The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20
Severe Wind Storm

Oae Of the worst wind storms that has
visited the ceast of Washington county
for years struck Machiasport shortly
after IL O'Clock, Saturday morning, do
ing large amount of damage TO prop
erty. one OF The citizens of Bucks Har-
Dor losing his life.
The storm got In its worst havoc on
the water front at Bucks Harbor, four
miles below there. 1T struck with great
force apparently much heavier than on
either side st that district, and from
t6ere shaped it's course out to sea, ac-
e0mPanied by rain in sheets as il poured
from the clouds mingled with hail stones
as large as cherries, blowing eff the
chlmneys from several houses, moving
the barn VI Augusta Clark once it's length
at Bucks Harbor and the barn of Ed
mund Dobbin at the 1Harboro was
blown 10 two sections and moved from
Its foundation several feet.
The schooner Lyra OF st, John, n,
B., making the mouth of the lower har-
Dor just as the wind struck, carried
away her foremost and bowsprit. Cap
tain Evane saw the storm coming aud
shortened sail as soon rs possible but
was unable to get TO the large sails of
his vessel before the wind struck and 10
a few seconds the foremost was gone
with bowsprit and sails all hanging In q
tangled mass over the lee side OF the
ship. The Lvra was bound from st.
John to New York with lumber.
just as the storm struck q roW-boat
was seen entering the harbor with one
| in one could see but II short distance, all
being dark on the water. AS soon as
possible party of men was sent out TO
search for the missing boat which was
found bottom up and the occupant,
Percy Foster, missing. The wind blew
with such force that it was impossible to
keep the boat on her bottom, resulting
in drowning Mr.. Foster, short distance
from and in sight OF his own house.
Mr.. Foster was a member of the Rye
Beach, n. H., and for several years
drove the stage between Machiss and
Bucks Harbor. He was % years of age
and leaves a widow and one child and
has been stopping with his family at
Bucks Harbor during his vacation from
the Life Saving station.
Az 10 dlep lthIutu luhb fAIluui LAWS VI
Machias, who left Bucks Harbor for
Cross Island, is missing. The body of
Foster WAS recovered, Sunday, near the
place where his boat was capsized.
The vessels damaged by the storm
were as follows:
Schooners Mildred A. Pope, Machiss
for Boston, lost foresail; Lizzie c. Rich,
Boston for PASSPORT, lost headsails /;
Rebeeea W. Huddell, b., St. John, n.
B.. for New York, lost mainsail; Lyrs,
b., dismasted and towed to ST. John i;
unknown three masted schooner, bound
east, lost headsails; yacht kittie, New
York for Digby, n. S., sprung leak !;
yacht, owned by W. w. Gray, sunk at
Cross Island; several small yachts and
fishing boats blown ashore.
the levellng of barn and numerous
fish and smokehouses at Cross Island.
The storm, which several of the old
sea captains agreed was the seVerest for
many years, moved IN southeasterly
direction and swept a path about mile
wide.
At Cross Island Christopher Allen Of
MachiaspOrt was thrown into the harbor
by the capsizing of his boat and reached
shore bruised and badly bleeding from
being thrown on the rocks.
Several OF the crews of the yachts
anchored # Cross Island were severely
cut by hailstones while getting out ex-
ira anchors.
The beaches, Sunday, were strewn
with wreckage and debris of all sorts.