The Republican journal., 1895-10-10

4HE seHooNERs VIM. FREDERICK AND NELLIE
$ PICKERING. NO LIVES LOST. HEROIC
RESCUE OF THE FREDERICKs CREW BY
BRAVE SAILORS FROM THE STEAMER FRANK
LIN. :
NEW oRK, Oct g. The steamer Franklin
arrived from Baracoa to-day. She had such
rough voyage that she was seven and a
lalf days making the trip, which usually
occupies five and half days. Strong gales
wefe experienced all the way up the coast
pGt. y in lat 65.34, Ion. 1920, dnring heavy
northeast gae dismasted vessel was sight
IA aud on near approach signals of distress
WeIe seen Tie Franklin bore down upon
Me wreck and found her to be what was Left
schooner William Frederick Of Belfast.
PHI The sea was running mountain high
tN# lf was Fery hazardous TO lower boat,
Nli there seemed no prospect Of the weather
M ierating, SO Captain Rasmussen directed
si't life boat TO be manned and lowered This
i WAS done. First mate Jan Hansen. second
mate Herrick Andersen and seaman E. E.
Vasender took their places al the oars. After
d hard pull the brawny Norsemen forced her
Ihrough the huge seas Until the selooner's
side MAS reached. Then the distressed
s0hponef'5 crew of sever jumped overheard
one by one and were picked up by the
tranklln's crew in the life boat. Then came
A hard tight to get back fo the Franklins
Ide. After this was accomplished and all
LANDS safely Oh boart, the life boat WAS
Htashed to pieces against THE steamers side
When the crew was about to hoist her on
hoard.
Captain H. G. Jordan Of the dismasted
VIZ Of Al.
arrival OF the Franklin. He said he was
0ound from Satila River, Ca, for Belfast.
Me., with cargo Of lum ber. He left Cum
asriand Bar Sept. "a. Heavy weather was
encountered almost from the start, and Oct
the vessel began making water. At first
tAe pumps were able to control the influx,
iiilt as tile gale continued the leak became
worse, until finally she was almost deck to-
Part of the deck load was jettisoned and
tAe schooner headed for land. At PM, Oct
all three masts went by the board leaving
fhe schooner unmanageable in the trough OF
the sea. All the provisions were ruined, the
water casks submerged and filled with salt
water. After perlous night the franklin
vas sighted. Captain Jordan said it did not
seem possible for a small boat to live in the
Aeayy sea inning, and he highly praised
the heroism Of those who manned her. He
ana the crew saved only the clothes they
stood in, all their effects being submerged
When they. left, the schooner's waist was
uiVheh WIN tle sWaSnlng anu pounding OF
tle deck load, and Captain Jordan thinks
she will soon break up. 1t was impossible
TO set fire to her.
The schooner William Frederick was built
n Belfast, Me-. in 1874, was of 43O tons reg
lsrsr, and was partially insured
SCH, NELLIE s. PICKERING ABANDONED AND
SUNK.
NANTUCKET, Mass, Oct. 5. Sch. Nellie s.
lekering, from Belfast Me-, for New York,
lth paving stones, went ashore last night
Long Shoal, off Tuckernuck, during an
esterly gale. The Muskegat life saving
yew went off to her this morning and
bought Captain Kamball and his crew safe
isashore. She was tight when the crew left
~, but in a dangerous position heavy
gae is now on. Oct g. Sch. Nellie S. Picker
ihidragged all last night, and is now sunk
al point half way between Tuckernuck
ai'Martha's Vineyard The underwriters
ffeNthat went to her assistance yesterday,
al1entaying all night at Muskegat. returned
heIe ,-day.
EDARTowN. MASS, Oct T. Captain Kim
nall ad crew of sch. Nellie S. Pickering
Mefe M bought here from Tuckernuck, to-day
ihefe insurance on the hull, but the
largo paving stones is probably insured.
Nap'aiuiimball noted protest here. Tie
MAoene Jennie took off the topsals and
i'sslAg I'D Went westward. to-day
eapt. fmball arrived in Belfast yesterday
morning steamer City of Bangor with his
VieW of H. men. He feels deeply grateful
~ tue offlors of the Boston g. Bangor S. S.
w. ior ireeransportation given, and to the
oAieefs OF ne City of Bangor, especially
oapt' Ingram and Steward Pote, for the
men on boara