The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-28

an anchor stock caught in her mainsaii.
1 ordered the chief ofiioer to board the
schooner. He did 20 and reported the ex-
tent OF the damages to me. Tbs captain
OF the schooner said his vessel was un-
manageable without q mainsaiL I told
him he could make Yarmouth but he de-
injured. then offered to tow him 10
Portland and he seemed quite pleased.
We took him In tow ana
TowED THE SCHOONER
all night. In the meantime l sent two
Of our men aboard the schooner ana also
boat load Of provisions. The next
morning OF 8 10 n. m. 10 was blowing
heavy gale from the westward. The tow
lines parted but we proceeded after the
schooner and came mp with her an hour
later. The men on board replied that they
were all right. The schooner was lying
easily and making good weather. We lay
to close to the schooner. At $50 the
Numidian's steam steering gear got out
of order and the engines had 20 be
stopped. At 10. 10 a. m. q heavy squat
came along and the schooner drifted out
of sight. As soon as the steering gear
was repaired we went In search OF the
schooner and continued the search until
three O'Clock in the afternoon. Not find
ing any trace OF the vessel at that time
we proceeded ON our way to Portland.
Captain Main said he sent two OF his
men on board the schooner because he
did not think the schooner's Grew were
experienced men.
When asked II the captain OF the
schooner requested to be taken on board
the steamer Captain Main replied that he
did not. lie stated that boat put on
from the schooner and came alongside OF
the steamer. There were four men In
the boat and they had their boxes with
them. They wanted to be taken ON board
and Captain Main asked them IL their
captain or mate was with them. They
said mo and they were ordered to go
back to the schooner and tell the captain
to come on board the Numidian. The
captain did SO and he told Captain Main
that he was perfectly willing to remain
on board his vessel and he wanted his
crew to remain with him. The captain
then voluntarily returned to his vessel.
Messrs. John Hamilton, George 5. Mar
tin, Harry William Pierce, George Stuart,
Thomas Davies and Arthur LaRochelle
being called by the court was asked II
they had heard the evidence before the
court and replied in the affirmative.
Is there any part OF that evidence from
which you diffelg
Answer--It was all right.
The court then proceeded to deliberate
and make the order of finding as follows;
The court is of the opinion that the
schooner Alice was not materially
damaged in her collision with steamship
"Numidian,n and that she was sea-
worthy up to the time that she was last
seen by the officers of the 'Numidiani
that everything possible had been done
In the premises, and that the'master in
exercising unusual care for the safety OF
the schooner was justified in allowing
his two seamen co get aboard TO assist
the schooner'sN crew.
The court is further of opinion that
the master and officers or the steamship
'Numidian, navigated the vessel In
seamanlike and proper manner and
when a casualty was inevitable did every
thing possible under the circumstances.
The doors were then opened to the
public, the order of the court read aloud
and the proceedings terminated.