The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
DROWNED IN BOSTON HARsoR.
twenty-five Lost and So Vessels Were
Wrecked.

Boston, November sS-Not until tnis
morning when daylight offered a saie op'
portunity for the investigation ana
ploration did the awful havoc wrougnO W
the storm of Saturday night and SUNDAY
In Boston harbor and vicinity become ap-
parent. Not since 1862 has storm causau
such destruction of property and loss o.
LIE, SO near the city. It is estimated thao
over 80 vessels have been wrecked anu
more than twenty five lives lost in the
waters Of Massachusetts, bay near Boston.
The tugs that started early this morn
ing to explore thu harbor and offer assist
ance wherever 1t was possible, found q
condition OF affairs almost unprecendenJed
in the marine history of Boston. On every
side an awful spectacle of disaster and
death was presented Almost every shoal
and reef In the harbor was the resting
place of some wreckeds scraft, over which
wild sea still dashed, carrying the YES
sells higher up on the shore or slowly
grinding it to fragments. Many wreoKs
were covered with ice and this and the
fact that q terrific sea was running maae
Ii impossible to learn their names. Inc
raging waters also prevented any att6mpt
the wrecks, and 1t is probable that y WILL
be several days before complete llst OF
those lost can be obtained. At Hull beach
there where two barges and two scho0ners
went ashore more than dozen bodies
were visible In the fierce surf, but it was
impossible to get to them. At Shag
Rocks, between Boston light and the
Brewster, where the schooner Calvin q.
Baker was ashore, two sailors were
rescued in an exhausted condition and
the dead body of another was recovered.
Three others from this vessel were
drowned but their bodies could not be
found.
The list of dead as far as reported this
afternoon is as follows:
From the schooner Calvin Il. BAKER.
ashora near Boston light, three sailors
drowned. names unknown. Also steward
of same vessel frozen in the rigging Flrst
and second mate saved.
Schooner A bel q. Babcock, wrecked
on Hull beach, entire crew supposed 10
number nine men lost. Names unknown.
No one saved from this vessel,
Schooner Samuel W. Iilten, wrecked
near the Babcock all hands lost sup
posed that there wero four men on tnls
vessel Names unknown.
Schoone Virginia ashore on IhoJnp-
son's island, Boston harbor. Two lost,
Captain Stanley and Seamen Farmer
freeman, Jr., both of Mount Desert, Me-.
William b Stanley, son of captain saved.
Bargs Number 4, Consolidated Coal
company, ashore at Hull beach entire
crew supposed to number i've men lost.
Unknown schooner, ashore at Nanfasket
beach, entire crew lost. 1t is supposed
that there were five men on this schooner.
Schooner Governor Ames. in Boston
harbor, Seaman Edward Proffett, washed
ove- board and drowned.
The vessels totally wrecked are as fol-
lows:
Schooner Calvin &. Baker from Phila-
delphia to Boston with coal, Captain Me-
gathlip.
Schooner Abel G. Baboock, Philadel-
phia for Boston with coal, Captain Bah
cock.
Schooner Samuel w. Tilton, lumber
from a southern port for Boston.
Schooner Virginia. from an eassern
port for Boston with wax, Captain stan
ley.
phim (Br.) of BaIrsboro, N. s., and Fred
III, Emerson of Boothbay, Me-, all with
miscellaneous cargoes from eastsrn ports.
Schooner G. H. Hopkins OF Boston,
unloading stone at Fort Warren. sunk at
her wharf.
Three two masted schooners names un-
known ashore on taddock's island.
SOnOODer A1D6rB Il. AafulA5 VI ASVsuohS
wrecked at South Boston.
Harges Mum bers and of the Consoli-
dated Coal company both from Baltimore,
the former for Portsm onth and the latter
for Boston, wrecked at Hull.
Sloop Pulls Culum Bonum, stone laden,
sunk at Paddock's s island.
Ine following vessels are ashore and IN
bad condition, but will probably be
saved.
Barges Grant and Haverford, ashore on
Galloupe's island from coal port bound
Schooner G. A. White, Baltimore for
Boston ashore on Spectacle island.
Scnooners John S. Ames, Captain
Olsen, Washington to Boston and Lizzie
Dyas, British, from Parrsboro. N. b,
ashore on Georges island.
Three small SchoonerS, names unknown
ashore on Moon island.
Schooner James Webster cargo and
destination unknown ashore off South
Boston.
schooner p. r. Woodside, Captain Nc
Lane, from Norfolk to Boston, cargo OF
pillng, ashore off Hull.
Schooner Lucy Ball, from Sullivan,
Me, Dor hester, ashore in South cove.
boston harbor. :,
S.. from New York, ashore at Atlantic.
A Reading coal barge, in tow OF TUG
Tamsoua, was ashore on Rainsford
Island. but f1oated at high tide. Two un !.
known schooners ashore off Common
wealth docks, Boston harbor; two un-
known coal barges are ashore at the same
place.
A partially dismasted schooner, name
unknown ashore at Weymouth.
A two masted schooner unknown ashore
at Harrison Squire.
Wilson line steamer Ohio, from Hull,
England for Boston with small miscel-
laneous cargo, ashore as Spectacle island. /.
Boston harbor.
Ocean tug Tamaqua, towing coal barge
from PhiIaoelphia to Boston ashore on
Rainsfprd island.
According to some OF the wrecking
masters the only way to save the Ohio is
by dredging channel from the Ohio to
deep water, but even this must be done
quickly as another gale would do incal-
culable damage. The schooner White
evidently lies on rocks, and while she
could be pulled into deep water her cargo
would scarcely keep afioat.
Leaving Spectacle island astern sorry
sight is that presented by three master
on shag Rocks, midway between Boston
light and the Brewsters, where the deep
ssa surges half bury the craft
which is fast going to pieces. On this
wreck the Calvin F. Baker. the two
mates We're taken off by Captain James