The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
BATTERED TO PIECES.
A Whole Fleet Pounded to
Fragments at Vineyard
Haven.

VINEYARD Haven, Mass, Nov. ~
Sunday was the most eventful day that
VINEYARD Haven has known for forty
years. From early morning until late
at night the water was strewn with
wreckage and vessels were constantly
driven ashore, many of them to be dash
ed to pieces. A large fleet of coastlng
schooners from ST. Johns and other
ports in the provinces and Maine were
battered to fragments.
Most of the vessels driven ashore
were obliged to part their cables, OWLS
to the great danger from collslon VIII
other vessels which had broken aorIt.
The driving snow storm prevented the
life savers from keeping GOOD LOOKOUT
for distress signals. OF the meet OF IWo
score of vessels that came to ancho5
before the storm, hardly one escaped
It is believed that Captain Nelson of
the schooner Island City of ROckland,
Maine. and his entire crew nave
She was discovered Sunday morning
off Cottage City ashore, the seas max
ing a clean breach over her
Captain Nelson and his crew OF two
men were in the rigging. The vessel
was sighted by residents Of the lslaIu'
but they were pOWerless to render ala:
All the forenoon they chung TO the IlS-
ging. During the afternoon one man
was seen to drop overheard, eVloenIly
body was soon afterward washed upon
the shore Soon after, the watchers on
the beach saw second man IN nc
rigging relax his hold and fail TO the
deck He was quickly washed over
board The third man remained in the
rigging, apparently limp and uncon-
scio11s, if not dead. He was lashed IN
the cross trees and undoup 1 7oIs peii9ii-
The schooner Leora NJ. Thurlow was
sunk near the east side of the harbor
here A volunteer crew of skilled BOAT
men succeeded in saving the mate ah1
two seamen but Captain Roberts hao
persisted from exposure before. succor
came. 80
The schooner E. J. Hamilton was
driven ashore on a fiat near the heau
of the harbor where she now lies with
decks submerged.
The schooner NJ. E1ldridge went ashore
at the west side of the harpor anu 40
completely dismaSted.
The barkentfne Nellie M. Slade part
ed both chains and fouled the British
schooner Delta.
The Thomastov7n, Me-, schooner James
A Brown is ashore at the head OF the
harbor with her stern gone ana DOW
spirit and head gear carried away:
The schooner Newburg parted both
chains and crashed into the upper por-
ton of a wharf.
The schooner James Ponder, Jr., was
driven ashore.
The schooner Canaris was fouled by
other vessels which had broken adrift.
The gale caught her and carried her
high upon the beach at the east side Of
the harbor
The schooner Lucy Hammond is ashore
at the head of the harbor.
Another bad wreck is that of the
/ schooner Abby K. Bentley. She is full
of water.
Among other vessels ashore and con-
siderably damaged are the schooners
Bertha E. Glover, Sadie Willicut, Mar
ion Draper, J D. Ingraham, Chase E
Raymond, Charles H. Mills, Quietia,
Winnie Lauren, Nellie Doe, z. G.. VIII
lard Edith Mcintyre and R. L. Pa
fatta.
The barge Falcon was sunk at the
head of the harbor.
The beaches near here are covered
with debris. Tt is feared that at least
half a dozen lives have been lost in this
section. The volunteer life saving crew
from this port saved fifteen lives. Near
| " fifty sailors who came ashore from
| their abandoned craft were cared for
| by the villagers.
A large three masted schooner is re-
/ ported sunk off Tarpaulin Cove and the
1 two schooners are ashore at Edgar
/ town. The extent of the damage done
exceeds that caused by the great gale
I of February last.
The barges Bysus and Bridget of
| Perth Amboy are sunk In the harbor.
! Their crews escaped