The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-31
LOST.
The City of Richmond Wrecked.
GONE TO PIECES ON MARK ISLAND.
Passengers and Crew All Saved.

Yesterday morning about IL o'clock rumor
was circulated through the streets to the effect
that the City of Richmond, Capt. W. E. Den
nison, which left this city at lib p. m. Mon
day for Rockland, Bar Harbor and Southwest
Harbor, had been wrecked. Application at
the office of the company obtained the particu-
lars as far as then known, which were that
the steamer took light freight, most of it for
Rockland and up river, and very little for
Bar Harbor for Mr.. Shaw of the West End
Hotel. She took about thirty passengers from
the trains, and possibly may have had seventy
on board. Later, or after p. m. the following
dispatches were received:
RocKLAND, Me-, Aug 3d. 1881.
TU e. Cushing
Richmond ashore on Mark Isl and. will
leave with the steamer Pioneer as soon
as she arrives from the island.
JP. WISE.
Later-Richmond ashore ON Mark Island
making water fast Have sent to Bangor for
assistance. w. K. DENNIsON.
Later-Mr. Wise has gone TO the Richmond
We are doing everything that can be done:
Have sent Morrison and Pioneer and two sail
vessels to her relief. o. A. KALLoCH
Ldter-I Sent steamer Pioneer and one large
schooner, and now, twelve O'Clock, leave
here with another large schooner and steamer
Morrison to Richmonds aid. J. T. WISE.
Ldter-Richmond ashore on Mark Island
Point, full of water. Passengers and baggage
safe. Sent them to Rockland by steamer.
W. e. DENN1soN.
Later-pioneer has returned with passengers
and part of the furniture of the Richmond.
The vessel is a total wreck.
A. o. KALLocH.
it, laft
Bar Harbor at 6 a. M, and went ashore in the
thick fog on the ledge-which is miles be-
low Rockland-an hour later. Capt. Dennison
with boats crew, pulled over in boat to
Camden and chartered the Pioneer to go and
take off the sixty passengers, which was sue
cessfully done, the passengers having been hrst
landed without accident on Mark Island which
is uninhabited. The steamer ran up twenty
feet on the ledge With her stern in four faith
oms of water. Capt. Dennison's father, who
is an old and experienced seaman, went to
Camden to get aid for the steamer. He was
one of the passengers.
Among the passengers from Portland was
CAL Downing-a drummer for Woodman,
True & Co--Mr. Vaughan, and the Portland
Band, Collins leader.
The City of Richmond was very fine boat
of some 900 TONS burden. She was purchased
ia 1866, having been river boat running from
Fortress Monroe to Richmond. She was
schooner rugged and her cabin and saloon
were below. After her purchase, at a cost of
1926, 900, she was furnished with saloon deck
with double tier of state rooms, fifty in num-
Der. The inspectors allowed her to carry 375
saloon and cabin passengers As she was not
coming west she had light passenger list.
Last year she was elegantly furnished. There
was a fire risk upon her but no marine insur-
ance. She was accounted the fastest boat in
Eastern waters.
The following are the directors of the COM
pany owning her:
Weston f. Milliken, Portland j. B. Coyle,
Portland; VIM. G Davis, Portland j. s.
Winslow, Portland; Samuel G. Lawrence,
Boston.
The officers are:
President-W. F. Milliken.
General Manager-Edward Gushing.
Treasurer-George L Day.
The earnings of the steamers City of Rich
mond and Lewiston were $127 ,0S56 60 for the
past year. showing an increase of $11595.79
over 1879. The sum of $50 80 was spent on
the steamers in improvements and general re-
pairs. The old debt of the company was re-
duced about $4,000.
President Milliken and Mr.. Cushing went to
Rockland on the Lewiston last night.