The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-01

gained when IL Is considered that the
New England coast. from Narragansett
Bay TO Eastport. Me, is the mecca each
year OF thousands OF excursionists from
nj. parts OF the United States and thar
within the short space OF July, August
and September summer business reach
ing into a couple of million OF dollars is
transacted.
one poor month, therefor. Is difficult TO
make up, but already the August book
ings at many OF the hotels and cottages
show that many who would have taken
their outing In July have waited the
hoped for favorable weather OF August.
But II the hotel men and cottage own
ers have suffered extensively the coast
wise feet has been equally crippled There
have been remarkably few collisions but
the feet has been tied up In harbors for
fortnights at time. In Vineyard Sound
three days only OF clear weather was the
record for the whole stretch OF July.
The Pollock Rip Lightship has bean
struck twice I'm the fog by passing craft
but In neither instance was the vessel Sc
riously crippled. or Portsmouth. N. H.,
early last Monday night the yacht Sa-
brina Nv went out OF her course In thick
weather and brought up on the rocks OF
Jerry's Point She became n total wreck
and the three members OF her crew reach
ed shore by aid OF n pneumatic mattress,
having saved nothing but what they
stood I'm.
The maritime provinces reported many
minor accidents TO shipping, most of
which were attributed to the fog. The
most serious OF these was the grounding
OF the Norwegian steamer Pors near Liv-
erpool, n. s. She was carrying coal from
Louisburg for Yarmouth when she lost her
bearings in the foe "a eha
become a total loss.
While the usual summer population
around Narragansett Bay has not been
percepubly affected by the weather. their
usual outdoor recreations have been much
hampered and so far IL has been uuiet
season. The hotels which depend upon
transients for their patronage have suf-
fered severely and the campers who gath
er each summer at Coles station have
been crafty inconvenienced by the damp
weather
Buzzards Bay has had more than its
usual quota OF guests for July. but the
thlck weather up 10 the past week has
driven away many.
Res Resorts r near Vineyard Haven, where
weather I'm over three weeks, sustained
considerable loss. In this respect Nan
tueket was perhaps the hardest hit.
% IN ,hp Sepe Goa It Is said that up, to July
a.
day Tor the month. Capt. Hezekiah
Doane, keeper OF the old Harbor life
saving station, said: "ln oil my 20 years
experience IN life saving on the cape, /
nave never seen so much fog"
The hotels have felt the depressing ef-
fects OF the weather but probably the
men who have felt the loss more heay-
ily than anyone else have been those
who depend upon the profits from sailing
ana fishing parties for "a living For sev-
eral years past since Holsters beca mo
scarce In these waters, and FISH have not
been so plentiful. these shippers have re-
lied upon the summer people as their
chief source OF revenue.
The Massachusetts, North shore where
are located the cottages OF people OF
wealth from all sections OF the country.
may be said TO have suffered less from
the weather than many other points But
here. as elsewhere, the open fire has been
more attractive than outdoor recreation.
Cold. more than fog. has hampered the
immense summer business OF the Maine
coast. one weather official there made
the statement that the weather for July
was the poorest In Is years. For the last
week OF the month. however. conditions
were more favorable. and people were
not leaving I'm such large numbers as
they were earlier.