Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-20

Friday night.
The schooner T.. G. Allen, capt.
Blake. went ashore at Delaware Break
water in the gale of Wednesday night,
ana is a total loss. All were saved but
one of the crew. The Allen had i cargo
of coal for the CopSccoOk paper mil ol
Gardiner. The T. G. Allen WAS Of Al
tons ana was built in Bath in 1879, for
Capt stephen Meady Of Randolph,
who went as master of her for ScNef"i
years. and then gave place to ms SON.
Capt. Frank Mcady. who gave her up
two years ago. The vessel was owned
by the Captains Meady and parties in
Augusta.
The schooner J.. G. Ballard, Capt.
Frank Meady, and the Conlon. Capt.
Byron Baker Of this city, were both
ont in the storm and have not been re-
ported at last accounts.
Partially dismantlcd and with her
hull seriously damaged. the three
masted schooner Lizzie Lane was
twode into the harbor, Saturday morn
ing, by the tug Hamilton \. Mathis.
which picked her up 40 miles east of
Boston light late Friday afternoon.
The Lizzie Lane, in command of
Capt. Closson, left Bangor 10 days ago
bound to Vineyard Haven tor orders.
Wednes lay niiht, She was struck by
! the hurricane 20 miles east of Th@tch-
| er'S island. She was pounded 50 hard
| that she spramk Il leak and nearly filed
with water. Thursday morning, the
vessel 1,no.,l,,t N-hni1N- HE
and fell off in the trough Of the fearful
sea. The great pillows broke all over
her, Washing away 25.000 feet of her
| dckload of lumber flooding the cabin
and galley anG doing general damage
| to the deck fittings. Under the terrible
strain the ii US to the maStS parted
and the main ana mZzcnmaStS with
I'LL the rigging attached went by the
| board. The mass of Wrcckugc dragged
| alongside until it WAS cut AWAY by the
| crew. Then the schooner Scudded be-
| fore the gale for hours.
The cargo Of lumber in the hold alone
saved the craft from laundering.
| Capt. ClpsSOn stated that on Thurs
| day, about 20 miles off Thatcher's is
/ land. he saw 4 schooner bottom up.
which had apparently just capszed.
Strown about the wreck was Il great
quantity OF now lumber, evidently the
| cargo of the Inflated vessel. She was
| about 100 feet on the keel. 1t is prob
| able that her entire crew persisted.
| The tWo-maSted coaStng schooner
Maud MnIoch, waterl"gged and ahau-
| doncd WAS tnwcd up Ia Commercial
wharf Saturday forenoon, by the tug
Mathis. she left Calais Is days ago
| for this port with Il cargo of lumber.
| ana in the gale. Thursday. she lost
main gaif. fore and manSailS and light
%plrS. About 10000 feet Of lumber
Was washed from her decks and shc
leaked 50 badly thai the crew Of four
! men signallcd for assistance. The sig
| iEIl was seen by the fishing schooner
/ Zephyr, which ran down and took Off
the crew. Then Il prize crew from the
Zephyr boarded the vessel and took
charge of her. She WAS towcd in IS
las rs Boston light. where the tug tnufl
| her in tow ana brought her to the rit,.
The crew Of the fishing vessel viii
claim the salvage allowed when an
abandoned vessel is picked lp at sea.
hcN say that the cargo of lumber is
worth $4,000. and they believe the
schooner worth an equal amount They
VIII MAKE this amount 4 basis for q
settlement.
While driving through Springfield
Mass, Saturday, on an AUTOMOBILES trim
from New York to Boston A. Il. Shat
tuck Of New York, cX-prcsident of the
Automobile Club of America, lost a
small bag continuing several thousand