New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-18
A HEAVY GALE DOWN EAST.
MANY WRECKS ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
AND RHODE ISLAND COAST.
SAILING CRAFT THE PRINCIPAL suEyERERs-A
COAST SURVEY STEAMER IN PERILcExcIT:
ING EXPERIENCE OF A TUGBoAT
WITH SIX BARGEs.
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Boston, Oct. 1.-THE rainstorm which set in about
O'Clock last night increased In force during tho night
blowing q gale from o. until afternoon to-oay'
The maximum velocity forty six miles an hour
at about II 80 this morning. The total rainfall was
about threefourths of an inch. The gale shifted nom
the east to northwest, and played havoc with tce'
graph wires especially those OF the western Union
The Postal wires and those Of tho LcngDstance Tee'
phone Company stood the gale well. The weseern
Union Office in Boston Is piled up with messages taken
"subject to indefinite delay" The storm mas not
been severe this CITY, The local telephone service
has apparently suffered llttle and the New-Eneiano
Company reports no serious trouble. In the Stock
Exchange and brokers' oices the ticker service was
badly dcmoraliied Pedestrians IN the streets founo
II difficult to mako their way ar.md exposed corners
during the forenoon. There was narrow escape
from serious accident In 6choost. about IL O'CLOCK
A heavy pane Of glass was blown nom WINDOW IN
one of the upper stories Of the Parker House, anu
fell with crash on the adcwn1, Just missing Two
women and o police ofacer.
The British barkenttne Laura. from st. Johns'
Antigua with molasses: tho brgs Motley OF MacniaS,
from Ducnos Ayrcs, with bides; Ellen NJ Mrrehel OF
Machias from Port Royal, S. c., and W. T. e'ono
(Britlsh), from Porto Rco with sugar and molasses
and the packet steamer from Maine and Gouscestcr'
with several fine large schooners from coal pors'
came in carly this morning without damage frpm the
gale.
Tho schooner william Gllum, OF New-forK, wen'
ashore to-day the rocky coast on the eastery so0
OF Hingham and will probably prove total loss. ene
left bingham Thursday for Benast' Me' a,'er us. >
charging a cargo Of COAL and anchored Tor the nght
of Downer Landing. The severe gale to-day caused
her to drug her anchors and 90 ashore.
The two.masted schooner Louisa Smith, OF Thomas
ton Me- Captain Matthews, from Eddyville, with
cargo OF about 600 barrels Of cement consigned to
Waldo Brothers, Boston, was sunk In Broao souno I'll
trance to Boston Harbor. between Deer Island ana
the whistling buoy the Graves at O'CLOCK 0his
morning. during the heavy southeast gae. AL HANDS
were saved and brought up to the city BY the hsmns
schooner Sarah c. Wharf. The cargo Is insured. Inc
Louisa Smith lies in the Lighthouse Channel With her
topmass projecting about hve feet aoovo tne suriaoe
of tha water Captain Mathews reports tnas
he mx the gale when working into tho. Day
and wnsn OF, the Graves the vessel took sudden
mrch cansng the cargo to shift. The schooner then
capsiled, hled and sank almost Immediately, the
crew IT nve barely escaping with their lives
Tho schooner William Thom4s, OF New-fork, Cap
tain johnson from Tverton b. l.. with OIL, parted
both anchors in the Roads this and went ashore on
Wind Mill Point She was pulled on and toweo 70
Boston.
TWO schooners went ashore at Chatham, driven by
terrific southeast gale, which came on suddenly at
midnight They are the Jane L. Newton, OF Boston'
with lumber and tho Asa II. Perdere, OF Weilheeh
with paving. They had been anchoreo ou0ioo'
CAPTAIN Gould and the crew OF the Chatham LILO
Saving station calamity rescued the crow OF tho fe
dere in ufeboat taking them OF the end OF the DOW
spirit ct great peril and Captain Iutte ana tne cro~
OF the Monomery station TOOK on Csptaan hsin'' lib
wife and crew from the Newton.
chatham. Mass. Oct 1.-THE northwest gale mod
etsssd sfgntay q 10 p. NY an4 teSeSfspa eonnanf
cation was partly reestablished. Tue schooner New
ton noased ct noon with the extremely high tde'
and the terrific westerly gallo took her on the beacn
and mt to sea She was abandoned with Q fnlI
cargo NJ laths aboard under deck The cargo Is In
surcd in the Union Insurance Company OF Bangor.
About So 900 laths ashore and werc picked up.
CaptaIn Atkins slipped his anchor und let the vessoi
GO ashore this morning Then no would not allow
wreckcrs to take the other anchor out on Uc oeach UT
do ANYTHING else. II he had not taken tls COURSE
the vessel and cargo would probably nave been saVeo
this afternoon The towboat companies nave peel
Informed, and II tugs are sent out ucy WI" 00 AA'N'
TO find the schooner.
Two large four masters were sighted this afternoon
anchored northwest of Handkerchief Lightshp; also
the steamers Standard and Rattesnake all OF whlch
were riding out the gale at sunset The sVeAmer N"'
Of savannah passed Handkerchief Lgh'ship for BIOS
ton at sunset 1t Is expected that the schooner Ass
pervere will prove total loss.
Gloucester, Mass. Oct. ia southeast storm o.
great energy prevailed here all the forenoon large
OF coaswise vessels sought shelter IN the outer
harbor Advices from Annesquam report that tii
schooner Mexican, Of Wlnterport, Me-, In ballast i
ashore on sQuam Bar. The crew were rescued by tnf
ufc-saving men. The vessel Is going to pieces.
| Provlncetown, Mass, Oct ia sun soutneas'
paIe. with ran set In here at midnight, shifting
northwest q, noon to-day and increasing in violence
several small boats were sunk in the harbor and many
trees were blown down on shore fleet OF doaei
call NJ fishing schooners and four unknown coastnt
| .cbo6ners succeeded in working by the Race, anc
reached the harbor in safety. Tho revenue cutter
allatn and the lighthouse steamer Geranium came II
last night. At to-day small schooner was seer
adrift In the harbor and was soon after totally ois
masted Surf men are patrolllng the beach, Keeping
sharp watch for wrecks.
Well1eet, Mass. Oct 17.-A heavy northwest gae
that beaan 10 blow at noon diminished at sunset
Several fishing boats are ashore In tho harbor. Ih
schooner Grey Eagle, with spars for the American VI
Factory Works on Mayos Reach. was compie'eS u'
moIished BY the force Of The wind
Nantucket. Mass.. Oct ia gale OF fortynVe mie
per hour is blowing The United States Coast survey
steamer Bache is in a precarious position near Grea
Point about mile of shore. and dragging. Prep
arations have been made to aid her crew. In case o
disaster A four-masted schooner is aborng heavliI
near Tuckernuck ShoA.
Newport. r. l.. Oct. 1.-THE gale contlnued n.'
all day, causing considerable damage to shpplns I'm