Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-30
STEAMER ASHORE.
The PavoEia Aground in the Fo. Near
Boston, With 400 Passengers, but Gets
Oh Without Much Damage.
PLYNoUrH. Ms,s Oct

| PLYMOUTH, Mass, Oct. 90.
| Steamer Pavonia of the Cunard line. got
ashore in thick fog last night on High Pine
Ledge, three miles north of Gurnet Point, and
lies in very dangerous position.
| BosroN, Oct 90
Very shortly after the report that steamer
Pavonia, Capt Woolfenden, from Liverpool
for Boston, was ashore, the Cunard office
IN this city was besieged by anxious inQuir.
ers. mostly merchants, as the news had not
at that time reached others than those upon
the streets. There was little, however, of .
very definite nature to be learned there, ex-
cept that dispatch had been received from
| plymouth, about noon, from Capt. Woolf-n-
den, stating that his vessel was ashore three
mites north, northeast by north of the Gurnet
Light. which is northeast from Plymouth
and east of Duxbury. The coast map shows
that this calculation would place his ship
directly upon High Pine Lodge, considered a
very dangerous point. A telegram from
Wooifenjen also stated. "Ship all right.
Send help" Upon the receipt of this tele-
gram tug Pearsons was at on e dispatched to
the scene. The weather outside is reported
very thick and the sea unusually heavy. The
Boston Tow Boat Co. has sent its tugs, Con-
fence and Winch. the only boats of its fleet
that could live in this weather to assist the
Pearsons.
1t Is stated at the Cunsrd office that the
belief there is that the Pavonia is simply on
the sand and has good chance of floating at
the next good tide, but experienced harbor
men familiar nth the locality where the YES
or;n;o i,p ~ " ","os, o"sins ,nen
recaivad hv rho Crnara raarJ.. H.. ~"
steamer must have struck High Pine ledge,
according to the bearings given in the des-
sbova tha. loo. and na Saaoh oo,,,s nv "a" a."
cova-ad h, snnnd;n, n go :, -, .h.
vessel .tr;t;n Tho Id Il, :. go, b., ,ha
no,;tion of rho yesseI - a;n.n h., .h
f.in,. disnotch 10, ha - t"
dist.poo on, of b;s oorr.. ,,h;oh ; ,,;s
nv the foot tbot thick waathar has ,,a
v,;lad for tbrao doy. and ,ha, Ia h.. -
unable to take ohserxat;ons dnr;r,, ,hs, nar;
I'd =, ;s srnno.aa ,ha, ,ho aantai, 'n"' p M
"a ba found h;mself unable ~ ,,a. ~ vsssaI
off mt a hoat a.hore to rho ,ears., no;nt ond
teIagrsnbsd tho s;t,ot;o, Al ronart. 60,
tho, sto,;or ;nd;oa,a 49,. l.. H.,
nigh, and mi. mnrn;no a. .h,rt a;aht n,olnnL
whom the steamer orounaed Tha lornch;n,
of bost. must have been attended with i'm,
minent danger II IA undsrstood ,ha, ~.
nassenuers will be landed and come to Rs
ION on rho OId CoIor, p.;lrnad ton;,h,
There no Annuar whatpyar m lifa tho
tugs can easily remove ali on hoard The
Pavonio ia new boat Of & OOo ,ons h,;,t Of
Glasgov four wears apo ana ha. been rnnnino
on tn, line a little over three wear, She !.
43O feet long AZ feet wide aod valued at half
a million dollars.
DuxPuRy. Mass Oct %
| Steam.hin Paxopis oroundad of uigb Pine
Ledge at 9 80 tbi, morning. She was ten
days ont and the weather wa. fsvorable until
last night when dense fop set in. In an
interview with second officer Knill. he said
that he landed at Gurnet AT 10 this morninp
He wa, carried tn plvmoutb NV member of
the life saving crew and telepraphed for
tug. and when he returned To Gnrn.t il was
found the Pavoris had gone. IT ia NOT nreh-
able that she will arrive in Boston before TO-
morrow ON account of the tide
The Pavonia started for Roston atop NJ
no damage being done. At 4.3O the tug wa,
sighted off Gurnett supposed TO be after the
second officer and member. of the crew with