Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-17

| LlLARD-NoV 10, pSu, sim Arabia.
Montreal for Hamburg.
| TOR HEAD-Nov Is, psd sim Lake
Winnipeg, Montreal for Liverpool.
| AVONMOUTH-Nov 16. ar. sim
Strathdee, Montreal via North Sydney
| IRVINE-Nov Is, ar, blk Amazon.
Halifax.
BELFAST-Nov Is, ar, blk Clara,
Chatham. n 3.
GRIMsBY-Nov Is. ar, bk Kalse.
| Shediac.
| GIBRALTAR--Nov g. psd, bks
Blanche Curry from st Johns. n F:
10th, schs BjaT1e from st Johns. n +:
18th. Mark Lloyd from Battle Harbor.
| PERNAMBUCO-Oc %. ar, bk Flora.
st johns. n F.
| HALIFAX, n. S.-Nov 1G, ar. brigt
Irma, Taylor. New York; sch Here
ward, Phelan, Bank Quero for Glouces-
| ter $4,000 pounds cod, in for shelter.
Sid, sims Damara, Paterson, st John:
Siberian, Main, Glasgow and Liverpool
via st Johns, N F; Propatria, Henry,
! st Pierre, Miq.
Cid, Sims Caucase, Williams, Calais,
| France; bk Robert Ewing. Irving, Hub
| bards Cove to load for United States
ST JOHN. n B-Nov lG. ar ship Loan
| Ga. Dodge. Montev.5So; schs Rodney,
| Parker Windsor to Philadelphia: Sum
shine, Cook. Harborville for Boston
cd. sch w III Waters, Belyea. Boston.
NEWCASTLE. n B-Nov Is, cid, blk
| Theima. Olsen, Dublin.
| PERNAMBUCO-Oct 20 sid, blk Flora,
| st Johns. n +.
BUENOS AYRES-Oct 81. sid. blk Ka.
| tahdin, ST John. y Il.
GRANVlLLE-Nov II. SD, sch Rail-
leuse. CaraGa.
CALAIS-Nov l.. ar. blk Sterling. Que
bee.
LIvERPOOL-Nov 16 ar. blk Northern
Empire. Halifax.
LONDON-Nov 1G. ar, sim Halifax City,
St John, y L.
Snip Marlborough, Sharpness for St.
John. n. b., Nov. 3, lat. 3, lon. 90
Disasters.
HALIFAX, n. s., Nov. 1.-THE
schooner Mikado. Capt Hickman,
which left Grand Bank, n. F., month
ago. for this port with a cargo of fish
has not been heard from since sailing
and no doubt foundered during the
severe weather of October, all on board
being lost. Besides Captain Hickman,
he had crew of four men, all of whom
leave large families.
Halifax, n. s., Nov 16-Considerable
wreckage is washing ashore at Louis
burg, C. B., and it is believed that two
vessels were lost during the last weeks
violent gales, all on board being
drowned. Two schooners We're seen in
dangerous positions off the coast while
the storm of Friday was at its worst,
an II iS nroho hla fbot <haSa ,,,o+ do
struction. No names have been found
on the wreckage which consists of bull
warks. matches, topmasts, etc.
st. John. N. B., Nov. 16.-Word has
been received from Chatham to the eff
feet that the schooner Janet A, from
Tignish. was lost, Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning, off Fox island.
She was loaded with oats and produce
Three men and two women were
aboard. The bodies of Capt. ellis,
Susan Champion and an.unknown man.
brought to Chatham by the. steamer
st. Isidor, last night, confirmed the
news of the wreck. The Janet A.. was
vessel of % tons register. was built
at Church Point N. S., in 1882, and
hailed from Chatham.
Boston, Nov. 16.-The schooner Spar
tan. Capt. Coombs. bound from Hills
boro, N. b., for Baltimore, came into
port, this afternoon, after a weeks
buffeting with the. severe weather off
the coast. during which time she lost
her jibboorl, foretopmast and all her
head sails. while on the night of the
10th, she narrowly escaped laundering
off Matinicus rock. The vessel left
Hillsboro, Nov. Z, with cargo of
plaster and for three days encountered
good weather. On the morning of Nov.
10, she ran into the storm, which COM
ing across New England from the WesI
swept up the coast causing great dam
age to shipping and one or two wrecks.
For some hours the Spartan labcred IN
the heavy seas, with the wind BLOWING
a gale from the southeast At noon
that day the wind suddenly shifted /"
the northwest as the storm ceh'er
passed off the coast, the wind pew
with almost hurricane force. When OIL
Martinicus rock one giant wave strucA
the vessel which buried her from stei"
to stern under tons of water, ana car
ried away the foretopmast, Jbboom.
all of the head sails and the foresaa1
and had also swept away the ooa'
from the after davits, leaving the eie
without means of escaping in the event
Of the vessel having to be abando'lea'
The water flooded the cabin, forecast'o
and galley, destroying portion OF tne
provisions and soaking everything WIN
water. AS soon as possible the ere"
set to work patching up the damage
When the sails We're rugged it was poe-
sible to keep the vessels head up 10 t,'o
sea and as the wind moderated 'he
schooner made fairly good progress uh,
der the circumstances. Scarcely ha.
the crew recovered from the effects u
this blow when the storm of the lz'h
struck the vessel and again she Wa
swept by terrific seas. Upon .he
weather moderating. Capt. Coomps ae
cided to put in here for repairs anu
was estimated, today, that $1,000 wou,u
be necessary to put the vessel in cohu'-
ton to continue her voyage.