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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
BLEW MILL ROOF OFF.
storm the Worst That Ever Happened in
New Bedford.

New Bedford, November 28.--The worst
storm that evsr struck this city was ex-
perienced from Saturday night until this
morning and inestimable damage was
done hera and in the neighboring towns
The storm began here at four o'clock
Saturday afternoon and there was gentle
| fall Of snow all the evening up to eleven
O'clock when the wind came out from
the north and blew a gale. Ths snow fell
faster and a regular New England biz
card was on.
The cyclone tors off the entire north
part of The roof OF No. ! Bennett mill and
orum bIed in. The northerly gale sent
/ the snow into the breaches thus made
| and much of the valuable machinery LETT
exposed was badly damaged.
| The other cotton mills suffered damage
! from window sashes being blown IN and
ohimneys blown down.
| The schooner Lottie Beard. loading
hox boards at Fair Haven. parted all her
lines and with only the mate on board
started on adrift acr IS Buzzards bay.
The mate sueceeaed in getting an
anchor overheard and the schooner
| brought up near Fort Phoenix. She is
| ashore at low water but its not Thought
| TO be much damaged.
A small vessel is reported ashore In
Priests cove; fate of crew unknown.
Nothing is known here of the expert
| ences of the steamer City of \ itchburg
which sailed from this port Saturday
afternoon for New York; of the tug
| Carbonero with tow of three light
5srges which sailed early Saturday morn
| ing for Philadelphia; of The schooner
Maud Sherwood which sailed Saturday
afternoon and anchored below or Of the
schooner Maggie Chadwick which also
sailed Saturday afternoon for Baltimore.
People are Interested in the schooner
William j. Lipsett from Philadelphia
2srd for this port; schooner E. ]. French
| from do 25th for this port; schooner
Twilight from Norfolk Gath for this port
and schooner George and Albert from
New York gath for this port and are oon-
siderably worried about the fate of these
vessels as they must have been we'll up
the coast when the gale STRUCK them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

of Conductor Thomas Caffrey, with
Charles CLARK and Edward d. Coolbroth
as brakemen The train went along as
smoothly as the heavy drifts would per-
NIT until short distance this side OF the
bridge, when the train went into heap.
What happened after this the conductor
or fireman or the rest Of the train hands
ara at a loss to explain, as both Engineer
Coolbroth and Fireman Abbott was hit
in tha head and rendered unconscious
Conductor Caffrey and Brakemeh Clark
and Coolbroth were badly shaken up.
The engine together with the snowplow
are complete wrecks, while the cabooss
Is not much injured. The wreck Is scat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

There was bad wreck near what Is
known as Skunk Hill bridge on the
Western division of the Boston & Maine
railroad at o'clock yesterday morning,
and as consequence two men were IN
iured, several were shook up, The rolling
stock of the train demolished and the
tracks tori. up.
AT 7.4o O'Clock yesterday morning a
train consisting Of snowplow, engine
and eabeose, left the Maine Central juno
ton with orders to procesd as far as
North Berwick. The engine. was NO.
ITO and was in charge Of Engineer George
B. Coolhroth and Fireman Harry ID. Ap-
bots. The rest of the train was in charge
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

tered over the track and trains will be de-
Iayed in consequence Word Was GENT to
the city and train with EnGineer j. T.
Smith and Fireman j. p. ConneH with
foreman of the roundhouse, G. NJ. Caswell,
left for the scene OF the wreck.
The crew of the wrecked train were
brought to Union station and taken BY
Rtch,s ambulance to the Maine General
hospital. Here 1T was found that Epgi'
neer Coolbroth had his head badly cut
and he was considerably shaken up, While
Fireman Abkott had his left foot and leg
badly crushed SO his clothes had to be cut
of. a He also hal . bad cat in the head.
1t is thought no bones were broken. Tbs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
COLLISION AT BooTHBAY.

Boothbay, Nov. 2S.--Steamer Roanoke,
Captain Snow, Buffalo for Philadelphia
via Montreal. put in here for a barber
Saturday night. During the gale Sum
day she parted her chains, lost both
anchors and collided with the schooner
vesta of Gloucester. The damage to the
Vesta is $500. The steamer also ran
into William G. Sawyer's ice wharf at
Southport, tearing it completely down,
the damage being $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
THATCHER POST 6. A. B.

At the meeting of Thatcher Post, No.
II, G. A. R., held last evening the fol
lowing officers were nominated: Com
inandor, John O Ross; senior vice COM
mander, j. K. Miller; junior vice CON-
mander, q. Greeley; quartermaster. Geo.
o. D. Soule; surgeon, VIM. Ross; officer
Of the day, George A. Pennell; officer OF
the guard, Charles g. Smith. The noEni'
nations are to remain open one week and
the remaining officer will be nominated
and elected Decent er 9th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

scalps of both mum were clothed with
blood Outside of shaking up the resi-
of the crew are all right. Engineer Cool
BROTH lives ait 30 Salem street, and Fire
man Abbott restd ss at 100 Gray street.
He is 20 years of age and unmarried.
He lives with his father Charles NJ. Alb
bott, who has besn foreman carpenter
Of the B. u NJ. fur 80 years.
The oause of the accident is supposed
to be broken rail.
The enigma was lying on its side halt
buried in snow and gravel. The roads
were unhroken and to get to the wreck
ono had to wallow in places up to their
waist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
STEAMER FAIRFAX ASHORE.

Boston, Noyembe 28.-The steamer
Fairfax, Capt. johnson of the Merchants
and Miners transportation, bound from
Baltimore to this city is ashore on Sow
and Pigs of Cuttyhunk, and is full of
water to her main deck. She was spoken
yesterday by Captain Hallet of the steam
or II. NJ. Whitney and her passengers
taken of and brought to this oity. Capt,
johnson and, the crew of the steamer re-
main on board and assistance will be
sent to them from Vineyard Haven as
soon as possible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
ANNIE ". BAKER ASHORE.

Rookland, November 2S.--The three
masted schooner Annie W. Barker OF
Castine, with load of ice, from Bangor,
for New York, is ashore on Southern
island and is badly damaged. The crew
reached shore safely. 1t Is thought, how
ever, that the vessel can be pulled of on
the next tide.
The schooner Aida Of Bangor lumber
laden, went ashore at Lobster Cove, about
noon yesterday and is reported to be q
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
,KwREoKED OFF BRANT ROCK.

Duxburv, Mass. November 28.-Two
schooners, Merits II. Perry of Boston and
the Edgar S. Foster of Bncksport, Me. !,
were wrecked off Brant rock during the
storm. The crew of the Foster were taken
of by the life savers, but Captain Pike
and lour members OF the crew of the
Perry perished in the terrific sea. The
other nine members of the Perry's crew
were landed IN safety. Both vessels were
fishermen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
CREW HALE FROZEN.

Providence, November slug Marga-
ret J. Sanford, owned by the p Sanford
Ross, Dredging company is a snnken
wreck on Sand Point, Prudence Island,
in Narragensett Bay. Her crew reached
shore Sunday morning In a half frozen
condition, A two mastod schooner sup.
posed TO be the Lena White from Rock.
land, lime laden. to this city, is ashore
lear North Point and 1t is doubtful ii
she can be saved,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
HALLS REMARKABLE TRIP.
Was "A Hours in The storm and Wealth
erred It safely.

The Horatie Hall Of the Maine Steam-
ship line arrived in New York Yesterday
al i n. M. The trip is a very notable one,
when it is remembered that she lsft here
Saturday evening and must have sailed
twenty Jour bours though the thickest Of
the recent storm For all this, she reached
Nav York ONLY about twenty hours late.
The Manhattan did not leave New York
for Portland until after the storm and
was at Vineyard yesterday morning and
will arrive here today,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
RoCKLAND lDEFEATED PORT LAND.
Most Exciting Game of Polo Ever Played
in Lime City.

Rockland, November 23.-The home
team defeated Portland in one of the
most exciting games of polo ever played
in this city, by the score Of to ].
Murphy maae the star play OF the evening
by caging the ball in five seconds with
i've strokes The line up and summary:
Roekland-Murpby and Perry, Iusners;
Phalan. center; Fitzgerald, h,h back;
Maynard, goal
Portland-Csmpbell and Whipple, rush
ers; Mckay, center; Turnbull, hall back;
Allen, goal.
Goals Won BY. Gagged BY, Time.
.a-Rockiand Foul in goal 400
3-Portland Foul in goal %
Ar ockland Perry !. 90
5-R ookland Murphy uoo
Score-Rockland, 4; Portland, /.
Rushes-M Murphy, @; Campbell, stops
May nayd, 20; Allen, So. Fouis--A zen,
Maynard, Murphy. Referee
Time Biaokington. Attenual ce-400.
BANGOR. il; LEWISTON, A..
Bangor, November 2s--The game be-
tween Lewiston and Bangor toni 2ht was
o ome0 Of tbs handsomest exhibitions of
beam work ever given here. 1t was "a
scientific contest from start to hnish.
Tha home team wen because 1t played
far halter game than did its opponents.
The work OF Gay at second rush for Lew
iston. was excellent, while that OF Miller,
eyristop's centre, was wretched. The
Bangor team played star game as a
whois and it would be unfair to single
ont any particular man, Line up and
summary:
Bangor.-Jaspn and Walton, rushers;
Moiown. centre; Greenleaf, half back;
eastman, goal.
Lewiston-Foster and Gay, rushers;
Miller, centre; Hayes, half back; Farrell,
goal.
score, Bangor, II; Lewiston, 4. Stops,
eastman. 40; Farrell. 10. Foul, Hayes
Rushes, Jason, Is; Foster, 8 Referee,
Long. Tim lr, Dwinal Attendance. $40.
POLO TONIGHT.
The Rockland team will be at the
Auditorium tonight prepared to fight
every one of the forty-fiye minutes of
playing time. The game last night at
Rocklana was the third successive defeat
of Portland by that team and the home
club win more than hustle to break the
string. II you want good seats call at
Chambers early will be advisable.
Ihe amateur game will be between the
Bramhalls and Lovells at 30 and two
teams from the Bantum league will be
played beginning at seven o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
LADIES' AID INSPECTED.

The Ladies' Aid society of Shenley
Camp, No. A, S. of ", was inspected last
evening by Division inspector Miss
Linnia B. Chatto of Ereeport Refresh-
ments were served at the close Of the
meeting. Remarks were made by the in
spector who spake of the progress of the
order in the state and complimentsd the
local society on the work which it is do
inu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
BUCKsPoRT GIVES 1T UP.

Bucksport, Nov. 2S.-The town of
Bucksport as municipality, today
abandoned its investigation of the mur-
der OF Mrs. Sarah Ware, an aged woman
who was found dead in pasture with
her skull crushed on October 2.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
NEW LONDON.s SUMMING UP.

New London, Conn, November %. To
nights summing up shows considerable
done along the water front.
Among the wrecked vessels are the
schooners Ferguson of Belfast, Me. Mag,
gle Ellen of Cape Elizabath; Nathan F,
Dickson Of this city Hattie Douglass and
Kite of Greenpoint, N. Y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
LATE MARIN e NEWS.

Machias November rs. -Arrived, sohoon-
err Carrie Belle, Sheaks, Port johnson,
(eaking badly; Rewa, (Br), Mclean.
st. John for New York. Returned,
schooner James Freeman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
FIRST TRAIN FROM CAPE GOD.

Boston, November 2S.--The first train
to reach boston from Cape Cod since
Saturday evening, arrived here tonight,
just ten minutes more than "a hours late
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29

Portland is very staunchly built boat,
about 1888 tons, built in 1880 at Bath,
Me. machinery built by the Portland
company. If any disaster had happened
20 her along the coast it would have been
known before this, and if anything at
sea, why the wreokage would have sesn
picked up. Incoming ocean steamers at
Boston report not seeing anything of that
sort and even if the steamer was not alb le
to make Proyincstown or some other bar
Dor, i think she would ride out the storm
safely"
Further information received from Bos-
ton last night by the Associated Press is
to the effect that arrangements have been
made with the government to dispatch
the revenue cutters Dallas from this port
and Woodbury. from Portland to hunt up
the south shore as far as Proyinostown.
while the Woodbury. will make long
circuit from Portland around Cape Ann,
and IL neither of these steamers succeed
in locating the Kissing vessel there is
little hope of her ever being seen again.
A passenger list is aboard the Portland
and at present there is no means OF know
ing the names of those on board, outside
of hsr officers. All the officers with the
exception of the captain and pilot, belong
in Portland.
The steamer had also two stewardesses
and a crew of fifteen men. making in all
o. souls on board.
t,x.i1t in
and is a side wheel steamer OF 1917 tons
net burden. Her length is 2S0 feet; beam
~: depth is. She was valued at $3.50, 600
and is fully insured, Tt is known that
George B. Kennison. Jr, of Boothhay,
Me-, is one OF her passengers.
OFFICERS OF THE PORTLAND.
Following is a list of the officers of the
Portland:
Master-Capt r. H blanchard.
First Pilot--L, E. Strout.
E.Second Pilot-L. Nelson.
rser-F. A. lngTaham.
Clerk-Mr. Moore.
Mate-E. 3. Deering.
Second Mate-John Mckay.
Quartezmasters-A.D Dyer, G. F. Peter
CHIEF Engipeer-T. B. Merrill.
First Assistant-J. T. Walton.
Second Assistant-C. e. Verrill.
Electrician-F. w. leighton.
Chief Steward-A. b. Matthews.
Stewardess-Mrs. G. e. Harris.
SECOND Stswardess-Mrs. III. Berry.
PARTIAL PASSENGER LIST.
The following is a partial list of the
passengers, said to DO on board the Port
and.
". H. Heokbert
g. W. Cole.
Miss Sophie Holmes.
Isaiah Frye.
Ruth Frye.
Hon. e. Dudley Freeman.
Mrs. Daniel Rounds.
Miss Ross.
Miss Burns.
Mrs. Edna McCrillis, Boston.
Mrs Theodore Allen
ii, Truehoper. Harvard student.
Arthur G. Pass.
Fred Sherwood
Mrs. Arthur Dennis.
Mark Wiggin, 8 Cushman street.
III. G. Hutchinson, 40 A. street.
Miss Hutchinson.
Orzin Hooper and young son.
OF the crew the following names are
known:
L. Foreman.
w. Il Latimer.
Lewis johnson.
g. II. Graham.
Sa "a Smith, walters.
John e. Gately, fireman.
Albert Dillon, oiler.
James McNeale. oiler.
John Waldron, engineer.
Harry Robson, fireman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
COMMISSION TOGETHER AT LAST

Boston, November 2S.--After having
been on the road 81 hours, seven mem hers
of the war investigating commission
reached this city early this afternoon.
General Grounville NJ. Dodge, being the
only absentee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
sAARBRuoK BREAKS HER CHAINS

Cherryfield, Nov. 28. The schooner
Saarbruck of Calais, Capt. Red, from
Portland for st. John. N. B., parted her
chains while lying in the lower bay. near
Millbridge, yesterday, and W emit ashore.
She began breaking up today. Her crew
landed safely. Her cargo consisted OF
a pulp mill digester which will probably
be saved, and ten tons of coal.
THREE sCHooNERs ASHORE AT
FORT POINT
Belfast, Nov. 49, Three schooners are
ashore at Fort Point. One of them, the
Forest Queen of Stonington, will be a
total loss.
The schooner Tyron of Boston is on
the beach at Fort Point Cove with bad
hole in her port quarter. 1t is thought
that she will probably float.
The schooner Izetta of Bangor will
also float All on board the vessels es-
capped and are being cared for by Cap
tain Webster, the light keeper at Fort
Point,
HOLE IN THE LEVUKA.
Calais, Nov. 2S.-During the gale yes
t6rday Tue scuOoneF, owned ana conf
manded by Captain Frederick Roberts
OF Parrsboro, N. S., went ashore yester-
day afternoon at Frost Cove near Perry
and will probably be total loss. The
Leyuka was bound from Parrsboro for
Perry. Me-. with a cargo of coal and
and had nearly reached her destination
when the disaster occurred. Her keel
and rubber are ripped completely off
and a great hole stove in her quarter, so
that any chance of saving the vessel is
;mnrobable. The vessel was insured for
$4,000.
philadelphia, Nov. 2s.-The towing
steamer orion, which plies between
Roston. Newport News and Norfolk, ar
lived at the Delaware Breakwater today
and reported that the barge Ocean Belle,
which. together with the Enos Soule was
~ tow Of the Orion had been anchored
and abandoned in a sinking condition
fen miles southeast of Winter quarter
shoal. on account of the storm. The
erew was saved. The Enos Soule also
broke adrift and the Orion is now
searching for her,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
Spanish Reply was Very Brief, Con-
sisting Of 800 Words.
REFUSE TO ACCEPT PRINCIPLES
OF AMERICAN ARGUMENT.

Her Offers Of compromi Use and Arbitration
Have Always Been Declined But She Is
Forced to Accept as She Has No Means
of Cont nuing the war-The Commits
s:oners Hear the Keply and Thon sepa-
rate
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 2S.-Forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Tuesday: IN
creasiug cloudliness followed by light
rain or snow in the afternoon or night;
warmer; light variable winds.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-Forecast for
Tuesday for Maine and New Hampshire
Partly cloudy; rising temperature; fresh
northwesterly winds.
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. All drug
e.ists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c
The genuine has l.. B. @. on each tablet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
Cood--some
Better--a few
Rest--FELS-N APTHA

soap, which saves
theclOthes washes
and purifies--and
does all in half
time and with half
labor.
Grocers sell it. FEELS & CO., PhiIa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
THE BEN HUR ASHORE.

Bath, Novem Der 28.-The storm ragged
here with intense fury although this
CITY was extremely for innate in escaping
serious damage. The schooner Ben Hur
parted her chains at Five Islands and
went ashore on Lower island. A tug has
gone to her assistance. No train has
reached here from boston since Saturday
night and the electric lines are completely
blocked.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

East Machias, November 2S.-SchooneI
Pavilion OF Calais from Boston for Calais
light, is ashore at Cutler and will be q
total loss, She has been engaged in the
eoasting business along the Maine coast
for 50 years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-14
Corrupt Election Methods.
How They do it Across the
Savannah River.

The following account of bow cleo
tions are carried in Augusta is taken
from thr Evening herald of that city.
The contest described was for alderman
from the fourth ward.
'sThe scene was horrible one The
negroes were packed there like sardiues.
They moved and spuirmed like mass
of maggots. There vas that repulsive
sound from that mass Of negro human
ity like the moaning and groaning and
bewailiug that Lewis Morrison had
presented in the second scene of Faust.
The negro voters did not cry out The
hum aud the whirr told of the crush,
trample. smother.
"The McAuliffe men paid off 10
checks. They worked ss hard to buy
the negro vote as possible. The Clark
men paid in the middle of the green,
right in the rear Of the voting precinct.
Entrance being from the front the
negro would leave by the west side, and
being vouohed for, would be given S..
One of the paymasters began piuniog
the pay money, SIS bills to the lapel Of
the coats of the purchased voters, and
the bought voter went among the crowd
With his pay money thus displayed
Clark meo were more public With
money than McAuiiHe men
s.Two Clark lieuseuants went among
the crowd telling the negroes that they
chad won the election" ''were still
giving SIS for votes. - ''had the money
ready to pay them when the ballot was
cast" ''wouldn's pay but $3.50 a
little later" A CLARK negro With $5
bills in bis hands vent among the
negroes showing the ''etuff We give for
votes" I"
"Curtains were drawn on the w!u-
dows and doors of the beautiful resi-
dences of majestic Greene street. There
was hush 10 these homes. The gates
were securely latched. Ladies withdrew
to rear rooms of their own homes and
did not dare to venture to their piazzas,
or even to their parlors.
''This was true OF homes not only in
the immediate vicinity of the booth,
but for blocks aud blocks on the grand
residence street Of Augussa-majestic
Greene, the ideal of citizen, the idyl Of
the victor.
"Men turned away 10 sadness, 10
anger. There was grim determination
on the face of each. They said little,
but they will speak out little later !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-14
Was it Bill Mack { T sumt r?

On November 18th negro, named Bill
Mack, was killed in Augusta, Ga, by police
man Murphy. Mack was on drunken ram
house into which be forced his way. BE shot
at q woman and attempted to get shot at
her brothsr, but be escaped by the back door
and sought the protection of policeman Mur-
ply, who was on his beat uear by, Police
man Murphy went 10 the house with the
negro with the intention of putting stop to
the rev and arrestiog Mack. As he entered
the house Mack began cursing him aod drew
q pistol from behind his back, at the came
time cnrsing ard threatening to kill any one
who approached hin. As Mack raised the
pistol aad attempted to level it On the police
man, Murphy drew bis pistol and shot Mack
through the head, killing him instantly An
ioeuest was held by the Coroner aud police
man Murphy was exonerated, the verdict
being that she killing Of Mack was justiisble
homicide sad that policeman Murphy had
acted in the discharge Of his duty.
Mack was stranger in Augusta and no
one could give the authorities any informa
ton concerning him, except that be had said
that he came from South Carolina. Shortly
before this man was killed 10 Augusta, Bill
Mack we'll known negro left this place to
90 to Georgia to work. His wife who re-
mained here has not heard word from Mack
since he let here, and eanaot learn anything
definite as to big present whereabouts from
the people fof whom he was to work. She has
written and teiegraphed several times, bnt
shereplies haYe been indefinite and uusatisfac-
tory, stating that Mack was thought to be in
the neighborhood.
By many it is thought that the man who
was killed in Augusta was Bill Mack Of this
place, and his people have about given him
up for dead K should be matter of little
difficulty 70 establish the identity of Bill
Mack, if be vas the man killed by policeman
Murphy. for be was tall light-colored mu.
la.to, aud bis head was to one side by the
contraction of the muscles of the neck. BE
was go marked by this deform;ty that nc
ooe could mistake him, and the physician
who conducted the post lnortsm examination
could easily set q: rest any doubt that now
exists, if be were appealed TO by Aaek's wife.