Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
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Nantucket Safe at Wharf
After Severe Battle.
Ice Floes Cause Damages and
Much Danger.
Tales Of Suffering and Relief Alonq
New England Coast.

Nantucket Feb 5.-Aftor being a
close prisoner IN the ice for 81 hours.
every moment of which was full Of
danger. the steamer Nantucket worked
herself free. Saturday afternoon. ana.
70 the intense relief Of the islanders, re-
gained her wharf here in safety
Had a strong underground swell
swept in from sea dt any time while
the steamer was in the ice. her de
Structinn. according to the ola mariners
here. would hav.. been swift and sure.
and the 10 or more persons on board
would have had Il pcril"us time reach
ing shore. although scarcely mile
from land.
The steamer started. Saturday morn
ing. on her regular trip 10 Woods Hole,
and despite the fact that the cnlir"
SOUND was lady chO,icG with GREAT ice
fields ana very little clear water was
visible. dozen or NOR" adventurous
passengers, anxious 10 reach the main
land, decided to risk III" trip.
Half the population Of the town
M1tcl"d III" steamer plcEy her way ont
of the harbor. round Htant point and
then slowly through thu rasSGgcWay
between the jettioS. Tho further she
Went the sloWr~ was her progress. ami
just rs she cleared the end Of the iettiAs
she cam" 10 4 stop
In vain her wheels Whirled but the
paddles only scraueI the tops of ;hr
great ice cakes. AMI those on shoe re
allied that the steamer was fast in the
pack.
The weather at the time was very
i
along the Nantucket ana VINEYARD
sounds showed hat both We're fun Of
floating ice. which was being carried
book and forth by the sWift-runnirr
ti0eS. Fortunately no storm seemed
threatening ana tn sea remained
smooth.
The latter part Of the Gay signals
were exchanged between the stcHm",'
AMI those on shore. AMI il was known
that white thnra wcr,. no sleeping at.-
COMMUNICATIONS 80 board. there was SUI
frit mt food for q connie Of DAYS. The
.onditinn of the ice about the steamer
however. pra"llItled any attempt to
reach shore over the froHet sea. 50 all
that remained Ais to wait for 4 hr"a<
IN the nact ana rray FOR calm weather.
During the night the Nantuckct+
light was in use constantly in an en-
draNo, to discover a lead through the
fields. but this morning the steamer
was stll fast: in fact, the intense cold
of the night had locked the vessel still
more securely. and made the position
If thosr on board one of considerable
t'angcr.
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through 'he cHil'iiei' Vt" """u'
O'Clock the steamer started M. Slowly
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sh" worked hef way pack r""ild i5r'h'
pnint and an hour later reached her
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capt F-urbei said that the ice off the
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NHtn ne iouilu lhdt IHtr" WIS II" la''
through the pack This morning he be-
safety OF ms vessel. In TACT pr"pdlH-
tinns were made ia abandon hen. at y
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h"'iii'"' H"'i't ~ '"9' q he''NH swell
set in from the eea.
The passengers nynresS Themselves ~
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"iS"iH Pie"S'i Win '"i'' u' pti
work, and they are willing I" renew the
attack if he admits the slightest possi-
biliiy Of pn1tiu. clear. With i forecast
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Sinl,. Cnr is hnurS al least
Men connected with tn" lighthouse
e,,,,.i,,. b,,-.. c,,n,l.t,J ,,,l, -, c,,
hltN' Hi'h are waiting iIH'Sr"ftati"l-
This suggests the possibility Of Il light
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