Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-08
General News.


ARRIVAL on SCH. ADDISON CENrKg-A
FLucKr LITTLE CAPTAIN SAWS HER. AND
GEES $500 sALvAGE.-Sch. Addison Center,
OF this bort. reported IN our last paper a. be-
ing run down and abandoned. and subsequent
~ picked up and carried into Portland, arriv-
ed al this port on Monday. The particular, of
her being saved are follows. and serve a. an
illustration OF what pluck can do when proper
~ directed:
She had bren boarded by quite a number of
vessels. the master. Of which considered il i'm
possible 10 get her into port. And they were
not 10 blame for 80 thinking. 4, she had big
hole in her stern through which the water wa,
making rapidly, and it was apparent that she
woulI soon 20 down.
ON AOnday she was sighted by Captain
George NhltmOrC, of Sch. Hen. OF Ellsworth.
Me. bound for Boston. He hal a. crew two
boys only. Letting his own vessel DRIFT. they
boarded the Center in their boat and he conccil-
ed the idea of saving her. Ii wa, then > O'Clock
IN the afternoon, aud he Immediately commence
ed Notwithstanding large piece OF duck
out Of the mainsail, he contriysd by dint If
much ingenuity, TO nail il over the mole. TO
do this required considerable eXerton, ospec-
iIly the mailing under water: but lie stuck 10
The JOB with a tenacity which knew no such
word ~ fail, and after several hour, of constant
eXerilon. which will be thoroughly understood
| by any one knowing the nature of such "a task.
he had the satisfaction of seeing it accomplished
Getting sail on her. he went on board his
own vessel and gave instructions to the two
lads no" 10 run for Portland. and then return
ed alone 10 the Center. Giving the vessel "A
heel So as TO relieve the damaged part a. much
"a possible, he cut the cable and sh, ped his
course for Portland. followed by the Ellen.
line little breeze spIang up, and the water in
the vessel rushing forward, brought the stern
out Of the water, which efiectually prevented
her taking in any more. This operated much
in his favor. as she was then twO-thirds full of
water, and unless the leak had been stopped,
she would not haye kept sfloat but a short time
longer. He ran all night and reached port Oh
wednesday noon.
Mr.. Horatio Bapsou, one of the owners of
the Center, upon hearing of her arrival, imme-
diately went TO Portland, and at once acceded
to Capt. Whltmores demand of $500 salvage
in behalf OF the Gloucester Fishing Insurance
Company, OF this city, and the Naumkeag Of
flee of Salem, at which offices the vessel was in
sured. 1t was plucky job throughout, and
the vessel will soon be repaired and made as
good as ever. Capt. Whitmore is a young man.
only twenty-five years Of age, and this feat
proves that he is the right sort OF a man for
master Of a yessel.-lCape Ann Advertiser.
There We're GIG deaths in New York
last week.
1t is just one year since Charley
Ross was stolen.
The public debt was reduced ST.
401 Nv III June.
Harvard conferred LID. on Gov.
CASTOR of Mass.
1t has been decided not to commute
the sentence of Pemeroy, the boy muir
derer.
Miss Charlotte Cushman is quite i'll
at her residence in Newport.
The roch on which Boyton landed
on the English shore has been named at.
ter him.
About 100 tons OF rock fell from I'M
derneath the American Falls at Niagara
on Monday.
The Tooth anniversary of Washing
ton taking command of the army was |
conmemorated in Cambridge on Sa,ur-
day.
1t is estimated that over IL, 1000, 900
feet of lumber were burned in the forest |
fires in the vicinity of Alpena, Mich,
recently.