New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
VESSELS DASHED ASHORE.
WRECKS REPORTED IN A FIERCE NEW
ENGLAND GALE.
TIE HELEN F. WHITTEN ARANpoNED NEAR
NEWPoRT-ANoTHER sCHooNER's CREW
RESCUED At POINT JvDITII-DAM-
AGE At NARRAGhNSETT PIER

Newport, r. l.. Sept. 9.-Working up against z
fearful off ffshore breeze. terrific has developed
tonight This morning the fishing achooners an
chored of Seaconnet tugged hard at their cables
ana at least two of them parted their ground
tackle and were blown TO sea.
Captain John Marshall Of the schooner Helen T.
Whitten. Of Gloucester did not like the looks OF
things and got under way for this port While try
ing TO beat In he lost his headsai.s and found
himself in pocket just inside Castle Hill this
nooA. He let go both anchors. which held for
n while. tug came out. but failed TO pick up the
boat sent out from the schooner with hawser.
She dragged. struck the rocks and soon began TO
leak. The life-saNing crew sent life line
board Just off the stern of the schooner there
were four faith ,ms Of water. but the seas beat her
In against the clnlike shore. After sending their
effects ashore, the were taken off in III"
hreeches buoy. There were sixteen of them. One
of the seine boats dashed to pieces on the
rocks
The vessel then swung around and. though par
TALLY sheltered from the storm rolled heavily be-
tween two rocks. She bids fair to be chowed TO
pieces. Neither the life nor that Of the vessel
could do anything while the storm lasted and as
increased Tonight with the rising Of the tide. all
went to the life station three miles away. The
vessel is owned by L. B. Haskell. of Gloucester
and the captain.
There is a big fee, of fishermen in the harbor and
they have dragged considerable If the WING cor
tinues TO increase some must go on the mats steam
boat service has been AT standsti since noon an"
boats reach the United States steamer Massd
chusetts in the outer halDor.
Providence. Sept. 9-The northeast gale at Block
Island reached a velocity Of seventy-two mics an
hour tonight and Is reported constany increasing
AT Narragansett Pier several stores on Beach Road
were wrecked by the heavy seas. and the spray from
the breakers went over the hve-sory Rockingham
Hotel The water dashed over the sea walls and
curled up into the air fifty feet.
An unknown schooner wrecked off Point
Judith toward nightfal and the crew of nine were
taken off by passing vessel. the schooner WAS
caught in the breakers and began 70 20 10 pieces
fishing schooner j. also reported ashore near Soun
Ferry, north OF the Pier. The gale Is the seNefeSt OF
the year on the coast.
Nanta sket Mass Sept 9.--The steamer Nantasket
on her trip from Boston Nantasket tonight. went
ashore on Worlds End She Is not seriously dam
aged. and will be pulled Off in the morning. A large
Yacht was driven ashore Hog Island. and small
yacht came ashore near the Atlantic ROCKS thlS
afternoon.
New-London. Conn. Sept. "a fierce northeast
wind that began here this afternoon developed into
gale toward evening. The tug Colonel John Gaynor.
with two stone- laden barges bound for Sachem
Head Point Judith, made this harbor about O'Clock
Before she got IL fierce broke one barge dirnt
The Gaynor anchored her tow and put back 10 re-
cover the lost blge, which she overlook oit fasterh
Point.
The sloop Alfaretta dragged her anchor going close
to shore when ,he tug Scott put out after he' anu
flowed her into the upper harbOr. Ihcre Is aIee
feet of vessels below Each has TWO anchOrs out 70
prevent dragging ashore
Boston Sept o-IIurricane signals were ordered
IN from Moniank Point to Portland this afternoon
or account of the severe storm off the south New
England coast moving northeasiward