Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-21
DISASTERS.

DISASTERS.
- ~ .i" ;,r.;.TP r.. q barge Jane Ad-ne
dat ut ~ Thomas, Jan .--'' Len rprtI4ut .J.
"wednesday. Dc .. with ctCryt hing B. oA
fANprub.r ltr "a good run, bus we hu.s ait I.
wtnI ~ wasted for - hour~ N PM On the '0
thn wind hauled to the South IN hour .fe~
strucA its shack, with light breeze from NV
everything fuElei except two lower tor>ai..
n truck IN perfect hurricane from 49,
West which threw the vessel completely .t
her beam ends. Let 60 main topsail sheet. Atit
y had no effect sent the mate forward to ..
~ the ioTetops,ti sheets and hoist The heal o..
Jin. b u she would not right or fail of; al n
TINE the band broke GA the tiler head, lashca
The tillcr with the end Of main brace four part.
from each sud- but snapped them al, cf,iu.
the uiler possession of the deck. Nothing re-
manned but y cut away craw ed along tn.
weather SIDE down 70 the mikzrnmast and cut
II about one third of, hu; she would not right.
sent the second mate 10 cut the maintop na.t
but h" cut the ilrefa1St rigging. aud away went
the malnms't heRi and foretopmast.-Th
done she commenced 10 pay of aud righLcd
Amer clearing The decks Of water We found il
drawn the ringbolts from the timber heads and
waterways, rnd all the spare spars, lumber.
ana barrel Of tar had been washed overheard
IL hled The stnreroom. and washed out every.
thing that had been broached TN saturday
Kept her OH tor Bermuda, but when up with Il
the weather WIS 80 bad did not dare 10 run tor
II, and Kept away for 1t Thomas, where we ar
rived to-day. We lost mainmA-t head mizyrn
mast and mkxea topmast, one topmast one
topsalantmast, one topsaii yard. one tppgal-
ant yard, one royal yard, spanker boom ana
gait, fish dayit and derrick. and pair topm4st
bacAstays, one topgallsnt backstay, one royal
backstay, and everything attached 10 the ulx-
zen mast; the spankrr and gan topsail is all the
sails have IosS
Sch vanDusen, Foster. from Portland for
M.tanZas, which put into Bermuda ilhult ia
distress, resumed her voyage 5lst, having re
paired.
Brig Augelia, from New York for Ro.ari.
before reported at Bermuda in distress. remain
ed 9th inst, the capt having returned 10 Ia
obtain funds To meet expenses.
Brig Hattie Emery, Fits. from Portland
for Natanzas, was wrecked eth ult, on Green
hey. Abaso. Crew saved.
brig X > Hassei. from Pensacoia with INN
Der, nj Havana It'll inst, in going up the channai
was suddenly backed by the shifting OF tho
wind. and had to anchor, and a. the water VA,
shallow she struck and smashed Ia IA few plank
OF her bottom, causing her to leak badly ~.
was waterlogged and would be Discharged
where she laid.
Barque George 5. Brown, from Hambur.
for New York, which put into Queenstown III
ln'I !eaAin2, j. discharginS her cargo to repair.
She reports having met with Il succe ssion Of
heavy gales ten days m she left On The e5I
Dec. IN lat ~, ION - an able seaman named
John Clark, OF koc kland, was washed over
board whle working at the pumps. 4 boat
was immediately lowered TO save him but wa-
smashed against the ships side and broken /,
atoms All the efforts of the captain proved
iruIJirss, and the unfortunate man sank within
a few cables lengths Of the ship.
Barque Jane Adeiine, Hutchinson from
Portland Tor oardenas, put into 81. Thomas l.t
inst with loss OF sprs, &c. a. previously stated
and not into 81 trOlN, As aitrrwa ards reported
Brig -krolitegofs It John, NIB, Capt Thomas,
bound 10 It. John, NIB, ia ballast from Bos
ton, was stranded on Bakers Island Bar. ne.r
Mt. Desert on the night Of the 18th inst. M
about O'Clock IN the evening in snow storm.
WIND East and blowing fresh. At II O'Clock a
perfect gale; vessel pounding heavily and
beating up on the rocks. Al O, lock on I'll,
morning Of the 18th the crew succeeded in p.t
ting ashore, the tide being down. Two Of the
men got bewldercd and could not find their
way up TO the Island and at last got back 10
the brig and went on board. On the Hood tide
the vessel BE- At tremendously. Once about II
O'Clock in the foreooon, she went over the bar
Oh her broad side with her masts LAYING In the
water The two men on board who were ex-
posed TO the storm and cold, dashed themselves
10 the rigging, and at o'clock in the afternoon
4 boat succeeded in getting off from the Island
and went to their relief and succeeded in TAX
Ing them Of The vessel will probably lie a
toisl ioss-saiis and rigging artialiy saved In
a damaged state. The captain ana crew tender
their thanks to the lighthouse keeper and the
Inhabitants on the Isls"d Tor their kindness to
the IN in their disiross.
Brig Kate Fo.1sr(of cherry feld), Brown. II
New YORK n1m salt cay, tt, has had heavy
weather luring latter part of passage and wa
siY dsys \. Of Hatteras.
sch Northern Light, Plummer, Of and from
Machlas, while going up Boston harbor morn
ing Of the 18th, ran ashore on Ram Head, where
she remains in a leaky condition. The steam.
er Charles Pearson has gone to her assistance
she would probably come of at high water.
PORT OF MACaIAs.
ARRIVED
Dec 81, sch, Decorra, Clark, Boston.
SAILED.
4 aoI, i
10, Fri, Boyes, West Indies.