New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23
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SUNK nv A TIDAL WAVE
ACCIDENTS TO sitiftiNa AT NEW,itAVEN'
THE WAVE ATTRIBUTED TO SMALL EARTHQUAKE
NO LIVES LOST,
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NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 22.-Another series OF marine
disasters occurred in this harbor last night, when
although less destructive of life than those ot last
winter, were tar more destructive to valuable ship
ping At l1:lOp. IN. q tidal wave swept up the
bay from the south through the largo iieet OF
weather-bound vessels in the harbor sinking tho
schooner Onrest, Captain Reed, OF and for Proy-
dence from New-York with 800 tons of coal, and
the Bee Line Transportation COmpany's new barge
Bouquet. from Perth Amboy to Norwich with 800
tons of coal. The same wave also snapped the two
large chain cables of the coal laden schooner Nellie
Grant Captain Dodge, from Hoboken, for Ports
mouth New Hampshire heryise. she too mnst
have been sunk. No lives were lost
the wave was about ten feet high and
came sweeping through the darkness like q
supendous wall of water. The wind had
been blowing fresh from the south
southwest in the evening aud there was a light
sea- At IL o'clock several persons in this city say
that they felt an earthquake, and it was few mo-
mcnts later that tho wave struck tho vessels. all or
which were deep in tho water and consequently
failed to rise sufficiently after tho wave broke on
their decks.
THE SINKING or THE ONRRsr.
Captain Reed says that Just before the wave
struck his vessel he heard rushing sound as OF q
hurricane. He threw on his clothes and ran on
deck. Just us he did n wall of water sheer pole
nigh, In the form OF steep wave. struck tho bow OF
tho schooner, breaking over her and filling her full
of water. From the great weight OF her load the
vessel did not rise with the water, and literally
buried. The ailrghied man felt that tho vessel was
sinking. He called all hands aud in few seconds
the crew of four men and the captains wife were
on deck aud into the long which, although
partially filled with water, had been lowered along
| side The schooner continued to sink and just n
the boat pushed clear Of her with its passengers,
| she foundcrcd in II feet of water. Captain Reed
saved few of his papers and little or no money
lie at once came to this city, where with his wife
and crew he still remains awaiting orders
| The Onrcst is an old vessel, worth per.
| haps 81 900, and can be raised. Her crew lose
| nearly everything. She is well insured, as is the
Bouquet which lies in three fathOns, Is nearly new
| and IL worth 10000 The Nellie Grant was
steered up the harbor after parting her cables and
| was finally m0Ored safely alongside lighter. The
Bouquet will be raised Her captain. John Hill an'
crew OF two men went to New-York Tonight to re-
port. She was one of tow of three barges in
charge of the ting Governor HOyt.
tgg OTHER DISASTERS REPoRrED.
Beside these vessels an unknown three-maste'
schooner is ashore off Sandy Point Oh the west banl
of the harbor. The fog and drifting Ice have beer
| so thick to-day that the tug-boats have not ven
tured out. All Sound steamers arc detained by tn
thick weather 1t Is expected that other accident
will be heard from. as n strange yawlboat an
thirty matches of different sizes wcro found washe
ashore in Morris Cove on the east shore of the har
Dor this afternoon.
The matter of the tida, wave creates much com
ment among mariners here. Bonts were swept iron
the shore by II and vessels torn from their moor
ings. II soon subsdcd. however Nothing like l
is recalled in the annals of New-liayon.