The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
THE COLUMBIA ASHORE.

Scituate, Mass. November %. The big
pilot boat Columbia of Boston. is piled
up on top of a wrecked cottage, broadside
on, dismasted and totai wreck on the
beach here. 1t is feared that all ON board
were lost.
The Columbia was 95 feet over all, 70
feat water line, 81 feet inches beam, ~
feet depth of hold and IL feet b inches
draft. She was about IS tons register.
BARGES ASHORE.
Fall River. Mass, November 2s.-The
tug Concord which sailed Saturday night
for Philadelphia. with light hargas San
tanslla. Taunton, Pioneer and Star OF the
East. broke aesrift near Hog Island light
shin and the Pioneer and Star of the East
went ashore hard on Prudence island
Extra anchors on the Taunton ana San
tella held them all right. The tug went
on to the beach, but she did not sustain
any great damage. She returned here to-
day bringing the Taunton and Satanella
back with her.
TWO MAINE MEN DROWNED.
Salem. November 2s.-Two members of
the crew of this schooner Bertha A. Gross
from Deer isle, Maine, were rescued from
House Island. of Manchester this morn
ing, nearly d ad, having been without
shelter or food for thirty hours and from
them it was learned that the schooner
was lost on the rocks near Fresh Island
at midnight and Captain Wallace Thurs
John persisted. The schooner left Deer
Isle last Wednesday. She encountered the
gale off Cape Ann Saturday night and
was driven about for several hours. The
other two members of the crew, Neil Nc
Donald and Hezek1ah Hobbins, managed
to reach shore on House Island.
sCHOONERS ASHORE AT .QUoDDY
HEAD.
Lubeo, November 28.--In the northeast
gale Yesterday the brig Champion, Capt.
Anthony. from Bear River, Nora Scotia,
and schooner Charles j.. Willard, Capt.
Drinkwater, Portland, went ashore in
West Ouoddy bay. The Champion is a
total loss. The Willard was blown out on
the sand above the ordinary tide and
lost her anchors. Both crews were saved.
LUMBER SCHOONER ASHORE.
Ballast. November 28.-The schooner A.
b. Perry, Capt Cotton, Bangor for New
York, with lumber, went ashore during
the night near Northport The vessel
and cargo were valued at $4,000. The
crew escaped.
ASHORE AT NAUGUS HEAD.
Marblehead, Mass, November 2S -Dur-
ing the storm Sunday evening, the coast
ing schooner j. G. Mahoney, bound from
Bangor. to Beverly, laden with lumber,
went ashore on the looks near what Ia
known as Naugus Head, and ia total
wreck. The crew of four men made a
landing and they were four hours in the
binding storm seeking shelter. They
were finally picked up in an exhausted
condition at this residence of John S.
Tutt, second, farmer, where they were
given shelter and made comfortable,
PAVILION ASHORE All CUTLER'S
ISLAND.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
East Machias, November 2S.--Schooner
Pavilion OF Calais from Boston for Calais,
| light, is ashore at Cutler and will be a
total loss, She has been engaged in the
eoasting business along the Maine coast
for SO years.
THE BEN HUR ASHORE.
Bath, Novemb Der 2S.-The storm ragged
here with Intense fury although this
city was extremely for innate in escaping
serious damage. The schooner Ben Hur
narted her chains at Five Islands and
went ashore on Lower island. A tug has
gone TO her assistance No train has
reached here from Roston since Saturday
night and the electric lines are completely
| blocked