The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-12
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THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
MANY VESSELS DRTvEN Ashore UP
AND down THE COAST
Capt. Thompson OF Port jefferson, Iona
leland. and hi. Crew Of Five Men Lost
Damage TO buildings In Maine sesports.

Island. and his Crew OF Five Men Lost
Damage TO Buiidings In Maine senports.
PORT JEFFERSON, Il. l., Jan. 11-News has
been received here OF the loss Of the schooner
commanded by Capt. ]. Thompson Of this placs
in the gale OF Wednesday night last on the
Eastern coast. The Captain and his crew Of
flvc men were all lost. and the vessel is q total
wreck.
VINEYARD HAVEN. Jan. 1.-THE gale Iass
night was unusually severe The schooner
Fred Gray foulcd with the schooner Jesse vii.
Hanson. Jr. and both vessels went ashore or
the west side Of the harbor. sustaining severe
damage. They will have to he lighterod This
schooners Ellen Morrison and Clara W. Elwel
fouled and went ashore at tho head OF tho har.
Dor. losing anchors and sustaining severe dam.
age. Tho schooner Gentle OF Rockland
dragged ashore. and will have to discharge 10
get of. Tho wrecking schooners Juniata and
Supply parted their anchors and went ashore
without material damage. The schooncrs Ring
Dove Milwaukee. Commodore Kearney Forest
OAK, and George A. Pierce, the wrocking
schooner Eliza Jane, and an unknown schooner
.DuxBunY Mass. Jan 1.-THE schooner Littls
hate OF Boston wont ashore on Rouses Hum-
PoRTsMoUTH.. n H.. Jan. 1.-THE following
vessels were driven ashore by the gale; Schoon-
Island; Blycrs, Bride and, Flying cloud Of this
port and Ida Nav Of Buckspori Mo near Fort
Point It is doubtful ii tho Paragon can be got
on. but the others will probably float at the next
tide. Several other vessels dragged their an
chN2rs, NrS; danI Narrowly c;7caping destruction.
tho steamer Old Colony did not arrive from Now
YORK until 10 o'clock this morning Tho Now
Poft& & &rrhained hore al night and started out ~
HocKLAND. Ne. Jan; 1.-THE heaviest north.
doing great amount of damage. The steanoi
Ulysses Of the Rockland Mount Desert and Sui.
nn lHan me, Iroke from ron er mo,1rings, and wont
wharf whore she broke up. The loss is s2O, ,0O0
The new bark Will w. Case also broke from her
bay, splitting her keel. starting planks. break.
ing tlmherS aud carryins away maintopsalant-
thousand dollars Tho breaking II piles 10
whlrh hawsers were made iast. was the cause Of
Belle was wrecked by drifting into CommerciI
wharf. The schooner Mansfield camo into coli
llslon WIN ihe schoonnr tarrand. and both wore
olive Avery both went ashore. but are little
damaged. me seh3,onnr liilloY driied against
the schooner j. T. Wells, breaking the lattefa
Milrall. Many buildings in this place were un.
BosroS. Jan. 11.-Furthcr reports from Maine
detail disaster 10 shipping and damage 10 prop:
crty from the gale last night. which is described
~ the scVerest that has occurred for years. At
Camden trees and fences were pro=trated,
barns blown down and houses unrOoiel. Tho
dhmnge in the village exceeds 10000 AZ
Eh-tpori forty chmneya werc blown down. and
several small fishing vessels loaded with frozen
hcrrings went - pieces. and are a total loss.
The schooner Nightingale il ashore in Broad
Cove and full Of wnter. At OldtoMn the steople
of the Baptist Church WAS blown down. Two
s'hoon"rs. names unknown, nut into Seal Har-
Dor ana went ashore on Norton's Island Sew
oral sfhooners arc also reported ashore at
Tenants liarhor. At Rocklnnd the outer end
oi the South Marine Railway wharf. although
heavily bansied. was forced fifteen feet out Of
position. At stockton the schooner Carolina
hiescher of Bucksport. with n cargo Of corn.
., dragged ashore in Fort Point Cove. filed,
and 10 supposed to be bilged. The crew wore
saved.
WAsHISGToN. Jan. 1.-THE American schoon-
cr Agnes Of Bath, Maine while on her way tc
Kingston from san Domingo struck on tina
coral reel Of Morant Cages. ON Dec. 4. and wont
10 pioc :. The Muster and crew escaped, losing
everything they possessed. ANA reported at the
ht'l states Consulate. Kingston. Jamaica on
l,"' l3 They wore furnished with decent
clothing nni sent home win an order on tina
=, ,Ght( EsToN, ~. IL Tho bark Edward We.
Dew'll. from Liverpool for Gniv '-tou. with
Slr ~iraui'l seven nil1s south of san J. uis
I'i- 4ii VII provea total loss, Tho vessel
A.iu go - lunu. Wa insured in Liverpool and
J. -. 90 for sljUJN. Thri,ar. no fittings Of the
q, ',l-"h'at N'Al -i"r. The revenue cuttrr
N Lean ana tug ward are still cruising in
ar h of her.
JACK-'NfiLIH Fla. Jan. li.-Thc schooner
Sarah IayiuA Of Now York. which sailed from
TINS port for Baltimore. Dec. -. with lumber IL
Hru'Ncd to hc lost, - no tidiAg- of her have
p'rn received since Iii" sailed Her crow waA
composed OF Capt. Anderson and live mon