The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-28
GEORGE upToN's HOME COMING.
The Survivor of the Mary Lizzie Silently
Welcomed by Friends and Neighbors.

that were in special danger during the
late storm.
The Annie F. Sargent, at least twice
reported lost, came through all right.
Captain Bartol saw the schooner Mary
Lizzie just before she was struck by the
souall. There must have been good
deal of rain with the wind, for they did
not see her again. Captain Bartol locat-
ed tile wrecked schooner in 20 fathoms
of water. He and Captain Lewis Orr,
of the schooner Forest Maid, found the
boats of the Mary Lizzie. They have
not only the boat in which George Is.
Upton drifted about, but the one in
which Captain Woodbury., EMr. Mcintyre
and Horace Upton were when they dis
appeared from the sight of George Up
ton. This does not absolutely settle the
fate of Captain Woodbury. and his COM
panions. It will be remembered that
George Upton saw steamer, and it is
possible that Captain Woodbury. and the
others were picked up. OF course no
attempt would have been made to save
the boats, and the finding of them leaves
chance that the men are alive. That is
still the opinion of some Of the fisher
men.
There must have been great differ
ence in the force of the storm at differ
emit points, For example, the Annie Sar-
gent had foresail blown out, but other
wise did not encounter more than a
touch of the storm that wrecked the
Mary Lizzie; not enough to cause them
to suspend their operations, and the
next day, Captain Bartol, having re-
paired damages, was fishing as before.
Captain Orr, of the Forest Maid, did not
pass through any special hardship as far
as known, and the Glad Tidings is in
Southwest Harbor, all right, although it
is not vet known whether she caught the
storm to any considerable degree. Leav-
ing out of the question the George w.
Cushing, believed by J. W. Trefethen to
be safe, and the fishing feet of this Sec
ton is all right
The following, published in amorning
paper of yesterday, is matter of cur
rent report, but not known to have any
special foundation other than that a
steamer was close at hand after the
three men took to the boats: Reports
have been received at Cape Elizabeth
that three Of the crew of the schooner
Mary Lizzie are supposed to have been
saved. They are Captain Woodbury. and
Messrs. Mcintyre and Upton, the latter
a brother to the survivor. They were
passed in a dory by schooner. It is
probable they were picked up by a
steamer
George Fl. Upton; the thrilling story of
whose escape at the time of the wreck of
the Mary Lizzie, has already been pub
lished in the PRESS, arrived home last
evening by the New York boat. A brief
note was received by Mrs. Upton. writ
ten short time before he left New
York, in which he said 81 can never tell
how suffered He was met at the
boat by George G. Gowan, William Fl.
Turner, f. L. Page and R. G. Brooks,
representing Bayard Lodge, K. of P,
and Elizabeth City Lodge, of Odd Eel
lows. They drove over to meet him,
and waited long time the boat being
delayed by the heavy fog and strong
sea outside.
There was great crowd present, in
Guiding many South Portland people.
His brother, Joseph Upton, and his
brother-in-law, George Lee, Were also
theIe. Mr.. Brooks was the first to meet
him. Mr.. Upton was entirely overcome,
and when his brother took his hand was
unable to speak.
Both his hands were bandaged, and
his feet and legs very much swollen. He
moved with difficulty, and was hardly
able to keep up while passing through
the crowd. Before leaving the boat he
expressed the hope that no one would
want to talk with him for a few hours.
and his wish was respected, even his
oldest friends standing back willingly as
the sorely stricken man passed to the
carriage. At South Portland many of
his old friends and fellow citizens lined
the street from the wharf to his house,
but his condition was seen at a glance,
and nothing was said to him. The meet
ing of the sufferer with his family was
very touching. He had fought hard to
see home and friends, and probably
never expected that he would have that
great happiness.
AS an illustration of the extreme i'm
probability that anyone except George
Upton was saved, it should be said that
Captain Bartol of the Annie Sargent To-
Gated the spot where the Mary Lizzie
went down almost Immediately after the
squall was over. A large tub on deck
was secured by rope. This tub, firmly
attached to the wreck, foated and served
to indicate the exact position of the
sunken vessel The boat of Captain
Woodbury. could have been seen as we'll
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