The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-10
ON PEAKED HILL BARS.
Loss Of the. Good Ship Belmont and
Six Of the Grew.
TWO OF THE DROWNED WERE
SMART MAINE MEN.

Roof of the Cabin-One of Them Was
Unconscious and His Arm Was Broken
in Two Places-A Bath Sailor Drowned
by His Vessels Side--Ihe Storm Hard
One on the Shipping.
Provincetown, April 9-Another biz
zard struck this place this morning. Yes
terday the wind was east-southeast, veer-
ing to the northeast. At 7 a. m. the
storm burst in all it's fury. At that time
the crew of the Peaked Hill life saving
station saw bark come ashore in the
breakers about 500 yards to the west
ward of the station. Captain Fisher and
his crew Immediately launched the surf
boat and went to the relief. Before
reaching the craft she was all in pieces.
The sea was running very high and the
breakers on the bars were terrific. Three
of the crew came ashore on some debris
of the wreck, and were taken to the life
saving station, one with his arm broken.
Word was instantly telephoned into town
for medical assistance, and two doctors
went to the station. They found two of
broken arm was sJill insensible. They
soon had the arm set and the man as
comfortable as could be expected. From
one of the crew, Peter Turner, who was
at the wheel when the vessel struck. the
following story was learned: The YES
sci was the American bark Belmont of
Boston, Captain Hagan, Port Spain,
Trinidad, c. A., for Boston, with sugar.
We left Port Spain March 10. and had
fine weather until we passed Cape St.
Antoine. Then we had heavy norther,
but sustained no damage. On April 4th
we took the wind to the eastward, with
rain squalls, but moderate. On the 7th,
we entered the south channel, making
way for port with a fair wind. We never
saw land, but by sounding knew we were
in the bay. We hove the bark to under
short sail. This morning, at daylight,
the mate spied land, and al hands were
called to get sail on the ship and
crowd her by the Cape. We
set the lower topsails, and
all the staysails and reefed the fore and
maiusails and spanker. went to the
wheel. In a few minutes the vessel
struck heavily and was bounding along
the bars. A heavy sea was running and
she beat along shore 500 or 600 yards,
when heavy sea struck the starboard
bow, throwing the bark's head towards
| the shore, when she stuck hard and fast
All our spars Wenu over tne sio1 anu Ine
vessel began TO oreak up we were
washed overheard with the Wreckage;
| When came TO 5ne top Oh 1ne wave. !
| found myselr ana oleson On 1oP VI Une
| cabin, drlfung toWarus !ne peaGn. None
OF the otners were IN slgnI aealing s1d q
noise under us, Oleson ana inyseIL cieareo
away the Wreckage anu Iounu tie s.ew-
| ard lnsens1ole WIN h!s arm pIone on ~ 'wo
places. we lasHeo LIN as won 90 we
could on top OF the mouse ana soon saw
| lifeboat coming TO our rene1, Wmch
took us off and brought us to the station,
| when we were about 100 yards from
shore.''
| Cantain Isaac Fisher and crew of the
Peaked Hill station launched their boat
through the heavy surf. and were maxi
;no +heir wav to the wreck. hoping to
save more ef 'lio ole" ~; hooh snas go or +ha;T
station Captain Samuel Fisher, of the
Race Point station, had his boat launched
and 1t 1eH TO ms loc 70 fesc9e .he theh
uHe pauAeo rreat up cradit for their work. as the
seas were very high and strong current
setting to the westward along shore.
Inc steWaIo Is un4JnsoIs' t ,o h;s "nu "ao San
eH ta;n iofH Hsgan lived in Maine. and Mate
| Charles Olsen in East Boston. He leaves
a wife. The seeona mate, naiheu 81 GURUS,
pelohggu gS ~ n,sen ~ '% W;11;an, p.ad Pater oat"
Maison John Martin. Peter Turner and
the steward, nine all told, of whom the
only survivors are 9 turner, pen Ioo oIsen
~a@ister ~nr FER bnilt in Millbridge. Me-. and
oysned hy d. S. Emery of Boston.
Early this morning schooner was
seen o,ors az anoso sot rnion dow9 in the fore.
rigging. The steamer Longfellow went
to her relief; she proved TO be the
sGTbonva Tbe Vessel sIIa had lost sails " but was
otherwise all right The anchors were
All rign'.
The barkentine Belmont sailed from
| here on January 2, with cargo of shook