The Portland daily press., 1894-04-14

COd-The jennie carter Lost Win der
Crew-The A. S. Rudolph Total
wreck, with No Lives saved-Newport
Disasters.
Highland Light. Mass, April H.
The terrific northeast gale continues un-
abated. A large steamer, thought to be
the Dorchester, Boston for Baltimore,
passed out by Highland Light at dark
last night. The gale was so severe she
probably put back to Provincetown. A
large steamer lies in the outer harbor
there. Only foaming breakers can be
seen as far as the eye can reach seaward
trough the storm.
The Storm at Provincetown.
Provincetown, Mass, April 13.-The
storm which for nearly week has been
raging, took a fresh hold this morning
in an increased breeze and thick blind
ing snow. A large fleet of vessels is in
the harbor riding out the gale without
much damage. Among those here is the
Gypsum King, (three masts), Windsor,
for New York, with loss of sails and
both boats and wheel broken; schooner
Phoenix, Nova Scotia, with lumber for
New York, lost boats, leaking badly
with about five feet of water in her hold !;
bark Paschiet, Trapani, for Gloucester,
with salt: unknown two-masted schoon-
or at anchor in the bay yesterday YVES
the fishing schooner Siller Dart of Glou-
cester, with small trip of fish. She
landed and sold them.
The telegraph wires are working bad
ly, owing to the storm. A man from the
life saving station reports no vessels seen
along the coast.
The Stormy Cape.
Sandwich, Mass, April 13.-The storm
on Cape Cod up to late hour this eve
ming has not in the least abated. The
wind blows full-fedged hurricane, ac-
companied with more or less snow, sleet
and rain. The older citizens of the Cape
cannot recall a storm of SO long duration
with such terrible nd distrous conse-
quences as the present one, which has
been in progress since Sunday. One old
sea captain says the gale reminds him of
that which destroyed Minot's light many
years ago.
The entire shore along Cape Cod bay
is strewn with wreckage, comprising
more or less lumber. bananas, oranges,
lemons and garbage of all description.
Nothing can be seen in the bay on ac-
count of the heavy fog.
Much interest is being manifested
along the whole shore from Sandwich to
Provincetown over the report that
reached here late last night that two
vessels were sighted in Cape Cod bay ap-
parently laboring with much effort to
reach Plymouth or it's lee shore. Tele-
graph wires between the Cape and Bos-
ton are still disabled, as has been the
case since Wednesday.
The Gale Sets In Afresh.
Vineyard Haven, April ia violent
northerly gale is raging here again today.
The steamer Manhattan, New York for
Portland, arrived this morning. All steam
tugs and vessels previously reported rid ;
ing out the gale are here. Several vessels
are dragging anchors. No additional
casualties have occurred.
The Storm is on at Plymouth.
Plymouth, Mass, April 13.-The storm
is still raging here. The bay from Gurnet
to Manomet Point is a mass of foam. A
calf bound to spar came ashore today,
with shingles, laths and other wrecksge.
Two schooners, the Sallie B. and one I'M
known. are in the harbor. The unknown
is reported partially disabled. The
breakwater in front of L. W, Lawton's
house is destroyed. Fruit and shade
trees are damaged. Two sailing vessels
and steamer are reported in the bay.
Newport Isolated.
Newport, R. l.. April 13.-The city is
still cut off from the rest of the world
electrically. 1t is likely to be days before
telegraphic service can be resumed. Eff
forts TODAY were of little avail. The high
wind carried away all temporary con-
struction as fast as put up and made pole
raising most dangerous. Shipping still
ESCAPES disaster. The furious northerly
wind at noon stirred up the bay SO that
all craft are securely tied up at the
wharyes. Fishermen are likely to lose
heavily. They were just setting traps
for sping work when the storm came on.
Ghastly Record of Cape Cod
Highland Light, Mass, April 13.--
Since the night of December 9TH, when
the British ship Jason went to pieces on
Cape Cod and 27 of the crew were lost,
so human lives have been lost on the
coast from Chatham TO Race Point, as
follows: Schooners Fortuna, Feb. 18th,
two men: Edwin I. Morrison, same date,
eight men; barkentine Belmont, April
9TH. seven men. All Of the above were
wrecked on Peaked Hill Bars and were
totally destroyed. Schooner s. A. Ru-
dolph, with a crew Of six men, went to
pieces off Nauset in the storm of April
18th. This long death roll far exceeds
the record on this coast for any year
since 1860. In all disasters mentioned
above. the destruction of the vessels
were so sudden and thorough all human
efforts we're powerless to save the inn
perilled sailors. Never in the memory
of the Oldest coast residents have storms
beaten with such relentless fury upon
these shores as during the past winter.
A succession of easterly gales, beginning
April sth. ragged with unprecedented
severity more than seven days. Proper
ty EXCEEDING 100000 has been swal-
lowed up in the sea.
Lost With ALI Her Crew.
Newburyport. Mass, April 13.-The
threa.masTed schooner Jennie M. Carter
of Providence, Captain Ober, is total