The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-29
DEATH In THE STORM
MANY LIVES LOST IN THE GALE
ON THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST SUNDAY
BEACH PILED WITH WRECKS
Were Caught IN the BIixzard-
Gallant Rescues Accredited to
the Life Saverz-Grave Fears
Entertained for the Steamer
Portland.

Entertained for the Steamer
Portland.
BOSTON, Nov. 2s.--The managers Of
the Boston and Portland Steamship
company said tonight that there are
grave doubts as to the safety of the
steamer Portland, which sailed from
here Saturday night. Every harbor
between here and Portland on the
north shore has been heard from and
one of the south shore, and in no case
has the steamer been seen. The only
remaining harbor which she could
have reached is Provincetown, on
Cape Cod, and news from that port
is anxiously awaited, as it is still i'm
possible to reach that port by wire.
She carried sixty-fiye passengers and
a crew Of fifteen men.
A sorry sight is that presented by
the three-masted schooner Calvin s.
Baker, on Shag rocks, midway be-
tween Boston light and the Brewster
shoal, where the deoa sea surges roll
in and half bury thr craft, which is
fast going to pieces The main mast
has been whipped olssi and hangs dan
Cling over the side, supported by the
top hamper Of the other masts. From
this wreck the two mates were taken
off by Capt. James and his crew from
across the bay at Hull. 1t was day
break when the Baker was seen, and
the life boat was sent out on its mis-
sion. The pull was long one, and
finally, when the wreck was reached,
three bodies were seen lashed aloft.
Nvuo OF her ,,d ifa
found in them, but the other had been
frozen stiff to his lsshings. The sur
vivors and the body were taken to
Hull. 1t was on the little stretch of
beach at Hull just jutting the hotel
Pemberton that the tragedies occurred.
The old salts of Hull say that in fierce
ness the storm eQualed that Of 1882,
except that the sea did not run so
high, but the wind was stronger. In the
fury of the storm yesterday two big
newly-built barges OF the Consolidated
Coal company, Nos. 1 and 4, were
dashed to bits almost in an instant.
On the shores stood scores Of men
who were ready to risk their lives to
save those who were on many of the
vessels in the offing driving to de-
struction. Capt. James was there with
his men and boat, but he said that the
wind blew so f1ercely that no men
could row against the wind Through
the driving snow came the dim out
lines of barge with the forms of
four men discernibie on the deck
house. With mighty crash, as it
came down on a recediIg wave, barge
No. / struck the shore, only to crum-
f,-aer 1tu
which the waves in another minute
cast upon the shore. But in that In
stant the four men escaped an I'M
pending fate, for, as the barge struck.
the twin deck slid off towards the
shore in the surf, and, at the same
time, the men on shore, with lines
about them, rushed into the water and
pulled out the sailors. A moment later
barge No. 4 came ashore and was
ground UP by the waves, but nothing
was seen Of it's crew. Soon after this,
other wreckage came ashore, and this
morning 1t was seen that both the
Alice Babcock and the Samuel w. Til
den had been wrecked. No sign or the
crew Of either vessel was found.
TERRIBLE SCENE.
Another terrible scene was that at
Thompson's island Against the wharf
were driven four down-east vessels,
each of which at the time the storm
broke was anchored miles away, and
each long way from the others. An
idea of the force Of the wind Is found
In this instance. for. after drifting
across the bay, one after the other
was brought against the pier, one be-
ing driven clear into It. Scarcely
vestige is left of the Watchman, the
seraphin and the Fred M. Emerson.
The last three are a great mass OF
timber and rigging mixed with debris
from the Virginia Two lives were lost
from the latter craft William B. STAN
ley, the captains son, was washed
ashore and rescued.
OF the other wrecks the most singu-
lar is that of the Tamaqua, on Rains
ford island She has gone straight on
q pEomontory Of rocks, and there seems
little chance of her getting of. Her
consort, a Reading barge, was easily
foated this afternoon.
Other evidences of the storm are to
be found on every headland and in
nearly every cove. for numberless and
nameless wrecks, all snow and sleet-
covered, are piled up there. 1t will
be some time before all the vessels
which Jared i'll on Sunday can be ac-
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