The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-05
A FEARFUL GALE.
Shipping Along the Nova Scotia
Coast Wrecked.
Vessel After Vessel Driven Upon the
Rocks and Literally Pounded
\. TO Pieces.
IBighty Seamen OF the Fishing Fleet
Drowned-Fun Particulars
OF the Storm.
TERRIFIC STORM
ION tbe Coast of HOva seOtia--uany Vessels
Wrecked and Eighty Lives Lost.

On The Coast of SOva seotia-Nany Vessels
Wrecked and Rightly Lives Lost.
HAuFAN, Aug. 3I--Late intelligence OF
me effects Of Wednesday nights STERN
around the coast of Nova Scotia show dam
sge to shipping quite extensive. Ten schoon-
trs were driven ashore and some completely
wrecked. Others were badly damaged The
bury Of the gale was terrific. The tower of
he new Catholic Church, Cape Breton was
sarried away, and a large wooden building
WAS moved from its foundation.
NEw YORK, Aug. 3l.-A st. Johns, New
Foundland, special says: The fleet of
United States fishing vessels which arrived
here last night report a violent storm on
ireat Banks Sunday last. The gale rose
rom the eastward at a. m. when hundreds
lf dOries wereaway from the vessels overhaul
ng trails. Captain Hill reports that lot of
iories turned upside down and the wreckeSe
vas strewn in every direction along his track
oming westward. One French Banker" lost
our dories and all their crews. Ii is conf
kuted from all sources of Information, that
dories and eighty men were lost in the
nm. Most OF the dOries were swept by
ives from schooner decks and the remain
collapsed ia the sea-
Additional Particulars of the Disaster.
81. JOHN's, y. B., Aug. 5L-From arrivals
hanks intelligence OF alarming disasters TO
he fishing fleet have been received. The
most reliable and definite news comes from
he Gloucester schooner Wschusett. She was
sncbOred about twenty miles southeast of
Virgins, and narrowly escaped the fury OF the
torn, and ran for the land. While coming
n she passed through a vast amount OF
wrecksge, which indicated the destructive
VoTk OF the gale. The storm arose from the
astward shortly after sunrise Sunday last
A heavy sea rapidly piled up and became
Eonfused and choppy ny the wind veeriDg to
be north northeast. For thirty miles in the
chooner's course wreckage was encountered
IN every side. Many dOries were seen bot
ON up, and .heir oars. fish boards and
J.her material in large quantities were
passed from time TO time. One French
ishiDg brig alone lost four dories with all
sands The vessels decks were swept, cables
orted and anchors lost. General estimate
Dased upon the best information at present
,btainable, puts the loss OF life at from
lixty 10 eighty souls, while the damage to
he feet is incalculable. At the time the
ssle sprung up there were, it is assumed,
900 doIies away at their travis, and il Will
% fortunate IL the extent OF the disaster 70
he Great Bank fleet is circumscribed within
his report.
HALIFAX, Aug. 31-The following later re.
eOrts of damage to shipping by the gale have
been received: The schooner Mary is total
reCk al MaOdnarlck. Inc schooner SteJJer
as driven ashore at Archat and bilged. The
Chooner Alice J.. NJ. Crondis is reported
shore at Msrearee, Cape Breton. 1ne
chooner Mary r. Banks is ashore at Lardoise.
rhe schooner FoamiDg Biilow is ashore at
iheet Harbor, but likely to be got off. The
chooner Queen of the Fleet from Labrador
)ouIId 10 LunenbuTg, is reported ashore
:nglisbtoSn Cape Breton. The schooner ].
wDelliven went ashore at Scatlerie Island.
are Breton, but will probably be got OIL
The bTigatine Annie, Jamaica for Montreal,
5orty-four days out, is reported at Sydney,
|ape Breton, in leaky condition. The
tssmer Bryn Glas, Pensacols for Barrow,
rTived today for coal. She reports to
ave felt the storm very severely from
O'clock Wednesday evening TO daylight
be following morning. The wind blew with
rific force, and while the engines were az
| speed to try to keep the ship up to the
gind the feed pipe of one of the boilers
,urst and steam had to be shut OFT With
be assistance OF sails she was kept up TO the
Eind till the engines were got to WORK again.
With the use of one engine she bore up for
his port. The accident to the boiler will not
etain the steamer here. a telegram
rom Cow bay Cape Breton, reports the gale
Tas fearful there. The American brig Atlas
nd schooners Edward Johnson and Nolun-
ger were driven ashore, and all except the
rdwsrd johnson are probably total wrecks.
he Volunteer, which was laden with coal.
sd her bottom knocked out. The schooner
Ripple, with 200 quinlsls of fish, sunk in her
Ccs. Other smaller craft were wrecked, but
o lives lost.
The East ANGELA has arrived for coal; had
ne or two of her plates started. aud was
raine6 little by "Wednesday nights gale.
he schooner Fannie B, from Cow Bay, Cape
ireton, via Gsbarus. reports having her deck
lad of fish carried away during tue storm.
he schooner Neta from Labrador had IL
IN thirty miles before the gale. and had her
iaiD sail carried away. The schooner Amos
was driven ashore.