The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-30


line has been lost on Cape Cod with all
on board. The life-saving men. through
q binding storm. yesterday morning at
o'clock heard the distress whistle of
a steamer and last night at midnight
the body Of a man was found on shore.
On the body of the man was q life belt
marked Steamer Portland of Port
land" A gold watch in his pocket had
stopped at 10 o'clock. This man was
well dressed, wore black clothes and
tan shoes. and had light hair and mus
tache. and q piece Of card in his pocket
bore the words. John W.. Congress
street, Portland"
The body of a large woman. without
covering of any kind. washed ashore
at Pamet river, but there was no means
of Identifying it. 1t is believed that
the steamer Portland was disabled by
the storm at 10 o'clock last night, and
being unable longer to hold up against
the gale, had drifted on Peaked Hill
bars and went to pieces. No part of
the ship has drifted ashore. and 1t is
not known just where she struck.
Boxes Of tobacco, clothing. cheese. oil.
ETC., have been washed ashore, also
life preservers marked with the words
Steamer Portland"
DIR. Maurice Richardson of Beacon
street. this city, was at his summer
home at wellfot during the storm. and
corroborated the early account of the
loss of the Portland. for he saw two
of the bodies washed ashore and on
them were life preservers marked with
the vessels name. DR.. Richardson was
on the first train from Cape Cod. which
arrived in this city late tonight.
II saw two of the bodies picked up"
said DIR. Richardson. lone was prob
ably that Of a deck hand, a man of
about 20. He had on a life preserver
marked Portland. The other body was
that of a stout woman. She. too. wore
a life belt with the steamers name on
it. wreckage is coming ashore for Is
miles along the coast. Among the
wreckage were cases Of lard directed to
Portland"
In addition to two bodies. DIR. Rich
ardson brought news that at Orleans
the body of a girl about 20 was found.
She had a gold watch and a ring
marked ~. @. E." Her watch stopped
at 9I7. There are three bodies at
Nauset, eight at Orleans and 2s at
Truro and wellhot. The double wheel
of the Portland came ashore at Or
leans.
A special to the Herald from North
Truro says the steamer Portland of the
Boston and Portland Steamship COM
pany, plying between Boston and Port
|dand, was totally wrecked Sunday
smprning OF Highland Light, and the
entire crew and passengers perished. A
large quantity of wreckage. Including
and at dark last night "a bodies had
been recovered from the surf by the
lie. saving crew at High Head station.
News of the disaster was brought to
the Herald by a special train. as COM
munication TO Boston by wire from the
Cape Cod points is impossible. owing to
the storm.
Following is a partial list of passen-
gers said to be on board the Portland
when she sailed from Boston on Sat-
urday night:
Oron Hooper. II. True Hooper, Isaiah
Frye. Miss Ruth Frye, Miss Maude
Frye. Miss Maude Symms. Mrs. Eze-
kiel Dennis. Mrs. Theodore Allen; Miss
Allen, Miss Cole. Springfield. Mass:
Mrs. Daniel Rounds. Miss Sherwood.
Miss Ross. Miss Edna Mel. McCrillis.
c. f. Wilson. Bethel, Me-; Hon. +.
Dudly Freeman. ID. o. Getcheli, Bos-
ton: Miss Sophie Holmes. Miss Helen
Lansthcrns, Miss Emma L; Plym- ,n
Miss Burns. Charles wisein, Mrs.
George Chickering. Weymouth. Mass.
and sister: Mrs. Wheeler. South Wey-
mouth. Mass; NJ. L. Sewell. Portland:
Chas. H. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson
and child. Woodford. Me-: VIM. Chase.
master Of the Philip Chase. Worcester:
Herson and Mrs. Herson OF Chelsea:
Miss A. Swift. Portland: Harry Swift.
East Boston: Mrs. Cornelia N. Mitch
ell and Miss Jennie Hoyt. North East
on: ]. NJ. Carroll. Lowell: Miss Jennie
Edmonds. East Boston; Mrs. Anna
Rounds Portland. Geo. b. Kennison.
jr.. Booth Bay. Me-: Perry Jackson.
wife and child. South Portland: Fred
Stevens, Portland: Mr.. Pirre. Portland;
child Of Charles H. Thompson Of Wood
ford. Me.
The crew. as far as can be ascertain
ed. In as follows: Captain Hollis III.
Blanchard. First Pilot Lewis Stout.
Second Pilot Lewis Nelson. Purser +.
A. Ingraham. Clerk Horace Moore.
Mate Edward Deering. Second Mate
John Mckay. Quartermaster Ansel
Dver Ouartermaster r. Peterson