The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-03
THE souTHEAsTER.
Yesterdays Gale the Worst Known
for Many Years.
Snow and Rain an Accompaniment
in Several Sections.

TOR MANY years.
Snow and Rain an Accompaniment
in Several Sections.
Very Great Damage Caused to the
Shipping.
Day of Terror to Seamen in Bos-
ton Harbor.
BIDDEFoRD, Nov. 2.-The strong gale
which prevailed during the early part of the
morning had disastrous effect upon the
boats in the harbor. 1t caused half a dozen
or more to break away from their moorings.
Some of them floated up stream and played
around Factory Island wharf, while others
drifted farther up and came at rest near the
falls. A yacht owned by Adney j. Fender
son was among the last named She drifted
a considerable distance over the rocks
toward the falls, and when found was quite
badly damaged. Her mainsail was ripped
and torn her bowsprit broken and other
parts injured. The yacht George, owned by
Biddeford parties, was among the damaged.
A large hole was made in her side. The
headgear of boat, the property of Henry
Knights, was carried away and damaged, as
was the yacht Carrie. The yacht Georgia,
owned by O. A. Drinkwater of Boston, had
a very narrow escape from being destroyed
but was rescued by her skipper. The Pas
time and several other boats were more or
less damaged. About two hours and half
were consumed in freeing the yachts from
their positions this morning.
BANGOR, Nov. PA heavy storm of rain
and wind prevailed today. Considerable
damage was done.
New LONDON, CT, Nov. 2-Schooner
,Adeliza, Capt. Frisbee, with coal from Ho-
boken for Bangor, Me- collided Saturday
night with an unknown schooner near
Watch Hill The starboard quarter of the
Adeliza was stove in and her mainsail and
mainbo0m carried away. The schooner was
wind and sea have dashed her to pieces The
steamer Pilgrim was disabled by the storm
ON her trip from New York last night and
put into this harbor. The storm was the
most severe on the Sound for many years.
CoHAssET, Mass, Nov. 2.-Considerable
damage was done by the storm in this section
today. Many trees, fences and small build-
ings were destroyed and some shipping was
damaged. No fatalities have yet been re-
ported.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov. IA tremen-
dous gale is blowing from the southeast and
is growing heavier. 1t is reported that four
vessels dragged their anchors this afternoon
in the lower harbor and have gone on
Clarks Island. The damage cannot lbe esti-
mated or their names learned. The gale is
the heaviest ever known along the coast.
The vessels reported ashore in the lower
1,a, clf
blew itself out about 5 O'clock and no very
serious damage is reported.
DOVER, N. H., Nov. 1.-The severest gale
in many years prevailed here today. Many
trees were blown down and chimneyS pros
trated in all directions. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines have suffered severely. 1t
rained continuously from 6 am. to 1916 pm.
and the velocity of the wind at O'Clock was
estimated at 20 miles. The Methodist church
here was partially unroofed.
CHESTER, VT, Nov. 2.-After four inches
of snow had fallen this morning the weather
grew warmer and turning the snow to rain,
which fell in torrents all day, raising
streams and doing considerable damage in
the roads and to bridges.
Boston, Nov. 2.-The storm of today has
been the severest of any that can be remem-
bered in this harb0r and al0ngshore At 3
O'Clock this morning the wind had increased
to almost a hurricane, and throughout the
harbor to a mass of foaming pillows. Yes
sells lying at the end of piers were particu-
larly exposed and all that could be were
worked into the docks. At Lewis wharf the
large ship Magellan parted one of her chains
and moved twenty feet, being stopped by her
hawser when within ten feet of the pier.
Carrie Easier parted her lines and
was carried by the wind into an adjoining
pier, carrying away her own davits and
crushing her boats, at the same time break
n @ fha cnonlxor hOOm of the b9rlx Addip |
Denver and finally jamming between the
bark e. L. Maberry and the slips of the |
South Ferry. Here she lay pitching and
rolling and badly chafng the sides of the
The. tug Elsie finally got line |
to her and towed her clear, but when well out
in the stream the hawser parted and she
came again down on the docks. She entered |
the South Ferry slip, striking the piles and |
carried away her jibboom and all the head
gear. A second attempt was made to tow |
her clear and she was finally anchored in
mid stream, a complete wreck. Early in the |
an unknown British schooner an |
ch0red on the flats got adrift and collided |
with another vessel and carried away her |
mainboom At IL o'clock the tug Storm |
King arrived up from below with the bark |
r. A. Allen in tow. Captain Mcdonald re-
ported a tremendous sea running below. |
How heavy it was might be judged from the |
fact that the pilot would not allow his man
to run the risk of regaining the pilot boat, |
and the tug brought both man and boat to |
the city. This happening in the upper har- |
Dor is an extraordinary incident and shows |
the tremendous force of the gale. Capt. Nc |
Donald reports large fleet of vessels below |
a large number of yachts and other |
craft, many cases are reported of boats be-
ing washed away from their anchorage.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov. 2.-There is a
heavy easterly gale with rain. A large fleet |
of vessels. mostly fishermen, are in port for |
shelter. Schooner Belle A. KeyeS of Boston |
lost her bowsprit by collision.
GLOUCESTER, Nov. 2.-It is blowing heav
lily here. Schooner Clara Fletcher of Cas-
tine, Me-, dragged her anchor and went |
ashore on Delivers Neck, the sea making a |
complete breach over her. Crew saved. She |
three-master is dragging off Stage Fort, and
it is feared she she will go ashore Other
vessels in the outer harbor are in danger.
The steamer from Halifax for Boston is safe
at anchor off Ten-pOund Island
Schooner Clara Fletcher lies in bad po-
sition and will probably go to pieces. She is
of 226 tons, ten years old, owned by w.
Dresser and others, and uninsured, cargo in
Sured. The three-maSted schooner William
Willis, from Lanesville for Philadelphia, is
it is thought she will hold on. Schooner
Florence L. Lockwood, from Perth Amboy,
had narrow escape from going ashore at
Norman's Woe The three-masted schooner
E1eITy ". w lHSulp uIllb6u llbU AnuT6W
Leighton wharf and fouled with other yes
sells, but no serious damage resulted. The
storm has abated and it is thought the fleet
in the harbor will ride it out in safety.
PRovINcETowN, Mass, Nov. 2.-Tbe |
heaviest south east gale known here for
eight years swept this harbor this morning,
the wind reached a velocity of 45 miles an
hour. A fleet of about Is sail of coasters
and fishermen with the fishing steamer Nov
city and United States Cutter Gallatin were
at anchor in the harbor, and several collis-,
sions occurred. The fishing schooner Elsie |
B. Smith of Portland, Me. dragged her an
chor, fouling the fishing schooner Polar |
Wave of Gloucester, carrying away both |
hasts and bowsprit of the Polar Wave. The |
Smith cut her cables and run ashore near |
steamboat dock, her stem badly damaged |
md main boom gone. ISchooner W. F. Miller |
Of Boston, dragged her anchor and went |
ashore near Cooks Wharf, but will probably |
float next tide all right The British schoon- |
Or Volante and schooner Balloon of Winter |
port Me-, dragged ashore on the flats, but |
will float next tide, and several others |
dragged their anchors badly. Schooner |
Longwood fouled schooner Emma Higgins |
1T Railroad Dock, carrying away the Long |
woods boom. The fishing schooner Willie |
ErdiX Of Provincetown collided with schoon-
cr Charles Jasper, carrying away the Err
iix's foremast and bowsprit. Schooner |
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