Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-16

Smith, United States, boatswain;
James DAILY, New York. boatswain; J.
r. Brown. Barbados, cook; H. H.
Hansen, Sweden. able seaman: r. Os-
from. Finland, seaman; Edward Lett,
Regia. Russia. seaman: Fred HinstrOn,
Norway. seaman; Pat Wilson. st.
Johns. N. F.. seaman.
The ship which was OF English build
and worth probably $l50.0OO entered this
port, several days ago. She was to
have loaded wheat under charter to
Eppinger & CO. Of San Francisco, for
Europe. Friday. the Andelina was TAX
en- to the Eureka dock and all ballast
removed and the hold cleared prepare
tory to receiving cargo. She was then
towed TO anchor several hundred yards
northeast of the st. Paul e. Tacoma
Lumber Co.'S. dock at which point dis
aster overlook her. She had out, ac-
| cording to the best information obtain
able, the starbOard anchor, weighing at
least two tons, while to either side CT
| the vessel was attached the ballast logs
| used to keep ship upright during the
| absence of cargo or ballast. The
| ship was riding easily when the skip
pers of ether vessels anchored close by
| retired for the night.
When daylight dawned, no signs OF
| the Andelina were visible. Over the
| spot where the ship rode at anchor the
| night before only a danger buoy lamp
was visible. When the absence of the
| ship was discovered Capt Doty and
Capt. Burley took the tug Fairfield
and made an investigation and it was
soon determined beyond possibility OF
doubt that the ship had gone to the
| bottom.
One of the ballast logs was found
To this dangled part of the chain by
which it was originally fastened to the
Inflated ship. In addition, one of the
| life boats, a mattress with the name OF
the ship upon it and several hours were
found. Beyond this no wreckage has
been discovered.
AS all on board persisted. only sur
misses as to the cause of the disaster
We're obtainable. Judging from the in
dications shipping men say the ballast
| log found was from the port side OF the
vessel. The ship according to all ac-
counts was headed in a southerly di.
rectiun or toward the head of the bay
at the time the gale swept down the
sound.
| The heavy winds caused the ship Il
| strain on the. chains. making the los
| on tine weather side taut and giving ,
tendency to lift the log from the water
but the strain was too great for one o
the chains and it was snapped. Thi
released the lowering craft from great
er restraint on the weather side an,
she lifted with the wind and there be
ing little restraint from the other ent
of the log, raised it enough TO ALLOW
the mooring chain TO slip off.
The ship freed from ballast and float
ing like chip. careened under tn
pressure of the heavy gale, shippin,
great quantities of water filling com
pletely the hold and forecastle caus
ing her to capsiZe and sink.
The situation was further aggravated
by the fact that the tides were jus
setting in at the time the ship is sup
posed TO have gone down. This in al
probability forced the stern of the yes
sci around and exposed the broadsid
to the gales fury.
Late this afternoon, the vessel wa
located. She lies on her broadside un
der % fathoms of water, close to tn,
spot where she had been anchored
The vessel will probably be raised ant
the bodies of the dead sailors recov
cred.
Win the Andelina entered this por
she was manned by crew of nearly 81
men. Some deserted and others were
discharged until only IS We're left. The
only list of victims obtainable is thai
given by Percy Buck, an apprentice
who was injured two days prior to the
disaster and taken to one of the Ia
coma hospitals. 1t is said the ship was
insured by an English agency for s100.
900.