The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-01
UNLUcKY NO. 100.
Congressman MiIIiIxen's story OF the
Last Vessel Built by n Maine Firm.

Congressman MiIIiIxen's story OF the
Inst Vessel Built by n Maine Firm.
From the Portland Daily Press
Belfast Nov. 1S.-The funeral OF Austin
Carter, "A much respected citizen and life
long resident. took place to-day, and as
a mark Of respect the flags on all vessels
in port were at half mast during the day.
Mr.. Carter was once a member of the ship
building firm of Columbus r. Carter & Co..
that built exactly 100 large vessels.
The Hon. Seth l.. Milliken this afternoon
said that the death Of Mr.. Carter. recalled
a very strange story connected with tho
last Of the 100 vessels built by his firm IL
was a large vessel and cost when COM
pleted about Si250O0. 1t was a ship, and
was regarded as one of the best, II not the
best; turned out by the famous firm OF
shipbuilders.
She was on the stocks at the time of the
death of Mr.. Columbus F. Carter, and he
had intended that she should bear his
name but after his death his interest was
purchased by b. r. Hazelton, and was
named after him. The command was Civ
en- to Capt. Hartman, 'one of the best sea
captains said the Congressman Millikens
who ever sailed from this port"
From the first day Of the voyage the ship
was unlucky. She went on a rock, and was
got off with great difficulty, on her way
same i'll luck went with her on her second
trip and on his return the captain said to
Mr.. Milliken, "the ship is bound to be un-
lucky. There dead man at the wheel.
and he's steering her for every rock in the
ocean. I'm going to take her one more trip
and then leave her"
He started. but the same I'll luck went
with him. When off a South American port
the ship struck q rock laid down in no
chart and went down. The crew had Just
time to take to the boats, saving nothing.
Capt Hartman was in charge of one
boat, his son. Of a second, and the mate OF
the third The captain and mate reached
the shore in safety, but the young man
was not heard from for months, and then
only when he reached Portland. Ore.
capt Hartman IT MAJ retgrn sd hoSm {, and md
the loss of the ship, the late Mr.. Austin
Carter did not, insisting that he was not
to blame for not knowing the location OF
a rock laid down in no chart. The cargo
of the ship was valued at 500 900, and the
captain went down to South America in
the hope of raising her. He took with
him q wrecker who thought there was
more money to be made by blowing her
open and getting at her cargo, and so, it
was alleged, arranged with diver they
sent down TO make a false report of the
condition of the ship. Capt Hartman
had set his heart on taking her back to
Belfast, and when he was told that she
could not be raised he threw up his
hands, gave one cry, and then those who
were with him. were struggling with a
man violently insane, and insane he re-
manned until his death. He was taken to
England, and then back to the United
States, and died in an asylum for the in
sane.
Mrs. Hartman died. and so did their
daughter. and there remained but one in
the family, the son who escaped when
the ship went down, and who with great
difficulty reached home, having been
picked up after the Il. r. Hazleton foun-
dered, but not until all in the boat had
undergone all but the last extreme OF
suffering. He went TO sea again, this
time with Capt Snow Of Buxpert, and
captain, crew and vessel were never
heard from after they sailed.
Certainly" said Congressman Milliken
"a long train Of disasters followed every
one who had anything to do with the
one-hundredth vessel built by the firms
M. Berthelot, the new French minis
ter, has a fame entirely apart from his
political efforts In chemical knowiedge
he ranks among the first OF his contempo-
raries.
Octave Thanet Is the guest in Wash-
ington Of Gen. Flagler whose daughters
recently made such a sensation by shoot
ing a colored boy IN the act OF stealing
pears.
DIR Samuel r. Smith was an accom-.
plshed iinguist. being familiar with M.
teen languages. lie had just taken up the
study ot the Russian tongue az the tins
Of his death.