New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
ONE or THE oUEEREsr NAMES AFLoAT
HOW IT CAME TO BE BESTOWED UPON PEN
DLEToN SCHOONER.

HOW IT CAME TO BE BESTOWED UPON A PEN
DLEToN SCHOONER.
Bangor, Me, June 0SpeciaD.-The Pendetons Of
Islesboro whose rise in few years from small
beginnings to prominence and affuence In the ship
ping world is OF the wonders OF the times
down East" have again astonished everybody
along shore by giving TO OF their vessels prob
ably the strangest name ever tackled upon a ship.
The family is well advertised in the ports OF the
hemisphere by the fine schooners Pendleton Broth
ers and Pendeton Sisters-the latter being named
for whole family Of pretty young girls so that
none OF them might be without honor and none sin
gled out as favorite; but the remaining OF the
three-masted schooner Myra B. Weaver which
lately came into the hands Of the Pendletons. will
cause sensation and much guessing everywhere
the vessel goes. The story is one Of the most in
teresting IN all down East" sea lore.
On Friday November 8, 1860, the Myra B. Weaver
while on the voyage from Fernandna to Boston
with cargo Of hard pine timber, anchored in
dragged; the schooner struck on Handkerchief
n0St ano eSpszeo, ner ma master captain w 5 Van
Nannaman. and three sailors being lost The body
where she had been lashed by the mate, and the
bodies Of two OF the sailors recovered. but
and his wife were making their wedding journey
on this trip OF the schooner, having been married
IN Jacksonville, Fla on October !, just before
After the wreck the vesse! was righted and
towed 10 Boston by three tugs, arriving with loss
OF two masts her keel port faii and an her houses
besides being badly strained and twisted. After
ulscharglng her cargo and making temporary re-
pairs IN Boston. she towed TO Belfast TO be
further repaired. She arrived at Belfast on Feb
rnary 8. and a contract made with George
.sliShresI OF That place, TO repair her for $1,000
Ihe schooner was hauled out Gilchrest's rail-
ray anq considerable progress had been made in
me work when, on February IS. operations were
suqaenly brought 10 standstill by the arrival Of
L nteo states marshal from Portland who H.
5leton. ~ AS"
There had been dispute between the Pendla-
TONS OF lsesooro, who owned eleven sixty y-fourths
Ieit 70 Whlch the repairs should be carried To
setle the dispute. Captain Fields Pendleton act
ing IN DehaI or the Pendeton interests offered 10
sell their share or 20 buy out the other owners
The other owners would do neither one thing nor
Tie other ana so, in order 10 get the affair into
case came 10 trial IL due time and was decided in
favor Of the Pendletons the court holding thar
their proposition fair and the only way ont Of
the dlnlcuity Then the victorious Captain Fields
fencleton bought out the other owners and pro-
teeoed practically 20 rebuild the vessel A fey
days ago the schooner was launched ana on
Nenaesoay she was towed TO Bangor 10 load tim
Der Tor New-York. Meanwhile. CAPTAIN Pendlefon
han applied 10 the United States Treasury Depart-
net lor permission 10 rename the vessel but iip TO
ne TINE she LETT Belfast word had been re-
.ielNed from Washington Soon after her arrival
esefe, however, a telegram came 70 captain pen
aittoh VINO was also here, saying that the de-
9siH1 pefnlission had been granted-fhat the MA-ra
-; ~ easer might have new name
I'LL ~ was tnat the new and strange name he
sNan nage on nef stern, quarters and bows and on
GeI bhfRee, the significant legend: s.Pen6leton,s
salsIactlol Indicating the captains Rratifcation
~~ss-Ax Tie beet OF the other owners.