The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-05
Details OF Disasters on the Massa-
chusetts Coast.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
British Steamer A. Strong Ashore and
Leaking Freely.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

Boston, Jan. !, ISIS
The storm has been unusually severe IN Ma ssachu-
sets Bay. II commenced showing heavily before
daybreak .his morning bat turned into rain IN the
evening. The most scEous disaster yet reported Is
the total loss OF the fishing schooner Powwow 0. Prov
incetown Captain Mathew Cation, wrecked on Truro
Beach. me captain and four OF the crew lost
their lives She had anchored, but parting her
chains about four A. u. she struck and llled. Tho
mariners lighted torch to attract attention from the
Shore but IL The burned Kero-
sens TO attract attention, and after twenty minutes
answering signal was seen. 1t was blowing very
hard at the time from the northeast the thick
with and the men were completely drenched.
rivE LIVES LOST.
Three scamen-John Silva, Charles Urben and Au-
gust Cora, all OF Provincetown-were soon after
washed overheard and drowned A boy named James
Downing, belonging in Boston, aged about sixteen,
was frozen 10 death on Tho wreck. Captain Cation
slartedo reach the shore aud on The second trial
drowned.
The remainder OF the crew. consisting oil ten men,
chung 10 the vessel and were rescued at ten O'Clock
this morning. They wero hauled shore by tho
station men with line mat was thrown oil 10 tho
vessel by ufe Of The mortar.
WRECK OF THE FREDERICK FISH.
The schooner Frederick Fish. OF Boston. Captain
Davis sank on the handkerchief Shoal on the night
OF the I'd nst The captain ana hts wife and child 10.
ge,her with the crew. left the wrcc1 and landed at
Great Point, Nantucket on the Sd
DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.
The mate, who was the captains brother, died from
exposure II me boat after leaving the vessel The
Was coai laden. The Fish $50 tons register
and owned by Mr Joseph Fish.
SCHOONER NARY ANN DAMAGED.
The schooner Mary Ann, OF Macnias, from New
YORK for Boston, with COAL snpped from her anchors
oil Chatham, In tho gale and put away Tor Nantucket.
On entering tho harbor she struck tho bar, beat
and to-day she was lying tho flats leaking
slightly. Sho will he got oil as soon AS the weather
permits Tho captain reports scoing several vessels
SCHOONER GRANITE STATE
Tho vessel reported IN yesterdays HERALD oil
Chatham Bar, with inastS cut away, tho schooner
Granite State, OF BarDstable Captain Crocker bound
IRON New York to Boston. A party Of from the
shore attached station II boarded her this NOR nt
and took Oh the crew. The vessel has sprung aieak.
morning, and drifod near the bars cut away Her
masts IN time to prevent her gong ashore.
STEAMER IN PERIL
The British steamer A. Strong Captain Brown re-
NAMED ashore to-day on Nashaw enao Island. On dts.
covering that tho vessel was leaking, Captain Brown
went 10 Woods Hole 10 obtain a steam pump TO iuat
her. In the meantime the steamer Monohuns sol has
been 10 the stranded. vessel ana viii attempt get
her of.
The disma5ied schooner which was at anchor of
Wood End. Provincetown, was taken III tow this morn
ing by tho s.eamtus Z. N. Winch and proceeded TO
Boston.
Highland Light Cape COD, this forenoon, all OF which
bore evidence OF the severity or the late storm,
tug lost many OF their sails. They inward
bound
SCHOONER HARRIET FULLER ASHORE
The schooner harriet Fuller, Of Portland, Captain
Hodgdon IRON Enzlbethport Tor Portland with a
cargo Of coal, parted ner cnsns of Capc Cod in the
gale OF the I'd inst aud went ashore tho beach
the east end OF Nantucket The vessel Is total loss
Tho crow were saved.
In Now Hampshire eight to twelve inches Of snow
Is reported.
In Maine cold weather Is reported, somo points the
Thermometer indicating twenty-five degrees below