New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-01
HOPES FOR THE PENTA GOET
OFFICERS OF THE LINE STILL HOPE TO
HEAR OF HER.

THE STEAMER LEFT THIS PORT ON FRIDAY AND
WAS DUE At BANGOR on MONDAY TALK
WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER.
Although the steamer Pentagcet. of the Manha,-
tan Steamship Company has not yet been reported
as arriving Bangor. Me. the officers OF the Inc
still have hopes that she has survived the hurri'
cane Of Saturday ard Sunday last The steamer
left this por. on Friday and was due at Bangor
on Monday morning. Her owners hoping almost
against hope. believe that she has been down out
to sea The last seen Of her was on Saturday.
when she sighted off Highland Light. The
steamer carried no passengers from TINS port Shc
had crew of eighteen mon all told
The list OF the crew as furnished by General Man.
ager n. l.. Newconb is as follows Master o. H.
Ingraham. Rockland. Me; first officer. NJ. r. web
ster. Rock'and Me: second officer, C. H. Poland
Rockland. Ne; chief engineer. II. a. hansen New
York; assistant engineer name unknown. New
York; purser william Mlllen, New-York; assistant
purser. John Portland. New-York. quartermaster'
John Alander and another rame unknown; stew
ard. Charles Rudolph (colored), New-York: mess
man. Charles Kendan (colored), New-fork; o1er'
Henry Doring Ncw-York; nremen, Nils Mickeisn
and George Matheson New-York seamen. Peter j.
Downing Patrick Clinton. A. Aolsen. and another
name unknown Speaking about the Penfagoet, MI
Newcomb said: THE line had five vessels out wheii
the storm occurred and the only anxiety there was
about any Of the craft concerning the Roanoke
which turned up all right at Easiport. There was
no fear about the Pentagoet. which was IN hrst-
class condition and in charge Of an exceedingly abe
navigator. She was all right when she left New
York on Friday and had provisions on board sum-
cient to last her crew a fortnight. II forced 10
remain out longer than that. her cargo, "hlch l. Il
general one, and contains much foodstun couid
be resortcd to- 1t would keep eighteen men hhNS
for east six months, ana the oth"r poi'Ioii -
it could. In OF necessity, be used as iue ..p-
tain Ingraham has been going TO sea ior Over ~.
years, and his record is a very clear one llSl
ofnccr webster IN case any thinb ,i'ou
pened To the master ~ thoI Ous"l! "a, =" 80. -, ~,
the ship. The line has inucn confidence III MI
that IT intends to make him master 81 a VeSsel
brought down from the axes. lianStI' lne eIsr
ncer. firstclass man, ana although II HdpP'll-
that We do not know tn" assistants name; We are
satisfied that he is Of Ike character. we WI, ,,l
short assistant and authorized Hansen 10 III.
ASSISTANTS name. The last tdings We had OF inc
PentagOet on Saturday. nj p H. VIII III,
making for Cape Ann. The captain nau nlS, t w.
lions to be exceedingly careful in stormy w'atnrI,
them to the last letter IL - yel P9ssv. ''I,
steamer is safely anchored in some Eastern Sh'.'
with which communication has not bcen eS'a 40,
lishcd or that the Pentagoet WAS blown before the
storm and Is now sOmewher. near thr b'i ihuu1'
connie Of DAYS We may receive good news about
her. While am anxious about me VtSse' u"sn,
her. was at Portland wheh l .et'i," mo ,recoI,
was late in arriving In Bangor, ana as Il I '.'nu
enters sent out in search of her. They have not
yet reported and all the Coast Guard std'ioiS "'a
yet been u'dli loi'' - ~
lost along the shore some wreckage would GER
tainly have turned up before this. In case het
machinery had broken down. which Is not AZ an
k~lv the boat was well provided with three ne"
sails" 49, =, ,.,, >-o,,. dur
ing the civil War and in the service as lle
Moccasin At the close Of the ReDe non Siig ~'
transferred 10 the Revenue Marine. ana chriSteiI,i
the George NJ. Bibb after the Secretary Oh Tue
Treasury. - ..too until $50,
when the boat sold and her name cilnEtna ~, ~
Tho Pcntagoet Six months ago shc was DouEn' ~
the Manhattan Steamship Company and put IN thYY
Maine port route. The vessel whicn, y md Dart
as a strong seagong one, was Oycrha iilI i,'
iy rebuilt after being purchased by the @ a.
Steamship Company She Is valued az s-3V', anu II
fv Insured Her cargo Is also said TO be co'eleu
nv insurance