Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-22
ABANDONED AT SEA.
Steamer Kentigern, Portland
for Limerick, Lost.
Captain ard Crew of q Men | anded
at New York.
FOUGHT Bravely, but to No Avail to
Beat the Sea.

Nov York. Feb. 21.-The German
Slonan Line steamer Albano. Captain
Kuderhold which arrived, today. from
Hamburg, brought to port Captain
Parker and Il shipwrecked men be-
longing to the British freight steamer
Kentigern, which they abandoned at
sea. Feb. 1G, in a sinking condition in
latitude 1905. longitude. 46.49. Cap
tain Kudenhcld reports that. at : A. NJ.
Feb. 16. he sighted a steamer showing
signals of distress. She proved to be
the steamer Kentigern of Glasgow.
She was rolling badly with her deck
under water. owing to list. She was
signalled that she wished to abandon
ship.
We launched lifeboat i'm charge Of
our officer said Captain KudenhOld.
and with considerable difficulty sue
cceded in rescuing Captain Parker ana
nine men. Meanwhile the KentiGern
launched one of her boats with the re-
manning y members of her crew, who
managed to come alongside and We're
taken on board the Albano. They were
unable to save any of their effects.
Captain Parker made the following
report
We sailed from Portland, FEB. 1.
for Limerick with Il cargo of grain ami
had the usual northwest gales and
storms on getting to sea.
"On Tuesday Feb. ., while running in
a heavy sea the stretching screw in
the steam steering gear drew out the
thread We put the ships head to
the sea. while getting the hand gear
connected ana after one hours labor
repaired the disabled steering gear and
proceeded NOTHING, of Importance oc-
cure for tho raNt few days except We
had heavy gales and high seas. which
smashed vcntilators. ripped up steam
pines and smashed one boat.
ION Saturday. the 18th. We encoun-
tered violent gale fro mthe eastward
with Il terrific sea running. At mid
night. the steering gear buffer nut fell
off, which caused the vessel to fall Oft
in the trough of the sea. All hands
were called and an effort made to con-
meet the hand gear. but owing to the
darkness ana terrific sea it could not
be repaired and on the morning of the
14th We discovered the hand steering
gear broken to pieces. the wheel gone
and Il complete wreck.
Everything was done TO try ana Sc
cure the rudder. The quadrant was
stripped ard we had no chance to MAKE
anything fast. The steamer had LISTED
SO that her decks were at an angie
of Is degrees. All hands were SEM
1 down irrtoaN0.. hold to trim cargo and
theyeworked at the bags until night.
=. Monday. the 18th. the gale increased
r to, hurricane force, blowing vio!enti,
from the southwest to west. TIL,
Is steamer iistcdymoce all the time witt
the lee -rails under water. The cabin.
We're iiaoded and lying at an angle o
80 degrees, The. rudder was adrift
moving fropr side to sic violently unit
ii was impossible TO get out lashing t,
hold It firm The tackles, chains ant
blocks We've all smashed and rendere,
useless.
'On the morning of the 10Th. tn
steamer Alhan0 came in sight and tool
OF all .harllls The chief officer of tn
Kentigern had his arm broken and III
chief steMafd had his legs bruised
The KernigeA, was built at Glasgow
in 1883. and was owned by Troop 4
Son." %et Ia