Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-23

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Disasters.
| Atlantic City. ~. j.. Nov. 22.-Tba
A,eamer Marion Fl pm PHILADELPHIA for
Oce an City. was disabled Off Cola
SIZING life saving station, last evening
by the breaking Of her macbinerv
The crew were brought ashore by tho
lie saving men. Efforts are being
mace, today. to repair the machinery
San Francisco, Nov. 22.-The be,s,
that the British ship Taymont has
been lost at sea is strongly confirmed
by the fact that she was not sighted
by any one Of the 1G deep water YES
sells which have arrived here within
the past "a hours. Already 80 Der cent
Reinsurance has been paid on the Tav.
mount
Gloucester, Mass, Nov. 22-Tba
schooner joan l.. Nickerson. CAPTAIN
Wollard. arrived this morning. from
the Grand Banks with her flag at
half-mast. for the loss of one of he-
crew, George Neuise. Neuise went ont
in his trawl boat Sept. II. and in at
tempting to fix the sail fell overheard
He was q years of age and a native Of
Tusket Hills. n. S.
New London, Conn, Nov. 22.-The
schooner Dreadnaught. Capt. Sulliya,
of Stonirgton. Conn.,. bound from New
York to Westerly, II. l.. with a cargo
of corn, was run into and sunk off
Bartlett's Reef lightship, at 5 o'cloc,
this morning, by the steam tug John F.
Gaynor Capt Sullivan, his mate. Al.
bert Steward. and the crew of fnnr
men, We're taken on board the tug and
brought to this city in safety. The
schooner sank in 10 minutes
Wilmington. n. c., Nov. 22.-The
pleasure yacht Republic is in port in
disabled condition. She was sus-
pected of filibustering intentions when
she passed out from New London. in
June last. bound on a pleasure trim.
She was chartered by Mr. Shadbolt of
London. Eng. and with him and party
on beard made a cruise to southern
waters lasting until Nov. 8, when she
put in at Mobile and was placed in the
hands of Captain Randlette, VINO saws
he is taking her to New London. Conn.
10 lay her up for the winter Custom
officers boarded her on her arrival here
but found nothing of a contraband ma
ture.
Rocklard, Nov. 22-The Plynpton.
n. s., schooner f. Raymond. Capt
Mulberry. bound from Port Gilbert, N
s.. to this port. with a cargo of kiln
wood. which went ashore on Outer
Black ledge. Saturday night. about 10
O'Clock, is a total wreck Her crew
was saved. but not until after they had
spent the night On Inner Blanck ledge
to which they made their escape after
the vessel struck. Their position was
discovered early Sunday morning A
POI Va hlcAl ilu1uculdlSlS set Out III
boats and rescued the sailors including
Capt. Mulberry, Mate w. NJ. Tucker.
Steward Nero. and Seamen Scion de
Roy and Daley Lombard. The schoon-
err and cargo, which consisted of vs.
cords of wood, were owned by w. c.
Warren of Plymouth, N. s., and was
not insured.
Boston, Nov. 22.-The two-masted
schooner F. A. Pike of Calais, Me-, was
sunk while entering the harbor, this
morning, as the result of a collision
between the vessel and the Lone Star
Line steamer Menesha. The crew were
saved. The accident occurred at 7.30
clock just north of State ledge where
the steamship Venetian was wrecked
about two years ago. The Menesha
was making port after a voyage from
alvestOn and Havana. Capt. Thomas
Brett of the schooner gave his version
of the collision as follows I'VE were
beating up the harbor and stood over
on the starboard side in the vicinity Of
State ledge, where we tackled ship. All
hands were on deck and saw the
steamship Menesha, which was also
bound up the harbor. coming along be-
hind us. We paid no attention to her
as we considered that she had ample
room to clear us. The next moment.
however. she was upon us and with
out warning struck us on the port side
at the main rigging. Before the steam
er's progress was stopped she had gone
halfway through our vessel and as she
backed out from the gaping hole in our
side, our vessel filled and went down
like a ball of lead. Fortunately the
harbor tug Jennie. Captain Kenney.
was close at hand and when he saw
the schooner go down. she made haste
to rescue our crew. Immediately upon
the steamer striking the schooner, one
of my men named Joe Nansen, NOT,
wegian. mounted the forerigglng an.
jumped on the steamers deck. Myse'i
and the mate. Harry Brown, had !uss
time to throw over a small punt wmcn
was lying on deck, which we )umpeu
into. The two remaining members VI
the crew, the cook and one seaman
jumped into the forerigging and as tho
vessel went down they had a race Wy
the rigging to clear the water. IheS
hung to the topmast. both of when re-
manned Is feet out of water. until they