Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Sailors Lost In Rreakers.

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in the past six days four vessels
caught within the treacherous horns
of the crescent-shaped northern coast
CT the island, carried out of their
course by strong westerly currents and
driven ashore to become total wrecks
amid the breakers.
On Friday the steamer Turret Bell
stranded at Cable Head and has since
been condemned. On Saturday the
schooner Orpheus went to pieces at
CamHbells cove. Wednesday morn
ing the bark Olga met like fate at
Black Bush. At night the Russian ship
Sovinto finished her career at Fr ests
Pond, all within a distance of 20 miles
of the coast. So far, six men are
known to have perished, and Others
are in the gravest peril.
The Olga, an iron ship of 1881 tons,
left Port Elizabeth. South Africa, Sort
l, bound to Campbellton, N. b., to
load deals for Australia, and was in
ballast when she struck. A tremen-
GUS sea was on, and it was not until
--.-s.-..sSsOtr, cortct many
futile attempts, that communication
with the shore was established.
A heavy cable from the ship was
made fast on the bank and the crew
launched the ships boat with II men
and one woman on board. An attempt
was made to reach shore by the assis-
tance of the cable, but owing to the
terrific seas, the boat broke away, and
after tossing in the breakers was fin
ally dashed upon the rocks.
Willing bands were there to give
assistance and they succeeded in saw
ing every one of the boats occupants.
The boat, however, was smashed to
pieces.
The Sovinto, a Russian ship of 1850
tons commanded by Capt. Wigland,
was laden with deals en- route from
Campbellton to Melbourne, Australia.
She broke in two soon after she struck
and her men clung for hours to the
sections while the people on shore did
not dare to launch a boat in the
teeth of the terrible gale. In the
forenoon one of the crew came ashore
on a life buoy terribly manged. He
was unable to speak English and no
one understood him. Later boat was
launched from the ship, but it capsized
and six men were drowned. Nine men
reached shore alive.
There are two dead men among the
Nieckage and at present six still cling
to the wreck, one portion of which is
Is 300 yards and the other 200 yards
from the shore. They are in a most
perllOus position and will likely to be
swept to their death before morning,
as the sea still RACES furiously. All the
men who reached shore alive are in
jured and it is feared a number will
die
Doctors have gone from SOGris, the
nearest town, eight miles away, to
care for them. The Dominion govern
ment steamer Stanley has just left
here to the rescue but it is feared she
cannot get close enough to be of as
sistance. even if any of the survivors
still cling to the wreck.
The Norwegian bark viking of Aren-
dal $50 tons, from Miramichi to Liver
pool, Eng, lumber laden, is ashore at
Point Prim, on the south side of
the island. A tug leaves here tomor-
row to go to her assistance and she
is likely to be hauled off.
The steamer Turret Bell, stranded
at Cable Head, was surveyed and con-
demned as total loss. There was
five feet of water in her hold, and she
Is evidently badly strained. She Is in
sured for $4,000. principally in Lloyds
and the owners have abandoned her to
the underwriters. The crew left here
Wednesday and I-loyd's agent has
placed a man in charge