The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29

a hard, gravel bottom. in water which at flood tide this morning hardly came to the level of the propeller shaft. That she should be in such shallow water is due to the fact that the tide in which she went ashore was fourteen feet above the usual flood tide. With her powerful screw churning the mud and several powerful tugs straining at hawsers over her stern at flood tide to- day there was no tremor of the vessel toward the open water.
 According to some of the wrecking masters, the only way to save the liner is by dredging a channel from the Ohio to deep water, but even this must be done quickly, as another gale would do incalculable damage.
 The White evidently lies on rocks, and:while she could be pulled into deep water, her cargo would scarcely keep her afioat.
 Leaving Spectacle Island astern, sorry sight is presented by the three masted schooner Calvin F. Baker, on Shag Rock, midway between Boston Light and the Brewsters, where the deep-sea surges roll in and half bury the craft, which is fast going to pieces The enainmast has been whipped out and hangs dangling over the side, sup ported by the top hamper of the other nasts.
 From this wreck the two mates were taken off by Captain James and his crew from across the bay at Hull It was daybreak when the Baker was seen and the lifeboat was sent on its mission The pull was a long one and finally, when the wreck was reached three bodies were seen lashed aloft. Two of them were secured and life was found in them, but the other had betE frozen stiff to his lashings. The sur viVors and the body were taken to Hull.
 It was on the little stretch of beach al Hull. just behind the Hotel Pember- ton. that the tragedies occurred. The old salts of Hull say that in herceneSs the storm equaled that of 1852, except that while the sea did not run so hlgh the wind was stronger.
 In the fury of the storm yesterday two big~neWly built barges of the Con solidated Coal Company-Nos. l and 4- were dashed to bits in an instant.
 On the shores stood scores of men who were ready to risk their lives to save those who were on many of the vessels in the offing, driving to destruction Captain James of the HfesaVing crew was there with his men. He said the wind blew so fiercely that not men enough could find room in the boat to row against the wind. Out of the driven snow came the dim outlines of a barge, with the forms of five men discernible on the deckhOuse. With a mighty crash as 1t came down on receding wave, Barge NO.1 struck the shore, only to crumble and then melt into fragments which the waves in another minute cast upon the shore.
 In that instant five men escaped the impending death, for as the barge split in twain the deckhOuse slid off toward the shore into the surf and at the same time men on shore with lines about them rushed into the water and pulled out the sailors. A moment later Barge No. 4 came ashore and was ground up by the waves, but nothing was seen of it's crew.
 Soon after this other Wreckage came ashore, and this morning it was seen that both the Abel C. BabcOck and the Samuel w. Tilden had been wrecked. No .sign-of the crew of either vessel was found.
 Another terrible scene was that at Thompsons Island, where the city's re- form school is situated. Against the wharf were. driven four down East yes sells, each of which, at the time the storm broke, was anchored miles away and each a long way from the others. An idea of the force Of the wind is shown in this instance, for after drift ing across the bay one after another brought tip against the pier, one being driven entirely out of the water The craft are the Virginia, of which barely a Nestige is left; the Watchman, the Seraphine and the Fred Emerson. The last three are in one great heap of tim Der and rigging mixed with debris from the Virginia. Two lives were lost from the latter craft. William B. Stanley, the captains son, was dashed ashore and .resusCitated.
 Of the other wreckage the most sim gUlar is that of the tug Tamaqua, on Rainsfords Island. She has gone straight on against a promontory of rocks, and there seems little chance of getting her off. Her consOrt, a Reading barge, was easily f1Oated this afternoon,
 Other evidences of the storm are to be found on every headland and in nearly every cove, for numberless and nameless wrecks. all snow and sleet covered, are piled up there. It will be some time before all the vessels which fared i'll on Sunday can be accounted for, and some perhaps never will be, so thoroughly have the wind and the waves done their work.