Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
65 known Dead This Win
ter IN New England,
They Sailed in 81 Vessels,
All Now Total Wrecks.
OF These 81 Were Sailing crah---Shph
But Terrible Season.

Boston, March GA grim toll Of IS
lives in "a ships With property mounts
ing into hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars in value is a partial record Of the
payment cxaCtod by the storm king
alon., the coast of New England and
the maritime province for the winter
just officially ended. These are. of ne
ccssity. only partial statistics. The list
of missing vessels and crew would
greatly swell the list but the above fig
ures were takcn from accounts. OF
wrecks where the fate Of the unfortu-
mates has been fully established.
While The winter. has been conpara-
lively mid on shore the season at sea
mas been enc Of extreme severity, par
tiCularly in waters off the proviaces.
There the years greatest cala,nities
have occurred. Cape Cod. commonly
the scene of numerous wrecks. was
usually free from fatalities UP TO last
Mondays blizzard Many vessels were
driven ashore but with few exceptions
were saved with little ACCOMMODATING
loss of life. In this weeks storm, how
ever. at least three vessels were lost on
the cape and others were driven ashore
where there is some chance Of saving
them. the coastwise and fishing fleets.
as usual. have been the greatest suf-
ferers. OF the 81 vessels wrecked. ST
have been sailing craft, and with one
or two exceptions, all have been
cchocners. square riggers in these wat
ers, being now almost extinct. Nine
steamships and eight barges complete
the list. Ships flying the British flag
lead those Of other nations in the list
Of fatalities with, a total Of about q
against IL Of merchant rugged and a
sprinkling of Norwegian, German and
Swedish craft.
By far the worst disaster in this ter.
rito.y for the winter was the founder
ing of the steamer British King or
Sable Island on March II. on a voyage
from New York to Antwerp when it Is
estimated that at least IS and possibly
20 out of q crew OF J6 lost their lives.
Tho correct figures will probably never
be known as there were said to have
been 6csertions before the ship sailed.
Only the heroic work Of the ste3 3n,erS.
Bostonian and Mannheim. who brought
off II and II men respectively, prevent
cd q much larger loss OF life.
The "cason of storm and Shpwrcrk
commenced i'll November when the Nor
w"gian steamer. Turbine. struck the
rocks off Clark'S Harbor. y. s.. and in
sight OF persons OH shore, struck and
held for a brief moment on the lcugcS
then surleI Coward on the crest nf q
huge wa.c and disappeared with h"r
crew uc Ii men. In less than d fnrt-
night after the Turbine tragedy tho
British steamer Lunrnburg struck, tho
rocks IN Il heavy storm OF .Amucrst
1I:Iriur. MaGdafcnc Isla,ldS. and l., out
of :. crew of Ii pcrishcd. From then
on "tarcciy a week has passod -vithoul
its story of wreck and hardship and
BOSTON has bern the port Of entry for
many 2 vessel bringing thrilling tales
Of hardship and hcroism.
Nantucket has been the center of tho
mort Of tho Now England coast storms,
and the lightship at that station has
had fearful winter. In gale, Dec. 10,
Relief Lightship No. IS was torn from
her moorings. Anxious. search was
mace by three. government ships. ono
Of which came up with the storm
driven craft and had barely time to
take off her creW before tho vessel
plunged to the bottom The ship sent
To take the place Of the one which sank
had hardly less. trying weather aud
during the series Of storms early this
month one sailor became insane on ac-
count Of the incessant tossing of the
station ship.
Reports that have come in since the
blizzard carly in the week cause fear
that the lists Of casualties may be
greatly increased.
There has been no day without its
story Of disaster. Many vessels are
overdue and the actual fate OF, many Of
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