New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
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"A PERFICT
ART PRODUCT
WV. XIV ABE & co..
I1S Fifth Avenue. near goth ST.
HEAVY Loss OF LIFE.
MANY MEN DROWNED ON THE SHORES
OF CAPE ANN.
THE STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE TO oIOUCEs
TER SHIPPING -- THE HARBoR DoIlHD
WITH WRECKS AND wRECKAGE

THE STORM DOES GREAT DAMAoh io "H'0'
TER SHIPPING - THE HARBoR DOTTED
WITH WRECKS AND waEcKAGE
c,oross,or Nass Feb. 1.-The greatest storm
known here since 1851 swept the shores OF cape
Ann last night and early this morning, causing
heavy loss Of life and about 100000 damage IN
this section. over dozen vessels are ashore
near here at least FOR more arc lost ana many
others have been badly damaged
The waterfront Of Gloucester harbor and along
the Cane IS dotted with wrecks and wreckaGe
schooners. sloops and other vessels having been
driven ashore by the fierce gale
Among the vessels which went ashore are the
schooners John NJ Kean, Senator. Herbert,
Alice r. Lawson and the Harry Y Roberts, and
the sloops American and Trumbull. The Sena-
tor was Goated before she sustained much In
fury but tho others were badly damaged. The
schooner Mary A. white. Of Rockport laden
with stone sunk In the harbor The crew e.-
caped The schoonors Vesta. Electa A. Eaton
ard Martha A. Bradley broke adrift from their
r.ctrings and collidad with the schooners Hat
tie NJ Graham Nereid and Sarah T.. Nishtin-
gale and all OF them went ashore on Rocky
Bank The Eaton, the Vesta and the Bradley
cot OF. escaping with slight damages. II ~
thought the others viii be totally wrecked
The scrooners Hazel, oneida and Edgar s
Foster collided IL the harbOr, but were not badly
injured The schooner Lawrence A Munroe ia
ashore off here. Schooncrs Emma W. Brown,
Esther, Anita, Sarah l.. Lee, oliver Eldrldge
Iolanthe and John l.. Nicholson all broke away
from their anchorage this morning. but they
were saved by hard work The schooner Bertha
Nickerson. Of Boothbay. Me. which arrived
here yesterday and anchored OF Ten Pound
Island, is missing.
The stone sloop Riverside the schooners
Unique Of Boston. and John S. Presson, OF
Gloucester are all ashore. The schooner Lzzi.
Griffin. which grounded this morning. is In bad
shape. The schooner George w. Jewett Is re-
ported ashore at Hough's Neck. and Is total
loss. The crew saved. II is also reported
here that four unknown vessels are ashore at
Houghs Neck One Of them rapidly going
10 pieces late this afternoon. The Jewett was
owned in Portland. Ne. and was valued at
$4,000 Four bodies were washed ashore at
Houghs Neck. They have not been Identified
Yesterday afternoon the schooners Albert IL.
Harding. Sarah Jane, James Holmes and an un-
known vessel were at anchor near the Jewett.
They were not to be seen to-day. and It is be-
licYed they were wrecked.
At Pigeon Cove five vessels were totally
wrecked. Their names are: Schooner George
r. Bradford. value $1,000; steam-lighter Frank
Scripture value $4,000; sloOp Daniel Webster.
value $1,000; schOOners barracuda, value
81 800 and Defiance. value $1,000.
Antorc Enos. Alpheus Pierce and swede
named Nelson. three OF the crew OF the Daniel
Webster, were drowned. The schooner Clara
p. Sewall reports the loss OF Henry Knuth, one
OF her crew.
II is feared that several missing vessels have
been lost, together with their crews. The storm
did an immense amount OF damage on land as
well az Off the coast. The car sheds OF the
Gloucester street railway were blown down
this morning, demolishlng a number OF cars.
The loss 10 the company is about $4,000 Wires
are down in every direction The first train 10
leave the city to-day one which managed
10 get 10 Boston at 80 o'clock this afternoon.