Eureka Reporter | 1906-03-30 | Page 2 | Awful Record of Loss

AWFUL RECORD OF LOSS L ves lost and ships wrecked oft new england coast in five months boston 1 lives were lost and 10 ir ships were wrecked along the ceist of new england and the mai time provinces during the past winter while the season up to the present month was comparatively mild on shore at sea it was one of extreme severity particularly in waters off the provinces of the ves sels wrecked thirty seven were sail ing craft nine steamships and eight barges complete the list ships flying the british flag lead those of other nations with a loss of twenty seven craft against fifteen of american register there is also a sprinkling of norwegian german and swedish vessels the worst disaster was the foundering of the steamer british king sable island on march 11 when it Is estimated that at least eighteen and possibly twenty six lost their lives the correct figures probably will never be known as sev eral men enrolled as members of the crew are said to have deserted before the ship sailed