Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-08
OVER A FOOT OF SNOW

And Many Wrecks I'm The Wake of
 The Great Gale On The New Eng
 land Coast.
 BOSTON, Dec 7.-The heavy northeast gale and snow storm which has prevailed off the New England coast since Sunday night con- tinues. Over a foot of snow has fallen in most places and in open stretches the drifts are from six to ten feet. The gale on the water has been terrific. The stoutest vessels have been scarcely able to weather it and the probability is that scores of small vessels have gone down. There is unknown schooner sunk three miles east of LowalIs Island. Her masts are standing five feet out of water. The life saving crew have cruised about her. but failed to obtain any tidings of her crew or the identity of the vessel. The schooner Mary Mott, ashore on Point Judith, went to pieces last night The schooner Swallow, ashore on the back side of Deer Island on Sunday, has gone almost to pieces. Her decks have foated off the hull and grounded in shallow water Cap tain Blauvelt of the steamer Dominion arriv- ed from Yarmouth, N. s., reports that when three miles northeast of Boston light he passed the wreck of two-masted schooner of 250 tons
 Her topmast projected fifteen feet out of water.
 HULL. Mass, Dec. "A three-masted | lying in dangerous position off Boston | light. Tugs and hawsers out trying to take her out to Nantasket roads. The sea is heavy and gale is raging.
 | PRovINCRTowN, Dec. 7.-The heavy east | erly storm of Sunday continues, causing high | ks ,,I nd r1rf No r has been reported on Cape Cod as yet. A
 small fleet of fishermen are in the harbor. Two brigs are reported outside. The schoon- CT Flying Cloud broke adrift this morning. running on the Central Marine railway, causing some damage. The schooner Min nie Paine is ashore on the flats in the harbor. l WELLFLEEr, Mass, Dec. 7.-The easterly gale that has been raging for two days still continues with increasing fury and is by far l the heaviest storm this season. The wind is blowing at seventy miles an hour. No wrecks have been reported.
 | GLOUCESTER, Mass, Dec. "A heavy
 northeast storm accompanied by blinding
 snow prevails here. A large fleet is anchor l ed in the harbor.
 | PORTLAND, Me, Dec. 7.-The day has l been terrible one here and likewise | throughout the State. All along the coast schooner Hattie H., from Halifax, is here | for 8 harbor, having been blown 8 long way | out of her course. The schooner A. R. Weeks was lowed up the harbor after four hours work. Her sails were blown away | and she g1ves evidence of having seen hard l times She suffered continuous gale for
 twenty days. Harpswel people report pick | ing up various articles apparently from a
 wreck. The observatory reports that just as
 the storm thickened this noon two schooners 1 were seen to meet in the outer harbor. Al
 most instantly the storm thickened and nothing more could be seen of the fated craft. Wrecks will be reported all along the | Maine coast. No help caa be extended to l any vessel that may go ashore on the coast | line of Cape Elizabeth. No tug could live l outside of this line.
 'No news, but fearfully rough," is the l latest report from Cape Cottage. No news has yet been received from the two lights on
 Richmond's Island It is probable that many
 vessels have taken refuge under Richmond'f
 Island The Portland fishermen are mostly | in.
 BOSTON, Dec. 7.-Yesterday afternoon g large scow owned by the Boston Dredging
 company came ashore at Ocean Spray II front of Dr. s. H. Durgins cottage. The
 seow drifted over from Lynn harbor and liei
 in very exposed position. She is valued al $7, 900. Should the storm continue there fl
 every prospect of the roadbed and depot a
 Cottage Hill being washed away on the nex1
 tide.