The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-23
/. DISASTROUS STORM.
Many Vessels Wrecked and a Large
Number of Lives Lost.
More Than Thirty OyStermen Drowned
in Chesapeake Bay.

The recent storm wrought great damage
to property in various par Is of the country.
but was particularly severe to shipping on
the gr at lakes and along the Atlantic coast
Many vessels were wrecked and a large num-
bsr of lives lost. Dispatches from the follow
ing points told the story of death and de-
trdctiol:
From Chicago: The gale on Lake Mich
igan and Lake Huron has been very severe
and many disasters to shipping are reported.
a groat number of vessels are ashore and
several lives have been lost at different
points. The lifesaving crews are doing ex-
celent service III rescuing sailors in peril, and
but for their gallant work scores of sailors
would have been lost.
From New Lon ION Conn; The tug c. K.
Sanford arrived here last night with the
barge HatteraS The Sanford left New y ork
with the barges Ida Ospray. Dunderberg and
HatteIas, coal laden. " hen Midway between
Cornfell and Falkland islanl last evening
the hawser between the first and SEE ond barges
parted and tie Ida, Ospray anu Dunderberg
disappeared. The Sanford to-day went in
search OF the barges, and discovered the Ida
overturned and wreckage from the her was
seen. The barges are total losses and the
crews, eight men in all. are drowned
From Baltlmore The heavy gale that Wis
ito this part of the country, yesterday,
swept the Chesap, AXE with the violence OF a
tornado All the steamers were delayed, and
rumors of disasters We're brought to this city.
They were, however, not substantlated until
the arrival OF the oyster sloop Annie Ter
trude this evening from the oys er grounds.
Captain Iybrand Thomas, of the Gertrude,
states that the ba was full Of oyster YES els,
al laying at anchor, when the storm
struck them early in the morning, and
many had sails up to dry. In NEST OF the
vessels all hands were below asleep. The wind
rapidly Sed, and amid the flying spray
and darkness nothing could be ascertamed OF
| a neighbor's fate. The wind continued heavy
al day from the northwest. Upon the rising
of the sun, n terrible picture OF devastation
was presented. Nearly every vessel that had
! been at anC hOr was ground, while the beach
along the shores was lined with wreckage.
On James Point the large oyster schooner
Walter f. Thomas, Captain Preston Webster,
was bottom upward, Captain Webster, his
mate an crew of eight men having heen
drowned ON her. Near by was the
schooner G. A. Kirvin, of Ba timore, Captain
James S. kirvin, sunk in six fathoms OF
water, her crew of ten men and her captain
clinGing TO the rigging half frozen. They
were rescued with difficulty by the crew of
the sloop Annie Rogers. commanded by
Captain William kirvin. An unknown man.
one of the crew, had been washed away and
lost The pungy Seaman's Bride, Captain
John Giez, went down near James Point. Her
crew was saved. OF Sandy Point two large
unknown schooners went down with all on
board, some twenty men, all of whom Were
lost. Captain Thomas states that the less tc
vessels cargoes, ETC., will amount TO many
thousand dol ars More wrecks were seen
but it is imr oss BILE to get particulars Hav
ing fast boat Captain Thomas came di-
rectly to this city for assistance. The news
created much CONSERVATION in the oyster
trade.