The Republican journal., 1903-02-19
Steele's Ledge Baoy, No. 2, red spar, is re-
ported adrift, and that it will be replaced as

Steele's Ledge BaOy, No. ., red spar, is re-
ported adrift. and that it will be replaced as
soon as possible.
A. Shaffner has been towed in here in dis
tress. (British sch. Clarence A. Shatfner,
: Capt. Chute, sailed from Turks island Jan.
+, 10th for Belfast).
| Spoken. Jan. 3, ship Abner Coburn, Bal
timore, Aug. II, via Monteyideo Dec. p for
! Rockland, Feb. 16. Capt. NJ. D. McKown
has returned to Boothbay Harbor, having
abandoned work on the wrecked schooner
Alice NJ. Davenport. When diver Moran
! went down Friday he found that the bottom
to the owner. Consequently all work has
been abandoned and the tug Clara Clarta
has returned to Boston.
! Portland, Me-, February IL. The Maine
Steamship Company has filed in the United
States District Court claim for salvage for
NJ. Law by the steamer North Star. The
claim is the largest filed in this court in so
years. A similar claim will be filed in be-
| half of the schooner Hope Sherwood and
the Boston Towboat Company. The Lyman
NJ. Law is in this port. She is owned by
Henry Sutton and Others of New Haven,
Conn The Law was seized last Saturday
and the hearing set down for the 21st.
| Bucksport, February l3. Schooner Ada
Herbert, Capt. Fogg, Rucksport for Belfast,
llSul, W lOdu WOOu, Willie pdSSluss tuIOuSu
the narrows Thursday noon, went ashore
on the Prospect side just below Dean &
| Pooler's MILL and remains in bad position.
The schooner was set on by the current, her
| bowsprit going high up among the bushes
on the bank, while her stern rested on two
| big rocks, thus hanging her up at both ends,
with no support amidships. 1t was about a
| foot ebb tide when she struck, and when
| the tide fell she heeled over on her side.
The Ada Herbert is schooner of 81 tons.
built in 1858 at East Haven, Conn.,, and halls
| from Bucksport. Later reports say she is
total loss.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. II. 1t is expected
that the new Portland lightship, No. "a, just
completed at Petersburg, Va, will shortly
go on her station and will afford not only
| an additional warning to the Sunken ledges
at the entrance of the harbor, but an excel
lent beacon in all weathers for mariners APP
preaching Portland. She will show Il red
| light on her foremaSt and a white light on
the mainmast and will be equipped with
10 inch chime fog whistle. The new light
| ship will be stationed about five and half
nautical miles southeast OF the east cape
| Elizabeth light in Is fathoms of water. This
will place her about three and half miles
! outside of COrwins rock and the Hue and
| Cry Lodges. Having picked up the lightship
vessels from the southwark will then be
! able TO lay straight course for Portland
headlight and clear all distractions. Her
master will be John f. Ladd, now mate of
the Pollock rip lightship the mate Thomas
Ingersoll of Portland, engineer, John B.
Wetherbee, now assistant engineer of the
Nantucket Shoal lightShip; the assistant
engineer Edward L. Eaton, now fireman
on the tender Geranium The remainder of
the crew will consist of cook, two tiremen
and five sailors.
Boston, Feb. Is. The big tive-masted
schooner Prescott Palmer, Capt. Carlisle.
which arrived Sunday from Baltimore,
with 1900 tons of bitumnous coal, and an
chored in President roads to await a dis
charging berth in the upper harbor, came
near being sunk last evening by collision
with the Norwegian steamer Aggi. The
Aggi was Outwardbound for Norfolk and
had been anchored near the Palmer When
she got under way. shortly after p. m. 1t
was discovered that her steering gear was
| detective. but before she could anchor
again she crashed into the schooner, strik-
ing her on the starboard side at the mlZzen
rigging and cutting her down to the water
line. The prov of the Aggl entered the
tve-maSter'S side about q foot, crushing in
the timbers and carrying away the mizzen
rigging. 1t was thought the injury extend-
ed below the water line, but a hasty eXani-
inaton showed that the vessel was making
very little water. Tugboat Nesta. Capt.
Joseph Kemp, ran down to the schooner.
but her services were not required. The
Aggi was somewhat damaged about the
bow, but the injury was not considered
serious enough to prevent her continuing
on her way and she proceeded at O'Clock,
the Vesta accompanying her out by the
schooners owned by VIM. F. Palmer of this
city She was built at Bath year ago and
is considered one of the finest vessels of her
type afioat. She is 2SS feet long, 46.2 feet
beam, 272 feet depth of hold, with net
tonnage of 2307, and gross tonnage OF 2Sll.