Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
SUNK IN COLLISION.
Crew Of Schooner Lejok Rescued and
Landed at Boston.

Boston, March 23.-The Boston and
Philadelphia Steamship Conpany's
steamer Persian which arrived here
Friday from Philadelphia, had or
beard the captain and crew of six
men Of the schooner Lejok which was
In collision Thursday morning off
Sandy Hook with an unknown four
masted schooner. TIE Lejok was
struck below the water line and all
her headgear was carried away She
was in sinking condition when aban-
dOned by her crew who We're picked
W later by the Persian.
The Lejok, a three-masted schooner
was bound from. Brunswick. Ga for
Now York, with 303, 900 feet of Kiln
dried pine boards.
Those rescued We're:
w. S. Norwood, captain, of fremont,
Me.
Bert Mcleod. mate. Calais, Me.
Chaney Sadler cook, Pembroke. Me.
John Terrell, engineer, Sidney. c. =,
Charles Brown, seaman, home ur-
known.
John RAY, seaman OF Ellsworth, Me.
Leroy Cousins, seaman, of Ellsworth
Me.
Capt. Norwood of the Lejok blumes the
unknown four-mastcr for the accident
The Lejok sailed IRON Brunswick March
5. Fair weather was encountered until
seven days after sailing, when the I.rjoll
was within 80 miles of Fenwicks island
light. During the succeeding d1ys. how
ever. the schooner was knocking about
under double rc"fed sails and part of tn"
time WIS hove to, this being necessary by
long lasting gales from the northeast and
the southeast which were accoinpan:.d d b..
slcet and rain and rough seas. The
Lejok was not damaged, riding out all
the storms.
At a. NJ. Thursday. when about 40
miles off Sandy Hook and with Sandy
Hook light bearing N. w. by ~, tho
LeJok sighted a four-masted schooner
coming swiftly through the darkness
Capt. Norwood says that on account Of
the clearness of the night he was able
to see the schooners green light for 10
minutes before she came hear. At this
time the Lejok came to little
The four-master was in the act of Iuff.
ing across the Lejok's bow and as she did
so she struck the Lejol a powc. full blow
below the water line, first having carried
off her bowsprit jlbboom and all her
headgear. The then rundown ship pass-
ed on ald the extent OF the damage she
suffered could not be learned
! Within 10 minutes the LeiOk filled with
! water, but as there seemed to he no in
mediate danger hat the schooner should
J founder Capt. Norwood and his men de-
| cided to remain by her for a time At
; daylight flag of distress was hoisted
and at 7.20 A. NJ when the Lejok had set
tied badly the Persian appeared and took
Off all hands.
| Seaman Cousins had been i'll since
March L. The exposure resulting from
the wreck had aggravated his sickness
On reaching the steamer his condition
was regarded as precarious and he was
unconscious Fart of the time on the trim
to this city. 1t was thought that he had
3 typhoid fever.
| When the LIE jok was abandoned she was
waterlogged and an obstruction to navi-
. CATION. The crew saved practically none
, or their effects. as everything below deck
was flooded. The Lejok was built at Mil
bridge. Me, in 1901 and was owned by
Capt. Charles L. Smith and others of
Ellsworth. Me. She was 1346 feet in
length 80 feet in beam and 1905 feet in
depth of hold. Her net tonnage vas 2t7
f, and her gross 81.