The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-30
The Crew and Passengers Numbered
Ninety-Six Souls.
THlRTY-F0UR BODIESRECOVERED
A Large Quantity Of wreckage Wash
ed Ashore Details of the Disaster
Hard TO Get as All Commun-
icatiOn by Wire Was
Destroyed by Suns
days storm.

HIGHLAND LIGHT. MASS, Nov. o.
delayed in transmisslon)-The steamer
Portland, Of the Boston and Portland
Line. is lost on Cape Goa with all on
board. The life-savlng men. through "a
binding storm yesterday morning at C
o'clock heard the distress whistle OF a
steamer and last night az midnight the
body of a man was found on shore. on the
body was life belt marked steamer
Portland Of Portland and a gold watch
in his pocket which had stopped at 10
o'clock This man was well dressed.
wore black clothes and tan shoes. had
light hair and m0ustache and a piece Of
card IN his pocket bore the words: John
W, Congress street. Portland
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
The body OF a large woman without
covering of any kind washed ashore. but
there was no means of identifying il. II
is believed that the steamer Portland was
disabled by the storm at 10 o'clock last
night being unable longer 20 hold Up
against the gale and drifted on 90 Peak
ed Hill Bars and went 10 pieces No part
Of the ship has drifted ashore and 10 is
not known just where she struck. Boxes
of tobacco. clothing. cheese, oil, etc, have
been washed ashore also lifc-Dreservcrs
marked Steamer Portland"
BOSTON. Nov CA special 10 the
Herald from North Truro says the
steamer Portland. OF the Boston and
Portland Steamship Company plying be-
tween Boston and Portland was totally
wrecked at 10 o'clock Sunday morning
of Highland light and the entire crew
and passengers perishcd within short
distance of land. A large quantity of
wreckage, including trunks and other ma
terial have come ashore. and az dark last
night "a bodies had been recovered from
the surf by the ne-soylng crew ut High
Head station. one body was that OF a
woman.
SPECIAL TRAIN.
The news Of the disaster was brought
80 the Herald through the agency of
special train as communication 10 Boston
by wire from points on Cape Cod is ina
possible on account Of the havoc wrought
by the storm.
Following IS partial Est of the pas
senGers said to be ON board the Port
land when she sailed from Boston SAT-
urd4y night:
Oron Hooper. IT. True Hooper. 1siah
Frye, Miss Ruth Frye. Miss Maud Frye
Miss Maud sykes. Mrs Ezekiel Dennis.
Mrs Theodore Allen. Miss Allen. Miss
Cole. OF Springfield. Mass: Mrs Daniel
Rounds Fred. Sherwood. Miss Ross. Miss
Edna McCrills. g.. II. Wilson. of Bethel,
Ne. Hon i. Dudley freeman. -. -.
NJ Getchen. Of Boston; Miss Sophie
Holmes. Miss Helen Laugth0Tno Miss
Emma l.. plimpt0n. of Charles River. a..
vs. Cole. MiAlss Burns Charles Wigein,
NJ O. Hutchinson Miss Hutchinson. Mrs.
George q. ChiCEcrinr Weymouth, Mass,
and sister Mrs Wheeler OF South Wey-
mouth. Mass: W. l.. Sewell. OF Portland,
Fred Sherwood. OF Portland; Charles H.
Thompson. Mrs Thompson and child
Woodfords. Maine. VIM. VI. Chase ami
master Philip Chase. Worcester: Mrs
Kate Gov. East Boston Arlhur +. Heer-
som and Mrs. Heersom. of Chelsea,
Mass: Mrs. Alice Swift. Of Portland
Maine. Harry Smith. q Marion street
East Boston: Mrs Cornela n. Mitchell
and Miss Jennie Hoyt North Easton
Mrs ]. A. Carroll, Of lowell; Miss Jennie
Edmunds. Marion street. East Boston,
Mrs. Anna Rounds Portland; George B.
Kennison. Jr.. Booth Bay Maine: Perry
Jackson wife and child, of South PORT
land. Maine. Fred stevens. Portland;
Mr. Pierce. Portland. child Of Charles H.
Thompson OF Woodfords. Maine.
NTNETY-NINE LIVES LOST.
The passenger list given above numbers
q. and the officers and crow number
As. The Portland was built in Bath in
1850. and was a side-wheel steamer of
1872 tons net burden. Her length is 22O
feet, beam q and depth - feet. She is
valued a $4,000 and Is fully Insured.
TWELVE BODIES AT CAPB COD.
NEW YORK November 29.-The
French Gable Company has received a
dispatch from its Office at Cape Cod.
Mass. saying that twelve bodies from
the steamer Portland have been washed
ashore at that station.
TWO MORE VICTIMS.
PROVINCETOWN. MASS, November
29.-Tw,o bodies that came ashore at
Highland Light. and are supposed 20 De
from the Portland. have been brought
here one Is that of a well-dressed man
with light hair and m0ustache. height
I'VE feet nine inches. weight. 80 pounds.
lie wore a black suit and ovcrcoat. white
shirt with gold studs. light blue te and
tan shoes trunk key and state
room key. NO 75. gold watch, gold ring,
three dollars in money and two hand |
kerchiefs Zone marked wv IN corner)
were found about his person. The other /
body was thai Of woman with only
shoes and stockings on. age. about forty /
wears: weight. about 10 pounds; Isht
hair: about Ave feet nine inches tar