Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-11-30

The storm OF Saturday night and Sun
day, Nov. 1927, 1898, will pass down to
history Ms the most disastrous storm that
has visited the New England coast. Ellis
worth men, who have followed the sea
more than half century, and who recall
the September gale OF 1868 and the Cape
Ann gale OF some fifty years ago, say they
can recall no storm which created such
general havoc as that OF the past week
The complete story OF the havoc
wrought is not yet known. The list of
vessels lost or missing, and of lives lost, is
growing daily. The New England coast
is strewn with wrecks from Connecticut
to Maine Many vessels lost are reported
rs "uukuown" and it Will be days, weeks
perhaps, before all is known.
The storm was composed OF two storms,
one travelling from the lake region and
the OF her from the south Atlantic coast.
The storms united near New York, and
gathering strength swooped down upon
the New England coast, carrying disaster
with them. The storm centre was near the
sout beast coast OF Massachusetts. The
wind which attained hurricane velocity,
was accompanied by binding snow. In
some parts OF Massachusetts two feet of
snow fell. Nearly much fell in Port
land, but east OF that city the storm was
less severe.
The heavy snowfall caused damage to
railroads and telephone lines on shore
trains we're blocked and wrecked, and
: b., huf
the fun fury OF the storm WAS felt.
In Boston harbor alone thirty-tive ves-
sells including the ocean steamship
.tOhio", were wrecked, and thirty or more
lives were lost. The fleet in Vineyard
Haven suffered severely, twenty one YES
sells being piled up on shore, and at least
half a dozen lives being lost. Near Cape
Ann thirty-nine vessels are ashore. 1t is
estimated that the number OF vessels lost
will reach 200.
LOSS OF THE "PoRTLAND".
The loss OF the Boston & Portland
steamer "Portland", with one hundred
lives, heads the list of disasters. The
"portlRudn left Boston Saturday night in
spite OF he fact that the approach OF the
storm had been heralded. The managers
of the company say the captain OF the
steamer ha! explicit orders not to sail,
but nevertheless he put to sea and carried
one hundred people TO death.
The steamer went to pieces near High
land light. Cepe Cod, having been driven
fifty mite, out OF her regular course. 1t
is estimated that she carried about one
hundred people in passengers and crew.
The passenger list was on board the
steamer, and the names OF those lost can
not be given with absolute accuracy.
Among those believed to be on board are
the following:
Hon. Z. Dudley Freeman, OF Yarmouth.
Oren Hooper, of Portland.
Carl Hooper, of Portland.
Mrs. Charles II. Thompson and daugh-
ter, of Woodfords.
Miss Helen Lsngthorne, OF Portland.
Mrs. Ezekiel Dennis, of Portland.
Miss Sophia B. Holmes, of Portland.
Miss Maud Sykes, of Boston.
Mrs. Baker, Of Portland.
Nj rs. James WEIGH, of Portland.
Mrs. George Q. Chickering, OF Wey
mouth, Mass.
Mrs. Wheeler, Of Weymouth, Mass.
Mrs. Daniel Rounds and daughter, Of
Portland.
Miss Frye, OF Portland.
Mrs. Theodore Allen, of Portland.
Miss Alien, OF Portland.
Fred Sherwood.
NJ iss Ross.
George b. Remission, Jr., Boothbay
Ear Dor.
Miss Edna McCrillis.
{. f. Wilson, OF Bethel.
ID. o. Getcheli, of Boston.
Mrs. James A. Carroll, of Portland.
NJ. l.. Sewall, of Portland.
William l.. Chase and Master Philip
Chase, Worcester.
Charles II. Thompson, OF Woodfords.
Mrs. Kate Coy, East Boston.
arthur f iiersom ana Mrs. Hersom, of
Chelsea.
Mrs. Alice Swift, of Portland.
Harry Smith, East Boston.
Mrs. Cornelia N. Mitchell and Miss Jen-
ME c. Hoyt, North Boston.
Mrs. j, A. Carroll, of Lowell.
Miss Jennie Edmunds, East Boston.
Mrs. Anna Rounds, Portland.