The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-14
BURNING COTTON IN LIGHTsHIp.
shipping Badly Damaged by n Very severe
Gale on Newport, RI

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Oct l3.-Thc gale at New
port last nishi was uneommony furious overthrowine
trees fences. and chmneys AZ o'clock hi. morning
report made Collector Pratt that there light
on the Brentons Rect ghthip aud that men were ~.
parenuy throwing up signals ut distress II proved that
the rough that the lights could be kent
burning and the burned balls cotton at intervals
until the Sew York boat pa'sod in. cutter
this morning hut found no wrecks
ViNEYAEn HarKN Mass, oct 1a-The most severe gale
which has prevailed here for nnecn wears blew from
northeast north yesterday More damage done to
shipping i'll this harbor than before The schooners
T. wilis.'of rackshoc. J.: the Hazard Holter,of
II shannon Of rhilnicphia. and the WIN Penn Of and
he schooner. MARIA i from PORT Johnson and The
Mountain Laurel oi Ellsworth Ne. were sunk
sgh cham; & and GsG.T9g ;rgct r and
ds.nhs'cn the ~noontI % Ansai, hA{Ees Ana I.rry
d water her hold and has lost hbhocm iorcopnsst
sss S ss shoea Of s.,por 6aa
Iiam@ o. "' sew Yofs ,hc Geore wstcr nf Mneha
he iS MoSucs oi Rosssni the Franc. Frn o ia%n
Isssr.ph 3 rGo@q,ioa' ,he AssoT 6sysrGsgy Of Isia
lork the Iicure, rom Now Bedford; The FREE wind Of
Portsmouth, n u me AnioinSite \ Acker d klser-
more or less dainaged
oiea n AMI arlr. carver. s,ewerd of CoumSia No
drowned in the surf lie was "a years old and oavos
.enoonsT Grace G@;eins Of Portland wa, toa,cd sy
schooner Albert il Waite of Rchnond vas also iouled
by the George Walker and both damaged
The shores W the hArbor are strewh with boats and
wrecks of all kinds.
several boats belonging this place destroyed
one schooner Is sunk IN the channel about half way
between cape Rogers and Cross Rip IAshtshn Nothins
s known OF the crew.
schooner has gone to picccs on Hawcss Norton's
Shoal Thu crew were probably lost
schooner lies at anchor south OF Hawess Shoal dis
Three schooners are ashore at Edgariown. They are
the Hunter from New York Caroline Yonng OF Phlsdcl
mia and Rachel $ miller Of Camden. " j.
The steamer Ncreus. Haett New York for Boston.
rived herr tins afternoon with the II the schooner
Smith reuurt- that he anchored Nantucket ShOa
terday and dragged Horse shoe ShoA the
The tok to the rigging where they remained until
rescued by the keTeus nineteen hours later John Wood
Rocklani died ofeXposuro while lashcd IN the rglng
His body VIII be recovered tomorrow II tic weather Is
PHoviscrrowS Mass Oct l3-Capt Jones N the
schooner lizlie Jones o Gloucester IRON Bay ChRlcur
ng he tell in with the schooner alns capt Jas Woos
ter Franklin, OF and for Boston, twelve miles irom Cape
| Cod
| The Palos was dismasted nd ni Of water Three OF
her were rescued IN nm exhausted condition. The
fourth. Paul blAdcl n Franklin wasw washed overheard
and drowned the night previous
The chimney of the Catholic church blown down
| The dRmage Ia Masonic Hall Is estimated NJ 500
| IHuVINItfOWS. Mnss, oct ~ Tho storm
the occurred mere yesterday aud Hst night
Tho damage to shipping has been heavy! The following
vessels ashore ~ Long POnl The schooners NJ. l.
lnOtathoms oi cable. the Mnue Powers and queen uf
| the west both Of swans Island, tne latter lost two
anchors, Nctte hamhln, Exchange MnghAm, BlOomrr
OF penisport and soop Augustus b. of PrOvlncetown
| for CohAsset also. one coaster
At Wl"neet the steepc Of the Congregational Church
| was blown C1wn. The schooner Abbe frankfOrd sunk
at her anchorage IN the harbor, and several vesscs
drfted ashore AZ Brewster, schooneTs Kit Carson LIZ.
zie W Hannum OF Prgvincetown Carrie O. Crosslcy and
schooner is ashore at Yarmouth An unknown schooner
| Is ashore OF Long Point