Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-03
LOSS OF THE LABRADOR
Canadian Liner Wrecked OH the Scot
fish Coast.
ALL ABOARD SAFE ASHORE
vOok to Open Boats and Were Pfcke"
IN by German steamer After
Fighting Waves Nenrl!
-Four Hours.

Tobermory. Scotland, March 3-lnves-
fgation into the wreck of the British
neamer Labrador, from St. John, N. b.
| On Feb. Is by way of Halifax on Fep' ~
for LIVERPOOL shows that she ran ashore
about four miles from Skerryvore on
Wednesday morning.
Captain Erskine, her commander has
sent the following dispatch to the agents
If the steamer at Liverpool:
| Labrador ran on Mackenzie rock IN
thick fog at Z o'clock Wednesday
morning four miles from Skerryvore.
The ship was caught amdshlps' the
seas breaking over her Holds Nos. l.
and were soon full Of water The pas
sengers and crsw were saved IN the
| boats. One boatload was landed at
| Skerryvore lighthouse. The German
steamer Viking picked up the remain
| der. No steamer is obtainable to return
for the passengers. If the ship is not
broken up, will endeavor to save the
mails when steamer is obtained
The Labrador had good passage un-
til Sunday, when she entered fog bank
and lost her bearinf1 skerryvofe l'ght
the north of Ireland. Most "f the pas
sensers were still in bed when the
steamer struck, and there was much
excitement, but the pass ,nSers We're
Gained by the assurances of the cap
tain, the boats We're lowered without a
hitch and all on board left the steamer
in safety.
Agoncillo. the Filipino envoy, who was
aboard, was panic stricken when the
ship struck.
The passengers and crew lost every
thing they possessed. Captain Erskine
endeavored to save the mails, but was
obliged to abandon them, owing to the
vessel threatening 10 break up.
The women and children We're put in
the first boats in charge of the fourth
officer The other passengers We're plac-
ed in the second under the command of
the second officer. The crew of the
Labrador then took the other boats, and
as they left the steamer wheat was
pouring into the sea from her hold.
Saved by the viking.
After three and half hours had eX-
pired the boats met the steamer Viking,
from Norway, which took them on
board, though the operation was dan
gerous, owing to the heavy swell, the
seas breaking over the Vikings funnel.
When the Labrador was last seen she
was settling down by the stern.
The passengers of the wrecked steam
err are full of praise for the Labrador's
officers and crew and for the conduct Of
the captain of the Viking. The passen
gers have been accommodated at the
hotels here and at private houses.
The owners of the Labrador have
caused a tug and divers to be dispatch
ed to the scene of the wreck in order
to salvage the cargo of the steamer.
The Labrador was the commodore
ship of the Dominion line. She was for
merly in charge of Captain McAuley,
now of the New England. Her fastest
ti.uv from Liverpool to Halifax was
seven days and four hours. In 1896 the
steamer arrived off Rmouski bound
to Montreal. in six days seven hours.
The Lahrador's title right to the Cana
dian record was always disputed by the
steamer Partisan of the Allan line.
which claimed a passage of seven days
from Liverpool to Halifax. The Lahra-
doris cargo was insured in several
places.
The steamer arrived at Halifax from
st. John, n. b.. on Feb. 90 to complete
her cargo. taking a miscellaneous as
sortment of $40 tons of wood pulp, 1900
barrels of apples. raw furs and mails
and passengers. There We're So passen-
gers in ALTO cabin, 16 second cabir
and 20 stecrage. The steamer was dla
on the north Irish coast on Feb. IS.