Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-05
Disasters.

Dunkirk, Feb. 1.-The British ship An
dora Captain Passmere. bound from
Junin, Oct. /, for here, when near the
harbor. went ashore. 1t is expected that
suffered any damage. Her crew have
landed
Halifax. y. S. Feb. THE British
bark Swansea. from Annapolis. y. s. to
near Digby She had COL 600 feet Of lum-
Der on board She Is . vessel Of 1i5 tons
register owned by Churchill d. Sons OF
Transport y. $.
Portland, Me, Feb. THE Gloucester
fishing schooner Puritan. capt. Alden II.
Gcrl. put into Portland, Friday morning,
ANA reports very hard struggle with
the storm of Monday and Tuesday one
hand, Joseph Godet Of Arichat, y. s.
was washed overheard ana drowned. He
was - years of age and had Il wife and
six children
Cardiff. FeD. 1.-The British steamer
Bona. capt Muri. which arrived here.
Jan u. from New York via Halifax. and
which has not yet completed discharging
took tire III. her engine room, last evening.
now have the fire under control The eX-
tent of damage done is not yet asccr-
tanned.
All the members Of the crew with this
exception ot capt. Dunton. have LEFT
FOR their homes. and Capt. Duntor
was. today. joined by Capt. Meader
one Of the owners. and a consultation
held as to the advisability Of floating
her
Eastport. Me. FEB. Word has been
received here that the schooner Henry
Wilson Of this port, was driven ashore
off the coast of Newfoundland. in Tues
days storm. The crew was saved. The
Wilson was Of - tons and was built at
IL
cr,h weeks ago for Newfoundland. for 4
cargo ~ herring. She was owned by
capt. VIM. II. Holmes Of Eastport, ana
the crew belongs IN this city.
The Nat Meader. three maste'l
schooner Of 30 tons, IS years old, and
owned al Augusta, Me, is in the worst
plight Of the whole standed fleet. At
half tide she is entirely out of water
and surrounded by huge boulders over
which she must bc bodily lifted before
she can he returned to her native ele-
ment
Salem. Mass. Feb. with the ex-
ception Of the Nat Meader. which lies
high and dry upon the rocks at Salem
Willows, all the vessels which Went
ashore have been hauled of. They are
the Annie Harper Caroline Knight.
Georgia. Addie E. Snow. James r. Tai
bot ana NJ. II. Reed. All are more or
less damaged and awaits orders from
their respective owners.
Boston. Feb. 1.-The crew OF the Glou-
cester fishing schooner DGVy Crockett ar
rived here. today. from Yarmouth, and
report the total loss of their schooner on
Gun Cove point. near Sheiburne, \, s.
The Davy Crockett left Gloucester, jan.
-. for Il fishing cruise off the Nova SEQ
tia coast The crew included Capt. l.. j.
Hudson and Il men. Late Monday night,
the wind blew a hurricane and the YES
sells decks were constantly swept by
vicious seas. \ great Comber swept Mate
Samuel Bartelle overheard The crew
cndeaVored to rescue him but were not
successful. Bartelle. who was a good
swimmer, managed to keep ailoat and
was washed upon the beach by a big
wave. He suffered terribly but managed
to make his way to q tisherman's cabin,
where he was cared for. The vessel was
driven ashore. Tuesday morning. The
men climbed the rigging as the only hope
Of saving their lives. The vessel struck
the beach with terrific force. but the
spars held long enough for the men to
work their way ashore in dories. They
were cared for by fishermen.