The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-29
DEATH In THE STORM
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viii be. so thoroughly have wind and
wave done their work
1t is known definitely tonight that
more than seventy lives have been lost
in the wrecks Of tugs, schooners and
coal barges during the storm of Satur-
day night ard Sunday morning, and if
the steamer Portland has also gone
down, as now seems possible, the list
of caSulties will rise TO 40, with over
100 vessels of all descriptions ashore,
two score Of them to be wrecks and an
unknown number of them probably be-
meath the waves Of Massachusetts bay.
FLEET OF VESSELS DESTROYED.
VINE YARD HAVEN, Mass, Nov.
2S.-The fierce northeast storm. which
struck this port Saturday night, and
continued all day Sunday, with great
velocity. swept out of existence a large
fleet Of sailing vessels, which anchor
ed off this port to escape its fury. 1t
is known that at least four men nave
persisted, and it is probable that as
many more have lost their lives.
Twenty five schooners, nearly all hSav-
ilV laden, and one barkentine
are now lying at anchor
totally diSmested two othe were sunk
ard one bark is resting on the bottom
entirely submerged.
SEVERAL SCHOONERS WRECKED.
COHASSET. Mass, Nov. 2s.-The
schooner Juntata of Boston, Capt.
Corey, was wrecked on Beack island
Sunday during the storm. Capt Corey
and crew of eighteen were rescued.
The Juniata had a cargo of 1900
rounds of fresh fish. The fishing
schooner GloIiana is ashore in Cohasse
harbor and Will he total loss Her
crew was saved. There are also two
b1rses ashore outside the breakwatar
at Cohasset. The crew Of one is re-
ported to have persisted.
SAILORS LIVES IaIPERILED.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-Capt. John
Dirse, of the barge Independent, and
Mate J. H. Mcleod, a resident of
Cleveland, arrived at Riyerhead, l.. l..
this afternoon. They said that the In
dependent was ashore at Roanoke, five
miles from Riverhead and that they
| left three of the crew aboard.
The tug Santuit, with the barges In
dependent and City of Montreal in tow.
were coming down the Long Island
sound during the storm bound for
Newport News, Va The Independent
| other barge drifted on the coast at
Roanoke. The captain anxiously IN
CURED whether the Santuit or CITY of
| Montreal had been heard from and
when told no word had been received
he expressed grave fears as to the
safety of the men on board the tug
and missing barge.
SEVEN VESSELS ASHORE.
PLYMOUTH. Mass. Nov 2S-Seven
vessels are ashore and three more are
still to be heard from today BY a high
tide Sunday the entire length of Water
| street was flooded, with the sea WASH
ing completely around Plymouth Rock.
The schooners ashore ara the Freedom,
of Salem; the J. J. Little. of New Bed
ford; the Mary Emerson, the Fitz
Cakes, OF Gloucester; the Two Forty
and the Phantom. of Boston, and
Charles CasweIl, Of Gloucester.
THE CREW ESCAPED.
BELFAST, Me, Nov. %. The
schooner A. B. Perry. Capt. Cotton.
from Bangor for New York. with II. 600
feet of lumber. dragged ashore near
North Port camp ground during the
night and will be a total loss. The
vessel and her cargo We're valued az
| $4,000. The crew escaped.
ASHORE ON THE ROCKS.
MARBLEHEAD. Mass, Nov. Is
During the storm yesterday evening
the coasting schooner ]. C. Mahoney,
bound from Bangor to Besterly. luin-
Der laden, went ashore on the rocks
near Naugushead, and is a total wreck
| The crew of four men made landing.
FATE OF THIS SHIP IN DOUBT.
| BOSTON, Nov. 2S.-The tug Under
writer. Capt Wiley. arrived here this
| afternoon from Newport News, after a
| terrible battle with the storm in the
| bay, during which she lost both her