Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-30
Five Masted Schooner and Grew
of IL Men Sank of Bos-
ton Harbor.
WRECKAGE SWEPT ASHORE
Nine Other Vessels Driven on
Coast May Be But Part Of
Toll Taken by Sea--$5,-
100000 Loss.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 27.-The pro able
loss of the big fve-masted schooner Davis
Palmer and her crew OF 10 men of Boston
harbor, and the wrecking OF nine other
vessels along the Massachusetts coast
may be but part Of the toll taken on the
sea by the great storm which swept New
England Saturday night and Sunday.
cape Cod is still cut off save FOR Its
northern tip. where there is a wireless
station. With the restoration of commu-
nication with this storm swept section.
news Of marine disasters and storm
damage uncdualled In years may be made
known.
Wrechase borne into Boston harbor TO-
day on an unusually high tide Is believed
to he he mute witness of the loss Of the
Davis Palmer, Newport News for Bos-
ton somewhere near the entrance to the
harbor
The three-masted schooner Nantasket
was hurled ashore at Scituate. Volun-
teer life savers. using the brooches buoy,
rescued her crew of 10 men. 1t is proba-
BILE that the vessel. which lies on Sands
Hin beach. will be total loss. She was
bound for Boston from North Carolina
with lumber
The schooner Belle Halliday, after
grounding Saturday and being refoa ted
was again hurled against the shore at
Brant point. Nantucket where she is
still exposed to the fury of the sea. The
fate Of her crew If unknown but It f. be-
lleved that they have been rescued The
Belle Halliday was bound for Nantucket
from Philadelphia with railroad iron.
CREWS HAVE BEEN RESCUED.
on the ROCKY shores Of Martha's Vine
yard. two schooners are being swept by
every sea. They are the A. X Mclean. a
British vessel bound from Perth Ambov
to Halifax. and the Stonington (NIaine)
schooner, Maud Seward, Port Reading
for Provincetown. Both crews have been
taken off. The Seward Is at Iambert's
cove.
AT Provincetown. the eloor Bonito ia
at the mercy of the waves and in the
fits of Plymouth hsrbor are four small
schooners. all OF which will probably
he re-7oated with little damage.
The work of filling the gaps in wire
systems and in railroad and trolley lines
occupied hundreds to-day Tonight tho
telegraph companies reported a capacity
OF about % per cent. OF the normal;
"a
cent. Railroad and trolley line schedules
were largely filled to-day
Southeastern Massachusetts. Cape
Gods sandy peninsula particularly, and
Rhode Island suffered most and are still
in the most demoralizel condition as
far as wire and transportation service
go. Many places in southeastern Mass
achusetts have not had railroad train
60
River have been cut off from telegraph
communication with the outside world
since Sunday morning.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS LOSS.
Five million dollars loss Is to-day's est.
mate of the havoc wrought in and around
Boston by the blizzard which yesterday
swept New England and drove a record
tide over the coast. No fatalities, however,
have been reported besides the four in
Chelsea where a tidal wave bursting
through the dyke along Island End river
flooded so acres OF homes and forced $500
persons to flee scantily clad into the raging
storm.
All over New England wire service COM
panies are trying 10 restore communica-
ton. Thirtytwo cities and towns last
night plunged in darkness owing to the
cutting off of electric light service. hope
to have their lighting facilities restored
by tonight but it Is doubtful II this work
can be completed so early.
The storm was easily the greatest that
New England has experienced in II years.
All along the coast phenomenal tides were
reported. In many places sea walls were
battered to pieces, houlevnrds ruined and
clubs and houses along the shore des-
troyed
In Boston, the tide swept over the
wharves. across Atlantic avenue and as
far inland as the Chamber OF Commerce
building. 1t is estimated that the damage
in this immediate section will reach at
least 100000
SHELTERED IN CHURCHES.
The worst damage was in Chelsea and
Everett where. 1t Is believed It will be
several weeks before the tide gate on tho
island and river can be repaired and the
flooded district reclaimed This means
that the many homeless people will lose
the greater part of their household goods
Their plight Is pitiable Having escaped
through tho snow many of them bare
rooted they had to stand for hours In the
blizzard waiting for wagons to take them
~ "''"''ei' i1uiiuFeuS or the nONelesS
were taken care OF In relief stations es-
tablshed in public schools and churches
Reports from Gloucester early to-day
showed that the full force Of the blizzard
mad visited the little fishing city. Some
iears We're felt for the fishing fleet which
was on shore when the storm began, A
unas'rous hre added to the damage Of
.ne storm In Gloucester. Fourteen build
"ts on ROCKY Neck were burned causing
" loss estimated at $4,000 The damage
ny the hood and blizzard will bring the
total up 10 almost sl5O,OOO.