The Portland daily press., 1898-02-03

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throwing Capt. Fairfield over the binna-
Gle. He was nearly unconscious when
picked up. 1t was found that three OF
his ribs were fractured and he had sus.
tained injuries to his shoulder. The
same sea which injured the pilot, stove
| In the starboard canoe, rendering it use
| less and flooded the pilot boat.
| Among the arrivals to reach port this
morning was the steamer Saturn, Capt.
| Wiley, from Newport News, with the
barge Lone Star In tow. After passing
Highland Light on Monday forenoon. the
vessel made lee under Race Point, where
she remained during the blizzard, and
barge were badly iced up on their ar
rival here. The Warren line steamship
Cam broman, which came into port last
evening from Liverpool and anchored In
| the stream, was warped into her birth at
Charlestown today. Capt. Evans stated
that at 10 o'clock Monday night, he was
40 miles to the eastward of Boston light
when the storm broke, for safety of ship
and Grew he put to sea again. AT
a. m. yesterday, the weather having
slightly moderated, the steamer was put
ON her course again, but 1t soon began to
| increase In fury and the steamer was
again headed seaward. Az O'Clock she
was off Middle Bank and continued to
the eastward seven miles further, where
the water was deeper. When the weather
cleared the steamer was steered for Bos-
ton and reached the upper harbor yester-
day afternoon.
The first information from Vineyard
Haven since the storm was reported TO-
day 1t says that a violent easterly gale
with velocity OF 30 miles an hour, swepg
over that section Monday night, and
caused an extremely high tide. Yesterday
morning the gale changed to northwes-
teriy blizzard with driving snow. Tele-
graph and telephone lines were Frustrated
and considerable damage done along the
water front. A feet of vessels harbored
at Vineyard lay safely at their anchor
age.
The tug Ice King, with wrecking
scow and apparatus, which were en-.
gagged in raising the barge Pine Forest,
sank in quick shoale, was Obliged to
abandon the scoW and she was left with
two men on board. The fate OF the men
is unknown.
-Four more bodies and part Of another,
| were found on beach at Little Nahant
today by citizens, who had been employed
bv the town authorities to keep look
out along the coast, in anticipation of
some-o of the bodies of the crew of the
wrecked schooner Charles A. Briggs,
washing ashore. There is little doubt
that the bodies are from the ill-fated
schooner that ran ashore on the ledge off
the Howe estate at Little Nahant. yester-
day morning. Up to the time of the dis
coYery of these bodies, but one body had
been discovered, that of common sea-
man, which was found beneath the
wreckage on the rocks, lashed to piece
of spar. The bodies were conveyed to
the basement of the town hall, which has
been turned into a temporary morgae.
A close watch isSbeing kept for the shore
as 1t is expected that other bodies, two
or more, will be washed upon the beach
by the incoming tide.
A marine report from Plymouth today
states that three vessels are ashore near
there. One fishing schooner. the George
A. Upton, hailing from Gloucester, lies
high and dry on the shore at Stephens
Point. The names Of the other two could
not be learned.
THE CREW OF THE BRIGGS.
Boston, February 2.-Captain J. B.
Phillips, of Taunton, the managing own
er of the masted schooner Charles A.
Briggs, wrecked at Nahant early Tuesday
morning during the blizzard was in this
city today seeking definite information
concerning the wreck. The schooner
sailed from this port January IS for
Philadelphia. There she loaded a full
cargo of coal for Portland. She was COM
manded by Capt. A. Wentworth OF East
Boston, well-knoWn navigator, who has
been following the sea since boyhood. He
was captain of the schooner Royal Arch
when that vessel was lost some years ago,
and narrowly escaped with his life. Capt.
Wentworth was about 80 years of age, and
leaves a wife and three children. The
first mate of the vessel was j. J. Young,
80 years of age, belonging IN this city. He
leaves widow.
James Haley of South Boston, aged 81,
was the steward of the vessel. He leaves
a wife and one child.
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tive of Norway, aged 20. The other mem
bers of the crew We're: Isaac Andrews of
Maryland, aged 80, Harry and Lewis Mil
liken, aged 90 and 81 respectively, natives
of Maine, and Emanuel Cain of New
foundland, 81 years of age.
schooner ever built in New England
which was equipped with steam for hoist
ing anchors anc sails. Mr.. Phillips also
owned the big four-masted schooner John
Paul. which two years ago was totally
wrecked on Port Judith.
REPORTS OF STRANDED VESSELS.
Boston, February 2.-Reports OF
stranded vessels along the coast continue
to come in, and 1t is thought that at least
fifteen lives were lost at various points by
vessels stranding and going to pieces.
The loss to the smaller fishing craft of
Gloucester and vicinity, is practically
heavy.
A feature of the storm was the large
number of fires in the city and surround
ing towns while it was at its height.
The Upham's Corner Univeralist
church, an old landmark in the Dor
chester district and St. Thomas Episcopal
church at Taunton were burned. Serious
fires also occurred in Lowell, Peabody,
Rockland, Newton and other places.
Many trains w. re Gerailed and q larger
number were either stuck fast or lost
owing to the collapse of the wires. There
was but little loss of life ON railroads.
PORTSMOUTH, BREAKS THROUGH.
Portsmouth. N. H., February 2.-Com-
munication by rail has been established
between this city, Boston and Portland.
The first train got through at midnight.
The railroads yards are piled up with
snow and the freight trains are stalled
from Boston to Portland.
The work of resouing imprisoned pas
sengers on the Pullman train which was
imbedded in the snow bank at Conway
Junction, twenty hours with no heat,
ard engine off the track was pushed with
all human effort. The train was hauled
to tnis city last night and the passengers
again started for Portland, food was sent
+o +hay,, IN tho SNOW DlOvv train