Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06
MANY WRECKS REPORTED.
Tales of Hardships at Sea Are Con
stantIy Coming In.

Halifax, y. s., Nov. 5.-AlmOst inceS-
sanity throughout today dispatches
have been pouring into this city bring
ing news Of vessels wrecked or in dis
trcsS, Of wires Frustrated ana of dam
age done by gale ana sea, all along the
coast Of Nova Scotia. Cape Breton.
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Is
land. -Four vessels We're driven ashore
another. after having everything NOV
able on deck washed away. was forced
to put back to the port from which she
had sailed, and the steamer Turret Eel
which went aground a hundred yards
from shore on the north side Of Prince
Edward Island last week was driven
farther III shore.
The storm was most violent in North
CUMBERLAND strait which separates the
southern shore Of Prince Edward Is
land from the northern Nova Scotia
coast and from the northeastern coast
of New Brunswick. TWO schooners and
one bark We're swept aground in this
strait ana 4 third schooner was
wrecked near the eastern entrance to
the strait.
The Norwegian bari, AdcOna. of 163
tons net burden tried to weather the
gale of RcXton. y. T.. opposite the
western cnd IF Prince Edward Island.
but dragged her anchor ana grounded
on North reef. She sprang aleak and
according to the latest information re-
ceivcd here thu y men constituting her
crew were still on board. helpless in the
severe cold and heavy gale and in i'm
minent danger of being swept over
board or dying from exposure. The ire
mendous seas had made it impossible
for amy vessel to 20 to her assistance
In the same vicinity. the schooner
Alexander. laden with lumber and out
ward bound also dragged her anchors
and Vert ashore. It WAS thought, how
ever. that after part Of hcr cargo ia |
been removed she could be npat"d.
The Windsor, y. s.. schooner Onie-a.
bound from ST. Peter. G. L., fo..
| Charl"ttrtoWn. l.. +. l.. lost her salt,
on Woin"S.!a lay last. when of Chariot -
town and the seas washing over hc,'
carried away her cabin and drckload.
Driven before the gale, she drifted for
30 miles across Northumberland strait
until she finally brought up yesterday
| on the rocks at Fox Point near Pug
| wash on the Northern coast of Nova
Scotia. Her crew of four men had been
| Obliged to lnan the pumps with prac-
| tically no rest since Wednesday ami
| during all that time they had had
nothing to eat or drink. all supplies
| having been swept overheard. They
were rescued at last overcome by ex-
haustion and exposure soon after the
vessel grounded. The schooner prob
ably will be a total loss.
| New Foundland schooner, the iden-
| tity of which has not yet been learned,
was wrecked last night at Campbell's
cove at the eastern end of Prince Ed
ward Island. The crew succeeded in
| getting ashore safely.
| The 13,6-ton steamer Turret Bell,
which is valued at 100000. probably
will prove Il total wreck off Cable
Head. p. T.. l.. on the north coast,
where she went ashore last week Fo.
several days she held in the position
which she struck a hundred yards
from the shore. but the terrific pound
ing she received IN the gales Of yes
terday and today dislodged her and
drove the vessel so far inshore that
when the undertow leaves her her bow
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