The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-08

Gai0 anu sprung dleak, the Pumps Be-
ing of No Avail-Fortunate Escape of
the Crew.
Boston, October 7.-The Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company's ocean tug
N. and W. No. 2, Captain Calcott, ar
rived at 2 this morning, towing the
barge N. and W. No. /, from Norfolk,
Va. She brought Captain CIV. .Sprague
and crew of five men of the three-masted
schooner Frank Mcdonnell of Philadel-
phia, abandoned Thursday morning off
Cape Cord. while on passage from Sui
livan. Me-, to Philadelphia. with car
go of paving stone. Captain Calcott re-
ports that yesterday forenoon, off Horse
Shoe buoy. Cross Rip lightship, be was
hailed by the schooner Charles M. Pat
terson, lying at anchor, from which he
took the shipwrceked men Captain
Sprague makes the following report:
"The schooner Frank Mcdonnell
sailed from Newport, R. l., September
90. in ballast, bound for Sullivan, Me-,
to load paving stone for Philadelphia.
She arrived at Sullivan on the 25th, and
took only board s32, 500 paving stones,
SHIPPED to Harvey and Hooper, aud con-
signed to John Maxwell, Sons and Co.
The night after leaving Sullivan, Sep
tenn ber 30th, we put into Mt. Desert oneeac-
count of the threatening weather, and
remained there until the 3D.. That af-
ternoon the wind became fair, and we
continued our voyage. AT 12 t hat night
the wind backed to the eastward and
continued until the. next morning,
when it again shifted and commenced
to blow hard from the southeast, kick
ing up nasty sea, which caused the
vessel to labor and pitch heavily, and
ship much water. The vessel was run
under snug canvas, and at 10 O'Clock,
when about five miles northeast by east
from Cape Cod light, that night she
strung a bad leak. The crew were as
signed to the pumps, but notwithstand-
ing their strenuous efforts the water
kept gaining, ard at 3 O'Clock Thursday
morning the vessel had five feet Of water
in the hold, and increasing all the time.
The wind had moderated but the sea
continued rough. The vessel fell off in
the trough of the sea and became un-
managea BILE. AS she commenced to set
tie, we deemed it prudent to abandon
her. We took to the boat, bringing what
few provisions and water W 9 could get
struments and some clothing, but lost
all of my charts. The crew grasped
what effects they could. At $40 a. m.,
forty minutes after leaving her, she
sank in As fathoms of water, 10 miles
northeast of Highland Light. The
weather got better after taking to the
boat, the wind being light from the
SSW. We drifted about for some little
time, when we sighted the schooner
Charles M. Patterson, Captain Truewell
of Portland, Ne. for Philadelphia. We
were taken aboard, after having driftd
about in the open boat over four hours.
Captain Tunnell did all in his power
to make us comfortable. He treated us
splendidly. ] desire to express thanks
publicly, both for myself and crew,
Tor the kind treatment received at his
hands while on board his vessel. | wish
to thank Captain Calcott, of the tug,
Tor taking us aboard and bringing us
to Boston.
The Frank Mcdonnell was three
masted, centreboard schooner, built at
Camden, N. j., in 1879, and valued at
about $4,000. Her managing owner was
A. Il. Hanna OF Philadelphia, Captain
Sprague having an interest," in tn. yes
sci, which part is insured, as Is the
cargo