The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-21

The Ellsworth schooner Juliet stone laden and
bound for New York, struck on the rocks between
Deer Isle and Winthrop head in Boston IIarbor,
during the gale Jan. 9Th, and of the sA men ON
| board, three lost their lves-Capt. b. p. Leach
Charles TreWorgy, mate, and James Dunn, stew
ard. The saved were William Millikcu Hollis
Mmson and Philip Treworgy The lost were
swept overheard by tremendous sea while the
survivors succeeded in clinging to the frozen rig
ging until rescued. Two Maine men We're con.
spcuons among the life-savers on this occasion.
one was Capt. Geo. T, Ranlett, of the tug samuel
Little, and the other Sas McLoon, one of the
crew of four that manned row boat to take the
men from the wreck. The Boston Globe says
Everybody speaks in the highest terms of the
skill and bravery of Captain Ranett of the Samuel
Little, dividing their praise between him and his
courageous mate, Mr.. jacobson. The Samuel Lit
tie was taken near the wreck as prudence would
allow and held there in high sea during fierce
snow storm until the last man was safely landed in
the cabin When the little tug left she was coated
i'll ice like armor.
Next to the gallant officers and crew of the
sheath boat public approval speaks of the in
mates of the rcfornatory on Deer Island vino vol
intrcfed To 80 To the aid of the impelilcd sailors
About twenty of these unfortunate men went out
on me steamer. They We're strong healthy and
willing. II anything they were too willing, thcir
zeal frequently making them rash. When the
samuel Little hove to just outside the breakers,
four of the most skilled and trustworthy were
| selected hy Mr.. jacobson to man the small boat
that launched. ''>ilt" NcI.oon Murphy
Burke and Williams were The four picked" men.
| In spite of wind and waves and cold and SNOW
ury pHen me oars for more than half an hour
c-s sailors as tendcrly as if they had been child
rem
| one of the rescring party, McLoon is the son of
a wealthy merchant, who traded in Rockland, Me.
! When young man his father died, leaving him a
| fortune % nearly 100000. Yhc bry tooh to drink.
fell in with bad set, lived high, drove tue horses,
| ana was leading character RoC, land during
! the good times when St0ne-cuttcrS haunted the
LIMERICK city. When hie fortune gave out he came
| I" Massachusetts and went to work IN the main
! he has been a good citizen. Occasionally drink
got the better of him and his friends had him sent
| away He was doing service foE. one of these Of
fences when called on to rendep aid last saturday
The officers of Deer Island raised by subscription
$40 for the survivors Of the uliet's crew and Can't
Ranlet secured free transportation for them over
| the Eastern and Maine Central railroads to their
| homes in Ellsworth. We are glad To claim Capt
! Ranlett as Waldo county man lie is a native of
Freedom, and has many friends in this city, where
| he spends his vacations He was a member of
/ Capt. 4. Is. Mathews Company-Co. H., Second
! Maine Cayalry-and served all through the war
one term in the army and one in the navy, and his
record in both services is highly creditable After
the war he followed the sea for a time and for the
past thirteen years has been in command of the
Boston Quarantine Department steamer The city
Will soon build larger and better steamer to take
the place Of the Samuel Little and this Of course,
means promotion for Capt. Ranlett. The Boston
Herald of the llth publishes the following official
recognition of the rescue OF the survivors of the
Juliet:
BOARD OF HEALTH,
~ PEMBERTON SQUARE,
BOSTON, Jan. IL, 1856.
To Capt. George T. Ranlett, commanding quar-
antine steamer samuel Lttle-Dear Sir: i am
directed by the board of health to express TO YOU
and through you to the men under your command
its high appreciation of the gallant and timely
service rendered by you and them, especially John
Jacobson, mate and the volunteers from Deer
Island, IN going to the rescue of the crew of the
| schooner Juliet, wrecked off Deer Island on the
night of saturday the 9th inst.
| Very respectfully
G. L. DAVIS, Jr Clerk.
Messrs. Silas McLoon of Rockiand Peter Nc
Wiggin, Michael Burke and William Murphy the
cOnvicts composing the Deer Island crew, have
| been pardoned by the directors of public nstitu
| tons. They were all shorttime men, and their
sentences We're for drunkenness
| We are told that this is the second time Capt
| Ranlett has rescued drowning men With the Health
Steamer, of which he has charge, and it is very
evident that he is the right man in the right place
John I. Ranlctt, shipping commissioner at Rock
land, is IA brother.