The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-06
MANY SAILORS
PERISH DURING
WINTER TEMPEST

Halifax, ~ s., Nov. 6.--Almost inces-
sanity throughout yesterday dispatches
have been pouring into this city bringing
news OF vessels wrecked or In distress. OF
wires Frustrated and OF damage done by
gale and sea all along the coasts Of Nova
Scotia Cape Breton, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island.
The Norwegian bark Adeona, Richibuc-
10. n. b., for Preston. tried to weather
the gale off Rexton, ~ b.. but dragged
her anchors and grounded on North Reed
She sprank a leak and the IL men consti-
tuting her crew were helpless I'm the Sc
we're cold and heavy gale. The tremendous
seas made II impossible for any vessels 10
go to her assistance. Late yesterday, de-
spairing OF succor, boats crew left the
vessel i'm a forlorn hope OF reaching shore
The boat capslzed and all were lost. IL
is supposed that Ave men perlshed.
The Adeona halls from Arendal NOF-
way, and registered 6l5 tons.
In the same vicinity the schooner Alex
andeT. laden with lumber and outward
bound also dragged her anchors and went
ashore.
-Four vessels were driven ashore here,
and another, after having everything
movable on deck washed away, was fore
ed 10 put back 10 the port from which she
had sailed.
The i37s-ton steamer Turret Bell. which
is valued at about 100000 probably Will
prove a total wreck of Cable Head, +. r..
l., on the north coast, where she went
ashore.
The storm was most violent in North
cumberland Strait which separates the
southern shore OF Prince Edward Island
from the northern Nova Scotia coast and
from the northeastern coast or New
Brunswick. Two schooners and one bark
were swept aground I'm this strait ana a
third schooner was wrecked near the
eastern entrance TO the strait.
The Windsor, N. s.. schooner Omega,
bound from ST. Peters, g. b., for Char
lottetown. r. Il. l., lost her sails
when Off Charlottetown. and the
seas washing over her carried
away her cabins and deckload.
Driven before the gale. she drifted swift
y for 30 miles across Northumberland
Strait, until she finally 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
Wednesday, and during all that time they
had had neither food nor drink. all their
supplies having been swept overheard.
They were rescued, almost overcome by
exhaustion and exposure. soon after the
vessel grounded. The schooner probably
will he total loss.
A Newfourdland schooner. the identity
OF which has not yet been learned, was
wrecked at Campbell's Cove, at the EAST
ern end OF Prince Edwards Island. The
crew succeeded In getting ashore safely.
Numerous small fishing boats on the
north side of Prince Edward Island have
been broken up by the gale.
ON land telegraph and telephone poles
and wires throughout the Maritime prov
inces were blown down, and II was not
until yesterday that communication could
be restored.
STORM IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
st. Johns. n. F., Nov. 6.-A furious hur-
ricane has ragged along the coast of New
foundland for the past two days. An i'm
inense amount OF damage has been done
10 shipping and fishing interests and the
railroad and steamboat services have
been suspended.
. The mail boats Carthaginian Of the AL
len line and the Lousburg of the Dia-
inond line have been detained i'm port as
hours. II Is feared that many vessels
along the coast have met with disaster.