The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-28
SATURDAYS GALE.
Wrecks and Loss of Life During the
Furious Northeaster.
CreatEDamage Done to Residences
on Nantasket Beach.
The Missing Crew of the Point Ju-
dith Life-Saving Station Safe.

EAsTPoRT Me-, Dec. PA furious north
east snow storm ragged nearly all day Satur-
day. A telegram from Grand Manan says
that about thirty vessels were anchored IN
Flaggs Cove, and during the afternoon
schooners Sabra E. Killam and Adelia Hart
well dragged their anchors, fouled and drift
ed ashore. The Hartwell, 60 tons, broke IN
two aMidships, and is a total wreck. She
belongs in Gloucester. The Killam belongs
in Publco, n. S., and is also total wreck.
Her captain "Amero" froze to death with
his arms around the vessels traveller, but
the rest of the crew were saved after five
zelle, of Grand Manan, went ashore and
broke up. Schooner A. l. Franklin is ashore
The schooner Breeze, Capt. Leary, of Port
land, dragged out of Grand Harbor, and
drifted out to sea, with one man aboard, and
she probably sunk.
The damage to weirs, nets and small boats
all along the coast must be large, and fisher
men will probably lose the most of their fall
saving The gale at Grand Manan reached
so miles per hour at midnight.
SANDWICH, Mass, Dec 26.-The north
easterly gale, which has prevailed since yes
terday has greatly increased since noon, and
tonight it is blowing terribly. There was
never higher water here than at o'clock
this afternoon, it covering some of the prin-
cipal streets in the central part of the town
to a depth of eight feet, filling cellars and
doing other damage. A small railroad bridge
on the Old Colony road was damaged by the
tide, necessitating the immediate despatch of
before the approach OF passenger trains-The
Humane Society's building was carried away
with boats, wearing apparel and other mer-
chandiSe.
MARsHFIELD, Mass, Dec. 26-The tide
this afternoon was nearly equal to those of
last month The Old Colony tracks at South
river were covered to a depth of nearly a
foot. The railroad at North river bridge
was considerably quilted. but no serious
damage was done.
HALIFAX, N. s., Dec. 26.-One of the Sc
verest snow storms experienced in this lati-
tude for years has prevailed here all day, and
is still raging with great fury.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Dec. ga severe
north gale blew from midnight to a. M,
and is still blowing heavily Several vessels
dragged their anchors and broke adrift, but
no damage has resulted. Schooner Nellie G.
Thurston, from the Grand Banks, reports
the loss of two of the crew of schooner Liz
zie Griffin, who were capsiZed in a dory
while visiting travis.
CoHAssET, Mass, Dec. 27.-Much damage
was done to property in this vicinity by the
storm and tides of last night and this morn
ing. The beach was flooded to a depth of
over two feet, and a number of small vessels
were f1oated and wrecked. The fine lawns
and grounds about the residence of Law
renee Barrett were a foot under water. At
Nantasket Beach the damage is very extern
sive The posts supporting the piazzas of
Hotel Nantasket are nearly all washed out,
and the piazza is twisted and wrenched in all
shapes. Several small buildings were also
badly damaged. The most badly damaged
building on the beach is the Crockett House,
owned by James Mcmahon of Boston. The
entire piazza on the water side is completely
demolished and washed away, the basement,
used as barrOOm, was burst open by the
seas, and the counters furniture, BARRIERS
chairs, pool table and other furnishings were
fioated about and smashed to atoms, and the
floor of the room covered with sand and
gravel to depth of from 10 to II inches. The
brick foundations of the house are also
washed out, and the entire building has set
tied, straining and tearing off the plastering
from the rooms, and wrenching and splitting
the woodwork,
The tracks of the Nantasket Beach rail
road are washed out in number OF places,
and no trains can be run for day two
The view along the coast today was mag
nifcent. The waves were running ''m0un-
tains high" and the docks along the shore
were covered with coatings of ice. Minots
Ledge lighthouse is completely covered with
ice, and presents the appearance of huge
iceberg.
NEW BEDFORD, Dec. 27.-Schooner Cathie
G. Berry of Thomaston, Me-, from Boston
for Clark's Cove, to load guano, is ashore on
Nashawana in Quick's Hole.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Dec 26.-The Point
Judith life-saving crew put out in their life
boat Friday morning, for the scene of the
collision between schooner Willie DeWolf
and an unknown vessel, and have not yet re-
turned. A northeast gale prevailed Friday
and Saturday, and thick weather Saturday
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 27.--Capt. Waters
arrived back in Newport this afternoon in
the pilot boat Mystery, bringing with him
from Block Island the Point Judith life-sav-
ing crew and their boat, and the news that
the crew of the schooner which was in col
lision with the Willie DeWolf were safe on
Block Island. This vessel was the schooner
Mott Haven of Calais, Capt Newbury, from
New York, with coal, furniture and kerO-
sene OIL bound to Eastport. No one was
hurt, and all are safe.
The lumber schooner Willie DeWof has
drifted ashore on Clay Head, Block island.
Her mainmast is gone, her foregaff is apart,
and she is covered with ice, Both this and
the Mott Haven are owned by the same par
ties, and the two vessels were in sight of
each other for some time before the collision.
Cant shfOrd can give no cause for the col