The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-20
MARINE NEWS.
The Elaanora.


Especial Despatch TO the Press.1
New LONDON, Nov. 19,-The Eleanora was
declared seaworthy today and left at u O'clock
noon for Portland
lBy Associated Pressl
What Passenger Says.
New YORK, Nov. ia special from New
london to the Herald, gives the following par
ticularsin regard the Bel Gate collision: The
steamer Eleanora, which was in collision with
the steamer Nereus near Wards Island Aast
night, as reported in today Herald, arrived in
this port at noon today, having come off at oAe
o'clock in the morning. She is leaking badly,
the main and the donkey pumps being pt
constantly at work to keep her free. Wree<er
Scott's men will make an examination in the
morning and endeavor to'so repair hersas to al
low of her proceeding without hauling her ont.
j. S. Bogart, a passenger on the Eleanora,
made the sollowidg statement today: Il was
standing abaft the cabin of the Eleanora and
saw the approach of the Nereus while we were
passing through He'll Gate The steamer Flea
nora was about 600 yards ahead of the Nereus,
with the steamer Massachusetts, in the rear.
The Eeanora had the centre of the channel
and was running under full speed. The Ner-
Gus was following under full speed on the port
side, with the Massachusetts about 300 yards
behind her, also little to the port side. The
Massachusetts blew two whistles and went to
the starboard side of the Nereus. Her whistles
were answered by the Nervous, which still kept
off to port of the Eeanora. The steamers re-
mained in this position about three minutes,
when the Nereus gradually changed her course
and drew upon and toward the Eleanora, until
she struck the Eleanora on her port quarter.
As far could be judged the Nereus retained
her full head of speed even after striking the
Eleanora. The course of the latter was turned
and she Was driven ashore by the Nereus. Pre-
vious TO the collision the Massachusetts passed
both steamers and the courses behind the Ne
reus was entirely clear" Mr.. Bogart added,
"If the speed of the Nereus had been Stacked
for moment there would have been no COL
lision.'
Loss of Gardiner. Schooner.
GLOUCESTER, Nov. l9.-S chooner E. j. Num-
sci, Capt. Hodgden, lumber laden, from Gar
diner, Me-, for Boston, sprung aleak last night
off Thatchers Island The crew consisting of
two men, remained by the vessel until IL
O'Clock, when they were compelled to take to
the boat and rowed TO the Eastern Point light,
which they reached at 8 o'clock this moraing
and were cared for by Mr.. Friend, the light
keeper.
Ready for Sea Again.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 19.-The British steam
ship GaBges, aground in Chesapeake RAY since
Thursday last, got off today and ran down to
Annapolis Roads, where she will reload her
Cargo taken out of her and proceed on the voy-
age.
A Complete Wreck.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The wreck of the
bark Coustatine, Cant. Kruger. of Frederick
stadt from Lscomb N. s., with lumber for
Barron, waterlogged and mainmast gone and
the sea making clean breach over her, was
found in lat 42.05 and her crew of IL men
taken off by the ship McDoggail and brought
here.
A Schooner sunk.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER, Nov 19.-The
Algiers from New Orleans for New York, ar
rived here at 2.30 p. M, and reports collision
with the four masIed schooner w L. White
at ! a. m. 80 miles east southeast OF Five
Fathom Bank. The schooner was struck
amidshps and sank in fifteen minutes after
the collision in So fathoms of water. The
crew escaped by cutting the boats from the
davits and boarding the steamer. The steam
er's bow plates are badly broken under the
water line, the collision compartments filling
with water. The steamer otherwise escaped
damage and was saved BY the bukhead The
schooner was from Alexandria with cargo of
coal for Providence.
Loss of Steam Barge.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 49, Word was receiv-
ed tonight that steam barge struck rock
near L tile Current and was run ashore on
Thursday. The vessel and cargo were valued
at $4,000.
Collision Off Cape Nav.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 1S-Schooner
Alma, hence for Boston, was run into on the
night of the a. h inst, off Cape May, and lost
her jIbboom and bowsprit. She put back to
Wilmington, Del, ON the 18th inst. for re-
pairs,
Not Yet Floated.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1s.-The British steamship
Ganges, which grounded outside the mouth OF
Patapsco river on Thursday, has not yet float
ed. About 5000 or 1000 tons of her cargo have
been lighterod, aud it is expected she will float
at the next high tide.
Another Collision.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov 18-The Allan
steamer Sarmatian left for Halifax and Ba IT,
more last night and while steamipg out of the
larrows colided with the schooner Arthur of
Brideewater, N. S. The latter vessel was
much damaged, but was kept afoat by her car
go and was towed into port. The Sarmatan
was not injured.
Beating the Record.
The steamer Polino arrived from Cow Bay
this morning. he experienced a heavy gale
Sunday and Monday accompanied by hail,
snow and rain, vivid lightning and terrific
peals of thunder. She made the passage from
the latter port in 35 hours and 40 minutes, the
quickest on record.
Brought Into Port.
Boston, Noy 19-The schooner Maud w
of NV Brunswick, was strock by squal on
Boone Island. She lost toremasthead and flew
Signals of distress and was towed into port to-
day.