New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-27
THE GALE 4 SEVERE ONE.
DONE BY STORM IN NEwENGLAND.
THE TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE ALMOST PROS
TRATED FOR TIME-ANCHoR CHAINS
sNAPPED-coTTAGEs ON THE COAST
wRECKED--RAILROAD EMBANK'
MTNTS WASHED NV MI
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5 and o'clock on Sunday morning has proved
the worst November storm in New-Engand on
record since the establishment of the Signal Ser
vice stations and few old men recall its equal
Snow fell to the depth of five inches and then
turned TO rain which fell heavily all Sunday night
and to-day until p. m. After that hour dense
mist and fog prevailed. The rain precipitation
up 10 this evening has been about two inches The
maximum velocity of the wind on Sunday was
forty-two miles an hour. To-day the velocity In
creased to fifty-one miles an hour. The snow
which AZ dark on Sunday encountered the streets
and sidewalks has all disappeared and left the
pavements cleaner than before the storm. The
greatest damage to telegraph and telephone wires
was done after dark on Sunday night when the
winds played sad havoc in many places with the
heavy poles and the mass Of wires strung there
on The fire alarm system seems TO have suffered
least of ALL and at to-day the operators at
the central station and City Hall reported every
circuit in working order The wires CT the New
England Telephone and Telegraph Company suf-
fered severely by the increase in the gale Sun
day night and arc now in bad shape, except in the
city proper.
The Western Union was probably the heaviest
sufferer by the storm, and even this morning its
service in many directions was crippled. Notably
was this the case with the New-York service, for
not wire out Of the sixty could be got to work
At o'clock tonight thirty-one circuits work
ing to Ncw-YorlS, four TO Buffalo and two TO
Chicago and tic volume Of business was under
control The Mutual Union had the greatest
trouble with its New York wires The United
Lines had the burning out of its wives in the city
terminus added TO it's other troubles. cross on
an electric light wire about $3.50 a. m. to-day
burned out the cables in the cupola over the
DevOnshrc-st. Office and for time stopped all
communication The Ncw-Yorlk connection is the
only one with which this company has had trouble
and the wires are down west of NewHaven. At
noon, however, three quadruplex wires were work
ing TO New-YorlS and all of the leased lines The
Long Distance Telephone Company suffered heavily
by the storm, and at noon had no connection with
New-Yorl<
The exact loss Of life and property on the New
England coast by the gale cannot be accurately
stated, but it is presumably true that at least
forty vessels wore damaged OF this number
perhaps ten or fifteen viii prove total loss,
while oIl.r"s were badly damaged. The loss Of
life is known to be az least twenty-five. Five of
these were lest ri Hull, and fifteen off Scihate.
The British schooner Aveon, Captain Milberry
from ST. John, n. T., for New-YorlI, with a cargo
Of 10000 laths consigned to MeSsrs. Scanmell
Brothers. is ashore on Spectacle Island, Boston
IIarbor Captain Mulberry reports that he left
ST. John November 90 and had good weather
until lie reached Cape Cod, Sunday morning
The wind then increased to a gale, with binding
snow and extremely high seas which continually
swept the vessel washing away the deck
load Of laths and two of the schooners crew. He
concluded to head for Boston. About p m on
Sunday he discovered the breakers off Halfway
Rock, below Boston, and he let go the anchor
In In nl.1ir tfcI thn
again started for Boston One Of the crew
struck by the main-boom, knocked overheard and
lost. The schooners boat was also lost, having
been struck by heavy sea off Fawn Bar. About
! ; p. m. on Sunday he anchored the vessel off
| Spectacle Island, and subsequently parted the
naming chain. The vessel then dragged ashore,
where she lies comparatively easy. She will
probably float when the weather moderates The
tug Samuel Little brought the captain up TO
Boston. The mate and one seaman remain on
board. Use names of the men lost were Charles
Blackboard John Doucettc and James Tidd, Of
Tivcrton, n. S. The Gertrude Abbott is ashore
on Teddy Rocks. Captain Champion states that
she is high and dry and will probably be saved.
The crew taken of by the life-savng at
Hull The schooner Cox and Green, Of Greenport
L. l., from Philadelphia, is ashore at HULL and
is said to have bilged. The schooner Bertha +.
Walker, of Fall River, from Philadelphia, is
ported ashore at Hull. Captain Westga and
the first mate were lost.
The following statement was obtained by a
Journal reporter IL an interview with Captain
Thompson, Of the Bertha f. Walker, on his
arrival IN this city from The scene OF the disaster
near Point AllertOn We anchored on Mon
day near Hyannis with thlrty-siX other coaers
from Philadelphia, and did not succeed IN getting
away until Saturday morning. We passed Cape
Cod at 10 o'clock in the night at which time
there was fresh breeze and IA heavy rain: We
made MlnOts Light at midnight, ran for Boston
and anchored between that point ana the Tort
at 80 on Sunday morning, when the weather
began TO get thick, and strong east-northeast
wind was blowing AT o'clock on Sunday
morning the vessel began to pound Our chains
were slipped and we driven high up OH the
Hull beach. nearly abreast Of the telegraph sta
zion. AT o'clock in the night were taken
oil by the life-saving crew. One Of the lie
boats was stove in
| done TO the vessel The Charles WOrlsey,
schooner from Hull for New-iaven, is ashore at
Thomaston. Maine. from Boston on Saturday last
! for Port Spain, Trinidad ashore Nantasket
| Beach. The vessel is full of water The schooner
| Robert Darby Captain Richard Low Of Sedg-
| wick Maine, from Boston, dragged both anchors
| on Sunday night and went on the rocks at
Hospital Point, Salem Willows The Darty is
! a twO-masted schooner Of "A tons. The schooner
| is on the rocky bottom and pounds heavily but
as there is little surf she may be got of not much
the worse. There are two unknown lumber
laden schoOners ashore at COhaSsett. They broke
away from their anchorage III Gloucester llarb0r
on Sunday night The crew Of one Of the schoOn-
ers reported lost.
At 6 80 D. m. on Sunday q two-masted schooner
was discovered OFF First Clin Point. Scituate,
bottom up. She proved TO be the Edward Norton,
owned by Stubbs * Co., of L Wharf. Boston,
bound TO Boston with crew OF sixteen men,
fifteen of whom were drowned. One of the crew,
Lawrence Allen. crawled ashore this morning
after the tide went ont The Fourth Cliff Life
Saving Grew discovered the vessel, but were un-
able TO render any assistance, OWING 10 the seas,
which were running mountains Ugh at the time.
Alien was taken 10 John COnroys house and
cared for. tic weak that he could not
talk much. De said they came by Peaked Hill
Bars on Sunday morning and had terrible day.
When the vessel struck lie was below She
capszed aud went ashore. lie was under her
hull, up TO his neck in water, all night He
crawled out after the sea had left her One body
was taken out this morning and one washed