The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-13
THE CASTILIAN ASHORE
NEW ALLEN-LINE STEAMER on GAN
NET ROCK NEAR YARMOUTH.
Made Her Maiden Voyage from Liver
pool Ten Days AgO-British steam
er Stranded in u Fog.

HALIFAX. n. s., March 12.-The new
Allan line steamer Castilian, from Portland,
for Halifax, went ashore at Gannet Rock
light, near Yarmouth, at 40 o'clock this
morning at low tide, in a dense fog, her
compasses being disarranged. Two compart-
ments are full Of water and tugs have gone
from Yarmouth TO the scene. The Castilian
arrived at Halifax from Liverpool ten days
ago on her maiden voyage and went to Port
land TO load cargo for return. She Is $50
tons net register, being the largest Allan
line steamer ahoat. The ship is in charge
of Captain Barrett and officers formerly Of
the steamer Partisan, the entire crew OF
the Partisan having been transferred to the
new boat The steamer was due TO embsrk
mails and passengers here for Liverpool.
The steamer began leaking Immediately
after she struck but the best discipline pre-
vailed among the passengers. They re-
turned to their berths and were called out
again TO don life preservers. which many
were wearing when they reached Yarmouth
on tugs at Sis this Sunday evening. Fifty
| passengers and the crew all saved their bag
gage. The steamer went on at low tide,
| which will be in her favor The place of
| the disaster is a few miles from where the
Moravian, of the Allan line. was lost some
| years ago.
| The first and second holds are full of
water. The steamer is aground aft to the
| engine room, and there is six feet of water
| I'm the engine room. There is six fathoms
| Of water under her aft. The captain. three
mates, the steward, engineers and some of
the crew remain on board and three tugs
| are standing by. The steamer was fifteen
miles out of her course, with fresh south
1
rent. The weather has remained moderate
all day, but if the wind changes there is
slim hope of the steamer ever coming off.
| There is fair prospect of salvage of the
| cargo.
| The Allan's agent at Halifax has char
| tered the steamers Delta and City of
| Client TO go to the scene of the wreck to-
morrow. The use of the government light
house steamer Aberdeen has also been APP
| piled for. The passengers and crew will
| leave Yarmouth tomorrow morning for
| Halifax to take the mail steamer Van
| highest terms of the discipline maintained
| after the ship struck. She had been NOV
ing slowly. with sharp outlook in the haze.
| The officers wanted to give a wide berth to
| Cape Sable, which they feared they might
| be nearing. Nothing of whistle or buoy was
heard or seen and no sign of land until the
shock, which was so light many passengers
| thought II was heavy wave. Engines
| were reversed. but when it was found the
| steamer held fast the boats were got ready
/ and the sleeping passengers awakened and
| told TO pack up in case IL should be neceS-
| sary TO send them ashore.
| Splendid GOODNESS was displayed by the
/ whole crew. Rockets were fired at inter-
walls and at daylight the first officer and
| purser went ashore in a small boat to
Tusket.. They drove nine miles 10 Var
| mouth for assistance. During this time the
| passengers We're waiting for help, the sea
| began to run high and the rolling of the
| ship became unpleasant. Lord Archbishop
| Douglas, a returning Jesuit missionary, con-
| Quoted an impressive service on the deck
| in the forenoon. In the afternoon the boats
| were launched and the passengers and crew
told off in them. Shortly after the whistles
| OF the tugs were heard. and at o'clock all
hands but the captain, engineers and some
OF the crew were safely taken off and con-
| veyed TO Yarmouth.
| Opinions in Yarmouth differ as to fioatirk,
| the ship. The chances are favorable If The
| weather continues moderate. The work of
| discharSing the cargo commences to-mor-
| row. A large number of sheep in the for
| ward holds have been found drowned, and
| the swelling Of the grain has thrown up the
| dining saloon deck.
PORTLAND, Me-. March 1.-THE Castil-
ian sailed from this port at p. m. Satur-
do and her cargo at $4,000 This is the most
| valuable cargo the Allans have ever shipped
from Portland. The principal items We're
The saloon passengers were Captain l..
{. Arbuthnot, Rev: Lord Archbishop
| Douglas, London. England; George A.
Baynes. Mr.. Berisford. Frank Ducett, Fred
| Fowler. Miss NJ. j. Firth, Miss Hattie Gard
ner, Mr.; Samuel Herd. Mrs. Herd. Colonel
j. ]. Mclean. Mr.. NJ. Philips. Captain ].
J: Riley. j: J. Riley. jr., William Wylie,
Montreal; Arthur j. Forward, Mr.. Mcleod
| Stewart, Mrs. Mcleod Stewart Miss Nina
Mcleod Stewart, Ottawa. Ontario; Mrs
Robert Ness, Howick, Quebec: Rev. ID.
w. Morrison, Mrs. Morrison. Ormstown,
Quebec; Mr.. William Hendrie, jr., Miss c.
NJ. Hendrie. Miss Maud Hendrie Hamilton,
Ontario. There were sixteen second cabin