The Bowbells tribune., 1904-11-18
SCHOONER GOES
ASHORE IN GALE
STRIKES IN EXPOSED POSITION
AND is DOOMED TO DE.
STRUcTlON.
EVERY ONE ON BOARD is LOST
TERRIFIC GALE BLOWING, MAX
ING RESCUE WORK I'M
POSSIBLE.
FIERCE STORM STRIKES EAST
WIND, SNOW AND RAIN SERl-
OUSLY INTERRun. CON-
MUNlCATI -,M

two-masted S.h':::i- - EarcuiaEius,
Capt. Mason, IF R,cs:.*r.'. Me, went
ashore in the scje:s r :t'leaSt gale
here before dark las. n,l:lt three
quarters of }. nile west of Tarpaulin
Cove on the Island of Naushen. At
sunset high seas were breaking over
the craft masthead high. No trace Of
the crew has been found and fears are
entertained for their safety. The YES
sci is in particularly exposed posi-
ton and the chances of her being
saved are slight.
Keeper Carson, of the Tarpaulin
Cove lighthouse, and man named
Robinson, one of the kaopers of the
Forbes estate, saw the schooner when
she struck. It was just before dark
and terrific gale was l:cwing. The
schooner was coming through Vine
yard sound from the eastward and
was proceeding under her foresail, the
gale
Being Too Fierce
to permit r,ore canvas being carried.
The schooner tackled and tried to
work into the cove for anchorage, but
the wind bore her off, and as she
swung away she struck with a crash
upon a ledge of rock no more than
one hundred yards from the light
house. Carson and Robinson were
unable to render any assistance to the
men on board Of the schooner. The
crew numbered four men and all were
plainly seen when the vessel struck,
but darkness set in almost Immediate
ly and nothing more was seen OF the
men or the vessel. According to Keep
er Carson it would mean certain death
for the illfated men on hoard the YES
sci to attempt to reach the shore in a
small boat.
At 9 o'clock last night it was feared
that all on board had rol'shed. The
seas were breaking over the craft and
it was not believed that, she would
hold together until daylight.
Causes Several Accidents.
Baltimore, Nov. ia snow, wind
and rain storm which developed here
early yesterday morning and contin-
ued throughout the day AID night,
caused an almost comc!ate prostra-
ton of electric light, telegraph, tele-
phone and trolley wires. = number
of accidents were occasioncd by the
heavily charged wires during the day
and evening, but so far as known
there have been no fatalities.
With the exception of few West
ern Union wires to Philadelphia and
New York, Baltimore is cut off COM
pletely with other points of the coun-
try.
New York Is Cut Off.
New York, Nov. 15.-New York is
entirely cut off from the south and
west by a fierce hurricane, accompa'
MED by rain and snow, which is
sweeping the Atlantic coast. Starting
from Florida Saturday night, the
storm of wind and rain has come up
the coast at almost cyclonic speed.
Early yesterday morning it was cen
trail off Cape Hatteras, although its
ever gathering force was felt far to
the northward. Wire service out of
New York is tied up more effectually
than at any other time since the bliz-
zard of '8S.
Wires Out Of Service.
Chicago, Nov. Is. - AS result OF
yesterdays storm in the East, tele-
graph wires are down between Chi
cago and the principal Eastern cities
as far west as Pittsburg. New York,
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia
are shut off from the outside world.
The rain and sleet. which Travelled
with the high winds, played havoc
with the wires, covering them with a
coat of ice and in some instances
breaking them.
Huge stacks of messages accumu-
lated in the local offices, despite the
fact that it was Sunday and business
comparatively light. AS the day wore
on and the fury of the storm increased
# was seen that there was little hope
of raising the blockade before this at
ternoon.
Late reports are that the storm is
passing further north, but it will take
hours to open communication 3atwesn
the cities affected.