Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Used in Saving Wrecked
Crew at Nauset, Mass.
Schooner G. N. Cochrane Piled
Up And Is Total Loss.
Captain Tower and Five Men Res.
cued By Life Savers.

Chatham, Mass, Nov 4-The nearly
new British tern schooner G. NJ. Coch-
rane was totally wrecked on Nauset
beach at dawn today. Her skipper,
Capt Benjamin Tower, had miscai-
culated mis- distance in running down
for Cape Cod on his voyage from
Parrsboro, n. S., to New Haven. ct.
The captain and five members Of his
crew were taken off the waterlogged
vessel in the breaches buoy by the
life savers. The vessel was being
stripped at low water tonight. The
rescued men were:
Captain Benjamin Tower, Parrsboro.
y. s.
Mate Martin Ward.
Cook William Bloomer
Seamen George Siddalle, Herbert
Eaton, Herbert Ross, residences un-
known.
The Cochrare was launched in June,
1905. and was recently purchased by
Ca tain Tower and several Of his
friends at Sackville. N. B.
The schooner left Parrsboro last
week and had fairly good weather down
the coast. Last night was clear with
4 bright moon all night and the Coch-
rane approached Cape Cod, heading as
Capt. Tower believed. for Pollock Rip
shoal lightship. Capt. Tower was on
deck during the latter part Of the night
heading his vessel about southwest. A
moderate breeze was blowing at tina
time from the northnortheast, before
which the schooner was rolling along
at a moderate speed, but in a very
heavy sea.
Just before dawn the lookout sud-
denly discovered breakers dead ahead
but before the helm could be put over
and the vessel gybed the keel struck
the outer bar where she began to pound
heavily. Every roller sent her a few
feet farther onto the beach and with
every thunp on the sands her timbers
strained. Soon the water began COM
ing in through the fast opening seams
and in half an hour after striking the
pumps could not check the inflow Of
water. Signals Of distress were set in
the rigging which soon attracted the
attention of both the Orleans and Maui
set life saving crews.
The sea was too heavy to permit the
launching Of a surf boat SO the gun
from the Orleans station was hauled
to the scene and placed opposite the
stranded vessel. BY this time the Coch-
ranc had rolled over the outer bar and
was 1o5 yards from shore. The first
shotline landed across the vessel and
the hawser was soon made fast from
the shore. AS soon as the running line
had been rugged the breeches buoy was
sent aboard and one by one the crew
wore hauled ashore. The line sagged
considerably between the schooner and
the beach, although the off-shore end
was fastened we'll up on the mizZen
mast. Every one of the shipwrecked
sailors was given drenching on their
trip ashore in the breeches buoy and SO
hasty was their abandonment Of the
vessel that there was only one pair OF
shoes among the six sailors when they
all finally landed on the beach.
The scene of the wreck was about
half way between the Orleans and Maui
set stations and the wet and exhausted
seamen were taken up to the latter.
where they were a little nearer a set
Element.
The high tide this noon sent the YES
sci still further up on the beach and
continuous pounding from the heavy
seas opened her up further so that to-
night all hope Of saving her was ADAM
doncd.
AS the tide subsidized this afternoon
wreckers from Orleans and Chatham
were able to reach the vessel and begin
tie work Of stripping her.
Her deckload of lumber, however.
was strung along the beach for several
miles.
The Cochrane was 220 tons burden
and was purchased less than year ago
by Capt. Tower for 900 from the Fox
River Lumber Co. Of Fox River, N. S.
The vessel was equipped with a gaso-
line motor and had made several quick
and successful trips from the prov
inces. The vessel and cargo were both
insured.
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