Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-07
Fifteen LOST.
Schooner Gloriana Wrecked on Shoals
of Canso, N. S.


Canso, n. s.. May 6.-The American
fishing schooner Gloriana, Capt. George
Stoddart, of Gloucester, Mass, ran
ashore during a thick fog on The shoals
at Whale Cove, near White Point
Lodges, at l o'clock this morning, and
Is of the crew including the captain
were drowned out of Il total of Is.
The Gloriana left the northeast bar
of Sable Island, yesterday afternoon,
bound for Canso. There was a heavy
easterly gale blowing. with driZZling
rain and thick fog. Inc vessel WAS
kept under short sails, and everything
went well> until l o'clock this morning.
when she struck on the lodges. Inc
vessel passed over the outer lodges, but
brought up on the inner reef, butted
against n cliff of rocks, and then fell
off with the sea again. The vessel had
s1ch Roadway on that it was impos-
sihla To get the sail off her in time
to nreyent disaster. When the vessel
struck against the cliff, the survivors.
Richards. Leblanc and Nickerson. were
on deck and they ran forward, rushed
out on the boWsprit and climbed up
the cliff of rocks to a place Of safety
before a receding wave carried the YES
SCI off again.
The others of the crew who were
below rushed on deck, half clad ana
started to lower the dories. AS soon
as each boat touched the water it was
dashed by the breakers against the side
of the vessel and smashed into pieces.
The high seas were breaking clean
l,o bread
| side on the lodges and commenced
pounding heavily. Lines We're thrown
ashore from the schooner several times,
but they were either broken or torn
from the fastenings on the rocks by the
sur2ing of the vessel and soon all nope
of escape for those on the vessel was
cut of. The bottom pounded out or
the jagged rocks and it was expected
that she would 90 to pieces at any
minute. -Four of the crew jumped
overheard and attempted to swim
ashore, but they were caught in the
| breakers, dashed against the rocks and
| killed in the attempt, The others on
| the vessel took to the rigging and chung
| there while their strength lasted, bat
| the enormous seas were more than they
| could battle against, and one by one
| they were swept away and drowned
| The survivors who We're on the rocks
| could see their comrades clinging TO tn
| rigging and heard their shoUts for hell
above the roar Of the sea, but it was
| impossible to do anything to save
| them.
| The survivors spent terrible .ri%nt
on the lonely cliff and it was relief
| to them when daylight daWned. They
then SAW one man still clinging to the
| rigging and made their way to The n!a.n
| land for assistance. The shore folks
hurried 20 the scene of the wreck and
the man was taken from the rigging,
| but he was dead.
The place where the GlOriana was
wrecked is one of the most dangerous
on the Nova Scotia coast. 1t is less
| than n mil" from where the steamer
| Blaamandcn was wrecked, last year
and only half i mile from the scene OF
| the wreck of the steamer Tiber in Feb
rualy, 1902. when - lives We're lest.
| The survivors were brought here, this
afternoon. and are being cared for b5
| the United Sstate consul They say
| that the vessel is a total wreck, 50 fan
| none of the bodies have been recovered
| but the fishermen are searching alonl
| the coast in the vicinity of the Wrecb
| for them.
| Frank Nickerson, one of the survivors
saws that the vessel left Gloucester tw,
weeks ago and iished on tho Banks ncaI
Sable Island. They had taken about H. 4
| pounds of 'iSh winch they SulteI WHtl
| the bait ran cut, Capt. s5toddlrt decided
| to go to Canso for stores. and then to the
| Int. tSIH al ftr Is,it Ia /, l.