The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-05
MARINE NEWS.
LRu uched.

Launched.
RoCKLAND, Jan. 4.-Launched today from
the yard of Sanford Stsrrett, a double decked
bark of 536 tons, and named Will w. Case
She is very fine vessel, owned by White g.
Case and others, and is to be commanded by
Capt. Thomas Dermot.
nEaine Vessels Ashore.
BOSTON, Jan. 4.-The schooner Mary Ann of
Machias, from New York for Boston, with coal
slipped from her anchors off Chatham in the
gale and put away for Nantucket. On entering
the harbor she struck on the bar, beat over, and
today she was lying on the flats leaking slight
ly. She will be got off as soou as the weather
permits. The captain reports seeing several
vessels sink during the gale.
The schooner Frederick Fish of Boston, Capt.
Davis, sank on the Handkerchief Shoal night
of the I'd inst. in the storm. The captain and
his wife and child, together with the crew, left
the wreck and landed at Great Point (Nantuck.
ETY. on the Sd. The mate, who was the captains
brother, died from exposure in the boat after
leaving the vessel. The vessel was coal laden.
The Frederick Fish was 239 tons register, built
at Waldorboro', in 1866, and was owned by Mr..
Joseph Fish.
Schooner Harriet Fuller, Elizabethport fol-
Portland, with coal, parted cables off Cape Cod
during the gale this morning, and now lies on
the beach on the east end of Nantucket, total
loss. The crew saved.
Schooner l. ost with all ON hoard.
Capt. Harding, Vineyard pilot, attached
to the schooner Oliver Anes, which arrived
here this evening, reports that about O'Clock
Thursday morning, while near Nauset Point
Cape Cod, they were obliged to anchor to save
themselves from driving ashore. 1t was snow.
| ing heavily and the weather was intensely cold
About O'Clock discovered a two masted schoon.
er ashore lust inside the breakers with all sail
set Owing to the violence of the storm and
l imminent danger they were in themselves, nc
assistance could be given. Capt. Harding says
| he could see four men on the end of the jib'
boom with the sea breaking heavily over them
They watched the vessel until a tremendous sea
| struck her.
Her mssts went by the board, she lurehe6
heavily and disappeared from view. and by
| o'clock there was not piece as large as jolly
boat in sight. Shortly after the vessel went
| down the men attached to the life saving sta
| ton made their appeara nee on the beach, which
was not more than 800 yards away, but they
He thinks if they had been on the beach in
season the entire crew might have been saved.
The name of the schooner he thinks was the
Martha Innes, which left Vineyard Haven fol
Boston Wednesday. He thinks, by the size Of
| the vessel, she carried crew of six men.
En- General.
| The ship John o Baker of Savannah, Capt
Pennell from Bremen for the United States, is
| reported, in London despatch of January g.
| to be ashore off Ostsnd ana would probably be
| total loss. The j. o. Baker was lilo tons
register, built at Brunswick, Me-, in 1859. and
| hailed from Savannah. She was owned BY
| Messrs. Pencil.
| The q. S. Steamer Kearsarge went ashore or
Beacon Ledge in Portsmouth Harbor, yester
| day. 1t is expected she will come off next tide
| without damage.