The Wreck of the Montclair
The list of wrecks along the outer beach of Cape Cod is a lengthy one, with several tragedies registered during the winter of winter of 1926-27. One of the most memorable disasters of that season occurred on this day 89 years ago, with the wreck of the Montclair. “There has just been a great wreck, the fifth this winter and the worst,” Henry Beston wrote in his book, “The Outermost House.” “On Monday morning last, shortly after five o’clock, the big three-masted schooner Mont