The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-29
rwENTrNlNg VESSELS ASHORE.
storm Was Most Furious Gloucester Ever
Knew.

Gloucester, November 28.-As a result
of one of the most furious storms this
ancisnt seaport has ever known, 20 large
vessels are ashore about Cape Ann ana
fully as many smaller craft either have
sunk or have been washed upon the rocks.
So far as is known no lives were lost,
which is considered marvellous by the ola
seamen here. The property loss here ana
In the neighboring town OF Rookporb Is
nlaoed at 500, 0o0 The blizzard started
about nine O'Clock Saturday evening. At
day break Sunday when those who had
vessels in port reached the wharves, many
craft were ashore, more were dragging
their anchors and collisions vera noticed
at frequent Intervals
Probably the worst effects OF the storm
were noticed in Rocky Nook Cove, where
many vessels were hauled up for winter.
Zach boat had been thrown up at the
inner end of the cove, many OF them were
wrecked eoinpietly, but all badly dam
aged. On the southerly side Were I'VE
Vessels belonging to John \. Wouson g
Co.. and one belonging to j u Iarr ana
Bro. It is thought that all OF these sesseis
can be foated.
Ali the entrance w VllO WV AStsA
conner paint factory the schooners carrie
Roberts Of this port and James Drain
of Boston sank. The possibility that tney
can be raised and saved cannot be deter
mined until the storm subsidies.
The brig Ernestine, ice laden, dragged
her moorings into the same pIacs and
now lays with her stern about twenty ieet
from the shore. At dark tonight hel
anchors were holding and any shif5 o.
wiy,d will be favorable to her. North ward
Of Wiiliam Parsons second company {
wharf the schooner senator Frye is nigh
and dry. In Harbor Cove, several vessels
are ashore on the fats, Tut all VIII
nrohabiy come off when the weather
moderate. In the north side OF Zen
Pound island are tive vessels. One ls a
fine large fishing schooner, Margaerige
Haskins. Captain Charles Harty which
lies ID the southwark of the Fish Hatch
ery. She is we'll up on the rocks and the
Underwriters will have hard job to float
her One unsuccessful attempt was made
~ nodey's high tide. She rolls badly on
the rocks. She ia valued at 5000.
The other four wrecked at this point
ana: Schooner e. +. Merriam OF Booth
hay. bound from Boston to that port,
owned BY her captain, j. L. Newman Of
Will probably 60 off with slight damage.
No insurance. She dragged her anchor
sunday at a. m. The schooner Wilson
and Willard, Captain Anderson, from
Hoston to Portsmouth. light, dragged
ashore at z a. m, and will probably GO
off when the weather moderates but Is
cons,derably damaged. She 10 owned by
Charles Garrett and John S. Young OF
Portsmouth. o.-
navis of Castine, loaded with general
cnroo. from Boston for Castine, dragged
sunday at 5.a. m. She is full of water
and chances of saving the vessels are
about even. She is owned by W. III.
Wetherby Of Castine. She is not insured.
1,he schooner Frank, Captain Palmer
perkins from Boston for York. Me-,
loaded with screenings and furnace coal,
dragged ashore Sunday at o. m. She
sustains slight damage. With cargo
ii entered she may come off, She is owned
hy /. p. Norton of York, Me.
THE schooner Annie e. Mason is ashore
a short distance to the northward Of
eastern Point Lighthouse. The chances
are that she will be total loss. Over on
Niles Beach lies the schooner Rlenzi. 4
small fishing sloop, name unknown, sans
near Carr and Wonson's copp pain
factory. A valuable new naphtha launcf
named Prest, owned by Arthur S. Won
son, also broke from her anchorage ans
went to sea.
At Bay View the schooner Idelia Small