The Portland daily press., 1888-11-27
pRIFTEp TO SEA.
Vessels Left to the Fury of the
wind and Waves.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov. 26.-The British
brig Alice, of Lockport, Capt. Harry Saun-
ders, which was an anchorage inside of Ten
Pound Island, went adrift yesterday, and
her crew abandoned her last night and went
on bard of the schooner ]. ]. Locke Of Bar
rington, N. S., Capt. Banks. The Locke af-
forwards went adrift,and the two crews then
abandoned her and went on board of an
other schooner, where they remained until
morning and then came ashore. Both ves-
sells are supposed to be lost, as they drifted
to sea. The brig was owned by H.&A.
Locke, of Lockport, n. s., was so tons bur
then, and built In 1881. The Locke was
owned by j. Nj. Banks of harrington, N. S..
"a tons burthen and built In 1864; she was
loaded with flour and other provisions from
Boston for Darlington, and the cargo
was consigned to j. nj. Banks, and was in
sured.
The brig Alice was from Boston for Shell
burne and Lockport, with general cargo of
provisions, which is partly insured, as also is
the vessel The two crews of ten men lost
everything, and are in a desperate condition.
They went to Boston today to see the consul.
The vessel that went ashore at Delivers
Necks was the schooner Addie S. Emery, of
Camden from Boston, with no cargo. She
is a total loss. The men from the abandoned
brig and schooner report that several vessels
were drifting out of the harbor last night. 1t
is reported that the crew of the Addie S.
Emery, which went ashore Sunday evening,
was taken off by a fishing vessel but they
have not yet arrived in this city, and nothing
of their Whereabouts has been learned. The
beach in the neighborh0od Of Norman's
Woe this morning s~-ss4ewn with wreckage
consisting of lumber, laths, barrels. etc.
Only small pieces Of the schooner Addie S.
Emery are left.
Several vessels that lay in the outer harbor
are, are missing this morning and it Is supposed
seen from Stage Fort today, with colors in
the rigging, signaling for tugs, but as yet
none have gone to their assistance. Two
vessels, a sloop and coal laden schooner,
are reported ashore at Rockport, and gone to
pieces, but their names could not be learned
Schooner Robert Ripley. Capt. Cooper.
Boston, for Camden. with 800 bushels of
corn and flour, went ashore Sunday night at
Delivers Neck and is total loss. She was
46 tons and built at Essex in 1855, owned at
fishing schooner NJ. s. Aver. Schooner
Emiline G. Sawyer, in the outer harbor, had
to cut away her mast to keep from going
ashore. In doing so the captain cut his foot
badly.
This afternoon, report reached the city
that a steamer was ashore at Milk Island,
near Thatcher's, supposed to be the steam
ship Yarmouth. Hundreds of people and
teams started for the locality, but the report
proved false.
The sloop M. M. Hamilton, Boston for
Portland, lost both anchors and chains and
would have gone ashore, but for the tug
Belknau towing her to the wharf.
AT Lapesville, the schooner John Mattler
went ashore last night and became total
wreck. She was of 81 tons, built at Wash
ington, N. j., in 1S48. and owned by Capt.
Benz. Bowden, of Lanesyille. No insurance.
The Western pier at Lanesville was badly
damaged, and the sloop Alfred A., lying at
the. pier had a hole stove in her stern.
Fishermen all round. Cape Ann lost large
quantity of trawles, nets and other fishing
gear. The loss is about several thousand
dollars. There we're no arrivals from sea to-