St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-10
SCHOONERS CAST ASHORE IN THE
STORM ON THE ATLANTIC
COAST.
THE FLORIDA'S CREW DOOMED
THREE OF THE ALLIANCA,S CREW
DROWNED-BLIZZARD IN EAST
ERN STATES.
st. Paul Man Injured In a Wreck ON
the st. Joe ROad-Fire Fa-
falities.

AMESBURY. Mass, Feb. 9-The
schooner Florida, coal laden, for an
Eastern port, is half mile off Sails
bury beach in a sinking condition.
The Plum Island saving crew attempt
ed to reach the vessel with line for
the breeches buoy, but failed Seven
men were seen in the rigging when
she came ashore Much wreckage has
come ashore. among whic. was the
sign Florida, which apparently reveals
the identity of the wreck A south
east gale is blowing, and the outlook
is for bad night.
Reports reached here Of wrecks at
Hampton beach and Plum island, but
confirmation is lacking.
The Florida went to pieces eft 10
o'clock tonight, when the masts gave
way, letting the seven occupants into
the sea. Two of the bodies were
washed ashore, one that of a mulatto.
The life saving crew could do nothing.
as no boat could stand the sea. Bombs
with line attached, thrown by the
life saving crew, were not caught by
the men on the Florida. who were in
benumbed condition. Five of them
were on the mizzen mast. one on the
main mast and the other on the bow
spirit. During the evening matches and
portions of the Florida's rigging came
ashore. A portion of the life saving
crew Will patrol the beach on watch
Tor other bodies. Several hundred peo-
PIE saw the wreck go to pieces.
Inc shlp's papers have been washed
ashore, and the names of the owners
ana crew found, as follows:
owners: Charles Ryan, Joseph P
stinson, Ed Mayhem, Henry Miller
an OF New York. Crew, all drowned: /:
Arthur Brown, captain; r. McCuIloch
Albert Williams. Gus Smith. John n
Johnson, Walter Bell, William wills
The last is the one washed ashore
I'here was another man, name un-
known.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Feb.s.-Tbe
.hfee-masted schooner Allianca, which
left New York last Sunday. went ashors
on Plum island tonight and was stove
u@fragments, four of the crew being
saved and three drowned. The schoon.
el' mad 400 tons Of coal for st. John. NJ
b. and was commanded by Capt. Mel
IONS: she sailed from New York and
reached EdgartoWn, where she rode ont
FRIDAY and made Cape Cod this after
neon. The captain kept off shore in the
heard the whfstling buoy and sighted
Plum island light. Before they realized
1t, the schooner struck, f1oated and was
driven mile up the beach through the
breakers. She struck head on the spars
came out and she went to pieces.
HAMPTON, N. Y, Feb. 9-Tbe
schooner Stella, coal laden, went ashore
below Rye beach tonight during the
gale and is "a total loss. The crew of
seven men was saved.
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, Feb. "a
northeast snow storm has prevailed
since a. m. without cessation. One
foot of snow has fallen and all trains
are delayed.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 9.-Snow
to the depth of one foot fell here to-
day. West-bound trains are about a.
half hour late.
SUSQUEHANNA,Pa Pa, Feb. 9.-There
was heavy fall of snow throughout
this section today between Susoue-
hanna and Carbondale Along the
Jefferson branch of the Erie railroad
1t is two feet deep in some places.