The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-01
ALL ON BOARD
WERE LOST
IA
Steamship Portland Swallowed
by the Sea,
WAS NOT ONE SURVIVOR
Sixteen Bodies Washed Ashore
on Coast of Cape Cod.
waEcz <,cuRREO OFF HIGH HEAD
80
=
Nos g. Boats or Rats Found in the
- Wreckage.
-
SHE HIGH SEAS ENCOUNTERED
Off Cape Ann Damaged the Vessel, and
Ca1,tair Rlannlaa,.d is Gurraasad
Boats or Rats Found in the
Wreckage.
s HE HIGH SEAS ENCOUNTERED
Captain Blanchard is Supposed
to Have Determined to
Make for the Ocean.

Prov.ncetown, Mass, November 30.-The
steamship Portland plying between Boston
and Portland, was swallowed by the sea in
last Sundays storm off High Head.
OF all the ships company of over 100 souls
not one survives, and the story of the dis
aster will never be told Sixteen bodies
have come ashore, and it is not likely that
many more will be recovered
Following is list of the bodies washed
ashore on the outside coast of Cape Cod
up to midnight tonight:
Identified:
e. Dudley Freeman, of Maine, prom-
nent attorney and member of the govern
or's council.
George Delaney, Boston.
Mrs. c. M. Mitchell, of North Easton.
George Graham. colored porter of Port
/ land.
William Mosher. of Gorham. Me.
| Body Of a man believed to be John Wal.
| ton second engineer of the PortianGH
| Tine unidentified s---
| Body of woman about 80 years of age,
| with large frame and features, iron-gray
hair ana dark eyes. No clothing was on
the body except fragments of underwear.
Body OF unknown colored man about 30
years old.
Body of woman about 45 or so years old,
with hight hair, slightly mixed with gray,
blue eyes, weight 100 pounds On finger
was ring with the words: Forget me
not"
Body of girl, 20 years of age, with blue
eyes, dark brown hair, light complexion.
Body of a mulatto girl 20 years old.
BODY OF a woman about As years old,
feet incnes in height, weight about 200
pounds. A gold watch was found this
body with the monogram y. G. H." en-
| graved on the case.
| Body oil a woman, co or Go years of age.
| The face is very badly dishgured. The oniy
means OF identification is a blood-slone
| ring, with initials IL. w. Co." followed by
| the figures 70
Another white girl about 20 years old.
| BODY OF a colored wai,er about 20 years
| old.
Body of boy almost naked
| The exact numper OF persons who were
| carried away from Boston by the Portland
viii probaDlye yeneyer be known, as no list
Of passengers was retained on shore when
the vessel left last Saturday. Many esli-
mates OF the number ON board have been
made, but the estimates have seldom
agreed.
Over 100 Were Lost
C. +. Williams. Boston agent of the Port
land Steamship company, who arrived here
last nIgnt, piaces The total number of per-
sons Oh the steamer at lOU, or possibly lU5.
This estimate, however, is generally re-
garded as rather small 1t has been stated
that the number was as high as los, but
Mr.. Williams denies that SO many sailed
on the Portland. 1t is probable that 1zJ,
including passengers and crew, is near the
correct number.
Nearly every sea captain and mariner
on the cape on beng asked for an opinion
states that every one on board undoubtedly
was lost. One feature of the disaster is
the absence OF any fragments of life boat
or lie raft among the varied mass of
wreckage from the Portland which has
been washed ashore. one theory is that
the boats and life RATS were carried far
out to sea and were not blown anywhere
near the coast.
1t is generally believed here that the
wreck occurred at point about ten or
possibly fifteen miles south of Peaked Hill
bars. The tremendous seas which she
must have encountered off Cape Ann un-
dubtedly damaged her and when Captain
Blanchard saw that he could proceed no
further eastward 1t was thought by soma
that he resolved to make for the open sea
to avoid the dangers along the coast. The
time the Portland was lost is placed from
to 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon. The
watches found on the bodies washed ashore
had nearly all stopped between those
hours.
When the wreck was at first reported II
was thought the boat had possibly struck
on the terrible Peaked Hill bars, which are
known among mariners as the graveyard OF
the northeast coast. This theory was
quickly put to flight, however by a careful
investigation. The fierce gale caused such
q tremendous tide that vessel of the Port
lands draught would have passed over the
bars in safety and run ashore on the
beach. In fact a large schooner In distress
drawing more water than the Portland,
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