The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-02
THE BIG STORM.
More Than a Hundred Lives Lost
in Wreck of Vessels inthe East.
The Bays, Harbors and Inlets From Penob-
scott to New London Are Strewn With
Wrecks - Life Saving Crews Per-
formed Deeds of Heroism.


seventy lives have been lost in the
wrecks of tugs, 'schoohers and coal
barges during the storm of Saturday
night and Sunday morning, and with
the steamer Portland's loss the list of
casualties will rise to 40 with over
one hundred vessels of all descriptions
ashore. Two score of them known to.
be wrecks and an unknown number
probably beneath the waves of Massa-
chusetts bay. 49,,
There is scarcely bay, harbor or in
let from the Penobscott to New Lon
don that has not on it's shores the
bones of some staunch craft, while
along Massachusetts, bay and especial
ly Boston harbor. the beaches are piled
high with the wreckage of schooners
and coal barges. The record, although
hourly lengthening, is still incomplete
for that ocean grave yard of Cape Ccd
is still to be heard from.
The islands of Boston harbor are
without exception strewn with wrecks
are ashore at Gloucester; over 90 in
the supposed safe harbor of Vineyard
Haven parted their anchor chains and
are high and dry on the beach. Nan
coal barge dashed to pieces on it's
sands; the rocks of Cohasset claimed
staunch fisherman, Scituate,
well known pilot boat; Manchester,
a down-east lumberman, while one tug
and three barges known to have been
between Cape Cod and Boston are I'M
accounted for and probably lost. The
upper harbors of Boston, Plymouth,
Salem, Portsmouth, Portland and 9th
er places where vessels were supposed
to be comparatively safe were the
scenes of numerous collisions between
the ships and the wharves-
Every life saving crew performed
deeds of heroism in rescuing crews from
stranded vessels, and tugboat captains
risked life and property in their en-
deavor to save life.
BosToN, Nov. 3O.-The passing hours
do not bring an end to the reports of
wrecks and loss of life up and down
the New England coast, as the outcome
of Sundays terrific storm. From Cape
Cod the most terrible accounts of ruin
and death are coming and of these
the loss of the steamer Portland,
with all on board, over one hun
dred souls, overshadow all. The
graveyard of the coast, the treacher-
Gus bars and rips on the outside of
Cape Cod have claimed victims without
number. Miles and miles of coast line
are piled high with wreckage,y most of
which is ground so fine by the waves
that Identification of the hapless craft
is impossible. The fury of the wind was
as great on the bleak sand hills which
make up the cape and it will be many
hours before all places are heard
from. Telegraph wires are down and
railroads can not break out the snow
drifts, and this feature is distressing,
! as much suffering from cold and hum
ger must ensue among the poorer peo-
pie in the nearby hamletS.
Tuesday night the only means of
reaching Cape Cod was by steamer
across Massachusetts bay, disagree
able voyage as the sea is yet bolster
Gus. Word from Provincetown tells of
nearly 80 total wrecks with the num-
Der of lives lost unknown.
Boston, Dec. Up to Wednesday
morning, while the total loss of life by
the recent storm can not be estimated
with any degree of accuracy, it is
known that more than 200 persons
persisted. This estimate is made on the
basis of only one from each crew re-
ported missing, and each of which
would include at least three, while
the larger schooners have seven or
eight men aboard.
From present reports it is known
that 56 vessels have been totally
wrecked, while 40 are ashore with
hardly a chance of being saved. OF
the So total wrecks, bargcs not
included, 43 craft aggregate 12,-
2O2 gross tonnage. OF those in
perilous positions IS aggregate
7,1O9 tons. The stranding of the
big English liner Ohio and the ocean
tug Tamaqua are not included in the
estimate given, nor many of thesbig
coal barges ashore in BoSton harbor.
The position of these latter craft is
now dangerous, for they are exposed to
the northeast storm which began We'd
nesday morning.
The number of schooners which have
been driven ashore in fairly safe berths
or damaged by collision or dismastcd
can be reckoned by the score, and many
of them are likely to be included in the
list of total wrecks.
Wrecked Vessels at New London CT.
New LONDON, CT, Nov 29.-Among