Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-27
A NOVEMBER BLIZZARD.
1t Does Untold Damage Along
the Coast.
MANY SAILORS WE'RE DROWNED.
Terrible Tales of shipwrocIS from Many
Plaees-Great Destruction of Property.
Beaches strewn with Debris Telegraph
and Railroad Lines Blocked


and Railrond Lines blocked.
BosToN, Nov 97-The storm has abatet
somewhat here. II has been much more lie.
structiye along the coast than was the bliz-
znrd, and the damage TO telegraph and tele-
phone lines is almost as great. Wrecks are
reported by almost every life saving station
and while considerable loss OF life q reported
It is feared that another day will show still
more But meager reports arc received, as
bO per cent. Of the telegraph wires are down.
The schooner Avalon Milbery, from ST.
John, n 81, for New Y ork, with a cargo 81
a4O,OoO lnths consigned to Scnmmell Broth
ers, is ashore on Spectacle Island, in Boston
harbor Three OF the crew were swept over
board IN the gale Their names are Charles
Hackford, John Doucette and James Tidd
all of Novn Scotia A large American bark
was reported of Highland light Saturday
morning. bound In She has not yet been
heard from, but 1t IS probable that fal ing
barometer caused her 20 run out % sea again
There are four overdue steamers ths
Scythia, Yarmouth, Carroll and Mirandn,
sugar steamer from tha West Indies. All
the vessels have probably put to sea to avoid
n lee shore in tho terribls gale There arr
ltobably 100 vessels ashore on the New Eng
and coast
SCiruATE, Mass, Nov. 2T.-Ths fishing
sthooucr Edward Morton, owned by Stubbs
y Co, 7 wharf, Bo,ton, came ashore in Ia,
1alo and Is total wreck or her crew of
ixiesn uen all We're washed overheard and
rownei save one, a seaman named Allen, of
so. Wggins street, Boston When the tide
vent down aud left the wreck on the beach
Allen was found in an unconscious condition
under the wreck by the lite saving crew and
taken 70 Conroy's hotel, whore ho was resus-
citated. lie was very weak from exposure,
and could give but little information
He said the vessel came in by Peaked Hill
bars on Sunday morning and stecred north
west for Boston, against the wishe, OF the
crew, who proposed TO put into Province.
town IL was a terrible day. As near as le
could tell, they struck between 8 and &
O'c4ock Sunday afternoon and almost i'm
mediately capsizod He was down below
and was the only one saved he snys 81.
carried fifteen men and boy After the
wreck was discovered he was still under her
null and nearly drowned He could barrel,
xeep his head out Of water, but could plnnly
hear the voices Of those Oh tho beach and had
TO wait hours till the sea loft her, when be-
had barely strength TO crawl out
| Hull, Mass, NOV. "a The schooner B d
Walker, Westgate, Of Fail River. from
Philadelphia for Boston, is high and dry ol
| poddy rocks. Her cabin and forward houses
are washed away She is full Of water ana
win doubtless prove a total loss Capt
Wesigate ana Mate T.. M Thomas were lost.
The captain was about 60 years OF age and "a
native OF Taunton He loaves a family.
The uate belonged in Camden, Ne, and ais
leaves family.
The schooner Gertrude Abbott Capt.
hampton, Of aud from Philadelphia, for
GostOn, as also ashore on Todly rocks The
rews have been taken OF by the life saving
rev at dull. The schooner Cox and Green
apt Thompson, OF Greenport bound from
huaae pima for Boston, is ashore and is fast
reaking up on Toddy rocks. The sea is
la4ing complete breach over her Hen
! rev Is saved.
GLOUCESTER Mass, Nov. 2s.-The storm
yns 80 thick hero yesterday that il was inn
81 saible TO see a hundred yards from the
lore The British brig Alice, Of Lockport.
aptain Harry Saunders, which was at an
horage inside OF Ten Pound Island, went
ifift, and her crew abandoned her and went
ia board Of tho schooner J. j. Lock, Of Bar
ngton, Captain Banks The Lock after
ards went ndrift, and the two crews then
abandoned her and went on board OF another
.chooner, where they remained until morn
& and then came ashore. Both vessels are
IMPOSED to be lost, as they drfted 10 sea
! - - W. craws Cf ten men lost everything.
nd they are In desperate condition
The vessel that went ashore at Doliivers
eek was the schooner Addie s. Er.ery. OF
a,nden, for Boston, with no cargo. She Is 4
/
! rig ana Schooner report chat several vessels
we're drifting out Of the harbor. It is re
orted that tho crew Of the Emery. which
sent ashore Sunday evening, was taken oil
| .y fishing vessel but they have not vet ar
wed IN this city, and nothing Of their
Whereabouts has been learned
| The beach in the neighborhoOd Of Nor
mans Woe is strewn with wreckaee con-
lsting Of lumber, laths, barrels, etc Only
nlan pieces Of the schooner Addie S. Emery
are left. Two vessels, a sloop ana coal
.den schooner, are reported ashore at Rock
ort and gone to pieces, but their names
0uld not be learned.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Nov. ga ter
q bic northeast storm began at midnight sat
irday and increased IN violence the wind
eaching velocity Of seventy miles an hour.
ccompanied by a driving rain. The entire
cast line was swept by the sea, and no per-
On could pass along the beach.
Four southbound and three northbouni
'lo ners ami fifteen sail of fishermen were
| if this port at dark Saturday night. an4
iust have had "A dreadful experience II they
ID not find safe anchorage, IL seems ale
iost impossible that they could live in such
gale and sea.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. Nov 27.-The storm
ere was accompanied by very high tide
considerable lumber was aoated away from
Atwooa's yard. The schooner Amazon. O.
rovineetown, went ashore on White Flat
be captain and crew escaped in a boat. ana
y keeping a stream of kerosene oil dribblmg
stern IRON big can, smoothed the waves 81
nat they reached the shore in safety.
ROCHESTER, n Y, Nov. 2T-Five inches.
snow fell during the storm Monday The
anal is filled with boats tied up.
ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. GA high gale pre-
allied here and six inches Of snow fell Il
as followed by a driving slest storm. A
iw boats are being hurried through the
anal ON their final trips.
NEwBURG, n Y, Nov. 27.-The gale
ghich set in Sunday morning continued
trough the day and night and until lat.
,st evening. The steamer Brett, from New
FORK, had hard time ard could not make
ny landings. The bumbozt Annex, loaded
18th fruit, sank al her dock
DANvERs, Mass, Nov. 27-The storm has
cen the most violent ever known so early IN
ne season. A hurricane was blowing and
he snow drifted 10 a height of three or four
set Telegraph and telephone communica-
nm l. In arr,tf,saA and hnr.sa ..,.. Ia,-a ban,,