Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-10-15
HEAVY GALES.
Schooner Alsatian Capsizes Near
Baker Island and is a Total Loss.
The Crew With Difficulty Was Rescued
A Storm and High Tide Wrecks n Por-
tion of the Piers at Atlantic City
hallway Tra1lc Suspended.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct 12.-Schoon-
err Alsatian, from Bath, lumber laden
for Boston, capsizcd off Baker island
Sunday afternoon and is a total loss.
According to Capt. Oliver the Alsatian
left Bath Saturday and at o'clock
Sunday morning the wind freshened
and the sea increased 50 that the
heavy swell shifted the deck load and
opened the water ways.
The vessel soon filled and became
uumanagcablc. Attempts to get into
Eockport and Salem were futile and at
the sea were breaking over the water
logged craft, the crew were dashed to
the rigging. All that could be done
was to let the schooner drift
before the wind and sea She
driftcd near TEACHERS island and
nearly swamped, the crew being
rendered almost unconscious by the
waves. When near Bakers island
reef sea carried OFF the mainmast,
capsizcd the vessel and threw the crew
of four overheard. They succeeded in
gra bbing wrcckagc that came from the
deck load In the meantime a fishing
boat which arrived here reported see
ing n waterloggcd vessel off Eastern
Point, and Capt. Young, of the steamer
Helen May Butlcr, immediately start
cd to the vessels assistance.
Upon overtalling the wrecked sailors,
Capt. Young and Steward Anderson
manned boat and put off to save the
nearly exhausted men. With great
diff cuity and just rs che victims were
sinking they were hauled into the
boat. Two of TIE shipwreckcd men
were unconscious, but soon recovered.
Owing To the heavy storm that was
raging the rescue was an heroic one.
Capt. Young and his steward nearly
sacrificed their lives, as the boat filed
three times before the shipwrecked
men were got on board the steamer.
ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Oct. 12.-The
northeast storm that has been travel
ing along the Atlantic coast struck
this city Sunday morning, and in con-
ncction with an extraordinarily high
tide has done considerable damage.
| Two of the three piers along the ocean
front have sustained the greatest dam
age so far. About 200 feet of the
iron pier at the foot of Massa-
chusctts avenue have been battered
away. A section of the wrecked
schooner MCtcalf, which was lying
near the pier. was broken away by the
surf, and for an hour or so it pounded
with terrific force against the piling of
the pier The piling withstood the
hattering ut first, but at last the mid
die section went down with a crash.
The mass of wood from the wreck is
still floating along the beach front and
more damage may be done by it.
The center of the pier at the foot Of
Texas avenue has partially given way.
1t is expected that the weakened parts
will go out to sea before morning The
bulkhead at Chelsea has been de-
stroyel. Railroad travel on the Camden
and Atlantic railroad has been sus-
pended, owing to the high waters on
the meadows submerging the tracks.
| The entire force of the life saving
crew We're out Sunday night on the
beach watching for any ship in dis
trcss The cottages on the Meadow
side of the city have been surrounded
by water all day and the occupants
have been compelled to use boats to
get to and fro from their homes. The
wind reached a velocity of 50 miles an
hour Sunday.
Many railroad ties were floating in on
the beach sunday night and il is be-
LEVIED they indicate the washing away
Of the trolley railway on Brigantine
beach.
NANTUCKET, Mass, Oct. l2.-Informa-
ton of what may have been anoth her
ocean tragedy was obtained Saturday.
James {. McCleace picked up on the
south shore a bottle containing the
following hastily scrubbed note on n
leaf of book:
sept l6.-We are off Nantucket 20
mile, and are about to sink. Please
mott Y my wife, Mrs. Mary Frazer, of
Gloucester.
(Signed) JONI c. FRAZER
I'VE Will never reach shore alive.
GooI-by"
The gale has increased steadily for
the past - hours and blew a hurri
cane Sunday night. Small boats
are being sunk at their mornings,
but shipping was SO thoroughly
warned in advance that no other
wrecks are anticipated. A small fleet
of vessels anchored off Sankety Head
Saturday night and made this harbor
Sunday morning. One three-master is
anchored in the sound near Great Point,
and is in dangerous position.