Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Nov. 90
The fierce northeast storm which
struck this port Saturday night and
continued all day Sunday with great
velocity, swepb ont OF existence u
large fleet OF sailing vessels which AN
chored of Ms port to escape It's fairy,
II Is known that ut least four men
have pprlShtd aud II Is probable that
as many more have lost their lives,
Twrnty-one schoonrrs, nearly all
heavily baden, ANA one barkcntnc are
ashOie, -four scho0ntrs now " ilg at
anchor are totally dsnanlcd, two
others were suGl, and one bark is rest.
ing on lhe bate en1lrely Suumergcd
Many ether vessels we're battered aud
partially striped OF Ihelr rigsnS.
Sunday was Ihe most eyenuuI day
ihat Vineyard Haven has known Mr
forty years, From early moWdg an
iii late at night, the wafer was srewu
with wreckuge and vessels were con-
stantly driven Ashore, many o, lnrW
to be dashed to pieces. \ large Iltel
Of coNsllng schooners from ~, JOHN y
and ether ports In the provinces aud
Maine were battered to fragments,
Mtst Of lhe vessels driven ashore were
Obliged 10 part their cables owing To
the great danger from co,lsion W,tn
other vessels which had broken ndriTt,
ihr driving saaw storm prevented
the life savcrs from keeping a go0u
lookout for distress signals, OF The
feet Of two score OF vessels that came
to aDchor before the storm, hardly
onc escaped damage.
1t Is believed that Captaln Nelson,
Of the schooner Island City, OF Rock
land, Med ana his entire crew per-
lshed. The Island City was bound
from Liberty,-N. j., for Cohassct with
a cargo Of coal. She put in here sun
day morning and later started for her
destination. but in the afternoon she
put back TO Vineyard Haven, She was
discovered Sunday morning of Cot
tago CITY ashore, the seas making u
clean breach over her, Captain Mel
son and bis crew of Two men were in
the rigging. The vessel was sighted
by residents Of The island, but they
we're powerlGss TO render aid.
All the forenoon the men clung 10
the rigging, During the afternoon
one man was seen to drop overheard,
evidently having become utterly en-
haustcd. The body was soon after
ward washed upon the shore, Soon
after the watchers on the beach saw
q second man in The rigging relax
his hold aud fall TO the deck. He
was quickly washed overheard, The
third man remained in the rigging,
apparently hpip ana unconscious. II
not dead lie was dashed in the crosS'
trees and undoubtedly persisted. The
schooner Is total loss.
The schooner Leora M. Thurlow, Of
Bath, Me, Captain Roberts, bound
from uoIlowell, Me-, with cargo OF
paving stone, was sunk near the east
side of the harbor here yesterday aft
ernOon. She lies in seven fathoms of
water. The crew climbed into the rig
ging. a volunteer crew OF skilled
boatmen proceeded to the rescue,
towed by the tug Lockhart, They sue
ceeded with difficulty in saving the
mate and two scamen, but Captain
Roberts had persisted from exposure
before Succor came. The three men
rescued were almost exhausted, and
would have persisted in short time,
The life savers work was attended
with the greatest difficulty, and many
times they were in danger OF being
swept overheard and lost. The body
OF Captain Roberts was left In the rig
glng, II bsing impossible for the men
to lower II into the boat.
The schooner T., j, Hamilton, Cap
tain Soule, of Bridgeton, y. j., bound
from Perth Amboy for Portland with
coal, wus fouled by the schooner M. T..
EhridgC The lIamilton's bowsprlt
with all her gear, was carried away.
Both vessels were badly damaged.
The Hamilton was driven ashore on a
flat near the head OF the harbor'
where she now lies with deck sub
merged. Captain Soule and mis- crew
Scre rescued after much difficulty by