New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
LOSSES AT VINEYARD HAVEN.
OWE THIRTY VESSELS ASHORE or sUNK-A
NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.

NUMBER OF LIVES LOST.
Vineyard Haven. Mass Nov 2s-The fierce
northeast storm Saturday night and Sunday
swept out Of existence a large fleet Of sailing
vessels which anchored off this port to escape
,ts fury 1t is known that at least four men
have perished. and IL is probable that as many
more Rave lost their lives Twenty-one schoon-
ers nearly all heavily laden. and one barken-
tine are ashore: four schoOners now lying at
anchor are totally dismasted two others were
sunk and one bark is resting on the bottom,
entirely submerged Many other vessels were
battered and partially stripped Of their rigging.
Sunday was the most eventful day that Vine
yard Haven has known for years. From early
morning until late night the water was
strewn with wreckage and vessels were driven
ashore. many of them to be dashed 10 pieces.
A large fleet Of coasting schooners from 81.
John and other ports in the provinces and
Maine were destroyed Most Of the vessels
driven ashore obliged to part their cables
owing to the great danger from collision with
other vessels which had broken adrift.
The driving snowstorm prevented the life
savers from keeping a good lookout for distress
signals. or the fleet OF probably twoscore vessels
that came To- anchor before the storm. hardly
one escaped damage.
II is believed that Captain Nelson, Of the
schooner Island City. Of Rockland, Me. and his
entire crew have persisted. The Island City
hound from Port Liberty y. j.. for COhasset.
with a cargo of coal She put IN here Saturday
morning. and later started for her destination.
but in the afternoon she put back for Vineyard
Haven. She was discovered Sunday morning off
Cottage City ashore the seas making a clean
breach over her Captain Nelson and his crew
OF two men were in the rigging. The vessel was
sighted by residents Of the island but they were
powerless to render aid. No surfbOat or life-sav-
Ing apparatus was available. and the nearest
lfe-saving station AT Gay Head twenty
miles away. All wires were down. and it was
,mpossible 10 communicate with the station. All
the forenoon the men clung 10 the rigging In
the afternoon one man seen 10 drop over
board Soon after the watchers on the heach
saw a second man relax his hold IN the rigging
and fall to the deck. He was quickly washed
overheard The third man remained in the rig
ging apparently limp and UNCONSCIOUS y not
dead he was lashed in the crosstrees' ana uh-
doubtedly perished. The schooner IS totai loss
The schooner Leora NJ Thurlow. oi Bath Ne.
Captain Roberts. bound from Halloween. Ne,
with cargo Of paving stones, % was S1.h t,D0 i1,'
the east size of the harOor yesterday al Ite'Hp'i.
She lies in seven fathoms OF water: Inc ~"
climbed into the rigging and sci uIStItS -
nails A. Slrsot A volunteer crew or ShiIl'u
boatmeu proceeded 70 the rescue IL uo~'
which vas toWed by the tug Robert LochhaiN
In@r succeeded WltN NllliA 10y .4'
mate ana tNO seanen. but Captain hoD-I'S i"-
persisted from exposure before succoI caIDe,
The three men rescued We're almost eXhAus,rsu 80,
and would have persisted in short une nv
Nfe-savers' work was attended with 'he tI'".-
difficult, and many times thty NViV ''
danger of being swept overheard ana Ios'' ,,io
Other vessels damaged aIe ne sch1"iei - :. -
=. Booth Captain French from - Johl' ~ -
FOR NeW-YOik with cargo of luH"et' 's
schooner T. j. Hamilton, captain oVuIr' . "n
Bri6geion. y j.. bound from Perrin AihDoS ~ ~
Portland with coal. the schooner Nj. l.. FL
Grdge of Dennis Captain Kelly, p"uiu 4iu."
Albany for Boston. with a cargo Oh ca H eic
barkertina Nellie " Sade. or Boston '@pS%-'
MONTGOMERY from Charleston for For'lahu' u u
with a cargo 4 clay; The InoIn2seoH, W ~
schooner James 4 Brown. captain Hlit'son9' s5
New-York for Belfast. Ne. with cargo OF letu;
the schooner Newburgh. Captain smith .-, UUuHu
from w-BrightOn. Staten Island TOT "lnu ~
SOY y s her home port, IN paiiasl ~ t.V
schooner James Ponder. r.. Captain opldsu1,
from Bangor Ne fOI New-N YORK. WIN ca,-'
OF lumber: the schooner Canara captain
Brown bound from St Lucia. West Iholes III
ballast for St JOhr. y. 3; the Boston s'ho'.'S
Rebecca W Huddel. Captain Tower rom ~
vocate y s. for New-York. laden WIN Pl',.S'
The schooner Lucy HakmOnd II Machlas' NJ
Captain Cole. with cargo OF coai, Inc s''ueii
Abby X Bentley " Providence. boUnd nom
Newark y j. FOR Bangor. Ne. with cargo o4