The Republican journal., 1904-09-15
1HO0NER A. W. ELLIS

>CH00NER A. W. ELLIS
..I At swans Island and Now on the
.. -,-ter, etc,
,.Wner A. ", Ellis, previously re-
lore at Toothaker's Cove, Swans
Us hoated last Thursday night.
was filled with oil barrels and she
pumped out. The Rockland tug
\. smith towed her to this port
lternoon, and she WAS grounded on
uSt above the lower steamboat
oAe made considerable water COM
saturday morning was pumped out
I'd on GilcbreSt'S marine railway.
p, running rigging, blocks, one an
lies, etc, were brought here by the
Go0d Intent, and the mainmast
DIS carried away at Swans Island,
boom, were towed here alongside
- The schooner is not SO badly
.-ei as had been reported. The kee,
.or short distance aft of the fore
rs the shoe for the remaining dis
The rudder is hanging by one pintle
rudder post is said to be split. She
lady chafed on the starboard side
utact with the wharf, and about the
chain plates from contact with the
On the wharf. The vessel is not
- and her timberS are not started :;
said that to tit her for service it
necessary to make quite extensive
Il addition to those called for by
t-ter, Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall,
ught half interest in the vessel
-- went ashore, has borne the ex-
doating and bringing her here.
gorge I. Osborne, who was in COM
he Ellis at the time Of the disaster,
IS one of the owners, had expected
tone at sullivan, but at the last
there was hitch as to the charter
vas offered Sl.2O, loaded and dis
.-, 90 carry paVins tn New York from
Island. He had lever been at Tooth
we and euqujred particularly if it
NE place to lay and was assured
vas. Aug. 18th he sailed from Bel
anchored that might at Stonington.
morning he arrived at destination,
-.gre and reported to c. J. Hall, who
.lI the quarry, and who was sur
1t the early arrival of the vessel
r he said he was all ready and
1t man aboard to pilot the vessel
wharf Capt. Osborne said he was
had come as he did not like the
the place, but he was assured it
right. The vessel was hauled in
ling began. Soon it began to rain,
Hall sald it was only fog shower
they had occasionally and would
s9s OIL, 1t finally rained Sc hard that
las stopped Theu it began to blow.
borne got out extra fasts, but the
urged heavily against the wharf
Lis feuders were ground up and be
1ore for more. The wooden guards
wharf We're soon demolished, the
, 1t the end wrecked, and the granite
If which the wharf was built were
ed and rolled about. their sharp
cutting off the hawSers which held
sci. The anchor was let go, but did
4Q and after going about one and a
mes her length the vessel grounded
rocks, Some idea of the sea may be
Jm the fact that no one could stand
vessels deck, and the men could
1T about on their hands and knees.
IN as the storm abated preparations
made for getting the vessel off. The
lowing the accident the revenue cut
oudbury came to render assistance. A
~ was made fast around the main
lust above the poop deck, but before
As fairly taut the rope cut through
.Ast and it fell forward, held up by the
stay. Ii was rotten as punk, and the
head is in the same condition. The
q inally gave up. Sept. 4th the steam
halhaven went to the scene of the
h but after pulling several times and
ng her hawser she gave it up. Capt.
IS hall then gave the job of floating the
to Horace E. Stanley of Swans
ID, who blew away part of the ledge
leld the vessel from coming off and
lated without further assistance.
tlamson's History says of the great
i 1878: "Only one vessel on the stocks
burnt, brig of 500 tons, partially COM
IT, in the yard of c. p. Carter & Co. In
ard. one of the hardest struggles took
to save two other vessels which were
ready for launching" One of these
$ was the schooner a. W. Ellis. One
II original owners, and who still re-
his interest, remarked Saturday that
ch0Oner had then cost $4,000 and that
'Nls were burned in the sail loft and
>ails had to be bought. The vessel was
ii for an Ellsworth lumberman and
lusiness for many years was carrying
IS from Ellsworth to Rondout. Later
ngaged in general coasting and made
'al voyages to Jacksonville. Under
Ephraim Ryder she was mainly en-
4 in the Rockland lime trade. She has
many different commanders, including
Of the best known master mariners of
tst
meeting of the owners of the Ellis was
Tuesday at the store of N. S. Lord Il
and after some discussion it was
I'd that Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall
had previously bought half interest,
Id take the vessel and assume the pay
of all bills against her. j.