Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-29
NINE WRECKS AT PLYMOUTH.
And Three Other Vessels Have Gone 10 an
Unknown Fate.

plymouth, Mass, Nov 2S.-The most
furious gale that the present generation
Oh cltizens here can recall has Just passed
Inc storm caused widespread destruction
ana many or the usual lines of business
were paraiyzed, but no lives have been
reported lost, although seven vessels are
ashore and three more are still TO he
heard from Everything in the harbor
save three whose fate is unknown was
either blown. ashore, sunk or had to run
for shelter along the docks. At high tide
sunday, the entire length of Water street
was afioat with the sea washing entirely
around Plymouth Rock.
Piled on top of the stone sea wall at the
mouth of Town brook is the 9-ton fishing
schooner Freedom of Salem. She is high
and dry with no damage except a slight
spiintering of the fore foot and shoe. All
hands escaped.
AT l.. I. Rollins lumber yard lines the
schooner j. ]. Little of New Bedford. her
foremast broken at the deck and bow
spirit loose and mainmast sprung She is
deep in the sand but her hull seems not
to be very seriously hurt. South of her.
not far from the railroad station, the
Mary Emerson lies unhurt. The crews of
both are safe.
Northerly of the Little is the f. A.
Cakes of Gloucester. Her crew are safe
Both anchor chains, two dories and
jumbo are gone and her shoe is broken
Further north is the Two-Forty of Bos-
ton. The crew of II men are all right
She left her anchors below and under her
jumbo reached shore. Next north. near
High Cliff, is the Phantom of Boston,
Capt. Hansen, who with his crew are all
ashore. Her deck is broken abreast the
| mainmast and she just missed some big
rocks when she came ON the beach, She
struck her jibboom into the cliff when
washed the hill away until the earth was
10 feet from the vessel. Just around the
point, northerly, is the Charles Caswell
of Gloucester, ashore high and dry, but
vessel and crew are all right.
Vessels whose fate is unknown are the
Venus of Gloucester, last seen under
jumbo headed for Clark's Island, which
it is thought she reached. The Vesta of
Duxbury and Iris of Gloucester, were
last seen in the Cow yard.
The Plymouth Yacht Club house was
carried off its site. 1t stands with its
front As degrees below the rear, while
chairs, tables, oars, spars and other yacht
belongings strew the path across which it
moved The old building used for stu
do behind the clubhouse also was blown
off its foundations. Three buildings be-
longing to d. H. Craig were completely
demolished, while the heavy sea wall and
fence were washed out and the three
lines of poles bearing the Western Union
Telegraph, Southern Massachusetts Tele-
phone. Plymouth fire alarm and Plymouth
Electric Cos. are, incandescent ana
power lines We're piled up in the middle
of the street in the midst of network
of wires. The roof of the belfry of the
Town Square church of the Pilgrimage
is reposing 100 yards away.
There was no Geographic nor teiephonlc
communication with any place. The hrc
alarm system is wreck and there are
no electric lights. either for streets or
houses. while places using electric power
will be unable to run for a day or two
as il will be unsafe to put a current on
any circuit until the snarl of wires IS
cleared.