Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

Vessels Arrive and Sail as Gale Rages Along Coast

A British schooner Neva arrived at Annapolis N S and was towed to Bear River after losing foretopmast and jibboom in Friday night’s gale. Several vessels docked at the wharf bringing 30 000 pounds of haddock and cod at 3 cents a pound. Many ships anchored off South Boston report record numbers of square riggers, with older styles going out of date. The Leyland line steamer Winifredian faced strong westerly winds and head seas on passage from Liverpool, with a long list of passengers aboard. The schooner Lillian Woodruff reached Cape Verde in distress, while the Laura L Sprague endured a southeasterly gale near Cape Romain, later leaking heavily and needing pumps. Tow operations and other ships’ diversions caused multiple towings and breakages, with crew changes aboard the Sprague. Lygonia ran aground near Deer Island. tug Peter W French planned tow-off at high water, but weather altered plans. In Baltimore port, 50 large schooners and barges await cargoes, many bound here, with railcar shortages amid chartered vessels. Diamond Shoals Lightship 71 resumes duty with a new powerful searchlight beam.