The Portland daily press., 1884-03-31

PRov1NcETowN, Mass, March 3O--Schooner
William 81. MAILER, Cummings, of Calais,
Me-, lumber laden from St. John, N. B., for
Boston, went ashore this morning near Peaked
Hill Bar. The crew of the life saving station
at Peaked Hill Bar after exhausting efforts
reached the beach opposite the wreck and Osp-
tain Cummings of the schooner managed to
get a line into the surf where it could be
reached by the life saving crew. Captain
Fisher Of the crew, by aid of this line, succeed.
cd in boarding the vessel at great risk of life
brought Mrs. Cumming, the captains wife,
ashore in tremendous surf, and the crew,
five in number, we're rescued soon after. Twen.
ty minutes later the vessel went to pieces and
but for the prompt action of the life saving
force all would have been lost.
The schooner William FL. MAILER, was of
1S9 56 tons, built at Patchopee, Me-, in 1858,
and her home port was Calais, G.. W. King
being the managing owner.-EDl
Launched at Bath.
BATH, March 29.-Willam Rogers TODAY,
launched the barkentine Arthur G. Wade.
500 rs tons, built for the West India trade and
owned by the builders, j. s Winslow of Port-
land and others. II. N. Sherman of Portland
will command her. Her masts are in and she
will be ready for sea next week.
T. NJ. Hagar & Son launched the fishing
schooner Grace F. Littleton, ITO tons, owned
by the builders and p A Wharf and others of
Provincetown, Mass. This is the seventh YES
sci built by HagsF.
A Maine Schooner Gone Down -Unknown
FaEs of Her Crew.
PROVIDENCE. R. l.. March 30 Captain An
thony, of the new iron steamship Charles F.
Mayer, at this port FROM Baltimore, reports
that when off Winter Quarter Lightship at
p. M, March 9th, he passed the stern of
vessel sticking up out Of the water and read
the name of AddIe Todd of Calais. She
looked as If she had just been run into and
gone down head first. Her mast spsrs, main
boom with sails and rigging were all laid in
close to the vessel. Captain Anthony examined
everything carefully but saw no sigr Of life
Schooner Ashore Other I'D sasters Re.
ported.
Schooner Ambrose ii. Knight, a maekerel
catcher of Boothbay, Me-, was towed into
Block Island Harbor today by steamer Res
cae Six miles southwest of the island this
morning, in gale, the Knight lost her head
gear and sprung foremast. Captain Lyman of
the former was very badly hurt by the main
boom falling upon him.
Schooner Cora Louise, Captain Pinkham of
Boothbay, Me-, bound south fishing, put into
Newport today to land sailor named Charles
Chsm with badly fractured leg The
schooner grounded near Lime Rocks and was
hauled off ~ the revenue cutter Grant.
LEWEs, Del. March 80 --Shooner Matte
Holmes, Captain Perkins, from Philadelphia
for Portland, is ashore on bar in the lower
bay.
Schooner Riverdale, while entering the
harbor last night, collided with another
schooner aud was sunk. Captain Massey and
four men were lost.
NEW LONDON, March 30.-There have been
numerous disasters to shipping last night and
today. Schooner Webster, Barnard, of Ban
gor, New York for Bangor, coal laden, is
ashore near Noank and filled with water A
wgecker has gone to her assistance.
NEW YORK, March 30.-A schooner and a
sloop have gone ashore on Staten Island and
many minor accidents to shipping in the bay
are reported.
CAPE HENLoPEN, DEL, March 30.-Several
schooners are ashore near here.