Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-03-22
The Loss Of the Rachel. 4"
An Old TINE RELIC.


Z that place Tor Salem, Mass, IN command OF
the schooner Rachel" vessel Of about
100 tons. nearly new, Of which he was sole
owner. laden with lumber and having on
board a crew consisting of the following
persons. viz :--
William Abbott. mate, who had been IN
charge of the vessel the previous summer.
James Springer also Paul Dudley Sargent
Jr.. son of Col. Paul ID. Sargent of sullivan.
who was intending 10 spend the following
winter Al school in Salem. They len Sui
i,An 10 company With the new schooner
Diana. commanded b, Capt. Josiah Simpson
Jr.. brother of John, aud came through
the inland passage from Mt. Desert 10 White
Head. coming through Deer Island and Fox
Island lhnroug ghtares. On arriving a, White
Head the, made a harhor at Seal Harbor,
and both vessels sailed from there probably
about the 18th NJ November and On arriy-
ins off Herring Gut Harbor. 81. George.
NJ. some ten oT twelve mile, from White
Head the weather became threatening with
the wind northeast and giving indications Of
a storm. The Diana hauled up and vent
INTO Herring Gnt. while the Rachel Kept %
fpr Salem. Thr vessel, scrc % near that
the tvo brother, talked over the situation
and the captain of the Diana decided to
make 4 h4rbur, While the captain III The
Rachel concluded II uas tair wnI. Ne
would keep on, hoping to make quick run
u Salem. The Impending storm proved to
y, uur M thr most severe ever known Ia
\es England. thc .now falling % drgth
of from four 1" ,N feet. greati, impeding
and ob>tfurtn. thr travel IN what ~ere then
called THE "pu,f roads" flr 4 long time,
The newspapers of that time III describing
the Storm .A.d that It partially cleared off
thrn came on A. lin more violent than rvcr.
Aner the storm va, over seven vessel,
were found 70 have gone ashore on Cape
Cou and man, NJ most NJ their crew, urr,
ai ln>t Among them va, III, Klrhri.
She AS found ashore With ali her crrU lo,t.
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H. l>I> John ) Emery and Eri.tuS @
Emery u Boston, -rand,nnr of Cant. >mp-
,un. vent tn Truro, ana y, the Aid of Capt-
Jesse and Nj, Polly Collins. whose father
helped to bury the RacheFs crew. found
their resting place and later the same Year
John : Emery erected marble tablet Uf
large size over the grave pt his grandfather.
II y sci IN base made from Sullivan gran
lte quarrIed near the home Of Capt. Simp-
son and the tablet j. Of fine Italian marb!e
made by Me>sr,. Bowker, Iorrey \ Co., of
Boston, and bears the following inscription
..rhl, table, marks the burial place Of
Capt. John simpson, Of Sullivan. Me, aged
50 years master oi schooner Rachel OF
1T p'a0 80 ~ III III
nndia, S,r,,.n, H. D,,..apy.r, Wn Al
bott Stephen W. Merchant. /achariah Hodg-
klns, and one other James >pringer-name
III PoS'.''eii N"oNh ~ i. sa"'I' ~ niaue
nssr It'll nlace IL IN memorable nav s,orm
Nov 20. l19s. and afterwards buried here
Erected in 1873, IN memory OF Capt.
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