The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
THINKS ALL WERE LOST.
Capt. James Handy Visits the Scene of
of the Wreck.

Cotuit, September l4-Capt. James
Handy,a brother of Capt. Bethuel Handy
of the Inflated schooner A. Heaton, was
seen by reporter today
He was very much grieved over the sad
news showing so oonclusively that his
brothers vessel was lost, and allowing
them to retain but the very faintest hopes
of possibly having been taken off by the
vessel which was probably in collision
with the Heaton. Indeed, he fears that
it is almost probable that both vessels
went to the bottom almost simultaneous
ly, taking all hands with them.
Their aged mother, Mrs Mary Ann
Handy, now nearly 80 years old, is utter
ly Frustrated by her great bereavement
in the probable sad fate Of her Oldest
son. She received a letter from him
about 10 days ago dated at Boothbay,
where he had,put in for harbor, having
sailed from Somes's sound, Me-, for New
York the dag before with full cargo
Of paving stones.
He intended to leave the next day,
and Mrs; Handy, daily expected to
brother supposed the Heaton had passed
Chatham week ago, but she had probab-
~ been driven seward by unfavorable
winds. and likely the day before the dis
aster he had succeeded in getting the
weather clear enough overhead to ascer-
tain his latitude, as shown on the sex
tant, which was picked up.
Capt. Handy himself formerly lived at
Cotuit, but has lived at Cornwall, N. Y,
some years, that being tho native place
of his wife, to whom the sad intelligence
has been communicated. Capt. James
Handy was a part owner with his BROTH
er in the Heaton, and they have but
little if any insurance. He went to Chat
ham today, but was unable to find any
thing to encourage him in belief that
his brother could have been saved, as the
vessels boat had been stove quite badly
The cabin house was probably nearly
bottom up when it was torn from the
vessel, and every bit of evidence seemed
to show that she had sunk quickly, TAX
ing all hands with her.
There were two vessels in the Ameri-
can Register named A. Heaton, and the
aged mother had hoped all night that it
might not prove to be her sons ves-
SELL but Capt. James, after his investiga-
tions at Chatham today, became con-
WINGED beyond doubt that is it his
brothers vessel. He has not the slightest
idea regarding the names of the officers
and crew.
There is another younger brother, Capt.
Seth Handy, who is master of the large
four masted schooner J. W. Linnell,
which sailed from Boston a day or two
ago.
Capt. Lombard of the schooner James
Rothwell said to the Globe representative:
"The Heaton was a very able vessel in
seaway, and 1 doubt If she foundered in
the squat. I think she was struck by
some other vessel and caused to leak SO
badly that her heavy cargo sent her
down so quickly that when she struck
bottom she went to pieces very soon, on
account of her age and consequent
structural weakness.
During sudden squalls the attention
of vessels entire Grew, lookout and
all, is likely to be given to getting in
sail, and nobody is Watching any posi-
BILE approaching vessel, which is great
mistake, and possibly this may have
been the case with the two vessels which
evidently came in collision off there,
causing great loss of life and property"