Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-09
Nine Of kransas' Crew
staid With the Ship
IuIster Rescued Tug Patience
Lands the Survivors.
.k.I,ins All Blame STORY Of Disaster BY
The Passengers.

,;,.oI here earl Monday, OF tH'
w. ,,,,arce came details OF one of the
r,nlarkabIc marine disasters III
l''- sistorv Of vineyard Sound shipping.
1..r line steamer. AlnnSaS, bouni
Il" pact,n for Ec.Y Y"rk. was struck
-, tho barge, Glcnd ,Wrr. in tow from
phi,,aelphia to Boston ana sank less
,ban Il ninutcs later.
49, -oop as the Arkansas had disan-
..ora1 beneath tn" waves tn" tug "a
...n.a with tn" survivors on board Put
sh,,,, and hr.ld"t! fo. this port. ON ac-
mn, of the denS" fn%s @ni tn" peril
-. aat;lr, of the Nantuck, shoals, tn"
,,,, ,roccc,l"l At Il .'naI's pace and it
ras rot until after midnight that Sh'
...fr i here. The women passengers
wong taken 10 a hotel while the men
n.ere given food ana lodging at the sea
mems bethel.
The passengers ana crew left Vine
r,rd Haven ut SO O'Clock. Monday
.ocrning on the etrI'n"? Martha Vino
,,rl Cor Woods Hole where they were
dua To arrive at o'clock. some of III"
r.ss.ngers belonged in Providence and
: athers in Boston and New York.
rant Hoods version Of ;hC collision l.;
as follows:
4Thc passengers AMI crew numbered
/ e The collision occurred ut 40 O'Clock.
Sunday morning. just after the Arkansas
had asscd the Pollock Zip shoals light
siin end about one and {, half miles;
southeast by south from the liGhtshi2.
"The Aransas was StcIminG at a
slow rate of speed ana was picking her
way through tie fog when a red light
was sighted off the starboard bow
/ which proved to be enc displayed by
the barge GlcndoWor. When the ligh,
4 was first seen the vessels were too clos"
10 avoid an accident and almost immc-
diately they We're together. The bow
Of the GlendoWer crashed into the
Steamers starhoard side. just between
The boiler and engine. Water rushed
Into the engine and fire rooms and the
frenen were obliged to make Il daSr
for the deck to save their lives.
"One of the four If boats was
FINISHED in the collision leaving only
three for the passengers and crew. At
The time Of the collision Il general
| alarm WIS given and the passengers
| were hastily dressed There was con-
| Siderable excitement. bat nothing like
| panic at ANY limo. The crew was per
| ie,tly drilled ana when the alarm
whistle sounded every man went 70
his station. know inG just What to 10.
Three boats were lowered immc,'i2t"lr
and without mishap. Fortunately In"
sea was emnoth so that all the boats
rouli be loaded to their utmost capac-
iy.
First Mate Croker remained on the
steamer and superintendent the loading
Of the boats. Each person had on 4 life
NeseTver and the three boitS took al
but nine of the crew and passcngrrs.
Pefnrr the boats deposited their loads
on the tn; AMI barge the Arkansas went
to the bottom. All the women. except
one rs it afterwards Developed, had
hit the ship in the first boat. OF tho
nine men on board when the vessel
sank. Mate Croker succeeded in got
ing IKE to the forcnlaSt head. which
protrudcd ont Of the water. With til"
assistance Of the life belts Ill held onto
'he masthead until rescued. The mate
and three others were able to keen
ail"at and We're also rescued by Il boat.
IL did not develop until later that n
Young woman was lost. 1t is supposed
she i,ll overheard unnoticcd when the
women were being lowered Tito the
frSt boat
capt. Rood says the passengers lost
all Their baggage and most of their
'aiuabl's. Some of the passengers
N''e'!. Monday. that they left behind
d" they had with them. Nearly all lost
f'F' "t their clothing ana quite num-
W.T. mad little wearing apparel when
"ey reached this port.
ine Arkansas lies sunk IN shallow wa
vi With mast heads sticking out. She
rS'S al one side Of the main channel
~ rad full cargo Of general NOR
o'"huiSe, most of which. it is under
S''1i, was insured.