The Penn's Grove record., 1888-12-01
A FURIOUS STORM.

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THE SCHOONER EDWARD NORTON
Lest WITH Is OF HER CREW.
GREAT DAMAGE AT ATLANTIC
CITY.
SCITUATE, MASS, Nov. PEA
terrible loss OF life is reported here by
a wreck this morning. The large fish
ing schooner. Edward Norton, OF and
from Boston, went ashore on First
Cliff Point at {. 80 last night and Inn
mediately went to pieces. Her crew
consisted Of 10 men. and IL Of them
have perished.
One man, Allen by name. chung to
the vessel. and when the tide left this
morning he succeeded in reaching the
| shore. The vessel was discovered by
| the midnight patrol of the life saving
| station, but too late to render as
slstance She lies bottom up and is a
| complete wreck. She is owned by
| Stubbs & Co., of Boston.
The seaman. Allen, the sole survivor
Of the crew of the wrecked fisherman,
had q remarkable experience. The
weather was so thick that it was i'm
possible to see 100 yards. and the vessel
! was not discovered until nearly mid
night. 1t was g daylight when the
SURVIVOR was seen to crawl out from
under the hull. He was very weak
from exposure and could give but little
information. He said the vessel came
In by Peaks Hill bar on Sunday norm
ing, and stood northwest for Boston,
against wishes of the crew, who pro-
posed to put into Provincetown, 1t
was q terrible day. As neal as he could
tell they struck between FIVE and six
Sunday afternoon, and almost imme-
diately capslzed. He was down below.
and was the only one saved. He says
she carried 10 men and a boy. After
the wreck was discovered he was still
under her hull and was nearly drowned;
he could barely keep his head out of
water, but could plainly hear the voices
of those on the beach, and had to wait
hours till the sea left her, when he had
barely strength to crawl out. He was
much exhausted.
The following is q partial list OF those
lost by the wrecking Of the Edward
Norton: Captain Frank Curran and his
14.year-Old son, Michael McD0ugall,
Patrick Mullaly. Michael Curran, James
Brown, D. Laferty. Lawrence Flaher-
ty, John Hornish, Lawrence Bennett
~(colored), Archie Campbell. There
were four or Eve other sailors on board
whose names cannot be ~ascertalned.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT ATLANTIC CITY.
ATLALTIC CITY. N. j., Nov. 26.-
All through Sunday night and to-day
the furious wind and hail storm, which
struck this coast early on Sunday morn
ing, has been raging with increasing
violence. The wreck along the board
walk from the Inlet to Chelsea, a dis
lance Of three miles, beggars descrip-
ton.
The waves kept up their work Of
undermining during the night, and at
high tide to-day there was terrible
destruction of bath houses, photograph
and shooting galleries, pavilions and
booths. The Inlet during high tide
was unapproachable. Torrents Of spray
were sent far above the buildings, and
the water completely inundated the
neighborhood for fully half a mile In.
land. a new wharf at Rogers's Inlet
House was carried away, and the house
Is partially gone and will undoubtedly
be q total wreck before morning. The
family had a narrow escape and made
no attempt to a v their household
effects.
Plum's Pavilion, at the Inlet, is
badly wrecked, but the building proper
still remains intact. The ground floors
Of the other houses in the vicinity are
flooded, ard energetic efforts have
been made throughout the day to save
movable property. The destruction
among the sailing craft and small
boats has been general, and the beach,
at the mouth OF the thor0ughfare, IS
literally strewn with wreckage. The
new wharf OF the Yachtsmen's Asso-
citation is also demolished.
The damage to property along the
beach front, 1t is estimated, Will foot up
fully $50, 900. On the north side OF
the city the high tide in the thorough
fare has overlooked the surrounding
meadow land, and along the greater
portion of Baltic avenue the residents
were obliged to use boats to escape the
rushing torrents. There were many
trying scenes late tonight as the
frightened and in many cases lightly
clad people, mostly colored, excitedly
rushed from their houses and sought
shelter from the binding hail and sleet
storm. Similar scenes occurred during
the day. But little effort was made to
save household effects by the excited
people, who have been vainly hoping
for the lids to recede.
Trains were delayed from n to
two hours to-day, and 1t Is feared that
there will be serioue washouts to-
night, as the tracks are flooded for
fully four miles. In the city proper
the high winds demolished chimneys,
felled trees and flag poles and made
sad havoc among swinging signs, tele-
graph wires and awnings. Hundreds
of windows were shattered and several
buildings in course OF construction
were badly damaged.
The loss in the city proper is estima-
ted at about $50, 900. The greatest
anxiety is manifested among people
having property near the ocean front,
as to what the night will bring forth.
High tide will be at one O'Clock, and
Its food is expected by all to be more
appalling in its destructiveness than
the disastrous tide of August 18th,
1879, in which the schooner Flora Cur
tbs was driven ashore. The life-sav1ng
crew have been constantly IN readiness
for any emergency. \
SIX INCHES OF SNOW.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Nov. 90
The storm which made its appearance
In this locality Sunday morning has
prevailed generally throughout the
State and has been marked by unusual
severity for q November storm. The
SHOW fall here has obtained a depth Of
Six inches, and this has been drifted by
n fierce wind. This morning the snow
changed to rain but there has been 10
diminution OF wind power.
Concord, Keene and ClaremOnt re-
ports the same condition of affairs as
prevail here. The storm everywhere
Is exceptionally severe and has serious
Is Interrupted wire communication and
has lmpeded railroad traffic to some ex-
tent.