The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-05
THE STORM ON THE COAST.
A steamer and Three schooners In Perii-0ns
Schooner sunk.

CHATHAM. Mass, Jan. i.-The vessel at
anchor OH the bar. with masts cut away. is tho
schooner Granite State Capt. Crocker OF Barns
table. from New York for Boston. A boat from
Station IL and other boats have boarded her this
morning and have taken Off tho crew The
vessel leaks some. and lost all her sails In a
sduall on Wednesday morning. She drifted
near the bar. but anchored and cut away her
masts In time TO prevent going ashore The
wind IA east; should II increase TO a gale the
vessel will probably founder or como ashore.
BosroS, Jan. 4.-Tho schooner Mary Ann of
Machias. from New York for Boston with coal,
slipped her anchor at Chatham. on the 81 inst.
and went ashore at Nantucket. She is leaking
slightly but will bc got on Her Captain reports
that he saw several sunken vessels during the
gale.
The British steamer A. Strong. Capt Brown.
from Boston for New York. still remains ashore
on Nashawena Island. The Captain went to
Woods Hole to got steam pump. without the
aid OF which It WINS found impossible 10 get her
ahoat. rs she was leaking badly; but no pump
could be obtained at Vineyard Sound Tho
steamer Monahansett has gone to her aid. and
az soon o. tho steam pump is on board an ut
tempt will loo made To get hgr of
=, The schooner Frederick Fish Of Boston Capt
DAVIS. coal laden. sank on HANDKERCHIEF ShOal
during gale on the night oi the ~ inst Tho
Nuptdln. HIS WIG anu Chlld ana the crew
escaped from the wreck in a bout aud landed at
Great Point, Nantucket. on the 81 inst. The
mate: brother Of tho Captain dlod from expo
sure while IN the boat after leaving tho wreck.
Tald9bqro, Me.. in 1865. and vas vas, owned ned by S;
The schooner tddie r Avery Of New Haven.
reported wrecked on South Truro Beach. went
ashore, opposite the Life Saving Station No. at
and striking on the outer bar the vessel went
10 pieces In lees than an hour All on board
:, NASTvC Krf. Jan. a:-Thc schooner Harriet
Fuller, cagt james +, Hodeion. from Ellzs
ihe east end q the island. The vessel viii prove
u total loss. The crew are saf".
Atwo;mastsd schooner was seen this morning
tive miles north Of Great Point at the eastern
Snr OF ,his ,send She Saas AMI ihe Nag at
The fat, of the crew l. unknown.
CAPE Henry. Jan 4;-rhe Italian bark Fran
from Cardiff for Baltimore ran ashore be,
tween =, csps 4, EepTy Ard LIE saving station
ten men landed, without any assistance from
shore. The Bollagamba is 4G7 tonnage and
was forty six days out from Cardiff The Cap
short time before midnight. After that time
the light was obecured by dense fog. The bark
exception OF part o. her rigging being Hown
away by the prevailing southeast gale. ,us yes
asS s"s q BE- saey
The vessel is entirely abandoned by the crew
who are provided for by the lighthouse people.
The crow came ashore in two surf boats belong
INK To the bark, and. while attempting to land
one OF them was swampcd. and the men were
picked up 10y the other boat.
PoRrsMoUTH. y. H.. Jan. 4-The United
States steamer Kearsarge went ashore on
Beacon Ledge In tins harbor. early this after
hawsel. while preparations were in progress
70 haul her alongside Of the wharf at the Navy
Yard. binding snowstorm. with strong
81 Da han
val Ing ut the time. The vessel struck on the
rocks stern first and all efforts to get her of
wreckers from this city. Newcastle and X cry
ara now running hawsers from the steamer 10
the yard. and i is hoped she will come of next
position.