The Portland daily press., 1899-03-01
CREW PROBABLY LOST.
Steamer MOravia Wrecked Off Sable
Island.
SHE WAS BOUND TO PORTLAND
AND BOSTON.

Only Comm unicatson with the Islsnd
10 BY Best-wreck Was Seen ~
the Captain Of = Fishing sehse ner
1t Has Since sunk.
Halifax, N. s.. February 2s.-Domiuioz
government steamer Aberdeen, which II
10 proposed to ssnd to Sable island In
connection with the wSsoked sesansl
Aoravis there. will b unable to lasvs
Halifax for three days 1t was found thai
the steamers condenser 10 ost Of order.
There is no other means Of mmsnios
tion with Sable Island than BY bost -
no electric cable has ever been found
able 10 stand In the shifting sApda.
An experiment made I've years ago BY
the Dominion government to use carrisI
pigeons on the island for communicated
with the mainland was sbandonsd. ~
birds srnt of in many instances suosumb.
Ing to the severe winter weather.
The life saving appliances end organize
cred likely that the Moravia drifted
ashore whils disabled. The captain
Of the Gloucester schooner Nannie q
Bohlsn ~ this port Is unable 70 give any
further information than that alpsaey
ssportsd. He received his report from tho
sehoon9 Arbitrator. The lsttev's captain
sAid that through the hnzs he could ~
with enc mast gone and down b the
head ~ II she was hoggsd. The loce'
tion Of the wreck 10 she worst - ehiu
dreaded Island. The northeast bar sz-
tends TO So fer l2 miles and . large paxQ
OF the time IL disconnected with the nain
Island. Veeseis cast on this terrible pls01
have usually lost many lives. II Ii prob
ably impossible at this time Of the year q
reaeh the wreck from the life saving Sta
sions except in life boats. The captain q
the Mamie Z. Bohlsn says that the cap.
tain OF the Arbitrator particularly re-
marked the sbssnce Of any signs Of life
from aboard the stranded steamer. No
signals were observed from the island.
Signalling passing vessels Is the nsase
the life-saving stations to oommunicate
rieoes Of news As, howoves. visit Of
the A berdeen was expected daily this nsay
not have besn thought Of any edvAatage.
Later-The captain Of the schoousr
Mamie 9. Bohlsn says afosr spsahinG
the Arbitrator be went to the locality
where the Mornvian had bsen sesn and
sunk. wiliism Hoebs. the a0snt Of tne
Hamburg American lins, has basn sd
visod By the oompAny 70 depatch q
steamer to the Island. As 10 days have
now ELAPSED since the steamer was seen
on the Island. no particular hurry is
needed. >
Mschauics are working day and night
repairing the Aberdeen to 60 to the scens.
1t ID fesred the Aoravia's Grew are losk
Capt. Bohlen Of the schooner Mamie
O. Bohlen, says he hss Mttle hope ohet
any Of the crew Of the Moravia are living,
judging from the position OF the wreck.
He stated that be observed wreckage
floating before the schooner Arbitrator re-
ported having seen a steamer ashore: The
Arbitrator attempted to send boat .
crew 10 learn the name Of the steamer,
but o southeast snow storm intsrfered
and after that the wreck broke m and
disappeared. The Mamie c. Bohlen Wis
tied the scene and kept . sharp lookout.
A quantity Of cargo floating about was
rubber goods Of German manufacture.
There was no trace Of any living thing
and 1t would be = miracle II any body
survived the disaster.