Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-08
The Arkansas Goes Down
Near Pollock Rip.
Co|ided With Barge G|endoVeT
--One Woman Drowned.
Sixt-five People Landed at Vineyard Haven
in the lifeboats.

Vineyard, Haven, Mass, May T.
The Joy Line steamer Arkansas, Capt.
Rood, was sunk in collision with the
barge GlcndOwer, one and half
miles southeast of the Pollock Rip
Shoals lightship, at 1.3C o'clock, this
morning.
Only one life was lost, that of Mamie
Kelley. aged about 25 years and ad-
dress unknown. She was Il passenger
from New York for Boston.
The other passengers. of whom there
were sc, with the crew, were brought
here by the tug Patience, of the tow,
and landed at midnight.
The collision was due to fog. There
was no wind stirring. The GlendOwer,
one Of the tow of three barges, struck
the Arkansas nearly amidships on the
starboard side and the steamer went
down. Is minutes later.
Following the crash, the passengers
were quickly awakened and the boats
manned, but while all on board were
going over the side, the tug came
alongside and took all off, with the
exception of Miss Kelley.
Mate Croker said that he helped
Miss Kelley over the side, and when
last seen, she was half way down the
ladder. Whether she lost her hold and
fell into the water, or frightened fell
back on the deck and went down with
the steamer is not known.
There were 81 passengers, including
four women and Il child, and 20 in the
crew.
The Aransas left Boston at SOS
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, and was
half way across the bay when a dense
fog set in. Tho steamer was feeling he;
way ra,.tiOuSlv. when, without warning.
and Immediately ahead, the barge was
sighted. The steamers engines were re-
Icrsed and frantic but futile effort
made to avoid the barge.
A moment later there was crash
and huge hole was torn i'm the star
board side of the steamer opposite the
engines. She filled rapidly and there
was only time to awaken the passen-
gers and to get all oyer board before
she went down.
The barge was practically uninjured.
Tho steamer carried Il considerable
amount of freight. The passengers lost
practically all their effects. The passen-
ger list 50 far as could he gathered is
as follows:
William Sweet. Boston: Henry Clay.
Boston: G. T. Harmon. Boston; Carl
Johnson. Boston; John Jones. Boston:
Gus carlson, BOSTON,: d. Halliaftof,
Roston: Eost Niuaf, Bostos,; VIM. Carr.
New York: Hugh Cannon, New York:
William Schlauter. New York; Edward
Newstrom. New York: r. l.. Kinlock.
Conn: Thomas G.. Kelly. South Boston:
George I;emey. Boston; Christian Chris
tiansnn. Norway: Y. T.. Flint. 90
Willow Place. Brooklyn; Percy keatirgc.
San Francisco: Louis Reno. Marlboro.
Mass. George White. Bellows Falls. VT;
A. W. Ercmicr, Portsmouth, n. H.; A.
Kennedy Boston; James Manah. Brook
lyn; Nikadan Furawsky, Boston; William
Swim. Gloucester.
The Aransas was an ocean passenger
steamer running between Now York and
Enston She was of 11,6 gross and 67G net
tonnage. Her length. oi1 feet; breadth.
355 feet, and depth, IT, feet. She carried
a crew of Sc mon. She was built at Vii
mington, Del, in 1871.
The barge Gicndowcr WIS Il converted
schooner Of So tons gross and S23 tons
net. 1872 feet long, 81 feet broad and 16 feet
deep She was built at Noank, CT, in 1894.
She carried a crew of three men and was
bound from Philadelphia. loaded with
coal. for an Eastern port.
The early arrivals in the steamers boat
could give no idea of the cause of the col
lision. 1t is believed here that it was
due to fog. as there has been much thick
weather off the coast the past few days.
Tie survivors said that when the crash
came the boats were promptly ordered
manned. and the suddenly awakened pas
sengcrs were hurried into the boats al
most before they realized that an acct
dent had occurred.
All went over the side of the sinking
craft without injury with the exception
of one woman passenger. who went down
with the steamer. There was no wind
at the time and the pull to this shore was
umeventful.