New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
STORM ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST
SHIPPING DEsTRoYED-LIvEs LOST AND GREAT
DAMAGE DONE.

HALIFAX, June 20.-Mail advices from New
foundand give the details OF the storm the coast Of
that island Sunday. June z, which show 1t to have
been disastrous than at first reported. An
enormous amount of shipping was destroyed and many
lives lost. At Old Perican all the fishing stages
other watersde property destroyed and upward
of forty vessels wrecked Two schooners only rode
the gale At Crates Cove the loss of property said
beenc0nsderabe. Wrcckage has drifted ashore
evidenty schoOners One OF tue pieces of wreck
age has stanchons and roundhouse 1t painted blue.
Part a name-board has been picked up painted black.
Three letters. "Com,' painted white are on It, The
other wreckage evidently that OF schooner OF abou,
forty 1t consists of broken spars and part OF
deck frame and timbers. second name-board has
been picked up having upon it the "sprng Bird"
vessel loaded with provisions, bound from Catalina
for Twillingate. and other schooners. lost
Three vessels at Little Catalina driven from their
moorings AT Bird Island Cove three vessels and
many small boats went ashore aud many fishing stages
destroyed. Eight vessels went ashore at Browns
Cove ana everythDg.was swept away. Two schOoners
ashore at Plate Cove, and at Bona Vista five
schooners were totally lost and great stages and
fishing jacks also The beach ded with drift
timber Tho ship Christabel. laden with salt, Bona
Vista. drted to the rocks and in great peril
but the crew cut her masts away. One of the crew
named Doherty OF Trinity. drowned. The rest
taken of the hull Monday. seventy-1ve vessels,
large and small. driven ashore at Bona Vista and
lost Some saved, but rendered useless. All
except four of the stages swept away. At Cupds
the loss and damage serious. and persons
slider themselves ruined Tie schoOners Annie Thornton,
Triton, Goodwill Susie A. and SUSAN with their outfits,
were wrecked. The schooners Caleb Corkum, Mary
Cakn Jane and Others in the neisrborhOod ashore
aud or less damaged. and too leaky
go without being dOeked. The schOOners Expert
and Margaret Ann lost at Chaurel Cove.
The schoOners Lady Hall and Kate Sprackling. which
left Brigus Friday supposed to have gone TO
Catalina. Owing to damage to the wires the latter
Ioint has heard FROM The schooner First Fruit
bound from St Johns for Twillingate with cargo Of
provisions. lost at Catalina. Her cargo, consider
ably damaged recovered The schooner Blanche
became a wreck at Farewell. Dids The schooner
Wild Rover was lost at White Point Straits. She was
hound from St. Johns for Twingate. The brigantlne
drove from her mO0rings In spanard's Bay and went
ashore at Bears Cove, where she now lies with her
bottom out. The captains and another man who
were board rescued by boats from Bears
Cove. The Emma was loaded with provisions for Lab
rador which have been nearly ali landed I'm damaged
Chaupe Cove and two at Harbor Main were wrecked
six OF them fitted out for the summer fishing aad
were prepared start Immediately The storm is
thought be the worst that has visited Newfoundland
The fact that most OF the vessels lost
were loaded with supplies for the fisheries Is probably
three bait skiis. each with six board. left Holy
Saturday and have not since been heard OF.
skin, bottom hoated into Topsa, aud IL Is sup
posed that she Is one OF the three referred TO.