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Winter’s approach brings heavy snows and wrecks at sea
New York reports the first snowfalls in New England with three inches in Auburn and broader Mohawk Valley snowfall. The steamer Starucca wrecked near Grand Marais after striking ice in a gale, with 300 tons of freight jettisoned and crew losses. The tug Andrew J Smith and steam lighter Mentor aided, while other vessels faced damage in the storm. The Venetian, sailing from Liverpool to Boston, endured a twelve hour hurricane that damaged her bridge and deck equipment.
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New England
Newburg
Auburn
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Mercury
Berkshire County
Mass
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
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White Fish Point
Grand Island
Andrew J. Smith
Mentor
Menice
Baldwin
Louis Helmauist
Colorado
Parry
Boston
Liverpool