Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-27

| Ethel, with a cargo of hides from Monte
! videO for Boston. made another unsuc-
! cessful attempt to reach her destination
yesterday and came near being stranded
on Truro flats. Fortunately me tug Kat.
Jones was in port and lowed her back to
| her anchorage under Long point. Capt.
| Dodge has given up his idea of sailing up
Boston harbor and will allow the Ethel
TO be towed to her wharf by the Jones.
| The Ethel has had the hardest kind of
Il time in getting to her berth. for what
with Gains and battling winds in the
tropics, and strong off-shore gales whci,
within few miles of Boston Light. she
passage which ordinarily takes not
over 90
/ Portsmouth. n. H., Dec. 25.-The two
Kellose, loaded with lime. bound from
| Rockland to Boston. was picked up
four miles off here by the Jerrys point
life saving crew, today, and brought
into the lower harbor. She had los
her sails. and would have been lost had
| not Capt. Mayo and his crew of life
savers discovered her during the gale.
| The vessel was badly damaged, ana in
| a sinking condition from the weight Of
/ ice. Yesterday, while beating off Boon
| island, A. o. Robinson, the cook. wa;
| lost overheard and drowned. He oe-
! longed in Mr.. Desert, and leaves a
4 family.
/ New York. Dec. 25.-The New York
! Office of the Fall River line was mott
| fed. this morning, that the Plymouth,
which left this port at p NJ Friday.
with 1000 passengers, broke her shaft
! a short dist thic ci6a M Gal1
/ light, at II o'clock, that night.
She was picked up, after lying to in
the sound. by the .freighter Nashville
! Of the same line, and towed into New
/ London. reaching that port about
A. NJ, today.
Her Passengers missed their railroad
connections, naturally. many of them
in consequence. their Christmas with
friends.
They were sent from New London 90
| Fall River by train. The Fall River
freight boat Brockton towed the Ply
mouth from New London to Newport
later in the day
The Plymouth will be replaced by the
| Providence till she gets new shaft.
Boston, Dec. 26.-TNs Carbonero. which
arrived here. today. with three barges in
tow from Philadelphia. was in collision
with an unknown schooner on Nantucket
shoals. Saturday night. during which the
schooner had her jib-boom carried away.
The schooner is reported to be in no
danger.
Tug c. b. Sanford. Capt Pierce. while
coming around Cape Cod Saturday night.
towing barges Nay Aug and Cansteo. lost
the latter barge. and up to late hour
tonight. nothing had been heard Of the
missing vessel. The accident occurred
D
caused. Capt. Pierce states. by large
four-masted schooner passing between
the two barges. cutting the hawser and
setting the CaniSteO adrift.
The tug was unable to find the barge,
so Can't. Pierce decided to tow the Nay
Aug across to Boston light. where she
was anchored and then returned IN
search of the Canisteo. All yesterday.
the tug steamed about in the vicinity OF
where she parted from the missing craft.
but TO no avail, and when the snow shut
in. the Sanford returned TO Boston. After
coaling up. Capt. Pierce will resume the
search.
The Canisteo is commanded by Capt.
Carl Rausiel of HubOken. has cargo or
1000 tons of coal and carries Il crew of
four men all told.
St Johns. N F.. Dec. 26.-The Brit
ish steamer Lambert's Point. Captain
Humphreys days from Norfolk. Va,
for Liverpool with cattle. cotton. grain
and a general cargo has arrived here
with her cotton on fire and the ship III
a bad state.
On Friday. the fire was discovered IN
the compartment amidships. 1t gained
Roadway rapidly. Holes were cut III
the cabin flooring, pipes inserted ana
the compartment flooded with steam
and water.
The captain headed the vessel Tor
this port. and for 4Vhours nobody resi-
ed, all hands battling with the nte'
which steadily gaining, spread to ms
core compartment. 1t then Decail'
necessary to flood this. which gave the
ship a list of Il degrees to the star
board
She met terrible weather in trying %
reach here Her sides and deck were
almost Undesirable with heat ana the
provisions were all spoiled by stea'H
and smoke The paint IS now peeilhS
off her sides While gangs o. men a'F
landing the cattle almost nladdeEei
with heat.
Captain Humphreys admits that ne
could not have controlled the nre
hours longer. Holes are now being cu'
in her sides to admit steam pipes IN the
hope OF having the fire subdueo ny
Tuesday. when the cotton will be uls-
charged until the seat Of the nre .
reached. Nearly the entire cargo was
damaged.
Marine Notes.
Notice is given that. on or about D@t,
30. light vessel No. 6 will be replace"
on her station, about two ina thie
eighths miles southeasterly OF Suce ~
nessett point. in midchannei between
Succonnessett shoal and Eldrige shoa''
Nantucket sound, and relief light YES
sci No. 9 temporarily marking the SUI
ton, will be withdrawn. No chanse
has been made in light vessel No. as
to characteristics of light, fog sishs''
or general appearance. =
Notice is also given that, ON i'oe. -
the black post from which fixed VIZ
Tight was shown. en- the lower enu Vi
Pleasure island. westerly side CT .n'
channel CT the Hudson river. apoN1 AZ
bany. was carried away in q fieshe.
aah the light extinguished. re = e''
viii not be rec stablished until the re-
opening Of navigation in the spring.
:, -.....s..a,, IL, fe,a natural result OF Il