Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-28
l,EJOK DAMAGED.
ELLSWORTH VESSEL AND GOV
rpNoR AMES IN COLLISION.
.p.NpoNED BY CREW BUT AFTER
w.pp TowED INTO NEW YORK
CREW LANDED IN BOSTON.

CREW LANDED In bO5ION.
desnatch from Boston last Friday an
,ounced the loss of the Ellsworth
schooner Lejok. The vessel was afterward
toved into New York. The despatch was
from Can't. w. s. Norwood, of fremont,
,,bo had been in the Lejok two trips
while her regular captain, Charles L.
Smith. remained at his home here.
can't. Norwood and crew had been picked
nm by the steamer Persian, OF the Boston
& Philadelphia Steamship Co., and
landed in Boston. The first despatch sim
nlv announced that the vessel had been
run down by an unknown four-master,
Int later despatch from Vineyard Haven
announcing the arrival there of the five
master Governor Ames, reporting that she
had been in collision with an unknown
three-m master in the locality the Lejok was
in when run down, fixed the identity of
the vessel.
The Lejok sailed from Brunswick, March
r She had fair weather the first seven
DAYS. but during the succeeding nine
DAYS, was knocking about under double
reefed sails and part OF the time was hove
to- this being necessary by long blasting
gales from the northeast and the south
east which were accompanied by sleet and
rain and rough seas. The Lejok was not
-, ill.,, 80, al, tho storms
At2 a. m. Thursday, when about forty
- -, sandy HOOK and with SANDY
HI, I;ght hearing N. w. bv N. the
80 ai',htad large schooner coming
tel, thropoh the darkness The
- - so,,h-.outb west and both veg
VI. -, r,nr;na free the Ieiok running
go, Gov sandy uoot and the Ames
-,,,r,;,,,, about NOR, beast with more sheet
-, 80, ~ T.;ol, The Ieiot yis,asd tho
-, - .othe Ames and started to
,rg nnaer her stern At the same time the
- ,,t.a and tho mort bows NJ the
-,aaao,s crashsd ,ooet her
mr.. ,,assoI. norted and soon loaf SIGHT
-. o.ha- w;th;n tan mi,ntas the
Ia;o,, suoa With w.ter lint. as ,here
seomed 70 no no Immediate danger that
tho ochoo,er von,d fopnder Cant
No,,,ooa ond h,s men remained hv her
,.aa,,;c,ht s,r 81 d;s,ress ,yos boiste,
"a on - MA, Tho Ia;o,, ha5 act
ga s.sI,. ,.a p.r,;a, o,,,oorod and ,o,r
a. all haras
rrha ecu, s.,,aa ,,-oot;.o,Iv mona of their
oroo,s. a,,or,,th ;rt, hoI,u, dact ,yos sooaed
Thn crow cons;stad ~ w 6 Norwood
oo,,tair rrar,ont. p,rt Ncr.soa mate
C.,,is. charov saa,er cont Ellsworth
LII, ro,roy arr;na.r SYDNEY q n
r,hor,.s prour bor,a n,tnovyn. Jobn
pa,,,,,d 100, co,s;ns E,,swor,h
cons;rs hoS hson n, s;nea March 70
M o,,,,rs,,ra ras,,It;r, tro,, tho w-scr
- , - - r. .t;u
the steamor HE cond;t;or ,yas rewarded "a
,,recar;o,s ava no voc rnconsc;ous mart
Of tbe ,ims on tho tr;n 70 Roston n was
fopra thot hs nod tv,ho;a favor The
disease wac ao.royoted hv exnosure and
Couoirs a;oa cat,rda ,;a,, 81 the hos
r;taI in pos,on
The schooner f,ovarror ames arrived at
v;rey.rd uaran Er;a.v ,rorn;no o,d re-
,or,ed ,ha, .ha IA t.a, 4, c,,,;s;on oor,v
Thrrsday r,orr;no With an nprnown
tbree-,,sstaa schoona- ohort tyeptv-two
miles southwest ~ F;re Island ,;ghtsbin
TIL 1,...~-.-~- -. 80. ~.
fo,t for pos.on ,,;,h oool
Con, V;ro ra,,..a - ,n.l. arv s,a,s-
ment "a 10 tho coros ~ tho ,wo vesseys
con,;ng .ooa,har hn, o,ha-s an mood Tho
Ames exnrss.ea ,ha on;n;on that !, re-
sulted tron, .naa.n sh;t, a, co,rs. ON
the mart ~ ~. Ia;oL aso res,It 81 the
collision a orsot hole ,.s stove in the
NOR, -. - ~ ,,-.;a :, r.