The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-19
ID DRIVEN DOWN MAINE COAST.
Rough Experience of the Fishing
Schooner Joseph Warren.

Sailed for Nova Scotia, Was Beaten Bacls
by Storms Until Opposite Thatcher's
Island When She Was Picked Up.
Gloucester, Mass, December 1s.-Fish-
ing schooner Joseph Warren of Boston
arrived here this evening having in tow
the British schooner Fraulein Of None
ton, N. B., which sue fell in with thirty
miles east of Thatcher Island yesterday
leaking, with sails blown to pieces. After
taking off the crew, hawser was made
fast to the vessel and succeeded IN
towing her in.
Capt. ]. M. Sleeves of the Fraulein
said he sailed from Newark, N. j.,
December 5, with a cargo OF hard coal
consigned to Yarmouth, N. S. He put
into Provincetown, and left there on the
9th. Then he called at Salem and sailed
again the 18th. Themes ho harbored at
Pond island, Me-. left there the l4th.
After getting within thirty miles of the
destination he took heavy gale fom the
when the vesael was run before the gale
for Mt. Desert, but making to- Toward.
He was unable to get to the windward as
he was under close reef sails, while the
storm had increased to hurricane force
with thick snow and extreme cold.
He continued to run before the WIND
for Boothbay and made Matinicus, VINE
the close reef maiusail was blown to
pieces, and the sea. sweeping the vessel
for and aft, washed away the poaJs,
HI n from the
decks To save the vessel from founder
ne she was brought head to the sea and
hove to, when 1t was found that she had
sprung aleak. The crew were lashed to
the pumps and with the sen washing
over them. AFTER several hours got be-
numbed and nearly exhausted
Wednesday night the storm continued
and with the water gaining, II was ex-
pected every moment she would go to the
bottom. The captain and one man were
struck by the sea and severely injured.
Thursday the gale continued and to-
ward evening it began to moderate, when
during the night they sighted vessel 9
light. Distress rockets were sent up aud
she bore down on the craft, whose
captain asked to he take in tow. mo
fisherman said he could not render such
assistance but would taken the crew off.
Captain Sleeves at first refused to
abandon the vessel but he Grew would
not stay with him. So he concluded to
leave her, "a his barometer indicated an
other storm.
A few things were gathered up, put in
the fisherman's dories and the vessel
abandoned. The weather having moder-
ated the crew from the Joseph Warren
went on board the schooner again and as
fair wind had sprung up. they took her
in tow. The crew are suffering from the
effects of the hardship they underwent
Storm pent lis Force.
Nantucket, Decsmber 18.-One of the
worst storms Nantucket has experienced
of late years blew itself out last night
The wind blew steadily hour after hour
ct sixty miles On hour at one time reach
lug the extreme velocity of l05 miles.
Thanks to the timely warning of the
weather bureau oil preparations possible
had bean made and with exceptions of
the wires, fences and trees being blown
DOWN, very little damage was done.
Schooner Argo after having been nearly
f1oated and towed into this harpor was
completely wrecked.