The Portland daily press., 1895-03-20

were tired, bruised by being flung about
when the storm struck them, and worn
out for want of sleep, but they had saved
their lives and their vessel was safe, al
though but little better than wreck.
They were in very dangerous position
all through the night. A tug was off
there watching for them, but the sea
was still running high, and the tug
could not have ventured far in, had the
schooner gone on the breakers. 1t was
only by good luck, thai the schooner
lived through the night and was taken
in yesterday morn ming.
There isn't over three feet of the great
mainsail left, and the other sails were
completely blown away. A sailor was
badly injured about the hesd and Shout
eers, and Captain Pierce was Of the opin-
ion that he would have to go to the ma
rine hospital. MIR. Cameron, the mate,
had almost recovered yesterday from the
effect of his wonderful experience when
he was taken from the schooner and then
dropped down on it by the great wave.
4lC WdS dUlc w LuOY6 HUOut, UuU uOt
very freely. Captain Pierce will have to
take out his cargo, and then take his
schooner to the marine railway for re-
pairs. 1t was marvellous escape from
what seemed to be almost certain death.
But. this experience was only one Of
many. Other schooners were out in the
storm, hut in most cases only on the
edge of the tempest and the sIeet and
snow. 1t is feared that later reports will
show that the sudden tempest was very
destructive, largely by reason of the fact
that it was SO very sudden. 1t took Cap
tain Pierce by surprise, and found the
Abbie K. Bentley with all sails set, and
it must have come with the same sud-
denness on other schooners. The re-
markably thick snow storm was one Of
the most dangerous features of the
whole, because as has been already said,
il closed like wall about them.
The PRESS Of yesterday spoke briefly
of the fact that schooner had been seen
fifteen miles outside, aud apparently 60
ing east. She WAS the three masted
schooner Edward c. Allen True, Captain
Mclaughlin, and she was of this port
Monday night in the very thickest of the
storm and when the wind was the high
est. She was watched by the captains
of the tug boats with, the greatest inter-
est, but without ability on their part to
go to he r relief. It was evident that
Captain Mclaughlin held her off sh ore
=. l., &
with the greatest difficulty, but a COM
bination of luck and good seamanship
enabled him to escape this coast on
which it at one time seemed that he
must go. He was seen to lose some of
bis sails, and she can 9 very close to
striking on some of the tunken lodges.
At last Captain Mclaughlin was forced
to run Tor the shore, and accomplished
the remarkable feat OF running his
schooner between two lodges, instant
death waiting for him on either hand,
and of making Harpswell bay all right.
Had be not succeeded in making his way
through the rocks she would have gone
on one leGge or the other and would
have been complete wreck. An old
captain said yesterday, Captain Nc
Laughlin had perhaps one chance out of
hundred i'll his favor, but he won.n
The schooner was brought to this port
yesterday afternoon. She had load of
coal for Randa ] & McAllister, and was
hard pressed during the storm. Captain
Mclaughlin was off Wood Island Monday
when the storm struck, and turned to
keep off but could not. He split bis
foresail, and his flying jib was carried
away. Looking outside there was suiiic.
lent evidence of the fury of the storm
and the danger in winch any vessel
would be in exposed to it. His escape
was very fortunate