The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-24
BRITISH SHIP ASIA.
struck on Great Round shoal in Mondays
Storm.

Proyincetown. Mass, February 23.-
The tug Mercury, Capt. s..Evans, has
reached this port, bringing confirmation
of the. fear from evidence discovered
Yesterday that the four-masted British
ship Asia, Capt. G.. II. Dakin. bound
from Manila for Boston, was wrecked in
Mondays gale. Three Of the Asia, $ 5
crew, taken yesterday from piece Of
wreckage on which they had been afioat
for "a hours, by men from the Handker
chief lightship, stated that the Asia struck
on Great Bound shoal off Nantucket,
Monday, during the gale and went to
pieces. Capt. Dakin, they said, was &C
companied by is.wife and daughter, all
of whom, 1t is feared, perished;
The Mercury came in late last night,
towing the schooner Robert S. Graham.
bound for Saugus. Capt. Evans at once
reported that he had news Of the loss OF
the Asia. He said:
"While coming over the Nantucket
Shoals Tuesday we saw q large quantity
of wreckage, consisting of part OF a yes
sell, hull, deck, beams and other llght
stuff, also large quantities of jute and
hemp
"Later as we neared Handkerchief
light the crew signalled us and we lay
down to the ship. Her crew put of in
dory and reported that they had three
men aboard the vessel whom they had res
oued from piece OF wreckage wnion
nearly "a hours and were barely alive
when picked up. They were given all
possible attention on board the iightshlp
and at length they were revived.
"When they were able they. told the
story of the Asia's wreck and the prob
able loss of all on board, including the
captain and his family, unless per
chance, others had escaped as these three
did upon wreckage."
kept a sharp lookout for the survivors,
but discovered no sign of any such, nor
of any bodies. The presence OF the vast
quantities Of wreckage seemed to prove
that the vessel had gone to pieces almost
as soon as she struck.
Word was received here from WOODS
Holl this morning of the finding OF tne
of the Asia and that OF the child. sup
posed to be the daughter of Capt; Dak1n,
by the tug E.V. McCauley, on Handkcr-
ohief shoal yesterday. This bears out tne
belief expressed by the rescued men that
all others on board the Asia perished
The men will be compelled to remain
on board the lightship until passing
tug takes them off. Probably no chance
of this sort will occur today, as the storm
continues and shipping generally will re-
main in the harbors. where 1T has been
since Sunday.
TIE WRECK OF THE ASIA.
Boston. February 2S-The British ship
Asia, Captain e. n. Dakln, from Manila
for Boston with hemp WIS wrecked on
Great Round Shoal off Nantucket Mon
day morning. Three of the crew only are
known to have been saved. ElgnOeeh
others who were aboard, including Caps.
Dakin's wife and twelve year oio daugh-
ter, are thought to have been lost. -,
The saved are: William i. Smith,
Jacob Syeburg, James PAGES.
The lost: Captain g. N: Dakin, Mrs.
Dakin, Lena Dakin, First Mate Ihomas
Cook, Second Mate Crosby, James Muir
ray, Michael Doyle. Charles stone, franK
Walter, Charles Wyna, George Johnson,
Charles Ramba, Charles Williams, Chas.
Carlston, John Fielding, Barnett burne-
son, Alfred Oldbury, Fred Lanchete;
= Horace Langelle, of Plymouth, N. II.
| telephoned from that place that ms soh,
a young man of 49, was sailor on IN the
Asia. He is supposed to be among ohe
| lost. -,
The British consul in this city, VIII
probably take charge of the oodles itsnu- ,e
| ed at Woods Holl until claimed py Ieiise
| tives, and he will look after the neeos ol
the three sailors, William 4. Sml6n,
Jacob Stelburg andEJames Pach, the sur,
vlyors OF the wreck, who were plcKeu ul
from floating wreckage by the crew OF .ns
handkerchief lightaship, and were lanaeo
| at Hyannis today.