The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-05

Maud Webster Barely Escape With
Their Lives.
BosToN, Nov. 3.-The schooner Maud Web
ster Capt. Chapman, bound to Bangor from
Hoboken, with 270 tons of coal, was run into
and sunk Wednesday night, four miles East by
South of Chatham light, by the schooner Elec-
ia Bailey, of aud from Philadelphia for New
buryport. The collision occurred about
O'Clock in the evening, and the lights in the
cabin and on deck were burning. AT the time
OF the collision the Webster was on the star
board tack, and standing inshoFe, and the Bal
ley was on the port tack and standing offshore.
The Webster was struck on the port bow, near
the fore rigging, and cut clean through. The
crew of five had barely time to save their
lives, and only did SO by jumping on the deck
Of the Bailey while their vessel was sinking.
They saved nothing except what they stood in.
The Webster, which is owned in Bangor, was
14S.14 tons, and was built in Brewer, Me in
1869. She was valued at 81 4,000 and was in
sured for $500. Her crew were landed at Ss-
lem last night. This is the unknown vessel
that was before reported sunk off Chatham
light.
Struck ON Ragged island.
RocKLAND, Nov. 3.-The schooner Meta,
Capt. John Edgert, of St. John, N. b., Boston
to Hillsboro, N. B., in ballast, during the hur-
ricane of Oct. 29th and 3oth, struck Ragged
Island, near Matinicus, and became a total
wreck. The captain and three men reached
shore, and were cared for by the islanders.
They reached here today. The Meta was SO
tons, four years old and uninsured.
Important TO Mariners.
NEWPORT, r. T., Nov. 3.-The spindle buoy
oD Brenton's Reef, has gone adrift. 1t is one
OF the most important buoys in the vicinity.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Lieutenant- Com
mander w. III. Brownson, q. S. N. assistant
coast survey, commanding steamer Blake, re-
ports to the coast survey Office relative to
dangerous rock off Warren's point, Rhode ISL
and, that the ledge appears to be of small ex-
4ent, with least depth of Is feet, and drop
ping off suddenly, in less than boats lenth,
to four fathoms only few yards away The
following bearings and distances of promi-
nent object were taken from the rock len and
Chickens: Light vessel e 7-8 s IA miles;
Hallway Rock NNE 3-4, e 7-8 miles; War
ren's Point by w a, w 1-8 miles; Saxon
net Point NV by W 3.S, w "a miles; West
Island North PoinD WNW l. 7-S miles.
Put i'm for a Harbor.
PROVIDENCE, R. L., Nov. A number OF
| vessels from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Eastern ports in the United States, bound
West, put into Dutch Island Harbor today, on
account of bad weather
Sunk by "A Collision.
New YORK, Nov. 4.-The steamer New
York, from New Orleans, reports Nov. 4th, at
a. M, when off Five Fathom lightsbip coi-
lided with schooner Blanche Hopkins, of Phil
adelpbia, Pedrick, from New Bedford for Phil
adelphia, in ballast, striking her on the star
board side, abaft her fore rigging, and cutting
through to the hatch. sinking her almost i'm
| mediately. Took off the captain and crew,
eight in number, and brought them to this
port. The New York had her bows stove and
| is leaking badly.
storms at Sen.
The transatlantic steamships arriving to-
day all report heavy weather and gales during
| the passage.