Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-11

pected that many disasters will be reported in
this vicinity. Several disasters to vessels
are reported in the vicinity of Block Island,
Point Judith and Watch Hill. The steamer
Providence arrived this evening at 8 O'Clock.
10 hours late. Between 6 and o'clock this
morning the schooner Chillcott of Ellsworth,
Ne, went ashore on the beach near Mas
chang pond, about two miles east of Watch
Hill point. When she struck the beach, one
Of the sailors. who was clinging to the rig
ging. vas shaken overheard and drowned.
The Watch Hill life saving crew were promt
to assist, and succeeded in shooting . line
across the wreck. The crew we're taken
ashore in the life car. They we're pitifullv
cold and exhausted, but were cared for st the
station.
| GLOUCESTER, Jan. 9.
The British brig Ivanhoe of Parrsboro, N.
S., from Havana for Boston with a cargo of
sugar, arrived this evening. During the
storm last night she was caught in Boston bay
and had her sails blown to pieces. The
schooner F. E. Hallock, from a Maine port
for Baltimore, was ran into last night in the
in the outer harbor by the steamer Forest
City, breaking her rail and doing other dam
sge. The tug William Sprague of Boston
towed her in the inner harbor, where she will
repair. She also towed in schooner Charles
II. Boynton, which dragged her anchors, and
pulled of another schooner which came
near going ashore. Capt. Cunningham at
Eastport reports the schooner Rather Of this
port ashore and one side stove in.
David Lufkin and Joseph Stoddard, missing
from the schooner Arizona, were picked up
and carried into Portsmouth. A three-mssted
| schooner, name unknown, lies in q dangerous
position of Norman's Woe. The British
schooner Wyoming, from CORVALLIS, N. S.,
for Boston. narrowly escaped going ashore at
Fields rock. Tug William Sprsgue threw q
line to her jnst in time to save her. three
masted schooner is reported ashore inside
Milk island The Sprague will go to her as
sistance as soon as possible.
PRovlNCETowN, Mass, Jan. 10.
The gale has continued with great severity
all day from the northwest and it is estimated
that more damage has been done during the
past 4S hours than at any time for the past 10
years on this part of the coast. The cutter
G,llatin went to the assistance Of three
master in the bay of Truro with her colors
in the rigging The vessel was .badly used
up. She will be towed here as soon as the
weather moderates. Wreckers have con-
tractsd to save cargo of guano of the
schooner George Nevings. ashore at Woods
End. The schooner is broken in two and will
be total loss. The schooner Effis J. Sim
mons ran ashore on the fats at the east end
habor yesterday afternoon. Tha captain re-
ports that she laid at anchor FIVE miles west
of Race point yesterday till her sails we're
blown away and the seas swept her deck from
bow to stern, when he WAS obliged to run for
Provincetown. The schooner lays easy on
the flats and will need a tug to float her.
This makes eight vessels that have been
ashore at Truro and Provincetown in this
hnt hos haa
Nimble was stripped of her sails, anchors and
cables. Schooner Levanter remains in quite
good condition and the prospects are fair for
floating her large three master is anchored
of Raie.
PIrrsBURG, Jan. 10.
The snow blockades on the railroads is al
most unprecedented. On the main line of
the Pennsyly yania road the trains are from
to Is hours late. The limited express, west,
due here at 8 o'clock last night, arrived at 10
o'clock this morning, having been snow bound.
The fast line, east, which left here at 9 last
night, got stuck near the Pennsylvania sta
ton and did not get away until this morning
All trains are provided with from three to
five engines. On the Wheeling branch of
the Baltimore & Ohio, the express which
started from here LAST night, returned this
evening. having been snow bound q few
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southwestern branch of the Pennsylvania
road is totally blocked and trains have been
abandoned.
PORTHMoUTH, N. H., Jan. 10.
Steamer katahdin, of the Boston & Bangor
S. S. Co. line, put into this port this morning
after weathering one of the fiercest gales that
ever swept the New England coast. On Fri
daa at A. NJ, the steamer left Winterport,
at the foot of the present navigation on the
Penobscot. with twenty-six passengers and
an unusually light cargo, which was not ma
terially increased at the way ports. The
| steamers cargo was made up of potatoes,
apples, Holsters, flannel goods, meats, shocks,
fish, boots. shoes, leather and small parcels,
consigned to some $50 different parties. The
weather was very fair until off Cape Porpose
when heavy sea began to rise and of Boon
Island the snow began to fall and land was
shut of. About midnight Friday the sea be-
came tremendous, a regular hurricane blow
ing from the northeast Shortly after
huge sea struck the steamer stsving in the
port, but the water pouring all over ever
thing between decks and sweeping down into
the hold in flood, causing the steamer to
make nearly seven feet Of water in the hold
and washing out coal and large part of the
freight. The two pilots at the helm and Capt
Homer of the Kstahdin decided to haul out
and head the sea. 1t was now evident that
the remainder Of the cargo must go over to
relieve the steamer and it was rapidly put
over except that portion used for fires. The
loss of the coal compelled them to resort to
whatever was inflammable in the cargo and
hams, shoes and meat went into the furnace
to keep the fires. For eighteen hours the
steamer bravely breasted the tremendous seas
with slowly working engines, but making
slight progress. Saturday forenoon the wind
| again shifted and again the steamer was put
about to head the seas. The thermometer
registered zero and the clouds of spray which
flew over her froze as they fell on her deck
and sides During all this time the passen-
gers, among whom were several ladies, re-
mained cool and cheerful Capt. Homer had
had the boats made ready as a precautionary
measure, but hardly anticipated the need Of
their use.
Meanwhile the steamer labored heavily
and stee-ed badly because of the water in
the hold and the pilots had their strength se-
verely taxed to keep the steamer headed TO
the seas. During Saturday afternoon, while
working the steamer to N and W, Boar's
Head, At Hampton Beach, was made and the
| steamer got into Portsmouth harbor and
came up to the city this morning. The pas
sengers were forwarded to Boston this after
noon.
One of the owners said in conversation to-
day that the company had succeeded in pre-
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