The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

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Plymouth, Mass, Dec. 2.-There
seems to be no means at present of as
certaining the identify of the wreck
which was discovered on Rocky Hill
ledge last Tuesday and reported last
night. The evidences OF a wreck were
discovered by moss gatherer named
Glynn. The stump OF a mast protruded
from the water at low tide, and be-
tween the trough of the waves occa-
sional glmpses of the stern and quar-
ter OF the vessel could be seen.
Mr.. Glynn was OF the opinion that the
wreck was that OF a good sized vessel.
and others VINO have sighted thc hun
say she was Of at least 100 tons Up
10 this morning no cargo has come
ashore and no bodies had been reported
on the coast.
At Warren cove lies a mast about so
feet long of southern pine. with white
hoops and heavy galvanized iron chat
ing sheets at the top and foot. New
wire rigging, new blocks and heavy
hemp shrouds, wound and newly tarred,
are with il.
The mast is splintered and broken on
the port side and the starboard side
shows the marks of an axe two inches
i'm depth. The hemp lanyards had been
cut close TO the<ieadeyes. Nearly al,
the iron work lis new. The masthead
and topmast backstay spreaders were
painted a pinkish brown, such as il of.
ten used on coal barges.
Topmast. broken at heel, also is with
the wreckage. IL has no truck or ball
at the top as in sailing craft. A third
OF n mile away "A main boom almost az
long as the mast has been found with
sail attached. The sail apparently was
old. as il had been patched in two
places.
A piece of vessels quarter painted
black and of old wood, and about 30 feer
of a vessels deck. painted red, which
had drifted into Eel river, are among
other debris which has come ashore.
AS result of the storm. the head OF
Plymouth beach has moved bodily in
land, filling the old bed Of the river tn
a depth Of six feet and letting the
stream out directly across the beach.
and a street south OF Eel river is cover
ed two feet deep with sand.
One house was washed from the
beach across Eel river and across the
fields until it finally rested close TO the
sidewalk on Warren avenue, many rods
from its former site.
Evidence OF another unknown wreck
about five miles on this shore, south
easterly from the Gurnet, has been dis
covered. What appears to be a vessels
masthead rs sticking out of the water.
Portland. Me-, Dec. "A dispatch has
been received at the office OF the Port
land Steamship company. i'm this city,
stating that the governor of Massachu-
sette has ordered all unrecogniZed
bodies recovered from the wrecked
steamer Portland to be sent To Boston
for Identification. This will obviate the
long and tedious journey To Cape Cod
by people anxious TO identify the re-
mains OF their friends.
Philadelphia. Dec. "A dispatch from
Cape Henry. Va, to the Maritime Ex-
change, states that the barge Enos
Soule. which broke away for the cow
ing steamer Orion on Saturday night,
during the heavy gale. was towed into
Cape Henry at / o'clock today by the
British steamer Elton from Hull for
The crew is safe.
The barges Enos and Soule and
Ocean Belle, in tow OF the Orion, were
on their way from Newport News To
Providence. The Ocean Belle. which
was anchored and abandoned ten miles
southeast OF Winter Quarter Shoals,
was subsequently brought to the Della
ware Breakwater by the tug North
America, but the Enos Soule. with her
crew on board. parted her hawser on
night and was at the mercy
of the rought sea until picked up by the |
Elton yesterday.