The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-22
ON STORMY SEAS.
Long List Of Disasters During the
Gale Reported.
AMONG THE SUFFERING SHIPS
ARE SOME MAINE VESSELS.

Waves Mountain High In New York Har-
bor-Six Lives Lost on the Reliance
Rough Experience of the Henry May.
NEW YORK, February 1.-The bay this
which eveu the larger vessels make slow
progress. Several vessels are reported as
dragging their anchors, and tugs have
gone to their assistance. The steamer
Santuit, reported outside the bar last
night with barge, passed in at the Hook
this morning with her bow well down
in the water, and having the appearance
of being full of water. She was accom-
panied by three tugs.
The steamers arriving last night and
this morning report the most violent
weather ever experienced, the sea being
mountains high and the weather intense
ly cold. The appearance of the steamers,
completely encased in ice. bore ocular
evidence of the truth of the statements.
The steamer Alliance, which arrived
this morning from South American ports,
brings nine distressed seamen belonging
to the ship Yorktown, which went ashore
December "a, twelve miles north of Juru-
qua, Brazil, and was abandoned in sink
ing condition and became total loss.
Also two seamen of the bark A. G. Bean,
which put into St. Thomas January Is in
leaking condition, and three others
from the schooner Victor.
Six Lives Lost on the Reliance.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., February 21.-Lat-
or reports from Block Island state that
probably six lives were lost in the wreck
of the Reading coal barge Reliance.
Yesterday afternoon the body of wom-
an apparently 35 years old, came ashore
with some personal effects, among them
child's toys. Nothing has been heard
Of tug supposed to be towing the
barge. Among the wreckage are papers
showing the barge left Philadelphia for
Boston February l. Whether the craft
is ON her return trip, light or loaded, is
not known.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, February
21.-Steamer Panther, Miller, from Phil
adelphia arrived this afternoon, and re-
ports she left Philadelphia with the
barge Reliance in tow for Newburyport
about 12 Sunday night Off Montauk,
she encountered a violent west south
west gale with high sea. All Of the
steamers sails were blown away, and
houses stove in. About s Monday morn
ing the wind increased to a hurricane,
both steamer and barge labored heavily.
The steamer hove to, in the endeavOr to
keep her up head to the wind. In SO
doing the barge's hawser drifted under
the steamers stern. To prevent it's get
ting afoul of the propeller it became
necessary to cut the hawser and set the
barge adrift, as hurricane was blow
ing from the west, with a fearful sea.
Had this not been done the steamer and
barge would probably have been lost.
The barge was lost sight of in the
binding snow storm. Soon after the
hawser was cut. The Panther is iced up
badly.
Hard Experience of the Douglass Dearborn
The four masted schooner Douglass
Dearborn of Bath, Me-, Welch Philadel-
phia for Portland with /, ,470 tons of coal,
went ashore on Vineyard sound, side
Guilty Hunk, early yesterday morning,
during the violent west southwest gale
and binding snow storm. A heavy sea
was running on the shore of the island
when the vessel struck, which made a
clean breach over her. Her matches
were washed off, and the saloon filled
with water. She became one solid mass
of ice as high as the mastheads. At day
light the vessel was discovered by Capt
Bosworth and crew of the Guilty Hunk
life saving station. On account of heavy
sea it was useless to endeavor to
launch surf boat. At a. M, line
was fired from the shore, but did not
quite reach the vessel. A second line
lodged on the foretopmast, but had to be
1,o, ,1al n
shot directly across the vessel, and was
secured by the crew They then landed,
one by one, by use of the breeches buoy,
Captain Welch being the last one taken
ashore. The work of saving the m
was long and fatiguing, it being 8 p. m.
when the last one was landed. Captain
Bosworth and the crew of the life saving
station were assisted by every male in
habitant Of Cuttyhunk. Captain Welch
is loud in praise of their efforts to save
himself and crew, and their hospitality
after landing. The entire crew, with one
exception, are badly st-bitten. They
ere brought here ythe steam tug Her
aid today and taken to marine hospital
for treatment. Capt. Welch is but
slightly frost bitten about the hands. 1t
is thought the Dearborn may be saved
by prompt attention, if the weather
becomes Iuou6idte. deT tOp Is Stiu III
good condition. The steam tug Herald
with lighter and wrecking. apparatus, is
on the spot ready to render assistance.
The Lizzie Dewey Probably Sunk.
BosroN, February 21.-The wrecking
tow boat Right Arm, arrived this morn
ing from Vineyard Haven. Capt. Davis
reports he left Vineyard Haven last Sun
day with the schooner Lizzie Dewey, of
and from New York, Capt. Reynard,
with cargo of coal for Boston, in tow.
Yesterday morning when the tow was
off Minot's during the heavy gale, the
hawser parted and the Dewey let 60
both of her anchors. The gale increased
and the vessel began to drag out to sea.
Capt Reynard of the Dewey requested
the tug TO take himself and crew from
the vessel as she was leaking badly and
could not be kept free with the pumps
which had become disabled. After TAX
ing off the crew, the Right Arm went
into Nantucket roads and anchored.
EARLY this morning she searched for the
abandoned vessel, but could not find
her. and it is supposed she dragged to
sea and sunk. The Lizzie Dewey was a