The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-11
RUN Gown
AND SUNK.
The Steamship Portia. Cuts
a Three MdSted Schooner
Literally in Hall.
MATE MURPHY ALONE SAVED,
The Dora M. French Went to the
Bottom at Once with
Four Men.
SOME OF THE COOK PARTY HERE.
Capt. Farrell, Of the Miranda, and
II Of the Arctic Expedition
on the P0rlia.
MATE MURPHY ALONE SAVED.
SOME OF THE COOK PARTY HERE.

The steamer Portia. from Halifax, ar
rived this morning with a section of the
Cook Arctic exploring expedition on
board, and reports that she
ran into and sank the three masted
schooner Dora NJ. French yesterday
afternoon, about four miles from Cuddy-
hunk Light. Four out of the five men
comprising the schooners crew were
drowned.
The accident occurred a few minutes
after l o'clock in dense fog. The
steamer was running full speed. blowing
her whistle n short intervals She
struck the sailing vessel just forward
OF the foremost and cut her In two. The
latter sunk in less than two minutes.
going down headforemost, and leaving
her broken foremost and sails across the
| Portals bow. One man couldbe seen
! swimming amidst the wreckage and two
others were visible just below striving
to reach the surface but they were
caught In the vortex and borne down.
boat was quickly lowered by the
steamer. and the one survivor was
picked up. His name Is Jeremiah Muir
phy, of % Front street. New York. He
was mate OF the lost vessel. and gives
the following account of the disaster:
THE Dora NJ. French halls from Ban
sor; Me. and left Hoboken last Friday
with coal for Boston. We We're on the
starboard tack. steering east. and sail
ing about seven knots. 1t was very
thick. man was on lookout and the
horn was frequently blown. was at
the wheel.
1--WE heard the steamer whistle, and
half minute later saw her right
abeam. | put the helm hard down, hop
/ = Ia "a
port bow near the foremost and cut
clear through. I could see the boards
breaking on the opposite side. | saw
the schooner was going to sink. and
began to get the boat ready. The cap
tain got an axe from the cabin I was
In the boat. He cut the tackle away.
The boat fell. filled and went down.
went with her.
las | came up, saw the schooner
head down. To avoid suction. l pushed
away. First. | got hold of a piece OF
wood, then of door. but these would
not hold me. Then | got hold of spar
and held on till picked OFF. | was pretty
near gone then.
"The captains name was French. He
lived at l.incolnville Me, and was a
part owner | had only been on the
vessel three weeks, and do not know the
called SIMS and lived at Bucksport, Me.
He and the captain We're married. One
Of the sailors was called Tom; the other
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