The Republican journal., 1900-08-09
crew of five of the most skilful sea-
men who sail the seas.

d CItN VI HVe OF Uno mOSU SkllIul sea-
men who sail the seas.
Skill and seamanship, however, could
avail little in such hurricane 1t is
supposed that the boat-keeper, finding
they were getting into shoal water,
dropped both anchors, thinking he
could safely ride out the storm.
The terrific power of the waves parted
both anchor-chains, and the boat was
swept to destruction, and the five sailors
to their DEATH
The craft was wrecked among a clus-
ter OF summer residences, and when
thrown up by the sea the wreck must
have struck three cottages When
found. the boat rested among the re-
mains of one house, a second had disa-
I peared, evidently washed away by the
huge rollers which swept over the
beach.-and third was badly wrecked
and Lad been moved quite little dis
| lance from the site where it formerly
stood
The stranded vessel was bought by
Mr. Otis Barker, a resident of the vii
lage, who is quite Il collector of cllrios
He had the idea of converting the
wreck into a beach house: and he sue
ceeded so admirably that during the
past summer it was the objective point
of interest to all the visitors to the
! shore, hundreds visiting the novel
house boat. In the transformation the
present owner spent much money
The vessels hull lay on it's broadside.
with its rail level with the beach sand.
and its keel pointing off to sea 4
floor was laid the full length, and the
| hull was then divided into three spa-
cious rooms.
On entering by the door on the i'll
shore side, a huge fireplace is the first
feature that greets the eve This is ar
tistically designed, and is built from
beach rocks-as is the chimney which
protrudes above the deck.
| The mantelpiece, nine feet high. is an
! immense Whlte-oak beam, which was
j one of the boats bits; a large crane
hangs over the fire, and The andirons
are fashioned from two boat s-anchors.
Altogether, the fireplace and its fixtures
| is ponderouS affair.
| The living room, tWenty-SiX by six
teen feet, is furnished with fittings
suggestive of the sea: lobster-pot
hangs on the wall as a paper-rack, and
nets, harpoons, and other tishing-gear
are seen here and there, table has
been made from one of the vesse Is
| lltlNIl-NoNtlS, anu dIlpllltI from the
crafts foretop. several seats have been
sawed from sections of maSts, and one
seat is contrived from section of
whales backbone, with legs made of
oars
| Mementos from some ancient wrecks
are here also. We noticed especially
the quarter-board Of the ship Forest
Queen an East Indian trade-ship
wrecked on the beach few miles away
some fifty years ago. and the tigurehead
of the ship ''Cordeia," wrecked neal
here in ISL. Another relic sure to at
tract the eye is the rudder of Daniel
| Webster's yacht 'Lapwing.'
| The other two rooms in the house
boat are fitted for sleeping-rooms. A
part of the cottage on which the wreck
rested was repaired, and, being moved
back few feet, it makes an excellent
dlnlng-room for parties who lodge in
the novel house. \ long platform,
erected over the boat. looks very much
like the bridge ot an ocean steamer;
seats run along its length. and it is an
ideal spot from which to view the
ocean. giving an unobstructed view of
the whole bay. Mnot's Light rises
from the ocean five miles away.
TO protect this relic of the storm of
| l>!'> from destruction during the win
| ter. Il eakWater or hulkhead has been
built on the ocean side and ii is eX-
pected that the wreck will be preserved
| Tor many Years to come.