The Portland daily press., 1888-03-17
a List of the Wrecks.

List of the Wrecks.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-The shore for
nearly two miles along Delaware breakwa-
ter is strewn with the wrecks of about 80
vessels. some standing upright covered with
ice and others only partly visible. Vessel
timbers, strips Of rail, cabin furniture and
pine boards and great blocks of Ice from the
cargoes Of vessels are seen at various points
along the shore. The loss is estimated at
100000, but will be much tgreater II rough
weather sets in before the vessels are h0ated.
Among the vessels ashore are the barken-
tine Eva Lynch of st. John, n b., Capt.
Switzerland, from Pernambuc0 to the break
water with sugar, and the following seh0On-
ers; Elliot l.. Dow OF New London, Conn,
Capt A. b. Lemphere, with phosphate from,
that place to Norfolk; Earl p. Mason OF
Providence, r. l., Capt G. w. White, from
that place to Western Branch, Va. with
empty flour barrels: John Proctor OF Bos-
Holl to Norfolk In ballast; Abbey p. Crano-
| mer of New York, Capt. j. p. Isard, from
| Baltimore to New Haven with coal; George
| L, Fessenden Of Brldgton, N. j., Capt. Dan
| Conn, with coal; Elizabeth 5. Lee. of Som
ers' Point, n. j., Capt. James X. Lee, from
| Norfolk to Bath, Me-, with coal; Providence
| of Bridgton, Y. j., Capt. Henry S. Smith.
fT0m La%Sers ds PGint Fora 70 Fair Haven NsR
come, of Wellheet, CAPTAIN Henry W.
Newcome, from Wellheet to Norfolk, in
ballast; Index Of PhilapelphIa, Captain
Gabriel Garrison, from Maine for
Washington, with ice; E. II. Belden, of Dem
| mis-, Mass, Capt. Crowell, from .Boothbay,
| Me-, to Cambridge, Nd, with ice The men
at Lewes and Henlopen life-saving stations
had great difficulty in resculng the crews OF
many of the vessels.
On the Maine shore.
BIDDEFoRD, March 16.-Fishermen from
the Pool, Ferry and Goose Rocks report that
pieces Of wreck and barrels of flour are
drifting ashore. 1t is thought some vessel
was wrecked near the coast during the storm.
Danbury's Story.
DANBURY, Conn.,, March 16-On the Dam
| bury and Norwalk road the first train ON the
schedule time since Sunday left here at 3.45
p. m. The Housatonic and New England
roads are heavily blocked. No train has
| passed over these lines since Sunday and
| they will not be open for travel before Mon
| day. Trains ON the New York and New
| Haven road are on time between New York
| and South N0rwak. There Is no c0mmun-
cation with New York by wire save by the
| Postal Telegraph Cable Company,s wires via
Danbury to Boston and London, Eng. Inc
loss to manufacturers here by the storm Is
$4,000. Thousands Of cases Of hats are
awaiting shipment. A temporary fresh
meat famine prevails and there Is much suf-
fering among the cattle In the outlying dis
tricts from hunger and thirst.
Charles Curtis, his wife and two children,
| living on Clapboard ridge, were shut in
| their house four days and nights with no fire
and little food They are alive but suffering.
New Haven Reached.
NEW HAVEN, Ct, March 15.-The train
leaving Boston on the 18th for New York by
the Shore Line at 10 a. m, arrived at this
place last night at IL o'clock, having been
snowbound mile from Saybrook Junction
50 hours. The farmers in the vicinity of the
train were untiring In their efforts 70 supply
passengers with food and all were well cared
for. Too much praise cannot be bestowed
| on Division Superintendent Allen for push
| ing the train through to its destination, en-
countering fearful drifts Of snow ON the way.
| Conductors DeWOlf and Atwood, Of the
tram and drawing room cars, performed eff
ticient service, and their kindness to all will
| be remembered for long time. The train
| will leave for New York this afternoon,
trusting to reach there this evening.
The Last Drift. -
| NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 16-The last
| drift in the blockade between Boston and
| New York was broken through this after
/ noon. Communication by railroads Is re-
stored. The telegraph will be restored
later
|
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, March 16.-The first
train through on the New England railroad
was ditched near Armory Hill depot this af-
ternoon. Two locomotives left the track and
q steam pipe in the forward one burst, fatally
scalding Conductor Hinett, Fireman William
Nichols anu brakeman.
Four Killed.
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, March 16-A snow
plow which left here this morning, drawn by
four engines, jumped the track at Sharon, N.
Y, this afternoon, killing Thomas Feeney,
| conductor, of White Plains; George Fowler,
| engineer, Of White Plains; Charles Orbon,
| brakeman, Of White Plains, and Th0s. Reilly,
| fireman, of Dover Plains. Four others were
/ badly hurt. Engineer Luther Gates, of New
| York, will probably die. The four engines
and plow were completely demolished.
Storm Notes.
| Sick persons in Massachusetts towns are
reported 10 have died during the storm for
| lack of sustenance.
Martin Lynch, of Newton, Conn, perished
| in the storm.
| The first train for New York since early
Monday morning. left Bridgeport, Conn, at
| s p. M yesterday.
Instances of suffering and death are con-
| stantly coming to light in Vermont. In
| many cases in the country neighbors are
| still isolated from each other.
l At Calvary Cemetery, New York, yester
day, 100 bodies were received for interment