The daily gazette., 1883-10-13
AN zvENrBUL CRUISE.
What Befel the "Carrie Hail Lister" Ex.
Governor Halls Schooner.
Providence. r. l.. Journal. Oct. 10.

Providence, X. l., Journal, Oct. TO-
The schooner Carrie Hall Lister of VIII
mington, Del, Captain PeaFce, arrived in
this harbor last evening in tow of the steam
tug Reliance, her deck a litter of wreckage
and her whole aspect presenting a striking
Illustration OF the power Of wind and wave
The vessel was brought into Newport on
Friday evening last, having been sighted
adrift from Block Island several days before
The captains story Of the circumstances
attending his separation from the vessel and
her subsequent adventures leaves an expla-
nation to be made by the officers of a vessel
at present unknown. The Lister was lum-
ber-laden, from Bowdoinham, Me-, for New
York, and had experienced heavy weather,
during which the mainsail had been lost
and the foresail split. This sail could, how
ever, be used double-reefed. At o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon Captain Pearce
was made aware that the vessel was leaking
by finding water over the cabin floor. The
schooner was then ftandipg toward Long
Island, with q northwest wind, under reefed
foresail and jib. The captains endeavor as to
get under the lee OF the land. This he did
Just before dusk and anchored In 10 fathoms
of water, letting go bis starboard anchor
with 30 fathoms of chain and kedge anchor
with so fathoms Of cable. After anchoring
the foresail was furled and the jib left. The
flying jib was already furled. Then the cap
tain and his crew of three went ashore,
taking only the clothes in which they stood
and leaving dog on board. Two of the
crew were sent to Belport, Long Island, the
nearest telegraph station, to send message
calling for assistance. Soon after the mea
left low, black, double-gang fishing
steamer approached the schooner, steaming
around her, but sent no boat aboard. In q
short time after the steamer disappeared
deeply-loaded three-maeted schooner sent a
boat to board the Lister. After awhile the
three master took the Lister in tow and dis
appeared with her in the direction of Block
Island. The crew of the unknown schooner
evidently slipped the Listers ground tackle,
as nothing has been seen of her anchors or
cables since, and they were not on her when
she was picked up by the Samuel Dexter.
Captain Pearce saw his vessOl no more
until he found her q wreck in Newport
Harbor. When he left her the water was
over the cabin floor, but both masts were
standing. His papers were in drawer In
the cabin, and the personal belongings of
all the crew were on board. There were no
papers, no clothes and no dog found on her
at Newport. The Block Island schooner,
Rose Brothers, had put crew on the
schooner, then q partial wreck. She con-
tinued to drift away to sea until she was
picked up by revenue cutter Samuel Dexter,
43 miles south by east of Benton's Reef
Lightship. When the schooner was found
the furled forsail had been loosened and set,
but had been blown to ribbons. Around
the Listers foremast were the broken ends
of two hawsers, with several fathoms OF
line. These were evidently the tow-lines
put out by the mysterious three master,
which probably abandoned the vessel when
they broke. The schooner will be dis
charged and repaired at this port.