The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-11-09
ON LAND AND SEA
Much Damage Is Reported From
the Maritime Provinces
SWEPT BY FIERCE GALE
Numerous Disasters to Shipping
Observation-Disclosures OF the
Wire Service Will Probably
Show Still Greater Loss

Show Still Greater Loss
Halifax, Nov 6.-Dispatches have
been pouring into this city, bringing
news of vessels wrecked or in dis
tress, of wires Frustrated anG of dam
age done by gale and sea all along the
coasts of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton,
New Brunswick and Prince Edward
Island.
Four vessels were driven ashore yes
terday, another, after having every
thing movable on deck washed away,
was forced to put back to the port from
which she had sailed, and the steamer
Turret Bell, which went aground ON
the north side of Prince Edward Island
last week, was driven further in shore.
The storm was most violent in North
cumberland strait, which separates the
southern shore of Prince Edward ISL
and from the northern Nova Scotia
coast and from the northeastern coast
OF New Brunswick. Two schooners
and one bark were swept aground in
this strait, and third schooner was
wrecked near the eastern entrance to
the strait.
The Norwegian bark Adeona tried to
weather the gale off Rexton, N. B.. oppo-
site the western end of Prince, Edward
Island. but dragged her anchors and
grounded on North reef. She sprang
aleak and her crew were helpless in the
severe cold and heavy gale, and in immi-
nent danger of being swept overheard
or dying from exposure. The ire
mendous seas had made it impossible
for any vessel to go to her assistance.
In the same vicinity, schooner Alex
ander, laden with lumber and outward
bound, also dragged her anchors and
went ashore. 1t was thought however,
that after part of her cargo had been
removed she could be t1oated.
Schooner Omega lost her sails when
ing over her carried away her cabins
and deckload. Driven before the gale,
she drifted swiftly for 80 miles across
Northumberland strait, until she final
ly brought up on the rocks at Fox point, |
near Pugwash, on the northern coast
of Nova Scotia. Her crew Of four men
had been obliged to man the pumps |
with practically no rest since We'd |
neSday, and during all that time they |
had had neither food nor drink, all |
their supplies having been swept over
board. They were rescued, almost |
overcome by exhaustion and exposure
soon after the vessel grounded. The
schooner probably will be total loss.
Schooner Orpheus, with a cargo of
fish, was totally wrecked off Campbell's
cove in the gale. The crew were saved
after a thrilling experience.
Schooner TOrridon, coal-laden, was
totally wrecked on Meniers island,
Anticosti, and four of the crew per
ished. The schooner went to pieces
and the ships boat being too small to
hold all, a raft was constructed. Cap
tain Landon and the mate took posses
sion of the boat which was made fast
to the raft, but after being out a short
time the two small crafts became sep
lrated. The boat finally landed at an
other point on the island, but the other
men are missing.
The Breton steamer Turret Bell,
which is valued at 100000, probably
will prove a total wreck off Cable
Head, F. E. l., on the north coast, where
she went ashore last week. For sew
eral days she held in the position where
she struck, a. hundred yards from ]
jhore, but the terrific pounding she re-
,eived in the gales of Sunday and yes
erday dislodged her and drove the YES
el so far inshore that when the under
ow leaves her her bow is aground.
rhe crew have stuck to the steamer.
Numerous small fishing boats on the
forth side of Prince Edward Island
we're broken up during the gale Sun
lay night.
On land, telegraph and telephone
,oles and wires throughout the mari
ime provinces were blown down.
from many remote points no word has
et been received, and it is feared that
Then all is learned still further disas-
ers may be recorded.