The sun., 1899-03-13
NEW ALLAN LINER ASHORE.
THE cASTTLIAN STRIKES GANYErF
ROCK LEDGE IN 4 DENSE FOG.

| Passengers Safely Landed nj Yarmouth
steamer May lie Saved IL the Sea ne-
mains Cnlm-Her First Eastward Trip
Compasses Said to Have Been Out OF Order
HALIFAX. n, s.. March 1.-THE new Allnn
! line steamer Castilian. in command OF Capt.
| Barrett. Commodore Of the Allen line, went
ashore on Gannett Rock ledge. in dense fog.
this morning. The compasses are reported to
! have been deranGed.
Tho Castilan left Portland at noon on Satur-
day Tor Liverpool via this port, 1t was her first
| eastward voyage. She carried forty-slx pas
| sengers. 300 head OF cattle and large cargo
| OF general merchandise. At 4 80 o'clock this
morning she struck Gannett Rock dry LEDGE
| This is ledge two miles from the rock and
twelve miles south OF Yarmouth. Capt. Barrett
was fully twenty miles out OF his course
when the ship struck. A stifr southwe st
wind was blowing, and the tide current rum
| ming up the Bay OF Fundy was accelerated by
1t perhaps as much as mile an hour. When
the steamer struck the ledge 1t had been flood
tide for about two hours. Despite the fog and
the fact that the compasses are said to have
been deranged. shipping men are at loss to
| know how Capt Barrett could have got so far
| off his course. and. il he used the lead. how he
struck the ledge before he knew that the water
was shallow.
luc puTSeT Ol UHe eastman ana nine OF the
crew left the steamer In u small boat half an
hour after she struck. They rowed for the
mainland, and reached point some miles from
Yarmouth. Taking team the purser drove
| into the town for assistance. Four tugs at once
started out.
1t was dark when they reached the helpless
liner. Compartm ents and were full and In the
engine room there was six feet OF water. The
steamer was lying on the ledge about at the
engine room, but abaft that she was floating
in six feet of water She was badly buged from
the saloon to the foremast. The passengers
had dreary time OF it waiting for relief from
Yarmouth. but the best of discipline prevailed.
Every, passenger got his life preserver. and
with those around their bodies they passed the
The weather had become fine and the sea
smooth. so that they began TO realize there
was no immediate danger By lantern light
left the stranded steamer for the tugs Their
baggage was also transferred. Yarmouth was
Capt Barrett. three mates, other officers and
some ne. OF the crew stuck to the steamer; They
by to take them Off in case the steamer shows
signs OF breaking up.
The prospects, Of salvage for the cargo are
excellent, but shipping men believe there Is
little little hope of saving the steamer If the wind
to pieces on the rocks The AGENTS @ are n Send SEND
ing out rescue steamers from this port with an
outfit OF wreGking apparatus. The Dominion
the steamer Aberdeen. and she will sail for, the
scene of the wreck In the morning The place
is exposed to the full swell OF the ocean. and is
The passengers will leave Yarmouth to-mor-
row morning by rail for Halifax. During the
forenoon to-day Lord Archibald Douglas. re-
turned Jesuit missionary. conducted an i'm
oi sheep in the forward hold were drowned.
The swelling OF grain in the hold threw up the
saloon deck.
:, Garnett Rock has fixed and fash white
light. giving a flash every four and half sec-
onds, The light is visible for twelve miles A
e.. gun is fired to answer signals during fogs and
10 be 1 fSe rGsf eHend four
PORTLAND. Me. March -TheCastian sailed
from Portland yesterday at noon with forty-six
passengers and cargo worth S45O,0O0. or
intermediate, and eighteen steerage No list
OF the intermediate or steerage passengers was
made up here. The saloon passengers were
poneas ensee ene ae ayaes
Beresford. Frank Duckett. Fred Fowler. Miss
N j.. Firth. Miss Hattie Gardner, Samuel Hird.
Mrs Hird. Col, J, ,. & &MacLeqn. 4 Phillips; Capt.
Montreal; Arthur J. Forward. Mel I.eod SteYart,
Mrs. Mcleod Stewart. Miss Nina Mcleod
Stewart. Ottawa; Ont; Robert Ness; Howick.
0rmstown. Que; William Hendrie. Jr.. Miss q.
NJ. Hendrie. Miss Maud Hendrie. Hamilton.
Ont.
The steamship was launched last month from
Ireland. and arrived here last Sunday on her
maiden trip from Liverpool, making an average
run of 300 miles day. She was thoroughly
sented to total cost Of $76o.G6o. Capt i. Barret.
her commander, has been In the service OF the
Allans about thirty, years. He is Commodore
OF their fleet and holds Lieutenants commits
was no insurance on the steamship. but her
cargo was insured.