Ellsworth American., 1876-11-09
SABLE ISLAND. Oct. Is.
III. W. JOHNSON, ESQ:


III. W. JOHNSON, ESQ:
SIR.-On the 10th we had a very heavy
gale of wind from the ;. W., late In the AZ
ternoon. Morrison saw large two-top-
mast schooner on the y. W. Bar. about
threequarters of mile from the end OF the
dry Bar; she wss In the breakers, the sea
breaking hali-mast high over her. He also
saws he thought he could see three or four
men in the rigging. She was reported TO
me At half-psst four O'Clock. a. IN. | i'm
mediately placed the rocket gear in the
cart and preceded to the west end. When
We arrived at the Bar il was very dark and
we made an attempt TO go out on the Bar,
but when we got out half mile the sea
WAS breaking over II, SO we were surround
ed with water and bad TO return to the
lighthouse, where we remained until day.
break next morning. We then made anOth-
er attempt to go out on the Bar, the sea
still breaking over il. but We succeeded In
wading out TO the end OF the Bar. hen
We arrived there the vessel was not TO be
seen. She must have gone to pieces in the
night and no doubt all hands met watery
grave.
As vet there have been no bodies drifted
on shore nor anything 10 Identify the YES
sells name. She must have been loaded
with herring, for several barrels have DRIFT
ed on shore. The most of the barrels are
braided Labrador No. herring. and in
spected by J. Winsor. some OF the bar
rels are branded outside IT. Cody had
the men and teams collecting and hauling
the fish
Oct. 20th-Last night we picked up the
body OF man apparently eighteen or
twenty years ofsge, with dark brown hair.
and marked on the right arm G. J. c. and
he lpN /
brought to the main station and buried to-
day. We also picked up an American flag
supposed to belong 10 the schooner. |
think she must have been All American tra-
der bound home from Labrador, aud got
caught IN the gale to the ,. W. st the Bar.
Oct 23-we picked up one body last
night. 1t appeared TO be that OF man
over thirty years OF age, five feet seven
inche. IN height. with light hair and red
~hlskers and moustache. He was dressed
in a black suit OF clothes very much torn.
There was nothing In his pockets. we
picked up two bodies to-day. They both
were very muck disiigured, and one was
big man six feet IN height. He had brown
hair. The other man had light hair and
whiskers and seemed to be not more then
twenty years of age. IL appears BY letters
We found IN his pockets tha. his name Is
Delmout Ober. belonging TO Calais. The
letters were addressed 10 schooner NJ. Il.
Reeves | think this is likely the name OF
the wrecked schooner. We found several
small articles in his pockets. which for
ward TO you, together with two coats and
a vest which We took Of his body. We had
them all buried to-day.
Oct. 25.-We picked up another body
last night Ii was tnat OF man five feet
seven in height, with brown hair and light
moustache, and appeared over thirty years
OF age The body was very much disfg-
ured. had 1t brought TO the station and
buried.
(Signed) DUNCAN MCDONALD.
The only clue to the name OF the vessel
Is the articles which were taken frsm one
OF the drowned mems pocket. They are
now in the possession of Mr.. Johnston.
Among them Is a memorandum. book, stat
ing that the owner shipped at Calais, Me,
on the sth OF July for so month, In The
schooner \. b. Reeves. George Bracy,
master; also number Of letters, one ad-
dressed belmont F. Ober, schooner NJ. Is.
Reeves. Narragansett Pier, K. l.; letter
from Lowell, Mass, dated Jan. 18th, lsI6.
one from his sister Olive, dated Calais,
Sept 3Oth. 1915. and another from 81. Ste
phep's, \. b., from Alice j., dated July
2sth. 1876; two receipts for years 1873,
1874, 1873 and 1876. for taxes TO the City OF
Calais also a number of photographs and
small articles.
Meteorological observations at Uni