The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-28

Island at a. NJ. but did not attempt an
other until night. Finding il too rough to
be at Custom House wharf, she was taken
farther up he harbor.
The steamer Madeleine, lying at Portland
Pier for the winter, broke loose during the
afternoon by the parting of chain. She
drifted to the Commercial wharf side. but
was soon secured without damage.
Captain Parsons, in the pilot boat Maggie,
went out Thursday morning to meet the
Pomeranian. 1t being too rough for her TO
come in, she undoubtedly ran off the coast.
and will return and arrive here some time
today. Captain Parsons probably put the
Maggie in the lee of some island and rode
out the gale. rumor got abroad during
the afternoon that the Pomeranian was
ashore at Two lights. 1t was an absurd
story. and was not credited for moment
at the steamer offices.
Captain Trundy Of the Cape Elizabeth
life saving station. said this was the
toughest day he has ever seen on this coast.
The wind was simply terrible in its
strength, and the same was roug her than it
has been for many months. In fact, the
captain said that he had never seen the
sea so rough at this point, and the breakers
were grand. The sea from Portland head,
over to Cushing's island was something tre-
mendous.
A small sloop, the Eoola, which was up
between the RAILROAD bridges broke loose
from her mornings and was completely de-
stroyed. She was owned by f. Mcclellan.
The new hurricane signal, red flag with
a black square in the centre. and red
pennant above 1t, was displayed at the
weather observatory during the storm.
The unfortunate schooner Sea Bird, was
not destined to pass through the storm
without trouble. When the wind was at its
worst, and when the storm simply raced
over the bay, schooner thought to be the
Leo. broke from her moorings, and drifted
down on the helpless Sea Bird, and the two
met with disasterous results to both. The
Sea Bird lost her jibbvom and bowspit, and
as well as could be ascertained by the tugs,
must have been otherwise damaged, while
the Leo lost her main boom, quarter rail
and bowsprit. Both schooneIs were pretty
badly used up, and will nave to be repaired.
Captain oliver made all the landings on
the Casco Bay route. where there was a
wharf. but he made the discovery that the
line was short of wharf. At Evergreen the
SuOFm Was Sluply btEIllCs duO LUZ 6OLl6
reason the sea seemed to strike with
greater force than anywhere else. taking
out the larger part of the wharf. swapping
the piling and scattering the ruins along
the beach. Captain Oliver had some diff
Guilty in making the Long Island landings,
and had hard struggle through ''the
sound on his return trip 1t was the worst
day in the memory of the Oldest Casoo Bay
line men.
The Grand Trunk wharves felt the full
force of the wind when the storm was its
worst. A man who ventured too close to
the end of No 8, would have gone over. but
for the prompt assistance of two strong 81
and younger men The wind was so high
that it was not safe to even venture along
the railroad wharves. At that point it was
found very hard work to keep any vessel
fast. The Oregon snapped tow ropes, and
the new steamer Bay State, at the works
of the Portland company. strained on the
big ropes, and threatened to snap them all
The Gloucester schooner Eliza H. Park
hurst, was in a very exposed position at the
end of Commercial wharf. but escaped with
bad pounding
At noon ]. ". Trefethen reported that
fleet Lad been accounted for. There was
timely warning given of the fast coming
storm. and the Portland schooners raced in
ahead of the Cyclone outside.
And that is pretty good term for the
commotion on the water yesterday. A man
who was in from the former Cape Cottage
section of Cape Elizabeth, said that he
never heard such wind before. I'VE could
see no6hing when we looked out at sea in
the morning. he said ''bnt just line of
white water and storm that seemed to
drift sand rather than snow on shore. 1t
was almost impossible to stand before it.
The wind and the snow cut like a knife,
and we half wondered if a single building
on the water front could stand.before it. 1t
was nearer hurricane than any thing else
out that way"
The Boston boat left port at about mid
night last night. A heavy sea was still run
ming and the passengers must have had
rough time.