The Forrest City times., 1898-12-02
LOST STEAMER PORTLAND.
The Death List by the Wreck of the
Vessel is Now Known to Ex-
coed $50 Persons.
NONE ARE leFTIo TELL THE SAD STORY.
A. Remote Points Continue to be Heard
From the Sum Total of the Storms DO.
ings Continues to sweli-Another Heavy
Northeast Storm is Raging, Hsmpering
the Work OF Rescue.


Boston, Dec. News of the loss
of the Boston & Portland Steam Pack
ct Co.'S steamer Portland, off Cape Cod,
and the death of more than $50 per-
sons, comprising the passengers and
crew of the steamer, and news from
hitherto unheard-of ports of Cape Cod,
showing that at least score and a
half of vessels were wrecked along
that shore with the loss of 10 lives,
has come as a dire climax to the pre-
vious report of disasters resulting
from Saturday nights storm. There
are still other places to be heard from
on both sides of the cape. which have
not been reached b. train on account
of washouts, and which are cut off
from other means of communication
by broken wires, blocked highways
and shattered bridges.
Loss of Life Can Not be Accurately Esti-
mated.
While the total loss of life can not
be estimated with any degree Of ac-
curacy, il is known that more than
200 persons have persisted. This esti-
mate is made on the basis of only one
from each crew reported missing, and
each of which would include at least
three, while the larger schooners
would have seven or eight men on
board
Financial Losses Can Not be Figured Up
Attempt to estimate the financial
losses sustained by shipping interests
is equally difficult from facts in hand,
but it appears that the bulk of the
damage was done between Cape Ann,
where a score or more of vessels were
lost, to Cuttyhunk, where the steamer
Warwick is on the rocks.
The Wrecked Vessels.
From present reports it is known
that So vessels have been totally
wrecked, while 40 are ashore with
hardly chance of being saved. OF
the So total wrecks, barges not in
cluded, 43 craft aggregate 12,2o2 gross
tonnage. OF those in perilous positions
rs aggregate ,7,159 tons. The strand
ing of the big English liner Ohio and
the ocean tug Tamaqua are not in
cluded in the estimate given, nor
many of the big coal barges ashore
in Boston harbor. The position of
these latter craft is now dangerous,
for they are exposed to the prevailing
northeast storm.
The number of schooners which
have been driven ashore in fairly safe
berths or damaged by collision or dis
masted can be reckoned by the scores,
and many of them are likely to be in
cluded in the list of total wrecks be-
fore another day comes.
Another Heavy Northeast storm.
Boston, Dec. Another heavy
just before a. M, and an hour later
had settled down in way that prom
Used several inches of snow at least.
A brisk wind of 20 miles an hour was
blowing from north-northeast. These
conditions will greatly interfere with
the work that is being done at points
where vessels were wrecked, as the
sea is running high and the snow Is
thick on the water. The weather bu-
reau officials state the storm probably
will continue all day.
Washed Up by the Waves.
Orleans, Mass, Dec. Five bodies
have been recovered here from the
Portland. The vessel was wrecked
just north of Cape Cod. The wreck
age and great many bodies are drift
ing south, possibly as far as Nantuck-
ct. 1t is thought that the northeast
gale will bring bodies in. The entire
cape is patroled. The body of Dudley
Freeman is the only one identified as
yet. 1t will be shipped to Portland.
The bodies of George Delaney, of
Boston, and Mrs. c. Mitchell, of North
Eastern, have been identified among
those that have washed ashore here.
Were Not on the Portland.
Portland, Me-, Dec. lit is learned
that L. +. Strout, first pilot, and f. B.
Deering, mate, previously reported
aboard the steamer Portland. were not
with her when she was wrecked.
MISSOURI PACIFIC HOLDUP.