The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-29

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The tugs that started early to explore
the karbor and offer assistance WHEREBY
er it was possible, found a condition oe
affairs almost unprecedented in the ma
rina history of Boston.
On every side an awful spectacle Of
disaster and death was presented Al
most every shoal and reef in the harbor
was the resting place of some wrecked
craft, over. which the sea still dashed,
carrying the vessel higher up on the
shore or slowly grinding it to frag-
ments. Many wrecks We're covered
with ice, and this and the fact that a
terrific sea was running, made it inn
possible to learn their names.
Nine vessels We're lost in the blizzard
at Gloucester, but nothing could be
earned this forenoon as to the loss of
Hfe. 1t is believed that the crews of
leary all the craft escaped. In several
Instances no one was on board. Near
all of the vessels lost We're fisher
men.
)ett The three masted steamer which
vent ashore near the National Sail
RS Home, at Quincy, yesterday, is the
John J. HILL bound from New York
or HiIlsboro, N. B. She was anchored
n the Nantasket roads when the storm
truck her and the storm was so
rreat that she dragged her anchors
nd was gradually driven before the
rrtble gale until she struck the
hore The steamer is now high and
Try, and is apparently not badly dam
aged The crew are safe.
Two members of the crew of the
schooner Bertha A. Gross, from Deer
island, Me. were rescued from House
island, off Manchester, this morning,
nearly dead having been without
shelter or food for 80 hours, and from
Them it was learned that the schooner
was lost on the rocks near Fresh is
land Saturday at midnight. and Capt.
Wallace Thurston. his father, aged
about 20 years, and his son John per-
ished
The schooner Juniata Of Boston.
Capt Robert Al. Corey, vas wrecked
on Beach island Sunday during the ter
rifle storm. The crew were saved.
Among the tugs which started down
the harbor as soon as daylight came,
was the police boat Guardian, which
last night was caught in tine thick
weather off Deer Island, vale endeaV-
oring to ascertain the meaning of DIS
t1ess signals flying from the lighthouse.
| She made for the tiny beacon which
marks the inner harbor channel, AGAIN
! this morning, and with 4 tossing sea
/ and strong incoming tide, tried to an
! sWer signals.
/ Finally, it was learned that the light
house had no fresh warGv, for the
! heavy sea had broken in the bullSheads
and SPOILED the water stored there.
| There were five men in the lishthoasN
/ The two boats, which usually hang
: from the davits. had been splirtared
/ bv the force of the waves. and the sea
was dashing over the lighthouse with
such force that there was little hope
of reaching there.
| 1t is a matter of surprise to harbor
pilots. how the Ohio reached her pres
ent berth on Spectacle island. She
stands M boldly without the semblance
Of a list on a hard, gravel bottom in
water. which at flood this morning
hardly comes to the level of the pro-
peller shaft. She is firmly aground and
her predicament is a very serious one
That she should be in such shallo"
water is only accountable in one IN
stance to the fact that the tide yes
terdav when she went ashore was L
feet above the usul flood tide marx
With her powerful screw churnn8 u'
mud and several powerful tugs strain
ing at hawsers over her stern at lo9I
tide today. there was no tremor OF thI
According to some of the Wreckins
masters. the only way to save the liGel
is by dredging a channel from the
Ohio to deepwater. but even this mus
be done quickly, as another gale Woult
do incalculabe damage.
The steamer White Of Taunton eNl
, IDENTIFY lies on rocks, and while sh'
could be pulled into deep water mel
heavy cargo would scarcely Keel
ahoat.
sorry SIGHT is that presented by three
master on the Shag rocks, midway be
tween Boston Light and the BreWsters
where the deep sea surges roll IN an'
half bury the craft which is fast goint
to pieces. The mainmast has beel
whipped out and hangs dangling owe
fine side, supported by the tophampe
of the other mast. On this wreck-th
Calvin f. Baker-the two mates Wer
/ taken off by Capt. james and his GREY
5 from across the bay at Hull. 1t wa
, davbreak when the Baker was seen
and the life boat was sent out on IL
mission. The pull was a long one, an,
p finally when the wreck was reached
, three bodies were seen dashed aloft
Two of them were secured and life wa
found i'm them, but the other had bee
frozen stiff to his iashings. The sur
viyors and the body were taken Z
o Hull
n was ON the little stretch Of beac
nj Hull, Just behind Hotel PembertoI
8" that the tragedies occurred The on
I saIts az Hull say that in fierceness tn
/. storm eaualled that Of 1852, except thai
4 u.hile the sea did not run so high tn
2 wind was stronger
p, In In the fury of the storm. two hi
na,,l,.-built barges of the Consolidate