The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Various Matters.

Boston, Jan. 25.-James T. Wheeler, book
keeper for Jones & Farley, wholesale fruit
dealers on State street, absconded Thursday
with $4,000 entrusted to him to depositn a
bank.
The dwelling occupied by C. H. Brown and
family on Warwick street. was badly shatter-
ed last evening by the explosion of gas in the
basement. Mr.. Brown, who was looking for
the leak with lighted lamp, received severe
injuries.
down to tie Compass station Saturday, and
will sail for Key West probably Monday. She
has lost several of her crew by desertion
Two drafts of men left the receiving ship
Ohio Saturday, bound for Key West and Pana-
ma. By these drafts aud the draft of 300 men
for the frigate Brooklyn, there are now only 80
men excluding officers on board of the Ohio.
Vessel Capsized-Loss of Life.
At half past three o'clock yesterday after
noon, the schooner Franklin Rogers, Rogers
captain, from Chatham for Boston, capsized
10 miles east of Boston Light, during heavy
squall from the northwest and sunk in three
minutes. The captain and two of the crew
were lost. Their names are as follows: Frank
lin Rogers, captain; Solomon Eldridge, Charles
Halves. The survivors are Thomas G. Hardy,
Thomas j. Mayo, Sidney NJ. Robbins, Allen
Burgess, Albert Crowell, John Williams, Hen
~ L. Emery, Orfick Robbins and Isaac Bearse,
Jr. All of Chatham except Crowell.
The details of the disaster are told by the
survivors as follows:
''When the squat struck us, we 1.-THE crew in
all twelve men) jumped from below on deck as
quickly as possible, leaving all behind us and
having: just time to cut away the big dory.
Some jumped overheard not having time to
get into her and were picked up
After getting clear of the vessel we found
the captain missing We were in the dory one
and a half hours, the wind increasing to gale
with heavy sea running, carrying us at the
unf fho 10 A osa1o
a light close on board which proved to be the
pilot boat Edwin Booth. At this time some of
our company were about exhausted, some of
them being without hats or boots or outside
clothing, those having hats or boots being oblig-
ed to use them in keeping the water out of the
dory. We hailed the Edwin Booth with all
our might, which fortunately heard our cry for
help. We were just able to reach line the
boat threw us, the Edwin Booth being in the
wind was forging astern. We were caught I'M
der the stem and our dory was soon filled and
capsized. Capts. John II. Jeffrey and John R.
Cummings, pilots on the boats, threw us ropes
and rendered us every assistance possible and
all except two of us were enabled to get on
board We could not have survived in our boat
another hour; as it was some of us were frost
bitten. All who survived landed in destitute
condition, without outside clothing and having
neither hats, boots nor jackets
The survivors of the wreck were kindly cared
for at the Mariners Home by Mr.. Hamilton,
and their most pressing wants in the way of
clothing by the Boston Provident Association
They will probably leave for their homes in
Chatham this afternoon. Our merchants, es-
pecially those of Cape Cod birth. will gladly
take this occasion of liberality Capt. Rogers,
who was lost was well known and very
highly respected gentleman, who made the
soundings on Georges Bank for Eldridge's
chart. Henry L. Emery, the youngest of the
crew, some time since saved the lives of the
crew of the Queen of the Fleet, which was
wrecked at Wellfeet, Cape Cod, by swimming
through the surf with life line by means of
which all were rescued. On the occasion of this
wreck he nearly stripped himself OF his cloth
ing in an attempt to preserve tn life of COM
rade, who unfortunately died in the boat.
Amherst will not Row.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 25.-The Amherst Col
lege Boating Association at fully attended
meeting yesterday afternoon, unanimously
resolved that the holding of the regatta at SaT-
atoga would be hostile to the welfare of the
Rowing Association of the college in general,
and Of Amherst in particular, and that Am
herst will not row in Saratoga waters Arrange
ments were make for class regatta on the
Connecticut at Hartford commencement week.
George Cole of North Leverett, while intox-
Gated and driving down a steep hill Thursday,
vas thrown from the sleigh and instantly kill
ed.