The Republican journal., 1899-12-07
OBITUARY..


time but was able to work up to within
few days of his death. His condition was
not considered critical until few minutes
before he passed away. He was a son of
Thomas and Mary (BelD Thombs and was
born in Castine, where he lived until he was
fifteen years old The family then moved
to Waldoboro where he remained about two
years. He then came to Belfast and learned
the salmakers' trade with his brother,
Charles r. Thombs. When he was twenty
one he left the loft for the sea, aud soon be-
came captain. His first vessel the
schooner j II. Connce of Castne, and he
afterwards commanded the brgs Ocean
Wave, r. S. Hassell General Marshall,
James Miller and Ned White, the bark
AdrIatic, the ship Cora. ana closed his sea
faring career as master Of the schooner Ben
jatnin tabeus
In 1896 he was mate with Capt. j. B, Dur
ham in the Belfast bark AdTiatiC, and No
7euher % the vessel in collision with
the French steamer La Lyonnais. The
steamer was bound from New York for
Havre, with l3S persons on board, The YES
sells separated, those on board the steamer
thinking the bark must sink. She was not
injured below the water line, although her
head gear was completely wrecked. The
steamer sank about half an hour later, car
rying down 100 of her company. The bark
put into Gloucester. where she repaired, and
then continued on her voyage to Savannah.
She was next chartered for Marseilles,
France, and on arrival at that port was
attached and her officers placed under arrest.
The case was heard before the Tribunal of
Commerce, which decided IN favor of the
bark. The steamers owners appealed to the
Court of Appeals, which reversed the decis-
ion and ordered judgment against the vessel
and freight money. While these actions
were pending the vessels sails were unhent
and slowed in the hold and her anchors were
taken out on the wharf MIR. Thombs was
a part owner in the bark and he conceived
and managed the plan Of cutting the YES
sci out. Another American vessel under
sequestrahon lay alongside with valuable
cargo in. This cargo was transferred to the
Adriatic and the latters sails were bent in
the night. The cables were cut and the
bark started down the river. AS she passed
the fort they were hailed by the watch boat
and reported as bark Luna, a vessel which
cleared that day but was still in port. AS
they passed the boat MT Thombs threw
roll of papers purporting to be his passports
but the bundle fell in the water, aud being
weighted went to the bottom. They were
followed by gunboat, were overtaken in
another port and again seized. Luckily for
them a storm came on, and while the gun
boat Was looking out for her own safety the
yankees again gave their captors the ship.
They procured anchors and provisions III
neutral port and proceeded TO Savannah,
where they arrived after long passage
Capt. Thombs served during the war as
acting ensign ia the navy part of the time on
the original Monitor After leaving the sea
III 1854 he went to Minneapolis. where he
engaged IN real estate business and after
wards in mining in Webb City, Mo | Il An
gust last he returned to Belfast.and for d few
weeks past had been acting as night watch
man Il Critchett, ,Sjbey Y Co.'S shoe factory.
He vas twice married. His first wife was
Ella Osborn OF Belfast, aud lis second, who
surv ives him was Alice ]. (Mathews) widow
of Capt John Perry of Lncoluville He
leaves also one dang ter Mrs, Ella Josephine
Mlllbouse Of SOuth Bend, Ind, and one son.
Joseph E. Thombs of Belfast. Mrs. Thombs
has two sons by her former marriage, Ralph
NJ Perry Of Minneapolis ana J. G. W Perry
of Portland. Capt. Thombs leaves two
brothers and two sisters Daniel w.
Thombs Of Watertown, Mass; John B.
Thombs OF Thomaston: Mrs. Mary L. Doe
of Belfast. and Mrs Sarah F Ward of China.
Capt Thombs was made a Mason in PbR.
nix Lodge of Belfast in 1861 and was demit-
ted in 1890. He was for many years mem
Der Of Minneapolis Lodge of Minneapolis,
MINI, and was re-admtted a member of
Phoenix Lodge in August last.
The funeral was held at his late home Sat
urfay afternoon. Rev. j. NJ. Leighton off
ciated and Messrs, A. A. Howes, FL. j.
Locke, A G, Burgess ami Geo. A. Quimby
served bearers. Floral offerings in pro-
fusion testified 10 the esteem in which the
deceased was held by his fellow citizens.
Mrs. Christina +. Morrison died at her
home on Pearl street Dec. ID, after an ILL
ness OF hut forty-eight hours. She was born
in Northport, March 6, 1926 daughter of
John and Hannah Philbrook Her parents
moved to Knox when she was a small child
and size attended the public schools of that
town, finishing her education in the Belfast
Academy She was married October 9, 1S49,
TO Ambrose j, Morrison of Belfast, and has
since resided here, Her husband was a
prominent hardware dealer, and in 1868
built handsome three story brick block on
the lot where AIonzo Dutch, 81. L. Stevens
and Fred Tlmm's stores now stand. He
took cold while at work on the block and
d ed December 18th, of the ame year The
block was burned in the great fire of April
-, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison had three
children, Anna now Mrs. Adams of Boston
Edward j. of Billings, Montana and Will
liam x. of Minneapolis She caves one
sister, Mrs. Nancy j. Leach of Boston Cor
uer, N. Y. The sons, daughter and sister
were all present at the funeral, which was
held Tuesday afternoon. Rev. James NJ.
Leighton officiated, Mrs. Morrison having
been a regular attendant at the Unitarian
church since rst coming to Belfast, so long
as her health would permit. She was an