The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-29
Sundays Storm Likely to Go Down in His
tory as one of the Most Appalling
Catastrophes in Coast Shipping
Over Seventy Lives Already
Lost--Upwards of 100
Vessels Ashore

Boston, Nov. 2S-Tf the subsequent
tales Of death and destruction from To-
caIities on the New England coast as
yet unheard from, are commensurate
with the fearful record of Sundays
storm in Massachusetts Bay and along.
the southern coast, which came in to-
day the great blizzard of Nov 27, 1898,
is likely to go down in history as one
Of the most appalling catastrophes
that up to this time have overtaken the
coastwise shipping Of the United States.
1t is known definitely tonight that
over 70 lives have been lost in the
wrecks Of tugs, schooners and coal
barges, and If the steamer Portland
has also gone down. as now seems
possible, the work of the storm will
carry the casualties up to 140, with
over 100 vessels of all descriptions
ashore, two score of them total wrecks
and an unknown number probably be
meath the waves Of Massachusetts Bay
There is scarcely d bay, harbor or in
let from the Penobsoot to New Londor
that has not on it's shores the bones OF
some staunch craft, while along Mas
sachusetts Bay. and especially Bostol
narbor, the beaches are pAed high with
the wreckage Of schooners and coal
bargee.
And yet the record, although hourly
Iengthening. is incomplete, for that
ocean graveyard Of Cape Cod is still
to be heard from, and as it has never
vet failed to give up some grim tale at
such a time, it probably will not be
found lacking on such an occasion.
The annoyance and Inconvenience OF
the railroad street car embargo, COW
ering the whole Of southern New Eng
Land. sunk into insignifcance before
the story of restitution wrought by
wind and wave, yet it viii be many a
day before the full report of the dis
aster is known or even realized. The
islands of Boston harbor are without
exception strewn with wrecks and
wreckage. no less than % vessels are
ashore at Gloucester, over 20 in sup
posed safe harbor Of Vineyard Haven
parred their anchor chains yesterday
and are high dry on the beach, Nan
tasket Beach saw two schooners and
a coal barge dashed to pieces on its
sands. the rocks of Cohasset claimed d
staurch fisherman; at Scituate a vel
known pilot boat, at Manchester
down-east lumberman, while one tug
and three barges, known to have beer
between Boston and Cape Cod. are IN
accounted for and probably lost.
Even in the upper harbors of Boston
Plymouth. Salem. Portsmouth, Port
land and other places where vessels
were supposed 10 be comparatively
safe. there were scenes of numerous
collisions between the ships and tn
wharyes. Every life-saving crew per
formed deeds of heroism i'm resculni
frozen seamen from the stranded YES
sells, while tug boat captains risked Ill
and property in their endeayor to say
life.
Though the work of gathering up tn
details of the effects of the storm O
sea- is still unfinished, the history O
the blizzard on shore is about complet
for nearly all the railroads sueceede
in breaking the embargo today and tn
street car lines were also partially sue
cessful in getting their systems agar
into operation. 1t viii be many Ion
day before the storm is forgotten. Will
its sad results will linger in the house
holds of hundreds of families through
nnt the Land.