Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-08
THS OAMAEA ASHORE

THS OAMARA ASHORE
Strike Ground and Springs Leak in a
Binding Snowstorm.
Halifax, \. s.. Feb. Word has
luNt reached the city that a big steam
~ is ashore off Musauodoboit Har-
nor about 80 miles to the eastward of
Halifax. 1t is thought the steamer is
on ESS Island. Communication with
that part Of the coast IS difficult The
steamer has been sending up signals
Of distress for some time but the
weather is thick and she cannot be
made out.
Later reports say that the steamer
is the Damara tBD, captain Gorst.
from Liverpool via st. JOINS y. B.. 70:
Halifax ard that she has since found
cred. Chief officer with crew of is
reached shore in life boat Captain
with three passengers and balance of
crew also left steamer at the same
time but nrr still missing
chief officer Of Damara reports that
steamer struck some object five miles
off land at ; O'Clock this morning dur
| ing binding snoWstorm. at once
| When life boat drew away. steamer
Wa< deep i'll water. Captain Gor-t
nnd others ii second boat stood by
steamer ana have not since been heard
At. Dumara left ST. Johns. y. g.. on
| Saturday last and mar 500 tons cargo
| " Gather is stormy along coast all to-
day and rough sea- on. Tugs left here.
this evening in Search for steamer and
| missing life boat.
Halifax. \. s. Feb During a bowling
y Ir amt i,lindiue snow storm which
swept the Nova Scotia coast, last night,
ANA TINS mrrninS. in" ocean STEAMER Ia.
mara al The Furncs$ Line. ram on the
| rocks as Mus itodubOlt - miles east OF
| Halifax. and is believed To have fuln-
| lie red with the loss uf many Lies. Th"
| FIRST officer of the ship with Is of the crew
| escaped in Ole of the lifehOatS and landed
! aj Pheasant Point after terrific struggle
| with Wlnd and sea. capt ,iur~t, master
| uf the pamrri. with four passengers ana
| tnt. III lance OF The steamer : crew l.ft the
steamer IN another htrhont and h.:v" no.
| r-tl heard 81 since ana it is feared tlaJ
| thtN have persisted. The occupants of tie
| h"at which reached shore were utterly
| .&hIu-trd aud many ~ ih,m frost bit
| tcp. having had a narrowing "Npcricn""
| battling for huUiS in an open boat against
| tremendous seas ON an irnuLuuud coast
| MIth the darkness Of Il winter night and
Arctic tlizzArd and the thcrnomcter 10
! de crt"S below zero. 10 Increase The terror
NJ their situntiun.
They landed sometime during The day
ana reached the telegraph ottirt at Au~
| uuodui,cit harhur tins evening. from
! whence ,hty wired the first Intelligence
| ot the disaSttr t" the agents OF the Fur
| ness Line at tI"IifaX, t" which port the
| IraMsra vas bound. Thr SurViN NuiS' story
| i> that tlr Steamer struck about 0'c'o' X
| lhS morning. when the blizzard WIS 50
| thick tlhi it wa< Impossible to -" q Snip ;
.,n=th .in, Hd. How the steamer got 50
! fan az lGI
| mt-ir'. III" shin struck without ware
| ~ nn what proved 70 hr Mus'modoh"it
Itugt- ana smashed IN Inner hult in her
| h"~ through Mhl.h tn. sea poured i@ tor
| r,rts. IN" shock of th.. im,lct shiEcr"G
| h" E'--rl from ST. m I" stern, VA! !>ln2
! .--clNUn, on board and huge breakers
swept he V"SScl tore. ami aft. The dam
| - WAS evidently :" great that the liz
! hoaJr W"Tr imn"l1te'N ordered "N'l the
~;'" and in th,'''. Hll hands We're placed.
| II is believed thnt tho steamed mus
| il4Nr ,IirNiy fnumdcrrd ana <lnnll hopA
| il -3t.rtaiurd hy the survivors IF tE"
| ur,rk thdt tn" captain Iud other nrcII-
| rants ot m" missing iitrhnat cnulG hay"
| successfully vi. hStood the extreme Tigor
| Of tLr weather pi"%hI'tn@ "n this c".ts.
| tor he many hnUrS which nave PISSED.
I'll" wind is now oft shore and il the
| ui~siu.: i'uat has not ;lre2GN SWHmpod ii
| has !'"cn driven &"HWard many miles and
| is now driijm" on the broad Atlantir in
tile nldSl of some OF the worst WCd her oI
| TN. season.
Tugs we've despatched from IIIifax. To-
|
certain il any vrNtisr "f II" hull Of thn
IDamara remains. 'he ll-tat~d Shin ri.
iiErrpo%I. Jan - ior Halifax Via St.
port on Saturday last Musuuodol,oit
lcHS =. ON which sh" struck. is livc miles
from trc nainiand; The crew wcr- all
~url fvors have not been rcct iV"d 50 far
m" FIST officer. 4 j. Nr1tall. who sent
| thr hr:t news ~ nv city by t"iephoE".
-aid thai il Wa~ ~ o'clock wren th.
steamer struck on the lcji;lts. The wealth
~ was thick with heavy snow storm i'll
rrogreSs and a Gtle blowing off III, shore.
tn, ~i"tm"r f:SS..d clean over the ledI:tS
AMI tor" = iarSr h"le in her bottom. A.
500. aS size cleared the reef III. punus
~'rr sounded and it Wi< found that sh"
was making water fast. The pumps Wer"
| kept going and il Was hOr-d tnlt they
| would rlakr som" point ni land wEcr"
th,N could beach her with safety. This
| NA~ fcl.nd Impossible, however rs INV
! water gained - fast that the pumps
"Dtild nut Keep her free.
The water rose rapidly and tlr fires
| W"i, "EtlN&uiSh"d. 50 orders were At once.
GINPN Il" l-uurh til" lifphuHt$.
| NUtlall with \ OF tn" crew went off in
,h' i'rs. boat. and soon afjcr the second
| boat was put over the Si,is' Th,. ralriin
tUor pass, ng"rs and the halHnc" ot the
rlrW go m"ul GOT in the boat and pulled
off short LiSt1rcn from her. When They
lett thr s,c"mor Their" was II fees Of wa
trl IN tn" holds ana She was dipped hr:iy-
In IN thr Low Nntt.'H sIys. that ii wH5
ana a short tim" after 2 snow s.rIaII
thicker than my 81 the previous ones shut
Qua tn lr view OF the steamer ami IN.
'H4tnins lifrh"at Aiter that they never
caught 4 eiimrs'- of the liner. winch W.
| then ON tn" verge of laundering. When
TIT weather cir'reo slightly the steamer
| WIS net in sight. NuttaIi saws that .ha
rn-n IN MS boat We're 50 exhausted from
cnid arh hunger thar thcy n"y"r WpuId
h"N" tr'n "nt" II rak" III" Iand hld nnt
w" rrunl" ~ Pleasant Point ccrn,. rn
thrr assistance ma dragged tleir hoa
i~h'fr. Y h"N We're cared for bv rtei,., at !;