The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-28
Frightfjll Marine Disasters Re-
ported in Boston Harbor.
Strong High Tides Wash Away Heavy Sea
WalIs---Temifc Gale and Blizzard Gre
ate Havoc Along the New Eng
land Coast--The Storm Story.

Boston, Nov. 27.-Even the belief in
the well-known safety of Boston harbor
was rudely shaken by the terrific biz
card Of last night and this morning,
for it's usual placid waters proved any
thing but harbor of refuge for a
dozen or more of the coasung vessels,
while one great ocean steamer, the
Ohio, Of the Wilson line, was torn from
her moorings and driven high and dry
on Spectacle Island. Schooners and
every reason to expect a safe weather
ing Of the gale. were dragged from their
moorings and hurled against pierheads,
dashed on islands and rocks or sunk
outright 1t will take many hours to
make a complete list Of the casualties
arising from the storm in Boston bar
Dor alone, but from the present indica-
tons it certainly looks as though it
might be long one.
Fortunately the greatest portion OF
the coasting fleet was securely lied up
at the wharves. IL remained for the
schooners and bal .es anchored in the
lower bay to bear the brunt of the
storms wrath.
Anchored at quarantine was the Viii
son liner Ohio, a great four-masted
cargo boat just i'm from Hull, England
She had only % small cargo on board
and her sides, therefore being high
out Of the water offered u tremendous
amount of surface for the wind. Jht
swift tide prevented the vessel from
pointing her lose into the wind, anc
IF hF111Vrs
her cables gradually gave way and she
ran upon the beach of Spectacle Isl
and where she now lies high and dry
As the tide was very high when the
Ohio went ashore, the work Of hauling
her off is likely to be difficult. The
Ohio lies about a mile from the place
of the Venetian wreck.
On shore, not far from the Ohio, is
the schooner c. A. White, from Balti-
more, but she will probably float.
Just above Spectacle island is
Thompson's island, and on the beach
are three down-east lumbermen, the
Watchman, Fred A. Emerson oefa-
phine CBr) and Virginia, although
there is some uncertainty as TO the
identity Of the latter 1t is likely that
thew win all be hauled Off without So
lious damage. The schoonars Johh p
Anes and Lizzie Dyas are also ashore
at Fort Warren.
So far as known, there have been no
lives reported lost from any OF ing
above schooners, although IL IS sdIu
two men were washed oVerpoafq from
the Virginia No effort was mace TINS
afternoon to reach two iiNli0" VI. Il
schooners on shore at Moonhead OIL
another further up on quincy Day oH
the flats off Atlantic ~
1t was farther out in the pay ina
the casualties began with the SHINING
of at least one if not two coal Dar i5'5'l
and the loss of the crew or eacn' Inc
ting Cumberland came in early last eve
ming with two barges, and one OF lhein
the Consolidated Coal COMPANY ?
broke away from the tug ana Suite
ing Hunts ledge, sunk almost IIlliiie'
diately with all four Of hef crew CO
Another barge belonging TO the otd
rle Col Company is reported to have
SINK off Long Island head, ana hel
crew Of four men lost. while schooiiei
Abel p Babcock, from PhiladelpLla
which came around Cape Cod yesteI'
dav and anchored late in the pay oul,
side of Boston light, is reported u
have foundered with her crew 'oI sever
men. .,-,,,,, al
Two other coal barges are ashore al
GalIoupes island, but 1t Is prop ,5ln
that the crews OF nellHel i',
lost. as the vessels appear to De III
comparatively safe place A nun Llpe,
Of the schooners in the upper ha -.i'3
We're considerably damaged ny - con- ~.
sions and by being thrown against tnt
pier heads at South Boston -.
The schooner Ulrica r, smith l9 JSo
her lib boom. and the schooner aelI'
r. Cobb, colliding with the Il; y -, =
Blenderman. suffered consldera 40.
damage. The schooner Dreadnaugnt
Just arrived from Philadelphia nae
her nlzzen rigging carried away pg
two-masted schooner which drasseC
into her, and three other schoolel !
were driven across the harbor am thl
fetched up against the bulkheao oi 'ii'
state dock GO.
The fve-masted schooner Coy,
ernor Ames also dragged nei
anchor. but tugs succeeded III 70"
ing her into safe place.
All the captains of the fleet VINO WeI5
lucky enough to round the Cape anu .Ilu
make a harbor in safety, say that tue
storm was the most terrible that theS
ever experienced in Massachusetts Day