The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
WRECK OF SCH. EMMA R. HARVEY.
Two Men Perish From Cold and Exhaus-
ton. Widow and Seven Children Sur
YiYe Capt. Berry.

D1GBY. n. S., Dec. 5. Death from the
icy cold on the wintry western . coa as
of Nova Scotia came to Capt. John W.
Berry last night, after his vessel, the
three-masted schooner Emma r. Har:
vey, had gone to pieces, and he and all
but one of his crew had forced their
way through the foaming breakers to
land. One seaman was drowned, but
the other members of the crew, only
slightly less exhausted than the master
of the vessel, found shelter and slowly
revived from their enfeebled condition.
The schooner sailed from Apple Island,
n. S., bound for Boston with a cargo
of lumber. She came safely out through
the narrow entrance to ChignectO bay
and into the turbulent waters of the
Bay of Fundy Coming down along the
western coast of Nova Scotia she had a
constant fight against wind and wave,
and the wind finally rose last night to a
terrific gale.
Driven before the Northwestern, with
the temperature lowering about the zero
mark, the Harvey reached a point just
off Sloan's cove, eight miles east OF
Digby gut. She was almost on shore
and Capt. Berry saw his peril. With
his men he struggled frantically to
keep his vessel off the rocks. The
piercing cold struck into them and they
had little strength left, yet they stuck
heroically to their post until tremen-
dous gusts of wind picked the three
master up as if she had been mere
canoe and hurled her ashore. There
| was no time to launch the boats. With
a great SILVER the schooner half rose
Oh the crest of a gigantic wave, and
when she settled back ner 80 years
career was ended. Planks fall apart
and maSts fell.
Every man on board was thrown into
the water and struggled through the
breakers toward dry land. But when
they had dragged themselves into a
drenched, forlorn group, two were alb
sent. One was their master. The aw-
full conflict had been too much for him.
He had come ashore, more by the force
of the waves than by his own efforts,
and had crawled few feet back from
the waters edge. Then the last spark
of vitality failed him and he sank back
on the ground lifeless. In the intense
cold his body was frozen stiff within
short time The other missing man was
a seaman who undoubtedly was drown
ed after the vessel went to pieces. His
body could not be found. The cap
tain's body was discovered after short
search.
The weary men grouped about in the
darkness until finally the second mate
saw light. Going in the direction of
it's welcome rays the men found a house
occupied by colored family, and here
they were warmed and fed and given a
place to rest. Today the men had re-
gained much Of their strength, and they
accompanied the body of Captain Berry
to the home of Captain James Morrison
at Thorn Cove. They communicated
with the American consul at Annapolis
and it is expected that the consul will
arrange for their transportation back
to their homes.
Capt. Berry was about so years of age
and is survived by his wife and seven
children, two of whom are married, and
who live in Machias. The mate is David
Young of Harrington, Me. The schoon-
er, which formerly was owned in Bos-
ton, has been engaged in the coasting
business the past six months between
Nova Scotia and Boston and New York.
She was built at Hartford, Conn.,, in
1872, and hailed from Bucksport, Me.
She registered 239 tons net, was 1873 feet
in length, 32 feet in breadth and nine
feet in depth.