Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-12-02

Boston, Dec. I. 49, The passing hours
do not bring an end to the reports OF
wrecks and loss Of life up and down
the New England coast as the outcome
Of Saturdays terrific storm. From
Cape Cod the most terrible accounts
of ruin and death are coming, and or
these the less of the steamer Portland,
with all on board, nearly 100 souls,
overs hadows all. The graveyard OF
the coast, the treacherOus bars and
rips on the outside Of Cape Cod, have
claimed victims without number.
Miles and miles of coast line are piled
high with wreckage, most Of which is
ground so fine by the waves that
Identification Of helpless craft is I'M
possible. AS the fury Of the wind was
as great on the bleak sand hills which
make up the cape it will be oany
hours before all places are heard from.
Telegraphic wires are down and can
Lot be brought out of the snow drifts,
and this fact is distressing, as much
suffering from cold and hunger must
ensue to the poor in the nearby ham,
let's. The only means Of reaching
Cape Cod is by steamer across Massa-
chusetts bay, disagreeable voyage as
the sea is yet boisterOus. Word from
Provincetown tells of nearly thirty to-
tai wrecks. with the number Of lives
lost unknown. Matters are improving
slightly along Vineyard sound so far
as means OF communication Is con-
cerned. The best summing up OF the
disasters in that section is made bv
Capt. Hard, of the revenue cutter
Dexter. who has cruised along shore
all day. He says that in Vineyard
haven hulls are piled upon shore and
those vessels which are afloat seem
mere shells. The Dexter reports pos
sible additions to the wreck list in two
schoOners sunk off Mennemsha Bright
and two big ones sunk abreast of
Presique isle. The fate of their crews
Is unknown. Three wrecking steamers
are around the Fairfax ashore on Sow
and Pigs row.
Wreck of the Portland.
Highland Light, Mass, Dec. 1.-The
steamer Portland, of the Boston and
Portland line, has been lost on Cape
Cod with all on board. The life saw
ing men, through binding storm
Sunday morning at 6 o'clock heard the
distress whistle OF steamer and Mon
day at midnight the body of a man
with a life belt marked Steamer Port
land OF Portland" A gold watch in
his pocket had stopped at 10 O'Clock.
The body of a large woman, without
covering Of any kind. washed ashore
at Pamlet river, but there were no
means Of identifying it. 1t is believed
the steamer was disabled by the storm
and, being unable longer to hold up
against the gale. drifted onto Peaked
Hill bars and went to pieces. No part
of the ship has drifted ashore, and 1t
Is not known just where she struck,
Boxes of tobacco, clothing. cheese, oil.
etc, have been washed ashore, also
life preservers marked with the words
Steamer Portland
Terrible Experience.
Gloucester Mass, Dec. l. The
schooner Hiram Lowell. Capt. Henry
Nelson, arrived from the shore fishing
grounds and brings the rescued crew
and passengers, numbering twenty
three persons, Of the British schooner
Narcissus, Capt. William Mcintosh,
from Boston for Shelburne and Liver
pool, N. S., with n general cargo. Capt.
McILtOsh brings a story Of terrible cx-
perience and Of great heroism on the
part of his rescuers. The Lowell
launched four dories and rescued the
Narcissus people at great risk.