The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-28
AWFUL LOSS
OF HUMAN LIFE.
Between Twenty-Five and Thirty
PeriShed Near Boston.
DOZEN BODIES IN THE SURF.
They Are Of Hull, and Efforts Are Now
Being Made 10 Recover Them.
THIRTY-FIVE VESSELS ARE ASHORE


Boston, Nov. 2S.-Tugs returning to
this city at noon after a tour of the
harbor report about 35 vessels of all
sizes and classes ashore and sunk in
and near Boston harbor. Seven large
schooners and two Baltimore coal
bargeS are completely wrecked and IL
is estimated that between % and so
lives have been lost. Only one body has
yet been recovered. More than a dozen
are reported in the surf at Hull and ef-
forts are being made to recover them.
The ocean steamer Ohio of the War
rem line is high and dry on Spectacle
island. 1t is very doubtful If she can be
floated until a channel has been dug.
The ocean going tug Tamaqua is on
the rocks at Rainsford island and will
be total wreck.
The raging waters prevented any at
tempt to recover bodies known to be in
some OF the wrecks, and IL is probable
that il will be seve.eii days before a
complete list of those lost can be OBJ
tanned. At Hull beach, where two
barges and two schooners went ashore.
more than a dozen bodies were visible
To get TO them. AT Shag rocks, be-
tween Boston light and the Brewsters,
where the schooner Calvin +. Baker
was ashore, two sailors were taken
from the rigging by the life savers
nearly exhausted, 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 f. Baker,
ashore near Boston light, three sailors
drowned. names unknown; also stew
ard of this vessel, frozen in the rigging
first and second mate saved.
From schooner Abel G.. Babcock
wrecked on Hull beach, entire crew spu-
posed To number nine men lost; names
unknown. None saved from this ves-
sci.
From schooner Samuel w. Tilton,
wrecked near the Babcock, all hands
lost. 1t is supposed there were four
men on this vessel. Names unknown.
From schooner Virginia, ashore on
Thompson island, Boston harbor. two
lost Capt. Stanley and Seaman Farmer
Freeman. Jr., both of Mt. Desert, Me-;
William II. Stanley. son of the captain,
saved from this wreck.
From barge No. 4, Consolidated Coal
company. ashore at Hull beach, entire
crew, supposed to number five men,
lost.
From an unknown schooner. ashore
at Nantasket beach. entire crew lost.
1t is supposed that there were five men
on this ship.
From schooner Gov. Ames, in Boston
harbor. Seaman Edward Proffet washed
overheard and drowned.
The vessels totally wrecked are as
follows:
Philadelphia TO Boston with coal. Cap
tain Megathlin.
Schooner Abel G.. Babcock. Philadel-
phia for Boston with coal, Captain
Babcock.
Schooner Samuel w Tilton. laden
with hard pine and bound from a
8 suthern port for Boston.
Schooner Virginia. from an eastern
port with wax, bound for Boston, Cap
tain Stanley.
Schooners Watchman. OF Calias:
Seraphine OBr), of Parrsboro, n. Sand
Fred NJ. Emerson, OF Boothbay. Me, all
with miscellaneous cargoes from east
ern ports.
Schooner G.. II. Hopkins. OF Boston
unloading stone at Fort Warren. sunk
at the wharf.
Three two-masted schooners names
unknown, ashore at Peddocks island.