Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-01-02

fremont.
Two ship.wrccked sailors were landed near
Bass Harbor Friday, BY Mr.. Harden Of Great
Duck Island. The sailors Immediately went TO
the Island House, S. W. Harbor, where they
were visited by Mr. r. Z. Dodge in the interest
| Of the AMERICAN, and, the particulars Of the
sad disaster by which they suffered. ascertain
ed as follows: The Br. schooner Ellen, about
100 tons. Capt. Woodwork, Of, and from St.
Johns. n. b., with long lumber for New Haven,
encountered the gale Of Saturday night, the 2lst
inst, to the eastward OF Mt. Desert. The snow
Sc; In so thick that 1t WAS imprudent 10 run for
. harbor. 80 the vessel was put under double
reefs and headed to the southwark in the hope
OF weatherins the outlying islands. They
would have succeeded. but the gale increased.
and by midnight every sail was blown entirely
Away. Then the vessel became unmsn ageable.
and about O'Clock Sunday morning was dash-
ed upon the rocks on the southeast par, OF the
outer or Great Duck Island.
The crew were clinging to the top Of the
house and deck load, when q sea made clean
breach over the vessel carrying with II the
house and deck load and leaving oil in = fearful
mass between the hull and shore. The next
sea, some what broken by the hull, carried the
mass further on shore, and the captain. mate
and one seaman succeeded in getting hold OF
the rocks. The steward and two seameu were
buried in the debris, and the captain was wash
ed back by the under tow, and only the mate
and one man reached terra arma alive. In less
than half an hour the vessel and cargo were
ground TO atoms. The two men remained in
the woods until daylight and suffered intensely
from exposure TO the driving storm. They
were kindly received and entertained BY. Mr..
Charles Harden, the only inhabitsnt OF the Is
land, who fed and made them comfortable until
Friday. when he took them In his boat and
brought them IS near A. he could 20 the steam
boat landing.
The bodies OF those drowned were recovered
and buried on Duck Island. The crew con-
sisted OF six men and their names: -Captain,
- Woodwork, Of ST. John, y. b., leaves
. wife and four children; Mate. William Kirby,
saved; steward. John McBray. OF Carlton,
n. b.; Seaman, John Russell. OF Portlsnd. y.
H., leaves a wife and three children; ---
Hennessy, OF 81. John. \. b.. lost and samuel
A. smith saved. Kirby and Smith remained
al the Island House until Monday, when they
took the steamer City OF Richmond for Port
land, The Duck Islands lie about or miles
S. 5. W. from Southwest Harbor.
Nj. Edwin nobia-on received telegram
last Tuesday from Capt, VIM. King OF 5. w
Hartor, dated al Gloucester, Mass. stating
that his brother Andrew Robinson, and Au-
gustine Long, were drowned by the wreck OF
the fishing schooner Nimbus OF Gloucester, at
Cape Negro, coast Of Nova Scotia, In the gale
Of December 2lst- The young men were both
about q years old. belonged 10 southwes,
HXrbor and spoken Of as very exemplary and
energetic.
The bark Nsirons, Dix, from Greenock
Scotland. arrived al Bass Harbor, Thirdly
the 2G,h inst, for orders. Capt. Dix was form.
eriy q native Of fremont. but had been there
for thirteen years.
The Winter schools are all in session, and
are being laugh, As follows: Dist. No. !, Geo.
Somes Of MI Desert: Dist. No. .. ID. VI. Bun
ker Of Trenton; Dist. No. 8. Mr.. Savage OF
Bangor; Dist. No. 4, Howard l.. Abbott OF
fremont; Dist No. 5, A. o. Brown, OF Old
town; Dist. No. 8, Miss l. c. Clark OF Ire
mont; Dist. No. :. Mr.. L. Z. Brady, Ellis
worth; Dist. No. $. L. b. Clark Of fremont;
Dist. No. 8, Mr.. Mills OF Deer Isle; Dist. No.
10, W. W. A. Heath Of fremont, Dist. No. IL =,
George Fuller Of fremont; Dist. No. L., Cecil
c. Wssgait, Of MI Desert; Dist. No. 10, Miss
Aargie Chat,o Of Brooksville; Dist No. IA,
Miss Clara Stanley Of fremont; Dist. No. Is,
Miss May Mullen OF fremont