Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-19

A MISSING STEAMER.
Has The Carroll Met With
Disaster l?
DUE AT BOSTON FRIDAY.
Had MANY Souls Aboard and Was Last
Seen in Storm.

BosToN. Sept. 10 a-where Is the CarrollI
This II the question that a itated the
water front along At.RGtic avenue all day
yesterday, as hour after aoul passed with
ont bringing tidings of che famous old
wooden steamer Carroll Of the North At
hntlc Steamship oompsnys fleet, which
vessel left Halifax NJ ) O'Clock on Wcdnes-
day afternoon bound for Boston direct
At best the Carroll b SLOW boat. She
left Halifax one hour later than her
schedule time, and As her usual running
time between the ports is from thirty
eight TO thtrty-nine hours she was ex-
Z ected TO arrive in this harbor between o
and o'clock on Friday morning.
This morning lO7 hours after the vessel
was reported TO have left Halifax. she had
failed to reach her dock in this city, had
not been sighted in the lower harbor and
no word had been received from coast
city which would In any way ala In 10
eating her
Leaving Halifax as previously stated,
she worked her way down the harbor and
lower bay
Against = Strong Hcad wind,
veered TO the north and she shaped her
course down the Nova Scotia coast under
most favorable conditions When about
forty miles south Of Sambro she WAS
sighted by the Halifax of the Canadn At
lantic line, being we'll on her course. forg-
ING ahead at about her usual speed OF ten
knots per hour She has not since been
reported.
The only information which viii throw
any light upon the matter comes from the
Officers Of the steamer Halifax, which
! vessel sailed from Halifax at o'clock on
Thursday morning and arrived at her dock
In Boston Friday afternoon. She had pro
cnehed about 100 miles on her course when
an easterly storm developed, gradually
frcshening into lively gale OF wind, ac-
companied by
A High Confused Sea.
according to this statement the Carroll
must have reached a point many miles
south of Cape Sable and To the eastward
from Seal island. This would bring her
directly In the course of the rushing Bay
of Fundy tides, dangerous only to a dis
abled vessel which has lost control u
either its motive power or steering gear.
Did the Carroll weather that gale and
break "A vital part in her machiney after
emcrting from 10, or did she rncet disaster
while breasting the elementsg II tho
former be true, her arrival at some coast
wise port may b. looked for. III the latter,
her wooden hull and extreme old as,a
would count against her
In u Battle for Life.
The Olivette from Halifax should ar.
rive here today and a few hours later the
Worcester, also from Halifax, should put
in an appearance. As the course Travelled
is tho same NJ that followed by the Car
roll, the reports from thesa vessels will bo
awaited with interest.
The cargo taken on at Halifax by the
Carroll consisted Of lyl0 bags sugar, -
casks cod oil and l2j casks dry fish, all
consigned 70 Boston parties.
At Charlottetown, II. T. l., and PORT
Hawkesbury, C.. b., n total Of sixty-.lve
passengers were taken on board, all bound
for Boston. AT Halifax the number was
increased BY twenty-six Haligonians,
many Of whom reside In Boston or vicinity,
and were returning from their vacations
Including the officers anl the crew there
Were about lao souls on board the ship.
Anxiety at Halifax.
HALIFAX, Sept. 10. - Considerable un-
easiness is felt here for the safety Of the
steamer Carroll. which sailed from here
Wednesday afternoon for Boston. and has
not reached her destination. She had
large and heavy cargo. principally sugar
In bags, also about 100 passengers. Steam
ers which have since arrived here from
Boston report having seen no traces of
her