The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-29
A TERRIBLE STORM.
The Eastern Coast Visited by Ter
rific Gale on Land and Water.
Tslegraphlc Communication Impaired
and Sunday Service Suspended
A Number Of Water Crafts 90 DCwn
With Great Loss Of Life.
Several Days Must EIapss Before Full
Particulars ara Learned.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-The first
storm of winter is about over in this
immediate vicinity but is still raging
with undated violence along the New
England coast and telegraph commu n
icatiOns with that section is entirely
suspended. The Western Union Tel
egraph Company have no. wires be
tween here and Philadelphia, thus
shutting off all southern points. The
Associated Press, Washington circuit,
which usually runs from this
city to Philladelpha, Balti-
this morning made up by way of Buff
falo, Cleveland and Pittsburg. The
storm along the coast all the way from
Hatteras has been very violent and it
is feared that many marine disasters
occurred although IL will be some days
before reports win begin TO come in rs
the storm would drive vessels of shore.
Wires to Sandy Hook are all down but
the last message received from that
place stated that the highest wind ever
experienced by observers there was
raging.
One of the most disastrous accidents
which has ever occurred to the tow of
barges in the vicinity of New York
happened about o'clock Sunday
morning in Lower bay. Out of u fleet
OF fifteen barges only three were saved,
all the rest going to the bottom with
heavy cargoes, which consisted of coal.
On nearly every barge there were wo-
men and children, although as yet it is
not known that any were lost. 1t is
little short of miracle that any one
escaped alive.
HEAVY LOSS or LIFE.
SCITUATE, Mass, Nov. 26.-Terrible
loss of life is reported by the wreck OF
- a uy-A To-
ton from Boston, which went ashore or
First Cliff Point at $3.50 last night and
Immediately went to pieces. Her crew
consisted of sixteen men and fifteen Of
them persisted. One man, Allen by
name, chung to the vessel and when the
tide left her this morning succeeded IL
reaching the shore. The vessel wal
discovered bv the midnight patrol o.
the life saving station but too late Il
render assistance. She lies bottom VI
and is a complete wreck.
BLEW HURRICANE.
DANvERs, Mass, Nov. 26.-Th'
present storm is the worst that hal
ever been experienced here at thi
time of the year. The wind blew /;
hurricane and the snow drifted to
height of three and four feet. HORSE
cars abandoned and religious service
were suspended last night. Telegraph
telephone and electric light wires ar
down, the drains are full and tn
streets are flooded.
THE STORM AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, Nov. 26.-The terrible effec
of last nights storm have been every
where manifested along the coast to
day. Although the loss of life alread
reported is large, it would still hav
brave Efforts of Captain Joshu
James and his volunteer lif
saving crew, of Hull, who ar
credited with saving tweuty-eignt pei
sons from variously disabled vessels
On Sunday afternoon large three
master went broad side on the beach q
Hull. Capt. James and his me
buoy and life boat of the MassachI
sets humane society. At Ston
Beach and after strenuous efforts the
succeeded in bringing ashore the Gre
of nine men from the schooner whiC
proved to be the Cox and Green frol
Philadelphia for Chelsea with Goa
The vessel Is now fast breaking up.
Another vessel was discovered on IL
rocks about an eighth of u mile furth,
up the beach, but farther fro
the shore than the other. Hurried
rushing their apparatus to the mo
available location they found the di
tance was too great to allow the use
the brsecheS buoy and the surf bo
was quickly manned. The waves we
tremendous and it was only after
hard and persistent struggle that q
vessel was reached. The boat was
last brought under the vessels bow al
the crew of eight men swRng theI
selves into it. The return to q
was a perilous trip the boat filling Sc
eral times, but it was finally thrown
the beach among the rocks by hu
wave and entirely smashed. Fort
nately the water was shallow and &
occupants waded ashore. The vess
was the Gertrude Abbott, capital
Henry Thompson, from PHILADELPHIA
for Boston with coal.