The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-28
EAST WRAPPED IN SNOW AND ICE Storm Leaves Wreckage
 Behind It. MARINE DISASTERS REPORTED Many Lives Lost on New England
 Coast. Bis Five Mastea Schooner, with Crew of Twelve Men. and Nine other Vessels Form Part of Teil of the storm

of the storm
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 New York. Dec. 27--with the news of the probable loss of the big Ave- masted schooner Davis Palmer. with her crew of twelve men. of Boston harbor and of the wrecking of nine other vessels along the Massachu- setts coast. the opening chapter of the toll taken on the sea by the great storm which swept New Eng land. Saturday night and Sunday, was hared to the world today,
 Cape Cod is still cut off and with the restoration of communication 1t is feared that . tale of marine disasters and storm damage unequalled in years will be related. wreckage borne into Boston harbor today is believed to be that of the Davis Palmer. A signal box among the wreckage contained a Burgee with the Palmer's name. The wreck itself has not been located.
 The three masted schooner Nantas- ket was hurled ashore at Scituate. Volunteer life savers with the brooches buoy rescued her crew of ten men.
 Schooner at Mercy of Sea.
 The schooner Belle Halliday is ashore at Brant Point. Nantucket, ex- posed to the fury of the sea The fate of her crew Is unknown, but 1t fs believed that they have been rescued. On the rocky shores of Martha's Vineyard. two water-logged schooners are being swept by every sea. The crews of both have been taken off.
 At Provincetown. the sloop Bonito is aground and on the flats of Ply- mouth harbor are four small schoon- CTS similarly distressed.
 The work of fiiiing the gaps in tele- graph and telephone wire systems. and In railroad and trolley lines which had been opened by the blizzard. is proceeding.
 southeastern Massachusetts. Cape Cod peninsula, and Rhode Island sur- fered most from the storm. and are still in the demoralized condition az far as wire and transportation service go. Many places In Southeastern Mas sachusetts have not witnessed the ar- rival ot q railroad train for two days. New Bedford and Fail Rivef have been cut off from telegraphic communities tion from the outside world since Sunday morning.
 On New England coast. Boston, Dec 27.--Masses of wreolage apparently from the five masced schooner Davis Palmer, of Boston. " ere found on the beach at Hull today .na 1t is believed the vessel struck on one of the outer ledges of the harbor dur ing yesterdays storm and went to pieces with the loss of all on board, a total of twelve men.
 The Palmer was sighted off Cape Cod on Saturday, bound in to Massa- chusetts Bay.
 Five million dollars loss was the cs- timate made today of the havoc wrought in and around Boston by the blizzard as 1t swept New England and drove record tide over the coast.
 On land no fatalities have been re- ported besides the four known to have occurred yesterday in Chelsea, where tidal wave, bursting through the dyke along Island End River hooIed acres of homes and forced 2.500 persons to flee. scantily clad. into the raging storm.
 last night were in darkness owing to the cutting off of the electric light ser- vice, hoped to have their lighting fa- ciiities restored by tonight
 The storm was the greatest that New England has experienced in eleven years All along the coast 2henonvhal al tides were reported. In many places sea walls were shattered to pieces. boulevards' razed and clubs and houses along the shore destroyed.
 In Boston the tide swept over the wharves across Atlantic Avenue and as far Inland as the Chamber of Com. merce. It is estimated that4the lam age in this section will reach at least $500,o0o.
 The worst damage wrought by the storm was in Chelsea and Everett where 1t is believed. 1t wilitbe several weeks before the tide gate on the Island End rivar can be repaired and the flood disaster remedied.
 Thousands of homeless residents were taken care of at relief stations established in public schools and churches
 When dawn broke today. a lobster man at Hull discovered great masses of wreckage on the beach at Wind ton Light.
 In the wreckage he found box containing a burgee with the name of Davis Palmer on 1t.
 It Is thought that the Palmer came into Massachusetts bay. was caught in a trap off the entrance of the har- bor and was dashed to pieces.
 The DAVIS EdAi16r WAc IOAAAAuah0oN by Captain McKown and manned by a crew of twelve.
 The three-masted schooner Nantas- ket. Captain John w. Small went ashore on Sandy Hill Beach off Scit- uate last Saturday. All on board were rescued.
 storm In Washington.
 Washington, Dec. 27--Liitle incon- venience was felt in Washington today as a result of the Christmas storm be- S,ond the late arrival of trains from inc North with belated Christmas gifts and mails, and the presence In the city of { 1-2 Inches of snow ana many Icy
 Traffic conditions on the trunk line railways were such. however, that President Taft thought it advisable to cancel arrangements in New York which he had made for tonight. Street railways were running on schedule time.
 Hopeful conditions were held put this morning by the authorities at the