The Portland daily press., 1875-09-29

RESCUE OF THE CREW OF THE SCHOONER
BRUTUs.-The Boston Advertiser says that the
schooner Brutus OF Islesborough, Me-, Capt.
Babbidge, from Boston for Bangor, was passed
sunk off Boon Island, Maine, recently, and
fears bave been entertained for the safety of
the crew. Capt. Babbidge and the entire crew
arrived in that city Sunday from New York,
having been picked up at sea in an open boat.
Captain Babbidge. makes the following re-
port:
Left Boston, Friday, Sept. II, for Bangor,
vessel in ballast. Experienced heavy gale
from the WNW, same night, which lasted un-
til about u clock, Saturday. When about
ten miles SSE from Boon Island, on Friday
night, the schooner sprung leak, and at II,
same night, sunk, about five miles ENE. from
the island. Took to our boat Immediately, the
sea running very high at the time, and it was
with much difficulty that we kept our little
craft from swapping. We set signals of dis
tress as soon as possible; several vessels passed
quite near but seemed not to understand that
we needed assistance, although in an open boat
for eighteen hours. and it half full of water all
the time, the gale increasing and all hands
bailing with anything that could be got hold of
for that purpose, the ship Defiance of Kenne-
bunk, Capt. Frank N. Thompson, hove in sight
and answered our signals of distress. This
was about 8 p. M. Saturday, Sept. 10. The
ship lay to for an hour with her boat manned
and ready to launch if we did not succeed in
reaching them. Fortunately we were able to
pull up alongside the ship, when we were taken
safely on board, and Capt. Thompson and his
officers and crew did all in their power to make
Us comfol table while on his vessel Warm.dry
clothes were exchanged for wet ones; hot cof-
fee and provisions were supplied in abundance,
and every attention to our wants was given.
After being on the Defiance for seven days we
were all landed in New York, from whence,
through the kindness of Messrs. Henry w.
Loud & Co., of that city, and the liberality of
the Old Colony Railroad Company, the ship
wrecked men were sent free to this city. Mr..
w. B. Hazeltine, agent foI the Bangor and
Boston steamers, furnished all hands free
pass to their homes in Maine, where they
headed last eveLing in one of the steamers of
the line Both 10 New York and Boston we
received the greatest care and attention from
all with whom we came in contact, the crews
of several vessels belonging to Islesborough
and st. George, Me-, contributing quite a sum
of money for their fellow.mariners, for all of
which Capt. Babb,dge and his crew return
their most grateful thanks.
The following is list of the crew: Stephen
Babbidge of Islesborough, captain; Avery Gil
key, of same place, mate; Paul F. Babbidge of
Oldtown and Melville Young of Bangor, sea-
men.
Captains Babbidge and Gilkey, both old sea-
men, say they never experienced worse weather
than that during their late unfortunate voyage.
The vessel was owned half by Captain
Stephen Babbidge and the other half by his
BROTHER Captain E. G. Babbidge, of the
schooner Mary Eliza, neither of whom had any
insurance on their interest, and thus lose all
they had in her. The crew saved nothing ex-
cept what they stood in.