The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
MARINE DISASTERS.


LOSS OF THE SCHOONER GEN. MEADE.
In the storm of Monday night the schooner
General Meade, from Belfast, was trying to
| make this harbor. The schooner was loaded
| with oil casks, and when off Green Island she
found very heavy sea and strong wind which
was carrying her towards the island. The va.
| por from the sea together with the sea made it
impossible to.see where the vessel was going.
Efforts were made to weather the storm off
Green Island reef, but it was useless, and about
six o'clock the schooner struck with great vio-
lence on the ledge. The retreating wave pull.
ed her back little, but the next sea set her
down with such force on the rocks that her
cabin was quickly filled with water, both masts
went by the board, and she began to leak in
several places at once. Every sea swept clear
over her and the crew at once began to look for
means of escape. Notwithstanding tie heavy
sea small boat was launched, and the captain
and three men got in narrowly escaping being
capsized. After several hours of great suffer-
ing and peril, during which they were all more
or less frost bitten, they arrived in this city.
The General Meade went to pieces during the
night. She was of about 46 tons burden, and
was owned in Belfast.
LOSS OF THE WILLIAM ARTHUR.
A despatch to Boston paper gives addition.
al particulars of the loss Of the schooner VIM
Arthur. The schooner arrived at Msrtha's
Vineyard Friday evening and anchored off
Cape Poge. On Saturday, about p. m., in the
gale she parted her chains and went ashore on
Stony Point, near Cape Poge beach She big
ed and sunk at $50 p. m. She has careened
over some but lays with larboard bulwarks and
bowsprit out of water. Capt. Hackett and all
OF his crew took to dory, and landed safely on
the beach. They proceeded Immediately to
Cape Poge lighthouse, where they were bearti
ly welcomed and kindly cared for by Mr. Wor-
ster, light-Seeper. The mate was in a helpless
condition. having previously been injured by
SPAR Two of the crew were badly frost bitten
but are now dong we'll The gale was very Sc
we're and the waves ran high where the vessel
was lying at anchor in an open roadstead, re-
ceiving the full rake of the northerly gale. The
vessels boat had been previously stove, and
Only an unsuitable dory substituted. 1t is
wonder that no mishaps occurred in reaching
the shore, as the seas ran high and they were
compelled to land upon the shore with the full
force of the gale lashing it at the same time,
creating consider able surf. 1t is said that her
deck is broken up, and that the cabin and deck
hoise have foated ashore.
Loss OF THE SCHOONER UTICA
Yesterday morning Mr. G. A. B. Morse, one
of the owners of the schooner Utica, Captain
Thcrndike, of this port, received news that the
vessel was sunk in Herring Gut, South St.
George. She went ashore in the terrible storm
of Saturday night. Both anchors were down,
but the gale was SO severe that the vessel drag
ged them and was landed high up on the rocks
so high in fact that the crew escaped by step
ping ashore The vessel was loaded with
thousand casks of lime which took fire, and the
vessel was entirely consumed. The Utica was
Sc tons burden, and with the cargo, valued
at about $2500. About eighty barrels of the
Cargo were saved.