Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-15
The Northeaster Has Left
Our Atlantic Coast
But Not Before Causing Great
Damage and Inconvenience.
Two Vessels at Least Lost on the New
England Coast.

Boston. Nov. 1.-THE gale which
swept the coast. Yesterday afternoon.
and last night, was responsible for the
loss of at least two schounerS. 1t ia
feared t"day's reports from seaport
towns will bring news of further cas-
ualties to shipping. Two other vessels
were driven ashore but one WAS saved
by Gloucester tugboat and the other
lies easily Oh the shore of Vineyard
Haven.
AT Tarpaulin Cove. Naushon island
the ROckland. Me- schooner T.. Ar
cularius struck on the rocks ami will
be :, total loss. 1t is feared that the
four men comprising her crew have
persisted.
Another Rockland schooner. the
Nautilus. dying before th,. gale. an.
chofed IN perilous position near the
new Dog Bar breakwater Gloucester
harbor and will probably be driven
I" pieces. Her crew was saved by a
life-saving crew.
II blew at times with hurricane.
force. 1ndanGering shipping and caus-
ing the captains of vessels anchored
in the harbor and i'm the roads to run
out extra ground tackle to prevent be-
ing driven ashore.
Late in the afternoon the rapid drop
ping of the barometer foretold the an
proach of some unusual disturbance.
so mat the shippers were in "A meas.
ure prepared when the storm struck.
Inc wind. which WAS blowing from the
westward. veered to north and begar,
I" breeze up from that direction. A,
dark Il velocity of 80 miles an hour
WAS attained and the gale was steadily
increasing in fury.
hurricane warnings We're Scnt ont n
SHIPPING interests ana the hurricane
Signals were displayed from ever,
weather station along the coast.
\ big fleet Of fishing vessels were
expected 1T 7 wharf. last night ana
II i feared they may have Jared badly
In the Storm
foSton, NOV. 1.-THE furious storm,
which passed up the Atlantic coast
yesterday and last night. had passel
eastward. this morning, and the slias
We're broken early in the day with
promise of fair weather. The gale mod.
Grated rather slowly and this forouoon
a high wii;d was blowing along the
New England shore. Highland light nn
Cap" Cod reporting a velocity of 6,
miles an hour
1tio graph and Telephone wires were
d"Wn in Maine. but there was little
trouble with the lines. north. south and
west IN this section. The t. legrapn
companies were unable to restore in
terrup;ed communication with Tarpau-
I'm COY" and ascertain the fate of The,
schooner f. ArcnariuS which was
wrecked of Naushor Island last night.
Wires were working along Cane Cod
and say" the Woods HolI wreck. none
bad boon reported up to 3 o'clock. to-
day.
Tho weather bureau ha! little infnr-
nation. this r'orninG. upon which to
b"s" q prediction but il was said tina;
III" Indications were that the wind
would gradually subSidc ail cooler
weather would follCw. /
Eosinn. Nov. 1i.-Marv Buildings
throughout the city aud vicinity su<-
taincd minor damage during the night
ana carly today. Hurdr,ds IF signs.
bin cards AMI shutters were blown in
t" The streets. An immense >cacsnlding
on tn" front of the Now Pudding on
fremont street. down town. collapsed
AT y. NJ. and VAS scattered along
tn" thovoughfare for several blocks
No one was injured II, tn" suburbs
many fences w.rc blown down and
trees were damaged
The trolley service on several of the
East Boston streets was tel NJ early
in the forenoon by huge oak tree
which w1S uproOt ii and carried onto
The wires.