The Portland daily press., 1886-11-15
the STORM.
Schooners Wrecked and the Crews
Have Narrow Escapes.
Brave Work by Newburyport, Mass,
Business Men in Saving Sailors.
A Heavy Fall of Snow In New En-.
gland and New York.
Trains Showed in and Delayed
Several Hours.

NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Nov. 13.-The Sc
we're storm last night drove two schooners
into the bay disable d, and both are piled up
on the sands of Plumb Island, total wrecks.
Fortunately there was no lives lost Schoon-
er Franklin, from Thomaston. Capt Upham
from Thomaston for New York, with 900
casks of lime, struck about five miles below
the life saving station at s a. m. The vessels
dangerous position had been observed by the
patrol and the whole crew were immedately ly
sent to her assistance, horses having first
been obtained from the city to drag their ap-
paratus through the soft sand several miles
away. The Franklin was an old vessel,
owned by j. A. Creighton of Thomaston and
consigned to f. E. Morse, New York. After
rendering all possible assistance TO the crew,
who were saved Thomas Daley was sent
back to the station with the apparatus. The
storm was at its height and as Daley neared
the station he discovered another vessel in
distress near at hand. The regular crew be-
ing absent at the first wreck, Daley was
the only one available for duty, but yolun-
teer crew of % men was made up from per-
sons who had been attracted to the beach
w tiiO Qlodobclo. WIN II Will bHty entered
upon the work of saving the four men who
were seen clinging to the rigging. The vessel
was the Carrie II. Spofford, Capt. Scott,
from Deer Isle for Boston, with granite for
j. ). Cram. She was 9S tons and is years
old. During early morning the vessel be-
came disabled, and the captain determined
to beach her.
She struck on the southern jetty, and the
captain, with Capt. Davis Marshall coast
inc nIlOt old ftvn OF
to the rigging. A tremendous sea was run
ming and the waves dashed over the unfor-
tunaie seamen and up to the cross trees, but
the men clung on while the amateur life-sav-
ing crew were doing their utmost to rig a
breeches buoy to land the sailors. The sec
ond shot fired was perfectly aimed and the
hawSer was hauled aboard and secured to
the foremost When the life saving apparatus
was wa nearly ready to be run aboard
men only escaping with their lives The fore
mast was shivered, and those ON shore
Thought 1t was only a question of few sec
onds before all the top rigging would be
swept away. Meanwhile the breeches buoy
had reached the vessels deck Capt Mar
shall was given the first chance to come
ashore, but the poor man, as he was being
led TO the basket, fell from exhaustion to the
vessels deck. The other sthree were thor
onghly benumbed, but finally succeeded in
lashing him into the buoy and he was pulled
station, physicians sent for, and in few
hours was considered out of danger. The
other three men were landed, and when the
last one was saved grand shout went up
from those who had worked heroicly to save
the lives of their fellowmen. The rescued
men were taken to the station and made as
comfortable as possible. To Thomas Daily
the cook, great praise is due. Twice he was
thrown down in the deep surf, wounding his
mead, but ne quickly rallied and inspired his
hFQx
assisted in the grand work were several
business men of Newburyport
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-An usually heavy
snow storm for this time in the season oc-
cured last night and today in the northern
part OF New England and New York State
IL was doubtless the heaviest fall so early in
the winter for over ten years. Ii seems to
nave been more severe in northern New
York, where nearly 20 inches has fallen, and
where at last accounts it was still showing
There was heavy snow fall last night in
Watert0wn, and snow is still falling now
1t is over foot and half. Trains are more
than an hour late on all the roads leading to
the city. There is over a foot of snow on
the ground at Auburn, and it is still snow
ing. The heaviest snow storm ever experi-
enced thus early in the season is now pre-
vailing at Geneva. Snow is 20 inches deep
on level and in drifts from three to six feet
deep. Trains on all the tracks centering at
Geneva are two hours late. AT o'clock this
morning the storm at Ithaca measured ex-
actly one foot deep on level. There is a
high wind and the SNOW Is drifting badly.
Railroad travel Is considerably impeded and
all trains are late. Fears are entertained of
disastrous floods in the valley if the snow
goes Off suddenly. One foot of snow fell at
Rochester last night, and it is still showing
and blowing furiously. Trains are impeded
and delayed. Reports from Utica, Albany
Eimlra, Buffalo and points along the Hud-
son river, bring information of a great snow
storm. Fifteen inches of snow has fallen at
Syracuse. Northern trains are showed in
ana western trains are delayed several
hours.
DOVER, n, H., Nov. 14.-The first snow of
the season fell at Dover last night. Three
inches fell and it was still showing this morn
ing. SIX inches of heavy snow fell in Han
over last night and it was still falling this
morning. Six inches of snow fell at Roches-
ter last night.
BURLINGTON, VT, Nov. 13.-A snow storm
began last night and continued today, be-
tween IL and ~ inches having fallen. The
street cars are blockaded and put on run
ners.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov. 13.-SchoOner
Snow Bird is ashore at Charlotte. with crew
safe. The barge L. G. Buel, which started
out from Oswego in tow of tug Protector, is
ashore at Braddock's Point. Nothing can be
learned of her condition. An unknown
schooner from Pictou, Ont, is also ashore at
Braddock's Point. The whereabouts of the
barge Bolwin are unknown.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Snow to the
depth of 10 inches has fallen here. Northern
trains are showed in and Western trains are
delayed several hours.
GREENvILLE, N. H., Nov. 13.-Three