The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15
WRECKED IN THE OCEAN
SCHOONER ROXY LOST OFF THE
COAST OF DELAWARE.
Terrible Northeast Hurricane, Cnus.
Ing Damage to shipping on
the Atlantic Const.

Lewes. Del, Oct u.-At daybreak this
morning the American schooner Luther
"a. Roby. from Shiverie. Nova Scotia.
foi Philadelphia with cargo of plaster,
struck near the point of Cape Henlopen
while terrible northeast gale was pre-
vailing The force of the sea was so
great that the vessel pounded TO pieces
on the sands before the life saving men
could get a line out to her. Five OF the
crew were rescued after an awful ex-
periepce with the elements.
The dead are: Thomas Sims and
wogian sailor.
The bodies of those lost have not yet
been recovered.
Captain Maloney and the members OF
his crew that were rescued with him.
were taken out of the sea after tnes
had given up all hope. When the schoon-
err went to pieces the five men managed
% get hold of the deck house. on this
ffail raft they were buffeted about
the mercy OF the enormously high seas
until they were seen by the life savers.
A rope was thrown to them and the five
men. now nearly exhausted. were hauleu
| through tho roaring surf to place Oh
safety.
.saging All Along the Coast.
| Lewes, Del, Oct. LA severe north
eastery gale Is raging along the Atlantic
coast tonight, accompanied by rain.
About 40 vessels are anchored inside
| The Delaware breakwater. Some of them
are dragging dangerously near the bar.
and there is every prospect that unless
The storm abates there will be otnei
disasters to shipping in addition to thu
| Of ha "a otl
ward bound bark Alice lost anchor anA
was dragging in a helpless condition
| when the tugs Pioneers went to her res
cue.
Saved Three Sailors.
Gloucester Mass, Oct. 1.-THE Bait
| schooner Alsatian, with a cargo OF lum
Der. after a hard sail with the tremen
dous seas, kicked up by the northeas
gale. lies tonight a total wreck on th'
breakers of Bakers island while hei
captain, James oliver. and his crew O.
TWO men, are indebted to Captain Youni
of the lobster smack Helen M Butle
oe this port, for their lives. The Butle
rescued them just as the craft was beini
submerged.
.riense Notify My Wife,
Nantucket, Mass, Oct. ia bottl
was picked up on the south side of tn
island by James McCleave which con
tanned the following message on a piec
| Of paper:
september lowe OH NanlucKe
20 miles; about to sink. Please notify m
wife, Mrs. Mary Frazer, Of Gloucester
We will never reach shore alive. Good
bye"
II was signed by John c. Frazer. an
there was nothing which Indicated tn
name of the vessel.
I Damage at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. ia sever
northwest storm began to rage alon
the coast about o'clock this morning
e and has continued with unabated fur.
A The wind blew steady about SO miles q
e hour. The government life crew repor
D no shipping disasters along the coas
= In this city the storm did conslderab
C damage.
- Hurricane or Cape Cod.
+ Barnstable, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE VIII
l. from the northeast is blowing a hurI
cane over Cape Cod tonight. Cape C'
&C bay is clear Of vessels, and many of Il
. smaller craft have been brought to sa
n anchorage. The sea Is running We
. high and the tides as well.