Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-30

built by Burgess, which marvelously
withstood the huge breakers and crew
of nine men were landed on the beach.
rms schooner, was a three master, the
Bertha f, Walker of Philadelphia. The
crew were In the rigging several hours be
fore they were rescued. Capt. WestRate
and mate Thomas were swept overheard
and drowned by the heavy sea. WestRate
belonged in Berkeley, Mass, and Thomas
in lslesboro, Me. The Walker Will be a
total wreck
Capt. James and his NOBLE band of ~
started for Atlantic Hill, seven miles
down the beach, where two more vessels
were reported ashore. Here they were
Joined by Capt. Anderson OF the Humane
SOciety's station ut Crescent beach aud
Capt. Brown of the government station at
North Scituate beach and their efforts
We're directed to the rescue of five men
who could be seen clinginR 10 the rigging
Of the vessels The sea was running high
er than ever known before Mt this point,
and the Hunt guns were brought into use
and two lines were fired across her foretop
by Capts. Anderson aud Brown. The
men in the rigging pulled aboard the
hawser, but Just as the buoy was about
to he sent ont the line became fouled and
the buoy was rendered useless. Three
young men of Cohassett named
Alnsee, Antoine and salvador then
manned small dory and at great peril at
tempted to clear the line They were I'M
successful and the surf boat was then
sent out. The waves at times lifted the
boat as high as the maintops of the dis
abled schooners, but the crew never fall
tered and at last reached the vessels stern.
A nearly exhausted seaman crawled out
from under furled fail on the mizzen
top and came down the shrouds. Capt
James threw him line which he fasten-
ed around him, jumped into the sea and
was drawn into the boat. A
to force the surface boat forward
the foremost, but the waves would beat
It back and for nearly an hour they strug
Eled before they succeeded in reaching
aud holding their desired position. The
men in the rigging were terribly exhaust
ed but one after the other four jumped
over board and were drawn into the boat,
the fifth sailor was corpse and his body
was left. The surf boat then headed for the
shore and a safe landing was effected
amid the cheers of the spectators, These
sailors belonged to schooner Ii. &, Higgin
son, Captain Fales from Hillsboro, New
Brunswick, with plaster for Newburgh,
New York. When the storm struck the
vessel Captain Fales and one seaman re
fused to 20 aloft and were swept over
board. The others took to the rigging
where the steward l.. Brems of East Bos
ton, died from exposure; the vessel is like
ly to ride out the storm.
About 1000 feet northwest of the Hig
gibson Hight dry upon the sandy beach
within reaching distance of Damons pa
viion lies the three-master Matte Eaton,
$50 tons, Capt Gawage. The captain and
crew were in the rigging for nearly eight
bOurs before she struck but then succeed
ed in reaching shore in safety in their boat.
A young son of Rev. DR.. Plumb of Boston,
who was on board for pleasure trip, was
also saved.
Still another vessel, brigantine, was
seen drifting and she was boarded by the
gallant crew, but no one was on board.
She was the briRantine Alice, abandoned.
The names of the men who suffered I'M
told hardShips in their work of rescue are /:
Capt. Joshua James, Osceola James,
Eugene Mitchell, George Augusta, J. l..
Mitchell, Louis GaliarO, Eben I. Pope,
George Pope, Eugene Mitchell, jr., A. L.
Mitchell, Alfred Joseph, Frank James and
w. b. Mitchell
AT Pleasant beach the two masted
schooner Sasanon, 70 tons, of Bath, Me-,
is total wreck. The property damaged
along the shore is the greatest ever known
Several cottages and buildings are blown
down and the beach is strewn with
wreckage. The Old Colony railroad
bridge at Marshileld, is badly washed out
and impa sable. After the storm clears
many more disasters will be reported "a it
has been too day impossible to see more
than few hundred feet from shore.