The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-05-08

AdVices from Cow Bay Cape Breton, state thai
an easterly gale has again thrown the schooner Ed
ward johnson from her blocking, which will rrtarc
the launching Of that vessel. This makes f0u,
times that She has been thrown down. A gentleman
writing from Cow Bay says that HAD the johnson
been built after the manner of vessels in the Prov
lhces, She would not have withstood 50 much Ill,
vessels hull is in excellent condition.
Capt. lham Flowers of Bangor has been an
pointed by the Governor anu confirmed stat,
Inspector of Steamers, to ill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Joseph ". Dyer % Portland, late In
spector.
steamer Falmouth was burned at Portland las
week and three lives We're lost. Capt. IT, e. Cos,
has Inspected the wreck and estimates the complete
loss at Sl5O0O0, or $4,000 above the insurance Nl
attempt VIII he made to rebuild the boat
Work on The Cape Cod ship canal is to he pros
ecnted night and day. BY tie new location ius
surveyed the canal will be eight miles, costing
Sl.OO0,0O0 per mile. The soundin%s completed snow
the excavations to be mainly sand gravel and blue
clay. by the charter the work must DE completed
IN Tour years and large enough for the heavies
vessels t" pass. The engineers decided that locks
were unnecessary the current being less than foul
miles per hour.
T. NJ, Hagan Il Co, Bath recently launche,
three of the finest fishing schouners ever brill il
that section, the last OF the trio being the eighty
eighth vessel built by this entcrprisng firm one
of these vessels, the Grace Litteton, is said to b,
the only tlree-mast fishing schooner in existence
Sch. Altavcla, Wells, from Bluehill for Washing.
ton, ID. C., with stone, went ashore Friday night
4th inst at Barnegat, and is likely to be a tota
wreck. Crew safe.
TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF TIE CREW OF ,
RoCKLAND SCHOONER The steamship Hanover
an brought to Halifax on saturday, from Newfound
land, the captain and crew of the burned American
schooner Tennessee, who give the following partic
ulars regarding the loss of the vessel and their own
timely rescue: The Tennessee left Rockland
March Is, bound for New York, with cargo of
lime. On the afternoon of April 3, the crew dis
covered that the schooner was on fire. BY midnight
the fire had made such rapid progress that the crew
were unable to remain below, and when morning
broke the entire hold of the vessel was smolder
ing mass of fire In this extremely dangerous 20
sition the were compelled to remain unit
April It'll, the fire meanwhile increasing, when Il
bark bore down upon the burning vessel, but re-
fused to take off the crew, even when conscious OF
the position in which they were placed. All that
night and the next morning the wind blew tiercey
and the Tennessee kept flying before ii in the vain
endeavor to escape. On the afternoon of April
sth, i'll lat % deg ID min, Ion. % deg. Is min. the
barkentine Susan hove in sight, and her captain
soon had the suffering crew of the vessel on board
his craft. The captain and crew of the Tennessee
saved none of their personal effects At / O'Clock
on the day of the rescue the fire, breaking through
the deck of the Tennessee, wrapped the vessel in
sheet of flame, which could be distinctly seen on
board the Susan, then some distance away. Capt
Phlbrook and his men were afterward landed al
st. Johns, n. f. The Tennessee was built at
Rockland, Me, in 1882, and reout in 1871. She
was III tons burden