Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-06

Never before in November, and hardly
in any other month Of the year, has such
a storm been known IS swept over this
portion OF the country on Sunday, Nov.
37th. The storm seemed TO be AZ the
height OF its fury over Massachusetts
Bav, and the result IL tale OF horror
such as has not been told In New Fog
land In a generation. From Esstport to
Long Island Sound the coast Is strewn
with wrecks, while 10 the ports on Mssss-
chusetts Bay even the hsroors contain
many vessels torn from their anchorage
and driven on the shore.
While the list Of wrecks and deaths
along the shore Is long one-too long
for our spsce-the one disaster which
overtops everything else Ia the lose OF
the steamer Portland Of the Portland and
Boston line, with about 100 souls on
board, not one Of whom WAS saved.
The Portland Steamship Co. has never
Lost a vessel before or had serious dis
aster. The greatest caution has been OBJ
served with regard TO putting ont IL the
weather looked bad. On that Saturday
night the agent OF the company In Bos-
ton instructed Captain Blanchard OF the
Portland 10 lie at the dock In Boston
until 9 O'Clock at least. For some res-
son which will probably never be known,
Capt. Blanchard put out AZ the usual
time, O'Clock.
Just what was the history Of the next
fifteen hours on the Inflated Portland
will never be known, nor will IL ever oe
known lust how many she carried down
10 death. The indications are that she
went down 8 few miles northeast OF the
extreme end OF Cape Cod, about O'Clock
Sunday morning, with all on board.
Bodies and portions Of the upper works
Of the boat began 20 come ashore during
the dsy Sunday, and up to last reports
between twenty and thirty bodies had
been recovered. How many more will
ever be seen is = question.
As no list Of passengers on these oosts
is kept except the one on board the boat,
the greatest uncertainty prevailed as 10
her passengers, and IL Is probably not
possible TO make correct list. There
were about q hundred passengers and q
crew Of sixty TO sixty-dve.
OF the passengers lost In whom Ok
ford County people have direct special
interest, we note the following:
Hon. K. Dudley Freeman of Var
mouth Was q lawyer Of note throughout
the state, the compiler Of Freeman's
Supplement TO the Revised Statutes OF
the state, and member OF the executive
council.
Augustus X. Turner and wife OF Au-
burn were among the passengers. Mr..
Turner Is known by many Oxford Co1n-
ty people. He Is the head Of the Turner
Publishing Company, which some two
years ago issued the directory Of Oxford
County now In general use.
Rowens NJ. Hesld OF Cumberland Mills
was q native Of Lowell and daughter OF
the late Calvin Hesld. She was % years
Of age.
Merton l.. Small OF woodfords was y
son Of the late Lyman d. Small OF An
dover, and has numerous relatives IN
Oxford County. Lyman ID. Small was
one of large family. which included
Orange p. Small and Mrs. C. II Colby
or Paris. Merton l.. Small was 2i years
Of age and unmarried.
The name Of c. +. Wilson OF Bethel
appears in the published list Of psssen-
gers. IL cannot be learned 10 Bethel
who c. F. Wilson is. The name or the
place Is probably an error.