The Portland daily press., 1880-04-09
AN EvENTFuL VOYAGE.
Resc ne of the Grew of the John A. Cook.

Yesterday morning the bark Josie R. Lopez
arrived at this port from Matanzas with mo-
laSses to Phinney & Jackson. Capt. Leland
reports that on March 9th, in heavy gale,
John Newman, seaman and native of Fin
land, was lost overheard and drowned.
On March 25th, while the bark was lying to
in heavy north-northwest gale, she shipped
tremendous sea, which swept the decks of
every movable thing, water casks, BOBBY
hatch, etc, and started the ship leaking badly.
The captain was obliged to put the vessel be-
fore the gale and order all hands to the pumps.
For eighteen hours the men had to work with
all their might before they could free the ship
from water. The sea knocked down Charles
Nerberg, seaman, and injured him very bad
ly about the head and face.
On Wednesday last, when thirty miles south
of Cape Elisabeth in the gale, a schooner was
made out to leeward with the American flag
flying union down. The Lopez went to her
assistance and found the vessel was the sch'r
John A. Cook, Capt. Fisk from Provincetown,
where she had just been purchased and bal
lasted with sand. She was on her way to
Rockland. The captain said his vessel was
leaking so badly his crew of two men were
exhausted with pumping and that their pro-
visions were all gone, and ne requested that
they be taken ON board the bark, which was
done and they were brought to Portland. The
John A. Cook was rs tons burden and had
just been purchased for Rockland parties.
Hon. Robert A. Chapman.
Hon. Robert A. Chapman, who died in
Bethel, April It'll, was born in Gilead, Me-.
Sept 22d, 1907 His early education was OBJ
tanned in our common schools, and in the
Academy at Bridgton. After teaching for
few winters in the district schools he entered
upon mercantile life, which he continued
until few years previous to his death in
Bethel, the town of his adoption. By his hab-
its OF industry, energy and frugality, he was
highly successful in business and acquired
considerable property. Besides filling many
offices OF trust in his own town, he was elected
in 1S51-52 to the state Senate from Oxford
county, where he distinguished himself for his
usefulness and ability in matters of legisla-
ton.
He was married March 28th, 1888, to Frances
Carter, daughter of DR.. Timothy Carter of
Bethel, who survives MIN with five children,
three sons and two daughters, of whom the
sons, Cullen G., Chas. j. and Robert Chapman,
and the older daughter, Mrs. Thos E. witch
ell, reside in Portland, and the younger
daughter, Mrs. Enoch Foster, Jr., in Bethel.
Mr.. Chapman was one of the earliest adyo-
Gates of the temperance cause, and commence
ing business at time when it was popular for
every man to drink intoxicating liquors, and it
could be found for sale in almost every gro
Gerry and variety store in the state, he vet re-
fused to yield to the popular demand and
never permitted any to be SOLD upon his prem
SSeS.
The village of Bethel Hill has grown up
with him, and he has contributed very largely
to its growth and advancement.sI nE1S39 he CON
nected himself with the First Congregational
church, and has ever been a constant atten.
dant upon its ordinances, and liberal supper
ter of its charities.
Thus passes away one of our most respected
townsmen, full of years and honors and mo-
del OF industry, integrity and good citizenship.
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