Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-23
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had begun One-third of the number
succumbed in the fight and of those
who finally reached the shore none
were able to realize what they had es-
capped.
Both of the wrecked sclioc2e-s rode
out the blizzard, last Tuesday, Off Chat
ham. Both vessels were supposed to
have weathered Cape Cod, and their
arrival was expected in the lower har-
Dor, Thursday.
When they did not arrive it was be-
lieved that they We're blown off their
course, Wednesday. They were blown
off and were in collision while making
their way back.
The Louise B. Crazy was compare
lively new vessel, and was one Of the
finest ffve-masters on the coast.
Her captain, w. II. Potter, halls from
Orient, /. /. Her cargo of 1902 tons of
btuminous coal was consigned to Gar
field & Proctor of this port. The vessel
was only partially insured, while her
cargo of coal was fully covered in COM
panies in this city.
The Louise 3. Crazy was built by
the New England Shipbuilding Compa-
ny at Bath and was completed in 1900
Her measurements are: Length, 261
feet. beam, 46 feet 2 inches; depth of
hold. Il feet; net tonnage, 1898; gross
tonnage. 2231. She is only partially in
sured. while her cargo of coal is fully
covered. The Crary halls from New
York.
The Frank A. Palmer was built by n.
T. Palmer at Bath in 1897, andjis owned
by j. S. WinslOw & Co. Of Portland.
She is PA feet 5 inches long, 43 feet 3
inches beam. and Il feet depth of hold,
with a net tonnage of 1882 and gross
tonnage of 2015.
The Louise Il. Crary, comparatively
new craft and one of the finest five
masters on the coast, was commanded
by Capt. William II. Potter of Orient,
L. L. and carried a crew of about II
men all told. She loaded 1902 tons of
bituminous coal at Newport News for
Garfield & Proctor of Boston. Sailing
from her loading port, Dec. s, the YES
sci was delayed by adverse weather
and did not pass Vineyard Haven until
Dec 18th. Wednesday, she was report
ed off Chatham and. early that after
noon. she rounded Cape Cod, in COM
pany with several other large schoon-
ers. heading for Boston.
The wind was west at the time, max
ing it necessary for the vessels to tack
in making the run across the bay to
Boston light the course being north
west by west half west She was seen
just before dark by several of the cap
tans of other vessels and at that time
appeared to be all right.
The Frank A. Palmer, the largest
four-master ever constructed, was
limo
carried a crew of about IL men. She
loaded about 1900 tons of coal at New
port News and sailed for here, Dec. a.
Severe weather forced her to seek shell
ter at Delaware Breakwater. and she
was held there until the 10th, when she
resumed her passage. She was also in
the fleet which came over the shoals,
Wednesday. and was seen in the bay
by the captains of many of the vessels
which arrived here, Thursday. The last
seen of the vessel was Wednesday af-
ternoon. She was then well over to-
ward Cape Ann, and was lacking to the
southwest.
Skipper Dexter Malone of the Man
hassctt tells the following story of the
part he and his men took in the res
cue of the survivors of the double
wreck:
1T was about s O'Clock, Sunday
morning, when the lookout first saw
the long boat with its crew endeavor-
ing to make toward us. They were
about three miles off. They had evil
IDENTIFY seen us long before we caught
sight of them. At the time we were
setting ouy travis and we worked rap
idly toward the vessel when the look
out shouted that he saw distress
signal flying.
The signal was n pair of trousers.
Two men were at the oars pulling for
dear life and the others stood up or
crouched in the boat with wide-staring
eyes. We finally got alongside. They
tried to cheer. but they were only able
to make feeble little noise. They just
noppcd down in the boat and cried like
babies.
1T was about 60 miles southeast of
Highland light where we found them,
the skipper continued. 1T was quite
smooth at the time. We towed them
toward the schooner and assisted them
aboard.
'"rhe worst off were Capt. Potter and
Somerville. They had to be carried
aboard. but the rest of the men.
thankful that they had been rescued,
used all the energy they had left and
clambered aboard without help. We
thought they We're going to be all right
after that. but we no sooner got them
into the cabin than they began to show
signs of their awful sufferings.
They wanted drink and lots of it,
ard food. We gave them a little Cruel
first and then food in small quantities.
OF course we had Il medicine chest
aboard. but there was little in it that
was of service in treating all those
men. We put salt and water on their
frozen limbs and did what we could to
ease the pain.
After getting them aboard we pulled
in our travis and headed towards BoS-
ton with a good wind in our favor.
While they can perhaps describe to
you better than anyone else, what they
went through, | know that it must
have been terrible, One of the men
went out of his head while we We're
beating IN. He saw the rats coming
through all the portfolios and trying
tn get at him A number of times dur-