Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-15
PASSENGERS TAKEN FROM CHEROKEE,
Captain and Three of Crew Remain
==-Steamer Has Is Feet Of Water
in Hold--= May Be Saved.

Atlantic City. =. J.. Jan. 1t.-Aftel
q hours of terrible anxiety. the pas.
sengers and Grew, 60 in all, of the CLYDE
Line steamer Cherokee. tound from,
San Domingo for New York. which
went aground on the Erigantino Shoals
Friday, We're rescued late this after.
noon and landed at the inlet here
capt. Archibald, two mates and the
SHIPS carpenter decided to remain
aboard the stranded steamer. The res
cue WAS accomplished by Capt Mark
Caste and q picked crew III the sloop
yacht Alberta, and their experience
was almost as thrilling as that of the
stranded passengers. More than 1000
persons greeted the storm tossed parav
as The sloo? sailed into the inlet with
the report ta2t al! hands We're safe.
Not III years have the inhabitants of
Bi1Gdntine and AbSeCca BeecheS been
so wrought up for the safety of n
stranded ships company. and never
were 50 many attempts made nor peril
Gus chances taken to reach a shin in
the face of a fierce northeast Atlantic
storm as We're ventured in the rescue
Of the Cherokce's party.
hen the Cherokee ran her nose into
the sand Of the tre3cherous Brigantine
Shoals Friday there was no fear for tho
safety of the vessel or thos. on board
IN" sea was comparatively smooth and
1t was expected that she would h.,
fi"at@d ri the next high tide The life
saving crews from Atlantic CITY and
ASSecOnl. South BriCantine and Brig
antine Immediately Went to the rescue.
but they were assured that there was
no danger. Some of the passengers. of
whom there We're 10, became a little
ANXIOUS and wanted to be landed, but
this the captain could not permit with
out orders from the company. 50 An
hands decided to make the best of il
AZ the request Of the captain the
South Brigantine life savers remained
aboard the steamer
Daylight Saturday found the storm in
full blast, making it impossible to
la lEcA boat or .or boat from shore
/" como near the steamer A heavy rain
set IN and later III the day a fog set
tied down and the vessel was lost to
view. The wind rose until it reached
velocity OF 80 miles, which churned
IN the sen and caused breakers to
dash against the vessel with ~rc'? NJ
l"Hce that the passengers and Iii, III
had TO leave the deck.
Nothing was heard from thu ras,. HI.
gers after the fog settled un,lI daw
today when 4 signal from the steame-
reported all hands still on board. in,.
llfesaNers deemed 1t folly to attempt
to 90 TO the steamer in the sea that
was running. but it was decided to send
i've men in launch. This was done
and wren II was about to go over the
bar, at Tie mouth Of the inlet, the
launch's machinery became disar-
ranged and il drifted about help,essly.
Another bunch was sent out and
brought back the two men and the dis
ableu launch.
Then it was decided that the staunch
sloop Alberta with Capt. Caste at the
holm. and picked crew, should make
an attempt 10 reach the Cherokee and.
II possible, take Of those on board. The
Alberta got over the inlet bar in safety
ana then went pitching up the coast
toward the stranded vessel When
abreast of the stranded steamer the
sioop put about and came to the lee
warG. a small boat was launched and
several of the crew made the perilous