The Portland daily press., 1890-12-29
TROUBLES OF MAINE VESSELS.
Schooner Telegraph, Of Thomaston,
Loses Jib. Anchor and Chain.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. December %.
Schooner Telegraph, Captain Kellock. OF
and from Thomaston for New York, with a
cargo of lime, was caught In the heavy east.
| erly gale on the 26th, and losing her iib, was
| compelled to anchor about three miles south
OF BreDton's Reef Lightship, where she rode
| out the gale. On che morning OF the 9th
the wind blew heavily from the southwark,
| with high sea. and the schooner was Obliged
to slip her large anchor, leaving As fathoms
| OF chain. The vessel arrived here last night.
The Ring Dove Ashore.
| BARNsTABLE, Mass. December 2S.-
| Schooner Ring Dove Of Rockland, Me-, Cap
tain Rowe, New York for Salem, with coal,
Is ashore on Yarmouth Flats, and In criti-
| cal condition.
Nothing Left Of Them.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. December 27.-There
Is nothing left of the three masters Bill
Stowe and A. III. Hurlburt, which went
ashore at Narragansett Pier In yesterday 8
gale
The bodies of of Steward Hammond and
Seaman Frank Lawrence of the Bill Stowe
washed ashore today. The life saving
crews at the Pier and at Point Judith re-
port the storm one of the worst In their ex-
perience.
Bangor Schooner Wecked.
New YORK, December 27.-During the
storm last night the schooner Melissa Trask.
from Florida to this port, went ashore at
Sandy Hook. Tue vessel which had a cargo
and deckload OF yellow pine, soon began to
go to pieces. Signals were sent up, and the
life saving crew responded and took the
crew of In a breeches buoy. No lives were
lost. The lumber Is strewn along the beach.
The Ill fated schooner was owned by
Charles Trask of Bangor, Me. She was
built In 1880 and cost $1,000.
Miller, Bull q Co., her New York agents,
SAID today that the boat and cargo would be
a total loss.
she was an unfortunate craft, as a little
over year ago several of her crew were
washed overheard.
The schooner Yale, which was stranded
near Asbury Park last night, parted her
last anchor chain and went. ashore
near life saving station No g. She lies well
up on the beach, and at high tide the seas
break over her. Her crew came to New
York last night.
The Carrie A. Linn Ashore.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. December 27.-The
three masted schooner Carrie A. Linn of
Belfast Me-, bound light for Nor
folk. Is ashore on the Middle Ground near
the extreme northwestern end of the state
Capt. Dyer was taken off by the StoningtOn
life-saving crew and brought to Stonington,
Ihe crew OF 10 men were still on the vessel
at noon. The vessel parted both anchors
Saturday morning and drifted ashore. A
terrible SURF was running. The vessel lies
easy and it Is thought she can be hauled off
withort great damage when the sea goes
down.
From Among the Drifts.
HoULToN, December 27 Last night Houl-
ton had the biggist storm of the season. 1t
was still showing at 10 a. IN. II Is already
Is inches deep. The wind is notheast and
high The stages have hard time.
FARMINGTON, December 27.-Fifteen
inches Of snow fell here last night, making
thirty and One-half inches fallen within the
past two weeks. Nearly everything is snow
bound.
On the Nova Scotia Shore.
HALIFAX. December 28-Strong gales, ac-
companled with rain and snow, are reported
all along the Nova Scotia coast. The
schooner knight Templar was driven ashore
at William Island but Is expected to get off
with little damage.