Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-14
THE GREAT GALE.
Great Loss Of Life and PROPERTY On tas
Lakes-Heaviest Blow the Sound has
Recoraed-lce an Inch Thick
In Rhode Island.

SoplIard broke from her anchor and ran on
the rocks. She has been partially unloaded
and surveyed BY divers today.
DovER, n. H., Nov. Is.
A yerv high wind has blown here since
Yesterday. Windows, blinds, doors, trees
and bill boards are blown down. Steamer
Nellie at her wharf on Lake Winnepesaukee
at Alton Bay, sunk this morning. the VINO
lifting her completely out OF the water ana
bringing her bow under. when che hiled ana
sank. She was used for an excursion ana
passenger steamer in the summer season De-
tween Wolfboro, Alton Bay and Centre Har
bor. The amount of damage is at present
unknown. -
New LONDON, Nov. IL.
The tug Sanford lost three barges with
eight men which she was towing from New
York. There is q chance that they may De
found.
The tug Sanford, which went in search OF
the barges Ida, Dunderberg and Osprey,
saw the Ida overturned aud wrecked. The
other barges are totally wrecked and the
crews of eight men drowned.
HALIFAX, N. S, Nov. Is.
A strong northwest gale is blowing here.
The brig Fred Wither. owned by Gen
Crosby of Yarmouth, with a cargo of molas-
SEES, was totally wrecked last night IN ar
CHICAGO, Nov. Is.
The Milwaukee schooner Arab and tug
Proctor, which was towing her. are believed
to have gone down in the gale with all on
board, numbering eighteen men. eleven OF
whom were on the tug.
The the tug Proctor, which was thought
to be lost with all on board, has been heard
from.
PROVIDENCE. Nov. ID.
Brig Daisy of New York. Mexico for Bos-
ton, was blown ashore during last nights
gale on Government Island, Newport harbor,
and now lies badly injured. The extent OF
the damage is unknown.
Fences and trees were blown over at New
port and the roof of Reynolds elevator was
blown off and capsized on the wharf The
Old Colony boat from New York was COM
PEELED BY the severe gale to run past Newport
to Fall River without stopping. An inch of
ice formed at Newport during the night.
OswEGo, Nov. ID.
Schooner Lewis Ross went ashore last night
about five miles west of this port, the sea
breaking clean over her. 1t is impossible to
tell whether any of the crew remain on board
of her.
The schooner wrecked near here today
was Gen. Tenny, not the Lewis Ross as be-
fore reported. The crew were taken of BY
lifebOat.
New YORK, Nov. ID.
The gale on the sound last night was the
most severe ever known. Until midnight the
storm ragged so furiously that even 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 this morning four and a half hours late.
Her captain says he has experienced very few
blows on the sound that will compare with
last night.
Schooner Seven Brothers of Glen Cove, L.
l., went ashore on the bar at Sea Cliff yes
| terday. She will be total loss. She il
heavily laden with corn.
At Long Branch the wind PLAYED sad havoc
with bathing pavilions and other temporary
structures. The iron pier at Rockway is re-
ported to have been considerably damaged
and the foundation weakened on the north
shore of the island. The gale proved most
severe to all kinds of property.
BALTIMORE, Nov. ID.
The storm yesterday afternoon of Chesa
peake Bay scattered the oyster fleet in every
direction. The sloop Annie Gertrude, be-
longing at Deals Island was capsized of
James Point, and the crew of eight men
drowned The schooners Seaman's Bulge
and Kerwin were capsized but the crews were
saved. An unknown schooner sank of
Sandy Point, and another near Seven FooI
Knoll light house, but the fate of their crews
are unknown.
DETROIT, Nov. ID.
Schooner Lucy Clark sunk yesterday, and
three of the crew we're drowned. Reports
from Muskagon state that heavy gale pre-
walls on the lake.