Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-29
s'ailr Kennebec Journal.
SCORES OF WRECKS
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about them rushed into the water and
pulled out the sailors
A moment later Barge No. came
ashore and was ground up by the
waves. Two men, including Capt AL
bee, were saved and two men were
drowned.
Soon after this other wreckage
came ashore on the beach, and, this
morning, it was seen that both the
Abel c. Babcock and the Samuel w.
Tide had been wrecked. No signs of
the crews of either vessel was found.
Another terrible scene was that at
Thompson's island. Against the wharf
were driven four Down East vessels.
each of which at the time the storm
broke were anchored miles away and
each a long way from each other. An
idea of the force of the wind is shown
in this instance. for, after drifting
across the bay. one after another
brought up against the pier, one being
driven entirely out of the water.
The vessels are the Virginia, of
which barely vestige is left, the
Waterman. the Seraphine and the
Fred NJ Emerson. The last three are
in one heap of timber and rigging
mixed with debris from the Virginia
Two lives were lost from the latter
craft, but one was saved, William b.
Stanley, the captains son, who was
washed ashore and resuscitated.
OF the other wrecks the most singu-
lar is that of the tug Tamaqua, on
Rainsford's island. She has gone
straight on against a promontory of
rocks and there seems little chance of
getting her off. Her consort. a Read
ing barge, was easily floated, this af-
ternoon.
Other evidences of the storm are to
be found on every headland and in
nearly every cove, for number
less and nameless wrecks,.a snow and
sleet covered are there, piled up.
In Rams Head channel Boston har-
Dor entrance, many of.the bouys are out
of position las a result of the storm
The damage by the storm at Hing
ham, Mass, is estimated ait 100000 or
more. The tide washed through the
street railway barn and dumped the
cars in the sditch Six hundred feet of
sea wall on Summer street was washed
away, the Nantasket Beach rails were
undermined and the street was badly
damaged. The steamer bingham rode
the piles on the full tide and when the
tide fell she was impaled. Workmen
succeeded in cutting her clear She
was damaged about $4,000.
At Revere Beach, Mass, nearly all
the cottages in the pier district We're
swept from their foundations. Some
of the houses We're occupied, but the
people were rescued by boats. Among
those who escaped by this means was
Mrs. Mabb, an invalid who was rescued
on mattress. The first floor of the
Girls Institute home was wrecked, and
new tenement block owned by a
Mrs. Pierce, also was badly damaged.
Michael Lee, who resided in the pier
District lost his life by drowning.
Sunday, in an endeavor to rescue his
horses in the stable. He was a dealer
IN vegetables andwas carried by the I'M
dertoW near the beach. Out of % cot
tages ON Short Beach, not one remain
ed on its foundation and many of them
were completely destroyed. The club
house of the Revere Yacht Club was
partially undermined, but not badly
damaged. The total damage will reach
$4,000.
The. water front damage at Lynn,
Mass, is estimated at 100000 and to the
street railroad and city for clearing up
streets, $4,000. Nahant suffered Sc
verely from damage along its coast to
private piers and some of the summer
cottages.
Along the water front at Nantasket,
not a building from Damons Pavilion
II, ha- e.;,l -is,i1xI yht
not damaged, either by tide or wind.
The Rockland House bath houses and
the roller coaster were completely
wrecked. The Nantasket dance hall
was undermined the piazza of the
Rockland cafe, and the Fairhaven
House, Wade's Ocean View hotel and
Hotel Nantasket, were all washed
away and some of the buildings were
badly twisted The roof of the Puritan
House was carried across the street
and deposited on Sagamon Hill. Many
of the smaller buildings were moved
from their foundations and others were
reach many thousands.
The tug Underwater, Capt. WHEY,
arrived, this afternoon, from Newport
News and reports losing barges Nhf
ginia and Lucy A. Nichols. the wreck
of the latter was upon Nantasket'
where three of her crew were rescued
and two of them lost. The fate OF the
Virginia is still mystery.
The vessels wrecked in Moston mar
Dor are schooners Calvin T. BAKER
three lost: Abel c. Ba0coch. nine lost
S. w. Tilton, four lost; Virginia, Two
lost: barge No. 4, five lost: unknown
vessel at Nantasket, five lost; COY
Ames one lost: Waterman of Calals'
Seraphine: Fred NJ. Emerson of Booth
bay Harbor; G. H. Hopkins. Boston
three hree-masters 1T Paddocks Island
A. H. Hraddng; Consolidated Coal GO.
barges Nos. and 4; sloop Paus be
mum; barges Grant and Haverforo'
schooner c. A. White, ]. S. Ames, LIZ
ze Dyer; three unknown schooners on
Union Island; James Webster, ashore
off South Boston; B. r. .Woodside, on
Hull; Lucy Belle; John J. Hill; Read
ing coal barge; two unknown schoon-
ers off Commonwealth docks; schoon-
er at Weymouth; one off Harrison