The Republican journal., 1899-11-16

Manchester Haynes, from Capt Matthews,
states that the vessel, which was bound from
Of phosphate rock nut into n Y Wednesday
in crippled condition In the late hurri-
cane she was badly used up and will have to
repair before resumlng her passage. She
carried away one of her boats, also the main
boom and gaff, with everything attached,
malnsa,l and torestaysail were blown from
the gaskets and two shrouds to the forerig-
ging parted.
Boston, Nov g. One of the vessels to en-
counter the recent hurricane which resulted
in so much damage to shipping along the
southern coast, was the three masted Waldo
boro sch Stephen G Loud, Capt. Barter, from
brunswick, Ga, with cargo OF hardpine
lumber She ran into the hurricane on Oct
80, and received considerable damage be-
fore the weather moderated. Two of her
boats were carried away, one from the for
ward house and the other from the stern da-
Wits, the cabin door and skylights were burst
in by heavy seas and the cabin flooded with
water; other damage resulted, although the
vesseps cargo remained intact.
Boston, November 9. Capt Walls and the
crew OF the schooner Juniata of Machias,
Maine, which was abandoned November 2,
off Briar Island, off the Nova Scotia coast,
and afterwards foundered, arrived here from
Yarmouth to-day. The schooner was bound
from New York to Machias with a cargo of
coal. She left New York on Sept % for New
London. Conn, where she had put in for
shelter October 10, and New Bedford, on
October IT. Her delay along the Southern
New England coast was caused by repairs
which were made necessary by her rough
experiences. After leaving the Whaling
City she encountered terrific storm. and
the Juniata was so badly strained that she
had to be abandoned, the crew finally reach
ing Briar Island.
SH1PBUILDING. A number of large schoon-
arSh a araa RI Ian Oh, Il iyA nir 10
year and great many contracts have either
been made or now pending for new vessels,
mostly large schooners, among which may
be mentioned the following: six masted
schooner of about ., 7C0 tons net, at Camden,
for Capt John B Crowley and others of
Taunton, Mass; siXmasted schooner of
about the same size, at Bath, by n 7 Palmer
five masted schooners at Bath four barges,
tow boat aud four masted schooner at
Bath, by Kelley, Spear & Co; schooner OF
275 tons at Phippsburg; two tugs, United
States monitor and a steam yacht at Bath,
by the Bath Iron Works; steel bark by the
same concern; four -masted schooner at
Rock land; four-master and a tive-master
at Camden; four masted schooner at Thorn
aston; three masted schooner of 500 tons at
Milbridge. These vessels, exclusive of the
United States monitor, represent about q,
600 tons.
SCH MARY FARRow WRECKED The
lobster smack Ocean View, Capt. Kennedy
at Portland Sunday afternoon reports that
about $50 O'Clock Saturday morning while
Oft the coast, he discovered a two-masted
schooner ashore on Thumb Cap island
not far from the town Of Bristol. He steamed
up and found she was the Mary Farrow
of Boston, loaded with about 100, 900 feet OF
lumber. The vessel was abandoned with
her sails all set. He proceeded to strip the
schooner of her sails, rigging, anchors
chains etc. While thus engaged boat
reached the scene from the life saving
station at Burnt Island and contained
beside the crew, Captain Morrsey and
three men belonging to the Mary Farrow.
Capt Morrsey told the story of the wreck
HI said that about O'Clock Sunday morn
ing in clear weather he struck the "Old Man
ledge that lies off Georges island, about
five miles from St. George, Maine. The
was beyond control and likely to go to
pieces on the ledge he and the crew
of three took to the small boat and made
for Burnt Island life saving station, three
miles off. He stayed at the station the rest
of the night and then started out to recover
the vessel. After sailing about for some
time Saturday morning they discovered by
their glasses that the schooner had tloated
from the ledge where she first struck, across
the bay to Thumb Cap island. They reached
the scene about 10 o'clock. The Ocean View
took the schooner in tow and brought her
with her crew, to port Clyde, where she is
now anchored. Capt. Kennedy says that
the lumber is all right and most of the
damage was done to the schooner's bottom
The Mary Farrow at the time of the acct
dent was on her way from Bangor tc
Boston.