The Portland daily press., 1870-12-29
shipwreck and SnGering-The Loss of
Sch. Georgia Todd Of tCalais.

The following sad story is told by Capt. w.
I. Hill, of the schooner Georgia Todd, of Cal
ais, Me-, who, with a part of his crew, arrived
at this port last Sunday in the British ship
Euxine, Capt. Owens, of Liverpool, by whom
they were picked up at sea: "The schooner
Georgia Todd, of Calais, Capt. W. T. Hill, sail
ed from ST. Stephens, N. B., Dec E15, with a
cargo of white pine boards, bound to Havana,
and at P. NJ. on that day sshe was nearly up
with Machias, Seal Islands bearing about
south. The wind was northwest, and increas-
ing. with he avy head sea.
At6 P. NJ the vessel pitching heavily,it was
found necessary to take in more SAIL which
was done, and the vessel was kept off S. S. w.
twas noticed that the schooner acted strange
iy, and woLld not steer we'll even under all
was attributed to that cause At $50 P. NJ,
Seal Islands bearing N. n E., Is miles, it was
suddenly found that the vessel was nearly full
of water, and filling so quickly that the cap
tain had barely time enough to'get his wife out
of the cabin in her night clothes, not being
able 10 save single article of wearing apparel
The wind at this time had changed to N. N.
W., blowing gale The vessels course was
turned to the southwark. She went on very
we'll for three hours, or until about midnight,
when she preached ito, and turning over on
her side, threw all hands into the sea. The
first and second mates, the steward and the
captains wife were all drowned. The remain
der regained the wreck and after much trouble
succeeded in cutting the weather main rig
cling, when the vessel righted, and the snrviv.
Ors took refuge on the quarter and remained
there, suffering terribly from the cold until
Sunday afternoon, the 18th.
Fortunately during the day the British
schooner Victoria hove in sight, aud at once
made an effort to save the lives of the perishipg
men, although this vessel was also disabled
and in a very leaky condition.
They succeeded, however, in getting two of
them off the wreck, but in coming alongside
the vessel their boat was stove in and render
ed useless, which accident prevented their re-
turn for the other TWO men still remaining on
the wreck. But determining to save them if
possible they lay by all night, hoping to get
the seamen safely off in the morning. But at
daylight ON the 10Th, a ship was discovered to
leeward, which proved to be the Euxine, from
Liverpool for Boston, and as the Victoria was
in such poor condition as to be considered
hardly seaworthy the two rescued seamen were
transferred to her. Captain Owens of the Eux-
inc, after hearing the story of the shipwreck,
Immediately made sail and stood for the
Georgia Todd ,trusting to be in time to save the
rest OF the crew.
On coming up with the wreck the men were
removed to the ship, Where TIER r Wants p we're
kindly attended to, and with their otheri COM
panions were brought to this port. They ex-
press the warmest gratitude to the officers of
the Ellxine for the kind treatment received at
their hands,
The following are the names of the lost:-
Mrs. Hill, captains wife; Alfred Price of St.
Stephens, mate John Knight of Calais, second
mate, and James Kennedy of st. Stephens,