The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29

sell frozen in the rigging; first and second
mate saved.
Iron schooner Abel C. Babdock, wrecked
on Hull beach. entire crew, supposed TO
number nine, lost, names unknown; no one
saved from this vessel.
From schooner Samuel w. Triton, wrecked
near the Babceclx. all hands lost. 1t is sup
posed that there were four men on this YES
sci; names unknown.
From schooner Virginia, ashore on
Thompson's island, Boston harbor. two lost
Captain Stanley and Seaman l'armer Free
man. jr.. both of Mount Desert. Me-; VIM.
B. Stanley. son of the captain, saved from
this wreck.
From barge NO. T. Consolidated Coal Com
pany, ashore at Hull beach. Two were lost
and three saved.
From an unknown schooner, ashore at
Nantasket beach, entire crew, lost. 1t is
supposed that there were five men on this
ship.
From schooner Governor AEnes, in Bos-
ton harbor, Seaman Edward Proffett,
washed overheard and drowned.
Among the tugs which started down the
harbor as soon as daylight came was the
police boat Guardian. which last night was
caught IN the thick weather off Deer island,
Of distress signals flying from the light
house. She made for the tiny beacon which
marks the inner harbor channel again this
moIning. and with tossing sea and strong
Incoming tide tried to answer signals. Fin
ally it was learned that the lighthouse had
TO fresh water. for the heavy seas had
broken in the bulkheads and. spoiled the
water stored there. There we're five men
IN the lighthouse. The two boats which
usually hang from the davits had been
Rplintered by the force of the waves and the
sea was dashing over the lighthouse with
such force that there was little hope of
reaching there.
TWO STEAMERS ASHORE.
Beyond Deer island lies the big Wilson
liner Ohio and the steamer c. A. White, of
Taunton, ashore on Spectacle island. 1t is
4 matter of surprise to harbor pilots how
the Ohio reached her present berth. She
stands up boldly without the samblance of
a list on a hard gravel bottom, in water
which at a food tide this morning hardly
came TO the level of the propeller shaft.
She Is firmly aground, and her predicament
Is very serious one That she should be
in such shallow water is due to the fact
that the tide in which she went ashore was
fourteen feet above the usual flood tide
With her powerful screw churning the
mud and several tugs straining at hawsers
over her stern at flood tide to-day there
was no tremor of the vessel towards the
open water. According to some of the
wrecking masters the only way to save the
liner IS by dredging channel from the
Ohio to deep water, but even this must
be done quickly. as another gaze would do
incalculable damage. The White evidently
lies on rocks, and while she could be pulled
into deep water her heavy cargo was
scarcely able to keep her afioat}
Leaving Spectacle island astern, a sorry
sight is that presented by the three-masted
schooner Calvin f. Baker, on the rocks
midway between Boston light and the
Brewsters. Here the deep sea- rolls and
10 pieces. The mainmast has been
whipped off and hangs over the side sup
inasts. From this wreck the two mates were
taken off by Captain James and crew from
across the bay at Hull. 1t was daybreak
when the Baker was seen and the lifeboat
q long one, and finally, when the wreck
was reached three bodies We're seen dashed
aloft. Two of them were secured, and lie
was found in them, but the other had been
frozen stiff to his lashings. The survivors
and the body were taken to HUH
TOO FIERCE FOR LIFE SAVERS.
st was on the little stretch of beach at
Hull, just behind the Hotel Pemberton, that
the tragedies occurred. The old salts of Hull
say that in fierceness the storm equaled that
Of 1859. except that willie the sea did not
run so high the wind was stronger In the
fury of the storm yesterday two big newly
built barges of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany, Nos. and 4, were dashed, to bits al
most in an instant. On the shores stood
scores Of men who were ready TO risk their
dives to save those who were on many of
the vessels in the offing, driving to destruc-
zion. Captain James, OF the life-saVing
crew, was there with his men and boat,
but he said that the wind blew so 6ercely
that not men enough could find room in the
boat TO row against the wind. Out of the
driven snow came the dim outlines of
barge, with the forms OF five men discerni-
BILE on the deckhouse. With a mighty crash
as II came down on a receding wave, barge
No / struck thei shore, only to ctumble and
in another minute cast upon the shore. But
IN that instant live men escaped the i'm
pending death, Tor, as the barge split in
twain. the deckhouse slid off toward the
shore into the surf, and at the same time
men on shore with lines about them rushed
into the water and pulled out the sailors.
a moment later barge No. came ashore
and ground up by the waves. Two of
the crew including Captain Albee, We're
saved and two drowned. Soon after this
other Wreckage came ashore and this morn
Ing Il was seen that both the Abel c. Bah
wrecked. No sign of che crew of either
vessel was found.
Another terrible scene was that at Thomp-
sons island, where the c4ty's Reform School
IS situated. Against the wharf were driven
four down-east vessels, each of which, at
the time the STERN broke. was anchored
miles away, and leach a long way from the
others. An idea of the force of the wind
IS shown in this instance, for, after drifting
across the bay, one after another brought
up against the pier one being driven en-
tirely out of the water. The craft are the
Virginia, of which barely VeSuSe is left,
the Waterman, the Seraphine ana the Fred
NJ Emerson. The last three are in one great
heap of timber and rigging. mixed with
debris from the Virginia. Two lives were
lost from the latter cratt William B. STAN
ley, the captains son, was washed ashore
and resuscitated. OF the other wrecks, the
most singular IS that of the tug Tamaqua,
on Rainsford's island. She has gone straight
on against a pronOntory of rocks, and there
seems little chance of her getting off. Her
consort. a Reading barge, was easily hoated
this afternoon.
found or every headland and in nearly ev
cry cows for numberless and nameless
wrecks all snow and sleet-coNered, are
piled up there 1t will be some time before
all the vessels which Jared i'll ON Sunday
can be accounted for, and some. perhaps.
never viii he, so thoroughly have the wind
end wave done their work.
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