St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-27
Many Marine Mishaps and
Great Loss of Life Re-
ported.
A Bakers Dozen of Voluntary
Life-Savers Do Heroic
Work.
Old Probabilities Says the
Storm Is Not Yet Half
Spent.

BOSTON, Mass, NOV. 26.-Ino CorrlOle
effects of last nights storm have been
everywhere manifested along the coast
to-day. Although the loss of life already
reported is large, it would have been
still greater but for the brave efforts of
Capt. Joshua James and his volunteer
life saving crew, of Hull, who are cred
tied with saving twenty-eight persons
from variously disabled vessels. On
Sunday afternoon large three-master
went broadside on the beach of Hull.
Capt. James and his men rushed for the
hunt gun, breeches buoy and life boat of
the Massachusetts Humane society at
Stony Beach, and after strenuous eff
forts they succeeded in bringing ashore
the crew of nine men from the schooner,
which proved to be the Cox and Green,
from Philadelphia for Chelsea, with
coal. The vessel is now fast breaking
up. Hardly had the band of rescuers
completed their work at this point be-
fore another vessel was discerned on
the rocks about an eighth of mile far
ther up the beach, but farther from the
shore than the other. Hurriedly rush
inc their apparatus to the most availa-
too great to allow the use of the
breeches buoy, and the surf boat was
quickly manned. The waves were tre-
mendods, and it was only after hard
and persistent struggle that the vessel
was reached,
THEIR BOAT TWICE SWAMPING
in the attempt. The boat was at last
brought under the vessels bow and the
crew of eight men swung themselves
into it. The return to the shore was
perilous trip, the boat filling several
times: but it was finally thrown on the
beach among the rocks by huge wave
and entirely smashed. Fortunately the
water was shallow and the occupants
waded ashore. This vessel was the
Gertrude Abbott, Capt. Henry Thomp-
son. from Philadelphia for Boston. with
coal. The vessel is in good condition,
the sails we'll furled and everything
standing, and will probably be saved
when the storm abates. THE volunteer
life savers continued their patrol of the
beach, and at daybreak sighted third
vessel ashore about half mile north
east of the Abbott. She could not be
reached by the breeches .kkoy. and
molished, the tireless men started
for the Strawberry Hill station, four
miles away, and returned with the HUI
name Society's new boat. This boat
withstood the huge breakers and landed
the crew of seven men. This schooner
was the three-master Bertha f. Walker,
from Philadelphia for Boston, also coal
laden. The crew were in the rigging
several hours before they were rescued.
Capt. Westgate and Mate Thomas were
swept overheard and drowned by the
heavy seas. Capt. Westgate belonged
in Berkeley, Mass. The Walker will be
a total wreck. Not satisfied with the
work already accomplished, Capt.
James and his band of twelve started
for Atlantic Hill, seven miles down the
beach. where two more vessels were re-
ported ashore. Here they were joined
by Capt. James Anderson, of the HUI
name society station at Crescent beach,
and Capt. George ii. Brown, of the gov,
ernment station at North Scituate,
Their efforts were directed to the res
cue of five men who could be seen
CLINGING TO THE RIGGING
of one of the vessels. The sea was rum
ming higher than ever known before
at this point, and it was thought i'm
surf boat. The Hunt guns were brought
into use, and two lines were almost
simultaneously fired across her fOretOp
by Capts. Anderson and Brown. The
men in the rigging eagerly seized the
line and the hawser was pulled aboard,
put just as the buoy was about to be
sent out the line became fOuled and the
buoy was rendered useless. At this
critical moment three young men of
Cohasset, named Ainslie, Antoine and
Salvador, manned small dory and at
great peril attempted to clear the line.
In this they were unsucceSS-
full. The surf boat was then
put out on it's third perilous
Journey. The waves were enormous,
at times lifting the boat as high as the
maintops Of the disabled schooners, but
the brave crew never faltered, and at
last reached the vessePsstern. AS quick
as they were in hailing distance nearly
exhausted seaman crawled out from
under turled sail on the mizZentop
and came cautiously down the shrouds.
Capt. James threw him line, which
he fastened around his body,
JUMPED INTO THE SEA
and was rapidly drawn into the boat by
strong and willing hands. A desperate
attempt was then made to force the surf
boat forward to the foremost, but the
waves would beat it back and for nearly
an hour they struggled before they sue
eeeded in reaching and holding their
desired position. The men in the
rigging were terribly exhausted, and it
was difficult undertaking for them
to descend, but one after the other
four of them descended in safety
Jumped overheard, anG, like the first
were drawn into the boat. 1t was then
discovered that the fifth sailor in the
rigging was corpse, and his body was
left in its icy resting place. The surf
boat then headed for the shore, and
safe landing was effected amid the
cheers of the spectators. These sailors
belonged to the schooner I'll. Q. Higgin-
son. Capt. Fales. from Hillsboro, N. B.,
with plaster for Newburg, N. Y. When
the storm struck the vessel, Capt.
Fales and one seaman refused to 60
aloft and they were swept overheard.
The others took to the rigging, where
being unable to withstand the cold, died
early Sunday morning, and was
LASHED TO THE MAST
.by his companions. If the vessel rides
out the storm, as now seems likely, the
body will probably be removed tO-mor-
row. About ZOO feet northwest OF the
Higginson, high and dry upon the sandy
beach within reaching distance of Da-
mons Pavilion, lies the three-master
Matte E. Eaton, Boston for Port Spain,
general cargo. The captain and crew
were in the rigging for eight hours be-
fore she struck, but then succeeded in
reaching the shore in safety in their
boat. A young son of Rev. DR.. Blumb,
OF Boston, who was ON board for
pleasure trip. was also saved. Still an
other vessel, brigantine, was seen
drifting about, by the band Of