The Portland daily press., 1896-12-17
ON Land and ON SEA.
Yesterdays Storm Visited All Parts
Of New England.
MANY DISASTERS TO COAST SHIP
PING ARE REPORTED.

Portland Bark Ernestine Ashore-Other
Wrecks-Results of Storm Inland-Foot
stopped-Brockton Street Railway at
Stand Still,
Plymouth, Mass, December 16.-The
worst ste rm seen about these parts for
many years has been raging all night ana
shows no signs of abating. The snow is
falling fast and the wind Is blowing
gale from tha north east. The harbor IS
one seething mass of foam and the tide
is very high, washing up over the
wharves All along the streets are limbs
of shade trees, and chimneys have been
blown off in many parts Of the town.
The top of the piazza of the 5amoset
house was blown off. Along Water street
the telegraph and phone poles are down
and the service is crippled. Last night
there were o number of fishing schOoners
at anchor in the lower harbOr and early
this morning the Lucy Devlin OF
Gloucester, parted her anchor chains and
touched on White Flat; then came into
the wharves at great speed, striking
schooner hauled up for the winter,
breaking in her stern. She then ran up
into the dock and her bowsprit was
forced through building, but she Is
now lying at anchor not much damaged.
The Annie Lee, schocner wintsring
alongside tho wharf, broke away and
drifted around the dock, doing some
damage. Great fear is manifested for the
other schooners last night in the <lower
harbor. One ran up near Clark's island.
Nothing is known OF the others At the
head of Plymouth beach great damage
was done. The seas washed the seawe,d
up over the electric street railroad tracks
and the band stand of Beach park was
washed away. Much damage was done
| to the small cottages and breakwater in
that vicinity.
| Everything about town is snowed in,
electries cars are stalled, wires down.
and streets are blocked. At the head OF
the beach the sea is breaking over ths
highway. tits feared the schooners that
were at anchor in the lower hapor are in
danger.
LIFE SAVERS WORKED HERoIcALLY.
Crew of Lost Schooner Ulrica Saved from
| the Sea.
Nantucket Beach, Mass, December 16.
l TT1riOa
| Captain James Patterson, Hillsboro, N.
| B., for Hoboken, N. j., with plaster,
came ashore about $50 q. m. on Nam
tasket beach, near Kenbrema and is a
total loss The Hull life saving crew,
rescued the captain, first mate and the
crew Of FIVE men, after struggling heroic
ally for nearly two hours.
The second mate, whose name has not
Eeen learned was swept overheard some
time during the night by the heavy seas
and drowned. The vessels sails were all
carried away by the terrific gale about
six this morning, and from THAT time
until $780, she was driven about
and tossed by the wind and waves until
she was finally driven ashore. a@Es
| Life savers were on the lookout and
made several unsuccessful attempts to
reach the vessel, during which Captain
James was thrown into the water and
narrowly escaped drowning. Then the
| Hunt gun was brought into serv CO and
upon the third trial a line was thrown
across the schooner and hawser dragged
ashore by means of which the life boat
reached the vessels side and took of the
| crew.
The men who were all badly frost
bitten and suffering greatly from their
harflships, were taken ut once to the Sea
| Foam house where everything possible
for their comfort was DONE Tonight they
are being cared for at the Hull life saving
station. Soon after the men were taken
off tho schooner broke in two and she
will be total loss. The Ulriea was a9s
tons register, built at Apple River, N.
S., in 1899, and owned by G. F. White of
Parrisboro.