The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-12-15


Toned and water placed in it. Seven met
went on board where they remained about al
hohr when the boat capsiZed alongside. Sly
OF the men were rescued, but Henry Haye
meye was drowned. The eleven men ther
took refuge on the quarter deck as the
forward house had be II washed off, as wert
also the partitions in the cabin. CAT 2 81
A. NJ, last Tuesday morning the masthead
light of a steamer was seen" said Captain
Appleby. II ordered the flare up light t,
be burned The steamer changed her course
coming promptly as close to us as was safe
H er master asked if we needed assistance
and | replied we were in a sinking condi
tion. | asked the master of the steamer tC
stand by US until daylight. He answered
he would, and he did it like man. A,
daylight the master of the steamer sgnaled
Are you ready to abandon ship" and
answered, Yes boat came off from the
steamer in charge of Chief Officer Reid, who
after a most dangerous series of attempts
got us all safe y into his boat. and we reach.
ed the steamer Orthia, Captain Cole, and at
s clock we We're safely on board and
the ship stood on her course. l desire tc
say for myself and officers and men
that the kindness of Captain Cole, Mr..
Scott, his chief steward. all the offic
and men, have left impressions that cannot
be erased during life. The treatment made
us forget all the horrors we had gone
through during so many hours on the
waterlogged and sinking st. Lucie.
NaPoalH G"ae' referring 70 Vhe rescue,
S %se ~ : oo q, M laS1 TUESDAY Chle1
Officer Reid called me, saying he had seen
bright, fare-up light burning to north
ward. | at once went on deck. A light
being again visible, | altered our course to
- ,. ulreSVioh. Ai1ef stealhlhs 10 minutes we
sVopPeu aiohgslue ulshasIeu DARK ana
halieu on learning Jhat Ihey wished TO
abandon the vessel agreed to stand by
until daylight. At 7 10 [ steamed to wind
S Mdl" Vi we Nessel anu ulspatched HE,
Officer Reid I then steamed to leeward
ana stopped Az ~ the boat returned
mate, steward and seven seamen OF the
park st; Lucie, OF New York. The St.
gear, foretopmast and main topgalant
mast, all OF which We're lying about and
water and seas were washing complete
Gs, over me null | mad instructed Chief
possible. but he was unable to get on board
TO DO TINS and had considerable diff
dent"
captain Coles crew OF brave Efe-savers
Carpenter Hugh GRAY. Boatswain lanes
Halden, Seamen Harry Gordon. Joseph Ar.
Y Too otn anu a.. hanson Is. me bark st;
New York. She was wooden barkentine
NJ ~ 900 soh ls-t ,esisser ouli' al howdolnham,
master. has sailad in command ~ ~
9 p,tI 'hT e. oiausen, IL Jehnle 5.
master of ships for twenty eipbt vears and
the loss of the st. Lucie was his irst acct
NORTH sEARsPoRT ITEMS.
Fine moody Is at work TOR +. l.. Slavery.
Daiiiel Ii arrimah was IN Prospect last
"eeh on business.
Israel S Chase is in Frankfort at work
iol ilepef hehhey
Ross Chase is i'll the employ Of Fred
Brown in SwanVille.
A. Moody is in the eurlov of James W
Hartman chopping wood
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'1' VI -i' Las Oii' 'ii
Niiss iineireu MaVehe"S was ID Swan
s''''' VI MISS i'a''ie lH'
MRS. Sarah smart has gone to Prospect to
spenu'th WINTER with heE daughter, Mrs. f.
NJ Eastman.