Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-30
Further Paruculals Of the Collision Between the
Steamer Cambridge and Maine Schooner.

Ihc Steamer Cambridge Of Sanford's In
d pendent line. lett Fosters wharf Bos-
tom saturday after Don AZ / o'clock The
usual time Tor leaving Boston i Friday,
buf Ice steamer was DELAYED BIZ reason Of
"a li-tt tI East Boston on that day. where
5; Na~ intended 70 have some copperins re-
ga.r~ made. Inc repairs. however. were
iat made, and the icamer returned to
it~tcr'- wharf and left a. previously stat
ed saturday afternoon. with small num-
brr Of passengers. aud light freight
About 80. when nearly eight miles north
east 81 Thatchcr'> Island. the schooner
Thomas Hunt. of swans Island Maine,
which had been standing off 10 the south
east aud beating mp. was discovered right
iu front al the bow of the Cambridge
which had ali along complied with the law
regulating the use OF steam whistles in
fegLy weather. Immediately the pilot of
thu steamer reversed the engines and U sed
every means To prevent a collision but the
Cambridge had too much headway and
struck the schooner in her knight-heads
starting her stem from the wood ends. The
captain and "a crew Of three men at once
abandoned the schooner aud were taken
ou board the 'ambridge. Had the steam
er not reversed her engines she would
have gone over the schooner and probably
al hands GA board would have been lost.
me Cambridge started her plank from the
wood ends above the water. causing very
>l-At damage. Captain Charles b. San
ford OF the Cambridge. ordered the first
mate, Mr.. ingrahain. 10 take eight men.
board the schooner and take the command.
After placing canvass under her bow to
stop the leak. the steamer took the schoon-
er ~ tow. changing her course again 10
Boston Mr.. lngrdham. the mate. let go
the anchors. chains and everything that
could Tighten the schooner. which was
loaded with sawed lumber. boards. cedar
poles aud brick. and put hi, crew in the
hold 10 work the pumps. The men were
kept busy all night having hard work 10
keep the schooner ahOAt. and AT DAYLIGHT
Sunday morning both steamer and schoon-
er arrived al Fosters wharf. when the
schooner was hauled into the dock. and
upon the men abandoning their labors al
the pumps. she soon filled and sank.
shortly after the steamer Karahdin ar.
rived aud discharged her freight alongside
OF The Cambridge after which the freigh,
% The latter was taken by the katahdin
aua a. about noon sunday she sailed. tax.
Ing the passengers Of the Cambridge
Capt. sanford ordered the clerk of tn,
Ca nbridEe 10 refund the passage none,
- the passengers Of that steamer on ac
cum
THE SILENCE OF SCHURz.-A German
paper published in Cincinnati gives the fol
lowing explanation of Senator Schurz'
notable silence since the convention In tina
city:
The well known political economis,
Edward Atkinson OF Massachusetts. VIII,
OF the Cincinnati Convention, espresso
himself most decidedly against the can
ddacy of Greeley and Brown. Mr. Akin
son Is a well known ant-protectionist. hi
lectures delivered in different cities fey
years ago having materially assisted il
making the very important tariff question
understood. and having gained consider
able ground tor the -protectionists
Greeley, who. during his whole politica
career. has fought against the theory O
Tree trade with all the arms in his com
mand. l., In the eyes of Mr.. Atkinson.
hlnderer. and not true exponent of tn
real reform movement. These views ar
shared by thousands of the original RI
formers. who cannot make up their mind
% support the candidacy of Mr.. Greeley
The convention was called in the interes,
of the anti-protectionists, and it nominate
the most rabid protectionists in the Unite
States. By such tactics the conyentio
displaced the original standpoint of the r,
formers. and virtually abandoned one {
their cardinal questions. This Is alss III
explanation of the omin0us silence
Senator Schurz. who. like a raging Achi
les, Is still brooding over the bargain an
sale OF the Cincinnati Convention, an
VINO. 1t seems, has not yet recovered fro
Inc stroke received there. Sehurz eviden
y intends waiting for the coming polite:
events in the conventions Of PHILADELPHIA
and baltimore. before he allows himsc
10 be heard from. Greeley and his Pro
lection muckers are as bad a fit in hIs nru
grainme as in that Of Mr.. Atkinson.
Potatoes were dull In the Ra.~.