The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-13
STEAMER ON THE ROCKS
Castilian Goes Ashore at Cannot
Rock Light.
A MILLION DOLLAR CARGO
She Carried a Valuable Shipment of Grain
and Provisions - Passengers and
Crew Are All Saved-Perfect
Discipline Prevailed

Halifax, N. s., March 1.-THE new
Allan line steamer Castilian, from
Portland for Halifax, went ashore at
Gannet Rock light near Yarmouth.
this mornin~ at low tide in a dense
fog, her compasses being deranged
Two compartments are full of water
| and tugs have gone from yarmouth
to the scene. The Castlian arrived at
Halifax from Liverpool 10 days ago on
her maiden voyage and went to Port
land to load cargo for return. She is
S,2U0 net registered tonnage. being the
largest Allan line steamer afOat. The
ship is in charge of Captain Barrett
and officers, formerly Of the steamer
Partisan, the entire crew of the Paris
ian having been transferred to that
boat. The steamer was due to embark
mails and passengers here for Liver
pool.
The steamer began leaking immedi-
| ately after she struck but the best dis
cipline prevailed among the passengers
They returned to their berths and were
called out again to don life preserVers,
which many were wearing when they
reached Yarmouth on tugs at SIS
o'clock this evening. The passengers
and crew all saved their baggage. The
place of the disaster is a few miles
from Where the Moravan, 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 are six feet
of water in the engine room. There are
six fathoms of water under her stern
The captain, three mates. the steward,
engineers and some of the crew re-
main on board and three tugs are stand
ing by. The steamer was Is miles out
of her course. with fresh southwest
wind, which would increase the current
The weather had remained moderate
all. day, but if the wind changed there is
still no hope Of the steamer ever COM
ing off. There is fair prospect of cal
wage of the cargo.
The Allan agen; at Halifax has char
tered the steamers Delta and City OF
Client to go to the scene of the wreck
tomorrow. The use of the government
light house steamer Aberdeen has also
been applied for
The passengers and crew will leave
Yarmouth tomorrow morning 20 take
the mail steamer Vancouver for Eng.
land. They speak in the highest terms
of the discipline maintained after the
ship struck. She had been moving
slowly with a sharp outlook in the haze.
The officers wanted to give wide berth
to Cape Sable, which they feared they
might be nearing. Nothing of the
Whistling buoy was heard or seen and
no sign of land until the shock came,
which was so light that many passen-
gers thought it was heavy wave. Tie
engines were reversed, but when 1t was
found the steamer was headfast, the
boats were got ready and the sleeping
passengers awakened and told to pack
up, in case it should be necessary to
send chem ashore.
Splendid GOODNESS was displayed by
the whole crew Rockets We're fired at
intervals and at daylight the first Off
Ger and nurser went ashore in a small
boat to Tusket. They drove nine milss
to Yarmouth for assistance. During
this time the passengers were waiting
for help The sea began to run high
and the rolling of the ship became un-
pleasant. Lord Archibald Douglas, q
returning Jesuit missionary. conducted
an impressive service on the deck in
the loren >1n. In the afternoon the
boats We're II u lc:icd and he pass nge"s
and crew taken off in them. Sntrtly
after the whistles of the tl:,rs were
heard, and It O'Clock all hanJe but
the captain, engineers an l one OF the
crew We're safely taken off ana con-
veyed to Yarmouth. Opinions IN Var
mouth differ as to floating the sh p.
The chances are favorable # the wea%h- |
er continues moderate. The work of
the cargo will begin to-
morrow A large number of sheep in |
the forward holds have been found
drowned and the swelling of grain has |
thrown up the dining saloon lack