Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-11
JUST IN Time!
Exhausted and Starving Crew
of Schooner G. A. Smith
Saved by Steamer Provan, Which Had
Troubles Of Her Own.
Terrible Suffering on Schooner-Excit-
ing Voyage Of Steamer.

Newcastle on Tyne, came INTO port,
Yesterday afternoon, and vas b"rthed
at the Eastern railroad pier. East i'os-
ton She brought in the crew. I'VE III
number. Of the little tWo-masted
schooner q. a. Smith Of Richibucto.
which was on the verge Of founderinS
when the Provan hove in sight.
The rescued men We're Capt. Irving
Mcneil. John Timrnins. William Tim
minis, Joshua TiInnins and John Tous-
ton, all residents of Nova Scotia. The
men had been without food or water
for four days aud three nights.
The sufferings Of the shipWrecked
men while on board the Watcrlogg"d
schooner were indescrbable. Their yes
sci was bound from Sydney, CAPE
BRETON for Yarmouth, y. S, with a
cargo of about 100 tons of coal, and
had reached q point within - miles OF
their destination when the fOrebonnl
broke and they We're driven TO SEA by
q northeasterly gale.
The storm increased in fury and their
little craft through heavy .''9tining
soon commenced to leak. The men
took turns at the pump, but despite
their efforts the pump became choked,
anu, HullSTy anu fhHdhSt''i, Nli'y SUI
up the battle for life and We're mo-
mentarily expecting the end when the
PrOvan hove in sight.
Capt. William Ford of the ProVan
was the chief officer of that ship when
she sailed from Calcutta, India, NOV.
H. capt Jones. the commanders. was
taken ill with inflammation of the
bowels. and when the steamer called at
AlgierS for bunker coal he was sent to
the hospital there III a very rrecariouS
condition.
Between Port Said ana ~ siers one
Of the crew. a. Hakerale i native of
Zanzibar. died Of dysentery and was
buried ut sea.
on leaving Algiers the ProVan ran
into a succession of westerly gales,
hurricanes and tremendous seas. which
nearly overwhelmed her. When %
miles out the vessel was struck 10y II
gale from the northwest with 4 fearful!
sea, and for IS hours was buffet"i
about and was almost at the mercy 81
the elements Tn" seas carried over
board II tons of coal from the decks
and dislodgetl some of thu fittings.
Then it mod, rated somcN hat, but ON
christmas eve it gathered in energy
nedgcd hurricane.
Then il was that the safety of the
stanch vessel was threatened. She was
hove to for safety. and while III TINS
position tons "f water broke over her
decks and raked her from stem Ia
stern The deckhOusc doors We're burst
in and the cabin. chart room, officers
quarters and rooms of tn" tiremcn
# b. eli
up on the bridge to prevent being car
ried overheard. and many of them OK
pected the vessel would founder. :"
violently did she pitch ana roll. The
deck fittings We're swept away and
other injury sustained.
Some Of the I.ascnr firemen in the
crew Were terror stricken, but III"
European deckhands maintained per
feet order in the face Of the grave peril.
The gale was at its height. last sun
day. and it was not until Tuesday that
II moderated sufficiently to put the YES
sci on her course. again.
Then she resumed her passage at fun
speed During tn. severe weather oil
WAS used profusrly over tn" weather
side of the craft. and proved Very ct
feFtiv" in uuictiug the seas ana lessen
i'S 'h'' "i''N VI ""N'' W I'M
1t WAS du" I" the fact that tn" Pro-
van MAS driven out of her course in
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80 '' - ''"'' II .
was saved. ON edilrSdhy. ~ ~ NJ.
tn. officers on the bridge deserted i
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n
Gown. Hai' an h"ur later IL WIS no
ticad that the vessel was flying 4 flag.
,pd ,rnt J>,rd ,liyinin,r that IL might
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ne S'sh'l "i MISTRESS Hiiii'e""''''H III
tered his course and ran down to her
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the captain ana crew huddi'u ON 'h'
poop deck geStcuEitng wildly. as if il
f,,r thu, TN, cto,rar ,o,Id ms. tbcn
'
ny
Capt. Ford brought his vessel to wind
ward nf tho wotcrlorr,d craft and ,het
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