New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-31
DEATH LIST LONG
Eleven Known Victims at Sea in
Fridays Storm.
MANY VESSELS WRECKED
Several others Missing or Re-
ported Disabled by lncom-
ing Craft.

Roston. July 30.--Loss OF life and disas-
Ger IN shipping by the West Indian hurrl-
carc which swept the New England Coast
on FRIDAY were reported tonight. Eleven
ives are known to have been lost and a
,o,q list of fishing and coasting craft and
yachts wrecked or disabled is constantly
growing.
The dead include five men of the Boston
sword fishing schooner Nokomis, wrecked
ON Nantucket South Shoals; four dorymen
az the Provincctown fishing schooner Ar
rjtrator: James e. Nhipicy, cook OF the
British schooner Tay which went 10 pieces
on Mount Desert Island, and John Wade
of Northport. Me. who was blown Oft
wharf in Belfast, Me.
Lost from the Nokomis we're Captain
John Pettipard. Gloucester; Louis Turner
Gloucester: Thomas smith Cape Negro
y s. Frank Dewey. Portland, Me, aud
simeon lie Ball Nova Scotia. Those lost
from, the Arbitrator were Manuel Oliver
Domingo Valcsa, Francisco Nacico and
Louis Perry. al Of Provincetown' Ihey
were dorymen. unable to regain their yes
sci
The hurricane struck the Nekomis when
,he was fifteen miles northwest OF the
: Nantucket South Shoals Llghtship. wave
carried away her rudder, smashed her fore
castle and carried Simeon LebaH over
hoard. The other men took TO the two
dories. one Of which that containing cap
lain Pettipard, Turner, Smith and Dewey
Skinned water and sank. -Four men In IN"
other boat were unable to assist their com
raui0ns and had great difficulty IN keep
ms their own craft afoat
Thev we're rescued I'm the height Of the
storm by Captain Gray and crew OF the
Gloucester fisherman. Esther Gray. Only
.yperh seamanship by the Gloucester man
could have accomplished the rescue lie
managed 10 manouvre his vessel so close
40 the dory big wave hurled the little
aoaf against the side Of tho schooner As
tie dorv's Sides splintered the four men
leaned aboard the schooner and were
taved
Eve mon composing the crew Of the
12ocklaud. Ne. schooner. Annie \. Booth,
~ore taken to Machias. Me. to-day. in
.bo Portland fishing schooner Rena 4.
pereev. which was towing the wreck Of
~ Booth Two other scnooners which
xsued with the Annie a. Booth from Ma
-chias on Friday ui2nt have not been re-
,orted Thcv arc the Ellen NJ. Colder. ca
jais for Bath. and the British boat, Emma
y Potter. Annapolis, y. s, for New York
Tic schooner Iiortensia, which also left
N,achias on Friday, put back there fun OF
water and otherwise disabled.
4 nshins steamer, the J. 3. Bishop re-
,ortcd the lumber laden schooner Sarah
Wood Of BrdEoton. y j., was some
where between ProHncetown and Boston
Light with her headgear gone large
mart of her deckload washed overheard
and her stern shattered. She was snort
of food. but refused assistance.
4 wireless dispatch from the revenue
cutter Gresham to-day reported that she
Vas a1orcside the derelict schooner Harry
G. Shruherd. which was abandoned thirty
four miles southwest of Boston Light dur
ing the gale. The message said the dere-
lict had been burned TO the water edge
and that the Gresham would endeaNor 10
low her 10 the beach at ProvincetoWn'