The Portland daily press., 1898-12-01

down upon the wind. She had seen and
heard nothing of the Portland either
Along the Woodbury. few towards Race
| Point. She followed about the same path
that ths Portland must have taken that
dreadful Saturday night AT 10 O'Clock
in the morning while rolling heavily
under the heavy eeas which were coming
in from old ocean the first piece OF
wreckage was sighted. This was a spar
4 or something OF the kind and after this
wreckage came in sight on all Sides.
The Boston pilot boat Hesper was sighted
on the Sellewaggen shoals. She had seen
/ NOTHING OF THE PORTLAND,
butwanted to see paper. The pilot sent
a boat for it and the Woodbury. went
on. Wreckage was in sight on all sides.
AS the Woodbury. neared the Cape this
became so plentif that constant watch
fulness was necessary to keep from get
ting in amongst it and fouling the screw.
This wreckage tossing about on the top
of the big rollers, spoke in language
palmer than words of the terrible havoc
that had been wrought by the storm in
Boston bay. A big steamer was sighted
towing dismasted schooner towards
Boston Ihsn a schooner's hulk was seen
all awash some distance away. 1t was
Impossible TO make out her name. The
Woodbury. came in sight Of the Cape some
time after noon. III around her were
bits of splitered plank and broken spars.
1t was sad sight for 1t told us more
eloquently than words of what had hap
pened out here during the gale. After
running far out to sea the Woodbury.
turned back along the Cape and came
right peat the Peaked Island shoals and
Race Point light, where the wreckaae of
the Portland was then going ashore on
the big combers, but nothing was to be
seen from the Woodbury.. A big four
masted schooner was seen upon the beach
sea breaking ever her. Her name could
not be made out. She had leapsd clear
over tie terrible bars which have been
THE BURIAL GROUND i
Tor many a fine ship ard the last resting
place for many brave sailor.
An attempt was MAIDS to signal Capt.
Fisher at tho Race Point life saving
station, but just then the sharp-eyed
lquartermastsr of the Woodbury. saw the
spars of vessel coming out of the Prov
incetown harbor She could just be made
out over Wood's end. The Woodbury. was
shore to intercept the Dallas for such she
proved to be. The revenue cutter Dallas
bad heen sent out from Boston to hunt
for the Portland as the Woodbury. was
doing, ard naturally Capt. BENNETT want
ed to find out if she had seen anything
of her.
Coming up this shore the wreckage
seemed TO be all about the Woodbury., but
this all came from schooners and small
craft ard not from the ship the Woodbury.
was looking for. On the beach was made
out two schooners or what WAS left of
them, tossed up on the shore. We could
now make out over the fiat shore OF the
point the spars of any number of schoon-
ers tilted over at all kinds of angles They
WE'RE ALL ASHORE.
far up on sthe flats on the southern side
of the harbor. Then we passed he bulk
of schooner with the waves breaking
over her aud surrounding her with white
foam. A flock of sea gulls were swoop-
lug down and about this hulk as it float
led in towards the beach Far off to the
north could be seen another hulk OF q
coasting schooner, her blue and black
rails showing up once in awhile above
tina breaking seas which were going
right over her.
the Dallas was now clear OF the harbor
ard changed her course little to come
down towards the Woodbury.. The Wood
bury ran to the windward little and
both vessels came to a standstill and
rolled about within hailing distance of
one another.
Capt. BENNETT took the megaphone and
walked out to the end of the bridge with
it in his hands. The crew of the Wood
bury crowded along the starboard rail
forward and all was as still as death ON
the cutter as Capt. BENNETT prepared to
hall the Dallas. Only the splashing of
the water as the Woodbury. rose and fell
on the big rollers disturbed the quiet.
"Have you heard anything from the
steamer Portland?"
Capt. Dement'S voice rolled out across
, the water and the little knot of officers
| about the pilot house of the Dallas leaned
forward to hear. With the glass it was
seen that Lieut.. Craig, who will be re-
! lnembered by Portland people as former
" attached to the Woodbury., held the
megaphone to his ear to catch tho sound.
} Lieut.. Craig returned the hail. but at
| first his answer could not be heard. Once
more he raised the megaphone to his lips
and this time clear and distinct came the
words floating down upon the breeze.
"ALL HANDS LOST"
The words sent cold chill over every
one who heard them aboard the Wood
bury. ''Al1 hands lost.
Then there was another period of sileDcf
ord cuaroucp Y