The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-14
MONDAYS GALE.
Mere Reports of Less of Life and Dessruc-
ton of Property.

New YoRK, Nov 13.--Tha gale on Long ISL
and Sound last night. was the most severe ever
known. Until midnight the storm ragged 80
furiously that even the captains OF the
staunchest and most seaworthy boats refused to
leave their landings. The City Of Bristol, of
the Fall River line, reached her wharf at New
York this morning, four and one half hours
late. Her captain says he has experienced
very few blows on the Sound that will com.
pare with last nights.
The schooner Seven Brothers, of Glen Cove,
L. l., went ashore on the bar at Sea Cliff, yes
terdsy. She will be total loss. She Is heavi-
ly laden with corn.
NEWPORT, Nov. 10. During the gale this
forenoon the schooner Lizzie Weeks, Of Ban
gor, lying in this harbor, parted her anchor
and went ashore, where she is left high and
dry.
At Long Beach the wind play ed sad havoc
with the bathing pavilions and other tempora-
ry structures. The sea washed inland, carry
ing away several hundred feet of beach and
formed inland channels. The iron pier at
Rockaway is reported to have been considera-
bly, damaged, and the foundation weakened.
On the North shore of the Island the gale
proved most severe to all kinds of property.
OswRGo, N. Y, Nov. 13-The schooner
Geo. Penney went ashore last night, about i've
miles west Of this port. The sea is breaking
clean over her. 1t Is impossible to tell wheth-
or any OF the crew remain on board or not
CHICAGO, Nov. 13-The Milwaukee schoon-
er Arab, with the tug boat Protection, had not
been heard from up to one o'clock this morn
ing, since she left st. Joseph, where she was
pulled off the beach on Saturday, and it is con-
sidered almost certain that they havs gone
down with all + hoard On the Uaraetha
following persons: Capt Martin Blackburn, in
charge of the wrecking force for the relief of
the Arab; Capt. Frank Anderson, in charge
Of tug; Capt. John Fitzpatrick, pilot; VIM.
Dalton, engineer; second engineer, name un-
known; John Powers, deck hand; Albert
Powers. fireman; John Taylor, fireman; Chas
Clark, cook; Capt. VIM. Kelly and Capt Ed
Caurmiskieg, in charge of pumps. The Arab
had crew of seven men, whose names are
unknown.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 13.-Fences and
trees were blown over at Newport, and the
roof of Reynolds elevator was blown off and
capsized on the wharf. The Old Colony boat
from New York, was.compelled by the severe
gale to run past Newport to Fall River, with
out stopping. An inch of ice formed at New
port during the night.
New LONDON, Conn, Nov. 13.-The tug G.
B. Sanford arrived last night with the barge
Hatteras The Sanford left New York with
barges Ida, Osprey, Dunderberg and Hatteras,
laden with coal for Providence, Fall River
and Somerset. When midway betWeen Corn
field and Falkland Island, at 6 o'clock last
evening, the hawser between the first and sec
ond barges parted, and three minutes later the
Ida, Osprey and Dunderberg disappeared, and
it is believed they and eight men on board are
lost. The barges were owned by Haddock &
Steele of New York. The Sanford started for
the scene of the disaster this morning.
The tug Sanford, which went in search of
harges Ida, Dunderberg and Osprey, saw the
Ida overturned and wreckage from the others.
The barges are totally lost and the crew of
eight men drowned.
DOVER, N. H., Nov. 13.-Ths steamer Nell
lie, at the wharf on Lake Winnepesaukee, at
Alton Bay, sunk this morning. The wina got
under her stern, lifting her completely out OF
the water and buried her bow under the waves
She filled and sunk. She was used as an ex-
mer, between Wolboro', Alton Bay and Cen
tire Harbor. The amount of damage is not
yet known.
HALIFAX, N. s., Nov. 13.-A strong North
west gale is blowing here The brigantine
Fred Wither, owned by Gen. Crosby of Var
mouth, with cargo OF molasses, was totally
wrecked last night in Yarmouth Sound The
crew were saved.
north SYDNEY, G. B., Nov. I3.--Seaing
steamer Commodore, from st. John, n f., is
ashore at Low Point. A furious gale from the
Westward prevents communication with her.
She will get off unless the wind changes to the
North, in which event she will become a total
wreck. Relief will be sent as soon as the
storm abates.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-The storm yesterday
morning in Chesapeake Bay scattered the bys-
ter fleets in every direction. Sloops Miarie
and Gertrude, belonging to Deals Island, cap
sized off James Point and their crews of eight
men were drowned.
Schooners Seamans Budge and Kirwin
were capsized, but the crews were saved Al
another near Seven Foot Knoll light house,
but the fate of their crews is unknown.