Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-07-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Eastport.
BURNING OF THE STEAMER QUEEN.

BURNING OF THE STEAMER QUEEN.
EAsTPoRT. July 22.-The steamer Queen
arrived here from Calais yesterday and
hauled up for the summer. About five
o'clock engineer Newcomb discovered fire
on board. The department was called out
aud Col. cambridge of Fort Sullivan came
down with his men. but the fire had gained
such Roadway that the steamer could not
be saved. Nothing is left of her hut her
bottom.
The steamer was owned by he Frontier
Steamship Company of Calais, and had run
twenty years. Mr.. Newcomb lost all his
clothes by The steamer.
The steamer was 800 tons burthen, built
at Newburyport in lsis. and was valued
at about $4,000
Loss or THE STEAMER NEW ENGLAND.
The steamer New England on her pas
sage from 81. John to PASSPORT to-day. was
wrecked on the Wolves. The steamer Is a
total loss. Passengers, crew and baggage
all saved. The steamer Bell Brown has
gone to her.
PARTICULARS OF THE WRECK.
EAsTroRr, Me-, a3d.-The steamer Belle
here at four o'clock. From the baggage
master of the New England learn the
following particulars: Steamer Nrw Eng
land left st. John al her usual time. made
| aI.r MI ~ ALL b.,
Lighthouse. She struck the Eastern Wolf
some ten miles from Lead liarbor Light,
and fifteen miles from here. ut eleven
O'Clock. some two hours before high water
She remained there over a. hour III that
time every one had an opportunity 10 work
and 10 save what they cnuld. Fred H.
Mutt of the Eastern Express. WAS on board
aud saved all his money, papers aHd parn-
ages, even 10 some boxes Of fresh salmon.
though the latter were cooked and eaten
by the passengers after taken ashore. The
clerk OF the steamer saved bis money aud
papers. Most of the bedding and furniture
except what was III the lower cabin was
saved. IL was perfectly calm az the time
though the fog was very dcu-c. 50 much 80
that they could not zee twenty feet from
the steamer. There were two ieet of water
on the Wolf when -hc struck She
struck twice and made two revolutions. -
time. Five feet morc-wou,d have cleared
the rock. When she struck She kcclcd
over 50 the water went into The after gang
way. The metallic boat, proved thr best
The wooden boat Wa stove "a the rock,
She turned over At high water this morn
ing, aud is all covered with water except
her Keel. NJ doubt about her being IT,
al los. There Wa no panic anil np enc
frightened. Good order wu- manifested.
All The officer. and men worked we'll. ana
the passengers rendered III thc assistance
they could, Had i been rongh or stormy
all hands must have been lost. Her irri tht
Of fish and wool principally wa, lo-,. Mr.
Mutt had some horses ID III, charge that Il,
got safely ashore. Three Year, asp TIN.
[ same steamer cane yrry near going A.hor,
I at thi, very place, within d fr,, feet ~ u IL
I low water. The ledge /, twenty feet nut
/ Of water. l. wasn't one minute brlur,
they ,aw the rock Till they struck Pas
-cn-cr. len here this morning 20 taxa thg
I car, at y. Andrews for Boston. Ih,
I steamer vent ashore by making too great
( allowance for the tide. when ,hc Bclle
\ Brown got there, the passenger hal ~,
s.I- ',.'. PEE W., au, .. s..+l n44,"s mug HurI
/ they would De taken on. The steamer wv
OF St. John passed her. a. they could hr4t
her whistle, aud they tric.l T. attract atlcu.
ton by blowing the whistle tor 10 minutes
ringing bell. sc. bu, couldn't make WI
hear. The New England va, . good boat
and In good order and was worth $50. 900
She was inspected yesterday by j. ".
! Dyer, who was on board At the time