The herald., 1898-11-29
COUNTING THE COST OF THE BLIZZARD

the waves and the sea was dashEg over the
lighthouse with such force that there was
little hope of reaching it.
Beyond Deer island lies the big Wilson
liner Ohio and the steamer G. A. White OF
Taunton, ashore on Spectacle island.
IL is 4 matter of surprise to harbor pilots
how the Ohio reached her present berth
She stands up boldly without the sembance
of list on hard gravel bottom, in water
= hich at flood tide, this, morning hardly
came t0 the level of the propeller shaft.
That she should be in such shallow water is
due to the fact that the tide in which she
went ashore was fourteen feet abovG usual
! food tide. With her powerful screw churn-
ing the mud and several powerful tugs strain
ing at hawsers over her stern at hoodtide
| today there was no tremor of the vesse. tow
ard the open water.
According to some of the wreckirg mas
ters the only way to save the liner is by
dredging a channel from the Ohio to deep
water but even this must be done quickly,
as another gale would do incalculable dam
age.
The White evidently lies on rocks and
while she could be pulled into deep water,
her cargo would scarcely keep her ahoat.
Leaving Spectacle island astern a sorry
sight is presented by the three-masted
schooner Calvin +. Baker on Shag rock, mid
way between Boston light and the Brew
sters, where the deep sea surges roll in and
half bury the craft, which is fast going to
pieces The main mast has been whipped out
and hangs dangling over the side, supported
by the top hamper of the other masts
From this wreck the two mates were ta-
| l,pp off nv IA tai To rro
across the bay at Hull 1t was daybreak
when the Baker was seen and the lifeboat
was sent out on its mission. The pull was Il
long one and finally when the wreck was
reached three bodies were seen lashed aloft
! Two of them were secured and life was found
| in them but the other had been frozen stiff
to his lashings The survivors and the body
were taken to Hull.
1t was on the little stretch of beach at
Hull, just behind the Hotel Pemberton
that the tragedies occurred. The old salts
OF Hull say that in ferceness the storm
equaled that of 1852, except that the sea
did not go SO high, while the wind was
stronger.
In the fury of the storm yesterday two
big newly-built barges of the Consolidated
Coal company, Nos. and 4, were dashed
to bits in an instant. Two men. including
Captain Albee, were saved and two were
drowned. On the shores stood scores of
men who were ready to risk their lives to
save those who were on many of the YES
se.s in the offing, driving to destruction.
Captain James of the life-savng crew was
there with his men. He said the wind blew
so fiercely that not men enough could find
room in the boat to row against the wind.
Out of the driven snow came the outlines
of barge with the forms of five men dis
cernible on the deck house. With mighty
crash as it came down" on recedng wave
barge No. struck the shore, only to crum
BILE and melt into fragments, which the
waves in another minute cast uron the
shore.
In that instant five men escaped the i'm
pending death, for as the barge split in
twain the deck house slid off toward the
shore into the surf and at the same time
men on shore with lines 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. Soon
after this other wreckage came ashore and
this morning it was seen that both the Abel
Z. Babcock and Samuel w. Tilden had
been wrecked. No sign of the crew of
either vessel was found.
Another terrible scene was that at
Thompson's island, where the city's reform
school is situated. Against the wharf were
driven four down-east vessels, each of which
at the time the storm broke was anchored
miles away and each a long way from the
Others. 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 en-.
trely out of the water. The craft are the
Virginia, OF which barely a vestige is left
the Waterman, the Seraphine and the Fred
Emerson. The last three are in one great
heap of timber and rigging, mixed with
debris from the Virginia. Two lives wer4
lost from the latter craft. William b. Stan
ley, the captains son, was washed ashore
and resuscitated.
VI the other wreckage, the most singular
is that of the tug Tamaqua on Rainsford's
Island. She has gone straight on against
a promontory of rocks and there seems lit
tie chance OF her getting off, Her consort.
Reading barge, was easily hoated this at
ternoon.
Other evidences of the storm are to be
found on every headland, and in nearly every
cove are numberless and nameless wrecks.
all snow and sleet covered. 1t will be some
time before all the vessels which Jared i'll
on Sunday can be accounted for. and some
perhaps never will be, so thoroughly have
the wind and waves done their work.
All Hands Lost
SClTUATE, Mass, Nov. 2S.-The big