Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-26
MARINE.

The sch'r Falmouth, from Toledo for
Buffalo, during the heavy storm Of Satur-
day ran upon the new breakwater at Buff
falo and sank. The sufferings Of the crew
was very great, from the intensity Of cold
and fierceness of the storm. She came
within hailng distance of the new pier,
outside the city. A tug ran out for her
but her hawsers were frozen, and the small
line that was thrown, parted, and struck
by heavy sea she swung around and all
but the captain and the steward-the lat
ter below packing her trunk and refused
to start-jumped ashore. The F. was
owned at Oswego and laden with 46,5OO
bushels Of wheat. Valued at $4,000.
The steam barge James P. Donaldson
with the barges Bay City, Captain Shep-
pard; Wesley, Captain Sanderson; Edo.
rador Captain Slyfeld, was caught in the
storm off Erie Saturday night, Goth, and
being too near shore could not hold the
tow. they were cast loose and dropped
anchor but did not hold, and they driited
ashore about four miles east of the city.
Two Of the BRACES drifted near shore and
the crews easily landed, but the Bay City
struck bar about 1000 feet from shore
and stuck. The life saving crew, after 2
o'clock started for the wreck carrying the
mortar life car etc, in wagons. The first
shot fired carried the line directly across
the cabin and it was secured, but new
danger appeared. The ship had filled aft
and the crew had been living in the fore
castle, which now caught fire and was only
extinguished by the severest exertions.
The crew of five men and the woman cook
were safely landed late at night and housed
with hosptabe farmers near by. The
woman is so completely exhausted that it
is feared she may not recover, and the en-
tire crew almost perlshed from exposure.
The weather was intensely cold all day, and
with heavy seas breaking over her and part
Of the time no fire, all hope of rescue had
been gwen up by the crew at noon. The
barges will break up. The Bay City is in-
sured for $1,000. The others are total
loss.
The barge Dictator from Toledo was
taken in tow by the barge Morley and
sighted Long Point on Saturday night.
The weather became severe and the two
ran into harbor and were driven together
the Morley drifted against the Dictator and
she went down. The captain and crew
were saved by the Morley. The Dictator
was ladened with $1,000 bushels of wheat,
consigned to Buffalo. Rated A 21S and
valued at $4,000.
The Morley reports the schooner Alice
B. Norris is lying about twenty miles this
side of Long Point with her main gaff
gone and steering apparatus broke.
BUFFALO, Nov. ga dispatch was re-
ceived here late last night saying that the
schooner Ida Keith is in terrible condition
five miles off Mohawk light, with her fore
mast gone at her crosstrees, the main mast
twelve feet from the deck, the mizzen mast
and crosstrees, iibboom and bowsprts
gone. She is.covered with ice about five
inches thick. The tug W. A. Moore was
sent to her assistance.
DETROIT, Nov. 22.-The river is full of
ice, and Lake St. Clair is impossible. The
propellers Montana, Nebraska and j. j.
Kershaw forced a passage through, arriv-
ing at p. IN. The Montana is lightering,
as she leaking badly. The Kershaw ran
into the Nebraskas stern, doing consider
able damage. The Kershaw is cut badly
The tug John Owen with the schooner ].
| o. Thayer, is fast in the ice two miles this
side of the cut Also the tug Wilcox, with
the schooner Richard Winslow. The
steam barge Rust arrived at this after
noon from Cleveland, and reports Lake
Erie from the Clay Banks, full of solid ice.
The Rust is cut badly and leaking.
ERIE, Nov. 22.-The action of Captain
Donaldson of the steamer James P. Dom
aldson in abandoning the three barges, re-
ported wrecked yesterday, and not inform
ing the authorities of their critical condi
tion, is severely commented upon here.
Information has just reached here that a
large steamer is ashore and going to pieces
about fifteen miles from the city. The
revenue cutter Perry has been telegraphed
for, but is disabled.
TOLEDO, Nov. 22.-The cold snap has
effectuRlly closed navigation at the head ol
Lake Erie. Ice of the thickness of fouI
inches has been formed. The schooner An
ME Wright, American and Mont Blanc are
reported froze in near Turtle Island in
Maumee Bay, An effort will be made tc
reach them with tug from Detroit. The
propeller Jarvis Lord, which struck a snag
and sunk in the bay on Friday last is being
pumped out, She has cargo of 4O,OOC
bushels of wheat for Buffalo.
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