The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-07

Particulars of the Recent Gale on the
Nova Scoti7 Shore-Terrible Tales Told
by Captains of Craft Arriving in Port on
Sunday-WhoIe Crews Swept from the
E Rigging of Rocking Ships BY Mountain
Gus Waves.
HALIFAX, n. S., Sept. 8.
The first reliable information of the loss
of life in the recent terrible storm on the
coast of Nova Scotia came to hand Sunday,
the sad news being of the drowning Of nine
teen Lunenburg fishermen by the wrecking
of two vessels, and the probable death also
of an entire crew of another bark. Benja-
min Zimmerman, of Lunenburg, owner of
the schooner Welcome, received intelli-
gence of the swapping of his vessel
near East Cape, Prince Edward Island,
during gale, and the loss of ten of her
men, one member OF the crew surviving.
The Welcome heaving off the cape at the
beginning Of the storm lowered both her
anchors and for several hours rode safely at
sea. Late at night, however, when the gale
became more furious, the vessel began to
strain seriously. and mountainous waves
struck her sides violently. and swept over
the decks, carrying everything movea5IIa
before them. Eleven fishermen on board
at last were compelled to cling continually
to the rigging for safety, and were UNI
the schooner. About three o'clock in tine
morning q wave of great size struck her
with disastrous violence and the next mo-
ment she sank, carrying with, her all those
on board. One of the crew, young man
named Spindle, arose to the surface and fort
unately fell in with a floating spaf of the
sunken Welcome. Selling this, ten minutes
later he was carried high and dry on
East cape. Spindle states that
after the schooner went down
ne saw nothing of his comrades, and all un-
doubtedly we're drowned. Five of the crew
were named Zimmerman, three of them being
ions of Benjamin Zimmerman and the other
two being their cousins. The names of the
rest OH board are at present unknown, but
all were natives Of the county Lunenburg.
The sunken Welcome lies on her beam ends
N twelve fathoms of water. She was yes
Sel of forty-fye tons register and built at
La Have in 1876.
The second disaster happened but short
distance OFF the port of Halifax, but the sur
VlyOrS were taken from the wrecked vessel
by another and carried to Lunenburg. They
reached the latter place Sunday forenoon.
The schooner j. w. Russell, Of Malone
Bay, Captain Allen Ernst, was on her way
from Bank Quero to Lunenburg with $50
quintals Of fish on board. The gale came
on her early Wednesday evening, when
about sixty miles to the westward Of Sam
bro light, and to increase her chance of
riding through safely she was brought
to an anchorage The wind rapidly in
creased in violence, and shortly after dark
ness set in the storm was accompanied BY
thunder and lightning. About ten O'Clock
a violent gust struck the vessel, and she
was hove on her beam ends in the tempest
uous sea. Waves Of fearful size washed
over her continually. Everything on deck
was soon swept away and her haIches were
stove in, water in great quantity pouring
into the hold. The forcastle in which the
steward Of the schooner and boy had taken
refuge was broken in and filled with water.
and its two occupants persisted. They were
unable to succeed in their struggle for life.
BY this time the remainder Of the crew had
taken refuge in the rigging, in the hope that
24ey would be able TO cling there until the
Storm had spent its fury. One after another
seven of these were carried away by the sea,
and after vain and heartrending efforts
to regain the vessel, sank before their
shipmates' eyes. Four only of the crew,
numbering thirteen, were now left, but
these, after many terrible struggles to keep
themselves from being washed from the
rigging, at last found the storm abating and
daylight approaching. During the morning
the Gloucester fishing schooner Flora Del
mer, Captain Frank Wright, hove in sight
of the wrecked vessel and the drowned
survivors, and succeeded in getting the men
from their perilous positions.