The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-08
MARINE NEWS.
A Whaling Schooner Lost Off Nam
tucket.
THE MATE AND FIVE MEN DIE OF
EXHAUSTION.

DENNIsPoRT, Mass, Nov. Capt Henry
H. Fisk of schooner James Ford OF West Den
mis-, from Boston, bound coaling, arrived
at Bass River, Mass, yesterday with ten OF
the crew of the whaling schooner Della Hodg-
kins of New London, Conn.,, which he picked
up in boat Saturday night, five miles east OF
Pollock Rip light-ship.
The report of Capt. L. S. Miner OF the Hodg-
kins is as follows: "Took squall Friday night,
when within hearing distance of the steam
whistle of Pollock Rip light-ship, Nantucket
shoals, in which the vessel capsized and sunk.
The crew of fifteen had barely time to get into
the long boat We pnlled all night without
any progress. After being in the boat twenty
four hours without food and proper clothing,
the mate and four men died from exhaustion
and fright and were thrown overheard. We
had been out since last May and were from
Iceland, bound in, with seventeen barrels OF
OIL"
The mate was nephew of the captain, and
belonged in New London. The crew were
mostly New Workers. They were taken to the
homes of citizens at West Dennis, clothed and
properly cared for. They left for New London
this morning on the train.
New LONDON, Conn, Nov. Capt. San
ford s. Miner and six of the crew of schooner
Della Hodgkins of this port, arrived here this
afternoon. The Hodgkins cleared from here
last May bound for East Greenland on whal-
ing voyage. She met with little success, TAX
ing only ITO barrels oil, and left the grounds in
August lOf yum lultt, Uub tUOh uO oi
there She left Cumberland for home October
Is and split two foresails on the way down.
Friday last about z 30 a. M, when about four
miles off Pollock Rip light-ship, was struck bv
heavy squall from the westward which took
her right ahead. She got stern way, fell off
and capsized. The crew, 16 in number, sue
ceeded in climbing into the rigging and up the
side of the vessel and when the wind m0der-
ated in about half an hour they succeeded in
gettlng out small boat which was bottom side
! II. o,1- o4r. IonIr fvaA has
could and left the schooner. They pulled for
Pollock Rip light-ship, but made little head
way owing to a strong headwind, and finally
when night came on gave up. During the
night four of the crew died in the boat from
cold and exhaustion and their bodies were
thrown overheard The fifth man died Satur-
day morning. They sighted schooner to
windward Saturday morning and pulled for
her, but did not get near enough to hail her or
for her to see their signals. They continued to
pull all day and made sail in the boat with q
piece of canvas about the size of hatch tar
paulin, which they had cut from the main top
sail before leaving the schooner. About 8
o'clock Saturday night they sighted number
of sails ahead and made for the nearest one.
She proved TO be the schooner James Ford and
they were taken on board and the next mcrn-
ing were landed at West Dennis, Mass, where
they were kindly cared for by the people OF the
village
Mutiny on Shipboard.
NEW YORK, Nov. Bark Plymouth from
Bristol reports that on Sept 26th fell in with
the Norwegian bark Professor Schmergaard
from Knisale for Charleston, six days out,
who sent his mate to us and who reported that
when four days out found four soldiers slowed
away in the fore-peak. The captain wanted to
return to port, but the soldiers aided by some
of the crew refused to let him do So Having
no arms he thought it prudent to keep on his
course. The Plymouth supplied them with
two reyolvers and ammunition and proceeded.