Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-28

TH'S'oPe, itochpoIt. Me. Harry T.
Chester. MachIas. Me: Harold c Per.
ry, Woolwich. Ne. Lizzie y SINAI,
Apple River. N s.
Sid. sim Sagmore Hr), Liverpoo,.
scfs Heather Bell CBr) ST John. Avt.
(Br), Halifax,
HIGHLAND LIGHT. MASsADec p
Esd out. 1890 A NJ. sch Arthur M On,
son. st John for New York.
PHILADELPHIA-Dec q. cid s,r,
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! BALTIMORE-De q. ar. sch Geor,, Z,
Walcott. Portland. Il
Forsis. Perts.
1 HALIFAX, N. S.-Dcc. p. ar sim
Isis. Mackay. Cardiff.
| GIBRALTAR-Dec q, ar. sim Fms
New York.
PENARTH HEAD--Dec q. psd, blk
| Cosmo. Summerside, PEI
| GRANGEMOUTH-Dec "a. ar. bk
Adele, Halifax
L1VERPOOL-Dec 2s. ar. sim Kan
sas, Boston.
DUBLIN-Dec 81, ar, sim Dunmore
Head. st John. N y.
DORCHESTER. n B-Dec q. ar ecb
karslie. New York. loading for Boston
81 JOHN, B-Dec n. ar. schs Vic.
Tory stiles. New York: Susie Prescott
Wilson, New York: Genesta. Priest
ferson.
Cid, schs Lakota. Greenfield. Boston.
Genesta. Priest. Grand Manan: Pefetta
Maxwell, New York: Stella Maud. Miller
Salem.
HALIFAX, N s-Dec %. ar. schs Carrie
Easier Page. Newark. n ]: Gatherer.
Curzon, Gloucester. Mass, and cid for
Placentia Bay. N f.
Cid. br Moss Glen Hire. Ponce, PR.
Ar. sim Damara. London for st John
NIB.
LIVERPOOL-Dec %, ar. blk President
Ship Harbor. n s.
Sid. sim Victorian. Boston.
MOVILLE-Dec 26. ar. sim Lake Winni-
peg. st John, b. via Halifax for Liver
pool.
LONDON-Dec p. ar. sim Devona,
Portland. Me.
GLASGOW-Dec q, sid. sim Alciles. Ct
BARRY ISLAND-Dec %. psd. blk Bon
ita, Summerside, p + ]. for King Road
Disasters.
Portsmouth. n. H.. Dec. 27-Philip
Johnson. "A sailor aboard the schooner
Edward f. Briery. which arrived from
Newport News. this noon fell from the
rigging while the vessel was being lowed
to her dock and was killed. He struck
headforemost on the deck. fracturing his
HNpii- nv bNiOIiSNb al -NoNd ScDtld.
Vineyard Haven, Mass. Dec. 2,-Tbe
steamer Marthas Vineyard which went
on the rocks Dff Woods Holl Saturday,
was lifted, ABOUT noon today. and lowed
to Woods Holl where divers will make
an examination. 1t is thought temporary
repairs can be made here. after which the
steamer will probably be lowed to Provi-
dence for thorough repairs.
Halifax. y. S. Dec 27.-The. schooner
kalevaia. , aptain Mann. from Halifax
for sydney. with general cargo, has put
into Balcine. c. B.. badly damaged. The
schooner encountered terrible weather
after leaving here and was blown off for
eight days. Her mainboom was broken.
sails blown to pieces and foretopgallant
mast sprung. Part of her deckload was
also jettisoned. She will probably be
towed to sydney.
Boston. Dec. 21.-Two transatlantic
steamers reached this port today Both
report having passed evidences of wrecks
one possibly of n Gloucester fishing
schooner the other of lumber-iaden
British craft.
The Johnston liner Oriel Capt Mad
dreli. reached her berth at o'clock this
morning. more than three days overdue.
Capt. Maddrell states that he passed
close to IA derelict, bottom up. on Dec "a,
in latitude 43.0i. long. 50. 40 west. The ex-
posed portion of the vessel was painted
brown and from her appearance it was
judged that she had not been long in the
condition in which she was seen. From
her size it was thought she was a Glou-
cester fishing schooner, but nothing was
apparent by which she could be identified.
Capt. Maddrell also reports having
spoken the Gloucester schooner Carrie
w. Babson, TO whose skipper he gave lat
itude and longitude.
The Furness Lane steamer Bostonian
also reached this port from London. to-
day. Capt. T. l. Spencer of the Bos-
tonian. reports that he passed large guam
Boston Light, yesterday. Among the
wreckage We're deals bundles of laths.
and scantling and part of the bulwarks of
a vessel painted white. Captain Spencer
thought 1t must have come from the
wreck of some British lumber-laden craft
Salem, Mass, Dec. 21-The two-masted
schooner Ernest T. Lee. Captain Reading.
of South River n. j.. bound for Boston
with load of clay. came into Salem har-
Dor. this morning. and her captain re-
ports that at o'clock Sunday morning
when about IL miles off Highland Light
he picked up a crew of five men in a small
boat.
These men stated that they were the
crew of the schooner D. l.. Sherman.
Capt. Plummer, from South River. n. j..
for Boston with a load of clay. They said
that their vessel suddenly went down
bow first into the water and sank without
any warning whatever. The men saved
only the clothes they wore.
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schooner was seen. this morning, he said
that they left South River on Dec. 10.
bound for Boston. They We're held in
Vineyard for Week on account OF bad
weather and for the same reason put into
Edgartown. Friday night. Saturday after
noon it was decided to start for Boston;
When about 10 miles off Highland
Light. Saturday evening, the vessel
sprung a leak. She was n mass of ics and
the crew of four men had great dhhtuity
in working her pumps The wind had be-
come moro gentle and the SchooncrS
sails were blown away Suddenly. with
out warning of any kind. the vessels bow
sank into the water. and before the cap-
tain and crew could save any of thcir
effects. she disappeared beneath the
waves.
The five men jumped into the ships
boat at the stern and pulled away Just as
she sank. They saved nothing except the
clothes they Wore. For several hours the!
drifted around and were finally picked up
by an outward bound vessel. In snort
time. however. they were transferred 10
the schooner Ernest Il. Lee. which was
bound for Boston. but had on board some
dynamite for Salem.
The Sherman was three-masteu
schooner of 10 tons burden, built IN East
Haven. CT. in 1865. She was owned ~
Rarnstable. Mass. She was value0 at
about $500 and her cargo at about Si2W.