is leaking
badly. The survey will today probably order
her discharged.
Ship Donald Mckay had after rail and shocks
carried away.
Banks Medford, Alice Ray and G. NJ. Bar
nard are badly chafed
The reported sinking of two briggs is proba-
bly, erroneous.
Tug w. G. Boulton is sunk aud badly brok-
en- in her upper works at Ready Island. Moth
ing has yet been heard from her crew.
Tag JOS McFadden was driven on the piles
at Newcastle and the piles are through her bot
tom up to her deck. Crew saved.
a three masted schooner, uame not reported,
| is on Five Fathom bank.
CAFE MAY, Oct 24-The lost schooner
proves to be the III. f. Potter, Fernandna for
New York, with lumber. Two of the crew
were lost. The rest were rescued from the rig
ging by the life saving service.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 24-Arrivals from down
the bay this morning bring few particulars of
disasters on the Chesapeake. Steamer Ex-
press, Capt Barker, which left Tuesday after
noon for Washington and landings on the Po-
tomac, foundered Tuesday night near North
| Point, St Mays county, short distance above
the mouth of the Potomac. Capt. Barker was
rescued from fragments of the boat BY pungy
and taken to Crlsfeld, and arrived here this
morning on the steamer Maggie. He reports
that some of the crew and passengers are prob.
| ably lost.
The Shirley, of the York river line, is ashore
| at Barren Island.
| Steamed Theodore Weems was towed into
| Crisfed, with loss of rudder and some joiner
| work, by steamer Tangier. The latter lost her
| anchor.
In regard to the loss of the Express Captain
Barker gives the following account: The Ex-
| press left Baltimore at o'clock Tuesday after
neon with freight and passengers for Washing
| ton and other points on the Potomac river.
About midnight the wind freshened and con-
tinued to increase in violence until o'clock
| when it blew gale from east to northeast.
| The steamer labored heavily and the waves
broke over the upper deck. About 430 her
| joiner work began to give way and efforts were
made to bead her for the shore, but the storm
| was so furious it was impossible to stand
against it and the rolling Of the boat prevented
| the engine from working fast enough to keep
| steering way. 1t then became evident that the
upper deck was giving way and it was deemed
| advisable to let go the an :hOrs aud bring her
head to the wind in hopes of her riding out the
| gale or at least until it shonld suoside. The
| effort was futile however as the cables parted
as soon as she preached TO and the steamer
went adrift, being no longer manageable.
Every means were employed to bring bel
under control but to no purpose. The Ex-
| press was now off Hooper's straits. A driving
| rain helped to beat down the sea which was
running at great height every wave washing
| the boat from steamer to stern. Shortly aftel
5 O'clock came terrific crash and the joiner
work started from the stanchions The
| passengers aud crew had hardly time tC
realize what had occurred before wave tore
the saloon deck like so much paperwork and
following billow swept it off to sea aud with
it all on board. Ali had secured life pre-
servers at the earliest period of gale. Sore Of
were washed away and broken mp. A moment
| after the upper deck had been carried away
the hull rolled over and sunk bottom upwards
Those of the passengers and crew that could
reach portions of the wrecg Chunk to them, but
the heavy sea washed them off again, and al
the break only about eight persons
could be seen. The Express had a crew OF
crew of twenty-one all told, and SO far as ii
known eight passengers IL is supposed that
fully twenty lives are lost.
BALTIMORE, O3t. 24.-The steamer Massa'
chusetts is ashore aud disabled at Drum Point
All on board are we'll. Steamer Louisa il
ashore on middle ground. Steamer Ida aul
20 schooaers are ashore near the Massachusetts
CAPE LOOKOUT, Oct. 81 Steamer FloEeres
Wsesherbe: New York for Las as came
!
! got off if the weather permits.
NORFOLK, Oct. "a - Steamer Evsrmsu
arrived this afternoon from Philadelphia with
her cargo damaged. One of the crew, Walter
Hill, was lost overheard during the storm.
New YORK, Oct. 4-Sssamer Providence
from Fall RIVER arrived at O'Clock this after.
noon. All well. She returns tonight.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The signal station al
Stonington, Conn, reports that schooner
Joseph Fitch, previously reported on reef, went
to pieces last night.
Signal station at Cape Henry reports that
American ship A. s. Davis of Searsport
Me-, Capt. Ira M. Ford, with grain and from
Callao for New York ran ashore at 2 a. M the
23d inst, 8 miles south of the station. Vessel
and cargo are total loss. The crew C onsisting
OF 10 men were all lost with one exception and
he is now at No, station. She was 1899 tons
! Her cargo was consigned to Hobson, Hurtala &
| 20. Nine bodies were washed ashore las,
night u miles south of the station. The life
saving crew will bury them. d ffereEt articles
and pieces of the wreck are constantly washed
! ashore. The crew or the life saving station No
! are on duty guarding the DEBRIS The body
OF a man supposed to be of the crew of the
Davis was washed ashore at 2 p m, and
turned over TO the life saving station
! Superintendent Kimball has sent Lieut. Shso-
maker of the revenue service to make full
| investigation Of the Davis disaster.
The schooner Magnolia, Elizabeth City to
Kitty Hawk, was wrecked on the 22i in
Albemarle sound. Lieut.. Buchanan of the
signal service who was passenger was saved
by flashing himself to the gunwale and sub
sequently swimming ashore. After the vessel
grounded the captain was washed owe rboard
and drowned.
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