The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-15

One Of the most distressing ship wrecks that has
Kepnsbec about Friday last, during the late
heavy gale from the east The ship Hanover Of Bath
sttpmptips to run into the river struck on Pond
Island Bar and almost immed stely went to pieces and
all hands on board persisted, For an account Of the
circumstances attending this fat. disaster, are In
dsbtsd to eye witness every thing that trausprsd
Mr. Oliver states that when he first the Hanov
she about miles outside Of Segun standing In
under three reefsd topsas resfed forssa and fore
topmsst staysail, with the wind he judged, from
BY or EsE, apparently making good weather, and
With . fair prospect of making . harbor without
difficulty. He sccordipgly got his boat in resdi-
ness for boarding the ship-wbich he intended to
discovered, however, that owing to the strong
sbb tide that setting out Of the river and westerly
The ship was rapidly falling to lsewsrd and as she sp
the shore the wind veered esstery ana
headed her of; and under there circumstances ne
saw that che must fail to weather Pond Island
little to the wrstw Ard Of the Island from which he
had full view Of what followed Captain Rogers nnd
ing he must fall to leewsrd tackled ship with view
no doubt as he was well acquainted with the csast to
make barber to the westward to stand to sea- The
ship stayed with readiness but when head 70 the WIND
ehe was met by tremendous which lifted her for
ward and at the time settling aft her stern struck
heavily the bar carrying away the rudder aud lift
ing post and the whole after part Of the ship
She however psyed off rapidly and the after yards not
ing hauled, swung round with her head nshore. At
on her beam ends and her tcpmasts carried away
The gained the side Of the ship, but swept
OIL by the second and the tandMasts fore and aft
carried by the board She was literally ground
to atoms In the almost incredibly short space Of
twenty minutes after the Hanover first struck, not an
appearance Of her to be seen save the fragments
that were rolling in the surf along the beach The
brsadsides came on shore quite entire, and ALEC
considerable portion OF the floor, The mssts and
spars were wholly broken to pieces. The beach
for nearly two miles Is strewn with the fragments
of the wreck Various articles Of furniture belong
ing to the chip, and Of clsthing have been picked
up, and among them trunk of clothing belonging to
Capt Rogers The ships company is believed to con:
sst Of seventeen persons The and residence Of
the larger part of them have not been able to learn
Capt. Rogers belonged to this city Mr. Bartlett and
MIR Butchins the first aud second officers belonged to
Phipsburg; johnson, colored, West Bath; Samuel
Witham Bath, aud Mr. Bstchelder, Phpsburg. These
all that at present known The body of Capt.
Rogers found sunday and brought to the city.
That Of a also found but not recognized. The
Hanover built and owned BY Levi Houghton, was
IL old and carried $50 tons. She Insured for
$1,000 The cargo uninsured The whole loss
ship and cargo IL estimated at SEQ 600
We learn from several gentlemen who have visited
the d that timber of the Hanover Is
much sounder than could have been expected in ship
of her age There Il but little appearance Of de-
cay and far soundnsss il concerned, she wonld
have run for many years.