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



| ably that when the wind was at its heighth it
was blowing at the rate of nearly sixty miles
| an hour.
AS to the rain, from the time it commenced
Wednesday afternoon until yesterday noon
| about 80 inches fell.
Most of the streets in the city were injured
more or less, owing to this heavy fall of rain
which fell so fast. 1t is estimated that 1t will
require more than $1,000 to put them in as good
condition as they were previous to the Storm
Some large trees that had stood thu blasts of
good many gales gave way before the fury of
the wind and fell to rise no more. Awnings
stood but little chauce before the wild wind,
and signs had to be pretty strongly fastened to
stand their ground. A small unoccupied house
on Mupjoy Hill was damaged considerably by
part of one side being blown in.
The fire alarm telegraph was blown down at
the West End.
There was tremendous sea agoing and tho
waves were very powerful, causing much dam
age to be done to some of the crafts LAYING in
their wake.
The yachts Willie, Capt. Stanwood, aud
Minnie, Capt Waite, broke from their moor
ings, the former at the Grand Trunk wharf,
and the latter near Portl and bridge. The for.
mer was considerably injured. The latter was
rescued by some seamen from the steamer
Lewiston who went out in boat.
There were two schooners off the Cane,
that had terrible experience-.he MARY" of
Jonesport, Me-, Capt. Nickersop, aud the
"Saladin" of Windsor. N S., Capt. Crosscup.
The "Mary" is vessel of 121 tons burden, six
years old and worth about $4,000. She was
bound from Hillsboro'; N. B., to Newark, N.
j.. with cargo of plaster-which was not
very valuable. The crew consisted of four men
besides the captain. She encountered the
storm about fge o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
she then being about ten miles from Cape Eliz-
abeth. At about quarter to six she made
Portland Head Light. The gale was Increasing
and the weather set in very thick. Unfortu-
nately the captains compass was incorrect, it
deceiving him by appearing to bear west by
north when it did not. TIE wind had then in-
creased to bowling hurricane and drove the
vessel with amazing fury directly upon the
rocks of Ram Island. small uninhabited is.
land just east of Bangs or Cushings Island.
By great effort the captain and crew managed
to Chamber on to the jibbeom to which they LASH
ed themselves. For four hours, from eight
o'clock until midnight, they remained on the
boom the great waves part of the time sweep
ing over them, the wind kissing and bowling
and testing the strength of their lashing most
thoroughly.
At midnight the tide had gone down to low
water, and at the risk Of their lives the crew
attempted to get over the rocks on to the island.
This was accomplished slowly and with great
difficulty, but by watching their chance they
were successful. After they reached the shore
they found a smalihut which had been occu-
pied the past summer where, fortunately they
discovered some wood and an old match, with
which they made fire. Here they spent the
remainder of the night. In the morning they
were discovered in their perilous situation from
Portland Head Light, and Captains Henry E.
Willard and Morris Cobb of Cape Elizabeth,
were notified of it, whereupon they immedi
ly went out 10 dory aud rescued the captain
and one of the crew, the others declining to get
in, considering themselves safer where they
were, it being very rough at the time, and Cap.
tain A. s. Oliver being notified, the steamer
Express went out in the afternoon and took the
remaining three off,
The crew saved most of their clothing in a
damaged condition, by boarding the vessel
at low water yesterday afternoon. The vessel
lays in bad condition and the work of strip
ping her will be begun today.
The crew ara at Capt. Wizards house atthe
Cape, where they will remain until the vessel
is stripped
The ''Saladin'' is vessel of about 100 tons
burden. She is quite an old schooner, worth
perhaps 50. 500 to $4,000. She was bound from
Granville, N. S.'to this port loaded with seventy
cords of wood, consigned to A. D. Whidden.
About seven o'clock Wednesday evening, she
having lost her sails, thus leaving her at the
mercy of the gale, she struck on Cape Eliza
beth, near Smonton's Cove, where she has al
ready partially and undoubtedly will altogether
go to pieces. The wreck was first discovered
by soldiers from Fort Preble, who notified
Capt. Willard, the same hardy mariner who
rescued the crew of the "Mary."
At 9 p. m. he with another man, went out in
a dory in the teeth of the violent gale and took
off the crew, consisting of five men besides the
captain. They dropped into the dory as best
they could, and, although narrowly escaping
swamping several times, Capt. Willard did not
desist until he had saved all, landing them at
the Fort where they were we'll cared for.
The crew save their clothing in damaged
condition. The cargo will be saved The YES
sci has been partially stripped and will be fin
ished tomorrow. The crew are stopping at the
Cape.
The steamer City of Richmopd, Can't.
Kilby, which left Bangor Wednesday morn.
ing put into Boothbay Harbor at O'Clock in
the afternoon where she remained until noon
yesterday when she left for this city, safely
arriving here at a quarter past three in the
afternoon.
Capt. Kilby says that the whole passage
was about as rough one as he ever had
and that it was SO rough at Boothbay it was
just as much as they could do to hold their
anchorage with both anchors.
As far as we learn the storm did no
serious damage ON the railroads running into
the city.
Yesterday afternoon about five o'clock it
stopped raining aud probably the storm is
over
During the day large number of people
went over to the Portland Light to see the
breakers which were very high.