The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-11

Mrs. Rachel A. Matthews, Winterport
Chas. E. Weeks, Rockland
MISS Addie COulton Boston.
LOCALITY OF THE WRECK.
The sold Man" is small, rough sunken
ledge marked by can buoy and barely COW
cred by water at low tide, lying two miles
outside Georges Island and inside Mon
hogan, about thirty miles from Rockland.
Vessels and steamers bound eastward make
Monhegan light from Seguin, and turning
shape their course northeast by east for
White Head, passing from one to two miles
outside the sold Man" This course has
been sailed without accident by steamers
since they have piled Maine waters until
early dawn this morning when the large and
handsome Cambridge of the Boston and
Bangor Steamship Company, from Boston
for Bangor, ran onto this ugly ledge and is a
total loss.
Steamer Rockland arrived here at o'clock
with the crew of the steamer and such lug
| gage as was saved from the wreck. Capt.
Ingraham and Chief Engineer Hathorn re-
| main by the scene Of the wreck over night
so it is impossible to get the captains
statement at this time. The Dallas win pay
the wreck another visit in the morning,
weather permitting.
CONDITION OF THE STEAMER.
The last accounts state that the steamers
bow is well under water and the pilot house
out of sight. The weather is threatening, a
heavy sea rolling, and the wind rising to a
gale, and it is expected the steamer will go
to piece es before morning.
| sURaIIsING THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
No explanation of the accident is attempt-
ed. 1t is reported by the freight handlers
| that several tons of nails and iron sled shoes
were slowed on the main deck, beneath the
compass, and the theory is advanced that
this caused a variation in that instrument.
THEIR FIRST WRECK.
This is the first disaster of this company
in its history The Cambridge was built in
New York in 1867 She was HOO tons and
the largest and best boat of this line. Her
value is reported at 100000; insured for
$4,000. The freight was estimated at
$150,O00 and was consigned to parties in
Rockland and towns on the Penobscot bay
and river
Captain Teal of the schooner G.. NJ Gils
more, which arrived at this port yesterday,
shortly after noon, reports that he left Port
Clyde yesterday morning and seeing the
Cambridge ran out to her. He remained by
the steamer until ten o'clock, and when he
left the cargo was being rapidly washed out,
and the water around the ledge was covered
with cases of goods. The steamer also had
on board large quantity of cabbages, and
Captain Teal said that he could have picked
up cabbages enough for respectable car
go. The lobster sloop Electric Light of
Friendship, was lying astern of the Cam
bridge, and Captain Teal thought a portion
of the passengers were put on board of her.
The steamer was broken nearly in two at the
wheel-house, and the entire forward part of
the vessel was under water. A large num-
ber of small craft were lowering around the
wrecked steamer when the G. NJ. Gilmore
left. The wind was then blowing so hard
that the schooner was under jib and reefed
mainsail.
Captain Holmes Of the schooner Franklin
Pierce, which arrived here at about the
same time the Gilmore came in, also passed
the Cambridge and went aboard the steamer.