The Penn's Grove record., 1889-10-19
A Severe STORM.
MARINE DISASTERS ON THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST.
VESSELS ASHORE AND LOSS OF LIFE
REPoRTED-A FURIOUS BLOW
ON THE UUDS0N.

VESSELS ASHORE AND Loss OF LIFE
REPoRTED-A FURIOUS BLOW
ON THE HUDSON.
NANTUCKET, Mass, Oct.-A severe
storm is raging here, attended by some
serious disaster. as the body Of q man
was washed ashore on the south side
of the island. The Coskaty Life-SavIng
Station reports seeing two vessels in
collision OF Saturday In Nantucket
Sound. One sank. The vessels are
unknown. A quantity Of bedding,
ETC., has been picked up at the station.
BOSTON, Oct. 14.-Captain Whalen
Of the fishing schooner William Emer-
SOD, Of Boston. and Patrick Jennings,
one of the crew, N~ere washed over.
board and drowned in the bay this
afternoon by a sudden squall. Both
leave families in Boston.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Oct. IA.
"A violent gale prevailed here to-day.
At noon the schooner Richard s, of
Tisbury, parted chains and went
ashore at the head Of the harbor. A
small feet of schOoners is harbored
here. The schooner Nellie Clark, Of
EastpOrt. Me-, st. John for New York,
loaded with lumber, parted both chains
IN the harbor this afternoon, and ran
ashore near the steamboat wharf at
the head of the harbOr, where she now
lies bilged. The schooner Benz. Eng
lish, of Elizabethport, N. j., is also
ashore. and well up on the beach at
the head of the harbor.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Octobsr a.
Schooner Eurostas, Captain Holt,
Bangor for Newark, lumber laden,
sprung a leak about 8 O'Clock last night
OF Boon Island, and, becoming I'M
manageable, set signals Of distress.
She was boarded by Captain Woodbury.
of tie schooner Charles Dyer. with a
volunteer crew who, after a dangerous
experience, rescued all on board. The
EurOstas is now ashore back OF Lanes
vile Breakwater and is going to
pieces.
NEW LONDON. Ct. Oct. IA Cap
tain NJ. l.. Phillips, commanding the
Revenue Cutter Dexter, received a
telegram yesterday from Keeper
Church, of the Life Saving Station al
Point Judith, that a schooner, appar-
emily abandoned, was Fix miles south
west of the Point drifting to sea.
Captain Phillips Immediately proceeded
in the Dexter In search of her and fell
in with her at 4 p. M. She proved to
be the schooner Adela, of Plymouth,
with pine c0rdw0od. Her sails bad
been blown away and her rudder was
gore. Her crew had evidently beer
taken of, as her boat was at the davits
The Dexter lowed her to New London
and turned her over to the Collector OIL
Customs.
CHATHAM, Mass, oct. 14.-The ter.
rife northeast gale continues. with
increasing force. The weather is very
thick. and rain is falling. The Sea
outside is terribly rough, and Immense
breakers are smashing on the bars al
high tide, dashlDg In many places,
completely W the beach. and con.
siderably shortening the ~life-saving
patrol. No wreckers are reported, but
nothing can be Q at any distance,
80. IL any vessels are stranded on the
shoals, the fact will not bs known
until the weather clears or wreckage
comes ashore.
This will be q wild night at sea, and
IL any vessels are In distress outside, nc
help can get to them from the shore
until the g goes down.
NYACK, N, Y, Oct. IA terrible
storm prevailed along the lower Hud
son this afternoon. A valuable steam
yacht belonging to Commodore Voor,
his was driven on the rocks, and othel
small crafts were eWamped.