The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-24

veered to the northwest and Is more moder-
ate.
The depot Of the Nantucket Railroad Com,
pany at Surfside and the bath houses at
Surfside hotel were blown down.
HULL, Mass, October 23.-There is small
schooner on Galloupe's Island.
TWenty-four Hours In the Rigging.
CHATHAM, Mass, October 23.-A small
schooner Is supposed to have sunk north Of
Pollock. Rip shoals as she disappeared
there when scudding before the gale under
west tonight and it is blowing heavily and
growing cold. The weather cleared at sun
set, showing the crew clinging to the rig
ging Of three masted schooner sunk near
Shovelful shoal. They have probably been
there nearly twenty-four hours exposed to
the fury of the storm. As no help can reach
them before morning 1t is feared that they
will perish tonight.
Another three masted schooner Is at an
chor three miles south Of Shovelful light
ship, having lost her bowsprit and all other
She has i pTobsby I beep in eoilson oil % Fftssn
schooners were sighted at anchor northwest
of Handkerchief lightship at sunset. The
gale Is very severe and there will probably
be other disasters reported here ab0uts to-
morrow.
Earliest Snow Since 1876.
WORCESTER, Mass, October 23.-The
ground in this county was covered with from
two to four inches of damp snow this morn
ing. The leaves are still on the trees, scarce
ly turned to autumn cOl0rs for there has
been no killing frosts, and flowers in flower
gardens were still In bloom. The trees were
loaded with damp snow and long branches
bent to the ground, in places nearly block
ing highways. In the orchards unpicked
red Baldwin apples peeped out from the
snow covered branches. 1t Is the earliest
snow in this vicinity since 1876, when there
was heavy fall on Oct. 10Th.
FALL RIVER. Mass, October 23.-The
the Fall River line boats about three hours
this morning.
Two Ashore at Edgartown.
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, October 23.-
The schooner Eagle, simmons, from Eliza
both chains off Bass River, during the gale,
and made for Edsartown. She went ashore
on Cape Pogue and was afterward Scuttled.
The schooner II. A. Holder, from Pr0vi-
dence. of and for st. John, in ballast, dragged
ashore on Chappaquidnic, Edgartown, during
ashore.
Connecticut Snow Bound.
PLAINFIELD, Conn. October ga se-
we're snow storm accompanied by heavy
wind, passed over this city last night, doing
great damage In the farming districts. The
thermometer dropped to freezing. 1t Is re-
ported that telegraph and telephone COM
munlcation has been entirely cut off on ac-
count Of several poles being broken and
blown down along the New York & New
England railroad: Men are now at work
Strengthening and replacing the poles.
At Coventry, r. l.. the storm was very Sc
we're and the loss to fruit and vegetables will
be heavy.
Three Mastsr on ShoveIfuII.
CAPE COP, Mass, Mass, October 23.-Two
scnooners are ashore on Long Point in easy
positions. Reports over the life saving sta
tion telephone detail a bad storm with
plenty ofrough water outside. An unknown
three master Is reported sunk on ShOyelful
Snoal with her upper masts out of water.
The fate of the crew is unknown.
Went to Pieces In an Hour,
DUxBURY, Mass October r23.-The schoon-
er S. b. Franklin of Greenpoint, N. Y, came
ashore near the Gurnet at II 10. She went
TO pieces inside OF an hour. There was no
crew on board.
Several Disasters Near RockIand.
Especial to the PREss.l
RocKLAND, Me-, October %. Another
storm OF unusual violence has ragged along
the coast today doing considerable damage to
vessels: At Seal HarDor, the schooner Vic
tory, Captain John Snow. of this port Is
ashore. At Tenants Harbor, the schooner
A. A. Baker, of Machias it ashore, while the
three-masted schooner Maud Swan of Ban
g0r, was dismasted off White Head. The
life saving crew have been on duty all day.