The Republican journal., 1902-12-18
irving there Monday. The schooner is coal
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irving there Monday Inc schooner IS coal
loaded for the Maine Central railroad.
benefitting by the urgent demand for ton
mage for transporting coal and unusually
high rates are being paid for suitable craft
From Az to $3.50 per ton is being paid for
carving fuel from Philadelphia to this
port, the highest rates for years. On the
other hand long voyage business does not
improve, though vessels are not urged upon
the basis of prevailing rates. COasting
lumber rates are higher.
New York, Dec II. On the Oceanic,
which arrived to day, were six members OF
the Of the crew Of schooner Lucy A. DAVIS OF
vessel in mid ocean by the steamer Brink
burn. The captain and mate remained in
Liverpool, The Brink burn fell in with the
schooner off Cape Hatteras on Nov. II and
rescued the crew. The Rrinkburn was
from New Orleans and Norfolk for Man,
seamen. The Lucy A. Davis was lumber
laden from Brunswick for Bost,nl.
ThOmastOn, Me-, Dec. II. j. A. Creighton
& Co. have recovered Judgment, amount
ing to &c, 800, against the Thames Towboat
Go. of New London, Conn, on account OF
sunk by collision with barge towed by
one of defendant company's boats, in Block
island channel, on the night of November
81, 1897. The LOttie had cargo of 5000
barrels of lime, belonging to the firm. and
was bound from Th"maston to New York.
She was twO-maSted schooner of 1855 tons.
The barge that was in collision was also
sunk, and two of her crew were drowned;
the crew of the LOttie were all saved.
Creighton & Co.'S claim was resisted, and
the case was contested very strongly. The
courts found in their favor ON every point,
and they recover the full amount of their
claim, with interest and costs.
Gloucester, Mass, December r. The
fishing schooner Patriot arrived this morn
ing after severe struggle with the gales OF
the past week, !during which her crew saved
the lives Of the entire crew, consisting OF
seven men, of the schooner Belle Wooster,
who were drifting about in mid-ocean in an
open boat, as well as putting three of her
own crew on board the ROckland schooner
Methebesec in order to assist the frost Bit
ten men of that vessel in making port. The
escape of the crew of the Belle Wooster,
fore their eyes, drifted "a hours in an open
boat during southwest gale, bordered on
the miraculous. The Belle Wooster put into
Portland December 5th, leaking badly and
two divers came down from Boston to ex-
anime her They found and stopped the leak
with Oakunl, and nailed a board over it, and
she then resumed her voyage with the above
result She had a cargo of stone on board
valued at $4,000 for Rogers & Co. of New
| York insurance unknow n. There was but
! little insurance on the vessel.
| SCHOONER PENOBsCOTWREC North
port, n. Y, Saturday. About five O'Clock
this morning the three masted schooner
Penobscot, bound west, light, went ashore
on the rocks on Eaton's Neck Reef. Her
captain and crew Of seven men were res
cued blythe lite savers in the brooches buoy
| and are now at the station. The vessel is
high and dry and lies within short dis
tance of the S. NJ. Bird, wrecked week
ago The Penobscot is owned by Pendle-
ton Brothers, No. 6s South street, New
York, who also owned the S. NJ. Bird. As
soon as the Penobscot struck distress sig
nails were sent up by the crew. These
were seen by the coastguard and the life
saving crew was called out. After several
attempts line was shot over the stranded
vessel and the breaches buoy was rugged,
by means of which the captain and crew
| were safely brought ashore. The Penob-
scot lies in bad position and it is feared
commanded by Capt. G. W. Murphy. She
was bound from Providence, R. l., for New
York and carried no cargo. She is of 1853
gross tonnage and was built at Belfast, Me-,
in 1882. She was valued at $4,000