Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-17

Fishing Schooner Run Down
BY Steamer Gloucester.
fisherman Attempts 70 Cross Steam-
er's Bow--Collision Unavoidable.


0Ioucester OF the Merchants and Min
ers Transportation Company, which ar
rived here, this forenoon. from Balti-
more, reports that at $50 o'clock. this
morning, she collided with the Giouces-
ter schooner Alice Jordan. on Martha s
Vineyard. and that nine Of the Jordan's
crew were drowned. Seven of the crew
were saved and brought here on the
Gloucester.
The Gloucecter reached her berth at
Battery wharf at lilo o'clock The
steamer sailed from Baltimore on her
regular trip to this city, touching at
Norfolk, which port she left, Wednes-
day night. When north OF Cottage
City, about lao o'clock, this morning,
Just after the big boat had steamed
through Vineyard, sound, she crashed
into a Gloucester fisherman. which
had sailed across her bows. The
schooner. which afterwards proved to
be the Alice c.. Jordan of Gloucester.
was cut down to the waters edge and
rapidly filed.
The officers on the Gloucester stop
ped the steamer at once and ordered
the boats lowered. The schooner sank
in. q few minutes and before nine OF the
crew. who were below. could reach the
deck. The captain and six of the Jor-
dams men were taken off: The COM
mander OF the fisherman. Captain Jere-
nnIah H. Warren. climbed into the rig
cling when his vessel was struck and
was rescued by the crew Of the steam
er The boats of the Gloucester search
ed for long time for traces of the nine
missing men. but nothing more was
seen OF them and the Gloucester re-
sufned her voyage to this port. with
Captain Warren and the six men.
Captain F. NJ. Howes OF the Glouces-
ter, says that the steamer had all her
lights burning at the time Of the acct
dent and that his vessel was in no way
to blame for the collision The weather
was cloudy and the night quite dark.
Up to o'clock. this afternoon, the
officials Of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company had not as
certained the names Of the men who
were lost. Captain Warren OF the JOr-
dan stated that the most of his crew
were new men recently shipped at
Gloucester, and that he didn't know
the names Of those lost. Their names
were on the ships articles. together
with the names of over 40 others from
which a crew was selected before the
schooner left Gloucester on her last
trip. 1t was therefore impossible to
learn Immediately the names of those
drowned
ID The schooner was on mackerel fish
Ing cruise off Block Island and vicin: !
ty. She had been out over four weeks.
4. The names of those saved are: Cap
tain Jeremlah H. Warren, Gorham; w.
Parsons. Joseph Pitts. Norman Nc
fsaacs H. c. Keary, J. c. Hayden, ana
Hason Butland 1t is thought that
most of the men were Nova scotians
Z The Alice G. Jordan was built at Esr
sex in 1883 and was owned by William
H.. Jordan of Gloucester, registered Sc
tons gross. 81 net was 80 feet in length.
22 in breadth. and feet Deep She was
valued at about $4,000 and was insured
for $500 with about $1,000 additional on
the outfit.
With the exception Of the loss of her
fOretopmast, the Gloucester escaped
injury.
Later in the afternoon. the names of
seven OF the lost fishermen were
learned they are as follows: Harry H.
Cow of Gloucester; - Scott of the
Provinces. brother of Captain John
Scott Of Gloucester: James H. Russell
Of Gloucester; jeremiah Ryan Of
Gloucester: Charles Smith OF Glouces-
Aer; Maurice Monson: Henry Parker.
A. Fl. Graham, the local representa-
tive OF the steamship line. stated that
the collision occurred about off Cross
Rip. The fishing schooner crossed the
steamers bow and it was impossible
to avoid a collision. The iron prov Of
the steamer struck the schooner about
mldships and nearly cut her in two.
The Gloucester asstopped as quick
ly as possible and rendered such aid to
the crew Of the fishing schooner as she
could. The Jordan began to fill and
settle immediately after the collision
and the men on her deck climbed into
the rigging as she began to go down.
The schooner's lights were burning
and she was seen by the look out on
the steamer several minutes before the
accident occurred.
The shock was sufficient to awaken
the 40 passengers on the steamer and
they rushed on deck in time to witness
the rescue of part of the schooner's
crew.