Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-16
From the Portland Press. !
Sad Marine Disaster.
Loss OF SCHOONER HELEN ELIZA, or
LAND. ALI THE Grew LOST SAVE

Yesterday morning we learned the
sad news of the loss of the hooner Hell
en- Eliza of Gloucester. Mass. on the
southeast part of Peaks Island. The
following account OF the shipwreck we
received from the lips of Charles Jordan
Of Rockport, Mass. the sole survivor OF
crew OF twelve.
Jordan states that about 10 l-2 o'clock
on "Wednesday morning the vessel start
ed to run into Portland. The wind
was out ;. :. f. The first land made
by them was Ram Island. about mile
outside of White Head. Al that time
the fog had closed in all around them.
the rain was pouring in torrents and
the wind blowing hurricane. They
immediately came to an anchor. letting
out both anchors. A. the cables how
ever. parted. they put on the torc.ail.
closc-rccicd, and got up al they could
Of the mainsai. The iib was blown
clean out 81 the bolt-ropcs Before they
parted their cables they saw Portland
Light They undertook 10 run for the
Light but couldn't get the vessel into
the channel being too FAR to the east
ward. After running about twenty
minutes. a. near "a Jordan could Judge.
NV - tftPfl'l ~ " y Nv Nv NhA flliii !
seem to hang on the rock either time
but kept on going. They then found il
was impossible Ia 10 ANYTHING and
Jordan went below and stripped % shirt
and unw>er~ ~ be prepared for any
emergency. With him il the fnrcca~tlc
were two men. q. woods, and -. llar-
RI. anu thrrc boys, J. BRAY. g.. Clark
and Joel Fairbanks. H. had hardly got
prepared when the schooner struck ON
thu southeast part ot Peaks Island with
such violence that the bow was crushed
ia aud all in thr iorccA-flr were crushed
to death except himself, he escaping bv
rushing into the hold In second
time. he should think. tremendous
wave Knocked ph the deck and swept
him ont at the hold. aud q. ~ came ~
tn" surface b. managed to i'm a.
10 seize d portion At the wreck. IL Saw
q. tlark ana H. LurNel Struggling III
tie water a. the wave swept IN them.
A. soon ~ p" recovered hi~ breath hn
TT ~ thr wreck ~rilri floating bar
ri. AMI when The returning wave dash
c,l him upon the rock. D." -riIrd AMI
held onto them until thc -ca r-rcd"d.
v hen hi clamhrrci to th- beach nnd
wa~ ,ate The following i~a list ~ ti.
crew: Captain Edward Mjllrti Alhcrt
lArr, Emerson Culht. David Harris.
Bcniah Lurvry. joel Fairbanks and
james BRAY oi Knckport. Me- ,,carge
Woods. Providence. Il L.: Grnrgc
CLARK. Charles CLARK Rpckpurt, No
Tho bodt % Frederic Lane ~, been
washed ashore
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Hall, "
thi- civ. ~ the request ~ thr residents
Of Peaks Island. proceeded tn thu spot
where two Of thu men had washed ashore.
Lane WHO l. mentioned above. aud Col
bv. both ~ Eockpori. Mas An inquest
wa deemed unnecessary. 1t was as
crrtaIncd hat Lane. who was about ~
YEAR oi age. has wife in Rockpnrt
and relatives in Boston. and that Colby
leaves wife and four or tive children.
Mr.. Rich the undertaken. furnished cot-
fins, trusting to the hpn.-ty al the ria
lives Of the deceased To- See that ~ was
paid for them. ana they wrrc iprw Ar,ird
"a the hrpthcr-iu-law OF Lane ia Boston
to D. sent ID Rnckpprj. The Portland
Steam Packet 80. not only generously
furnished transportation gratis but al-
- -cnt man 10 take carr NJ the bodies
MAXINE DISASTERS.
W. learned Yesterday that our worst
anticipatinu- Ia regard To the los ~
life At sea were realized. Besides the
"r''nlr casualty III PcAk'- Island, ill.,
Owing The los uf eleven liye-. there
W'fr ~r"rr- ~ Disaster. some III them
harhlN l"-- serious TIL. fishing nrrt
Nii. "li the coat. composed ui some
Maine A''l Massachusetts, vessels. Ma
=, u'N ~ ~ ~ suddenly and suffer
''' NOR ~ - lana@e. All report
ti'A' ~ N'''0'' M MT winI wA- tear
uot stand MI thr deck VI, ,
ligcI to crawl along nn thct ,,a,,l- XXI
Ines About ~ ~ thc n .ar-f'.,,i
ia our harbor YESTERDAY The. u.,,,.'
I'LL. l. 4 partial lit ~ thu iisasicr-
>chouurr- "Mcrcs" AMI .-.lop. an,
Albion went ASHORE On ~acp Beach
and three men. hn-c uainr- We did
not learn. were drowned
>loop Northern Light. nj Portland,
went ashore nt the same place, but will
com. un without damage
An unknown lumber schooner went
pieces
An unknown schooner j. ashore IN
Fruyt'- Neck. with two ma-t- gone.
|
BROKE. lost iorr.Ail.
schooner j. n. Baker. u Dennis. lost
iOrc,ail Aud boat. >hc reports having
passed. wenty miles ~ tap~ Elizabeth.
quantity ~ wreck stuff. consisting vi
stAve-. x.
schooner Willie Wilbur ot Prov
incetown, Lost jib. boat andtwo anchors
She came near going ashore.
-, 1
lo-t All her sail, except the -t.y-ail. by
M An. Of which The came into The har-
Dor.
Schooner }. e.. Curtis lost sails.
Schooner Mary T.. GREENWOOD. OF
Provincetown. lost her iorc-ail and boat
and was cAp>ized, losing twenty barrel.
OF mackcrel.
The Dread OF Weltlect, split her
fore-ail and lost her boat. This vessel
| also passed wreck.
Tie schooner Kit Carson Of Prov
incetown. had her jib carried away.
ne Annie ;. Freeman OF Welltieet,
had her main boom, man-ail and nv
| ing jib carried away.
ne 'focahonta,. of Gloucester. lost
Jib and boat. Three vessel. were pass
Ell bottom up.
liz ipiio"lhs disasters to Maine YES
sell are reported in the Boston papers
The schooner Mary Eliza. Of Calais,
mas her stern resting on rock in Glou-
cester harbor, and i, suspended in d
manner to allow OF man walking un-
der her. Among the collisions in Bos-
ton AArbor The following schooner
LeVlathan, OF Eden, was disrna-ted and
1851 DO" spflt by coming in contact with
me schooner Albert, Of Jone-port. The
latter received no injury beyond some
| chahnS OF her sides. The schooner
Waterman, Can't. Doritv. was in con
tact with British schooner Lalcah and
the Schooner I. X. Huehlett. Of and
| IRON wells. The Hughlett lost bow
spirit, and is full Of water.
| II ne storm had continued many
, hour, longer not a vessel anywhere near
| the coast pnull h.y.. lupt ptf Eyapy.