Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-06
IN Wreck Of Schooner
Milie on Sunday.
Captain and -Four Of Grew
Make Way Safely to Shore.
One Body and Parts Of Vessel Wash Ashore
mo Hope Is Held Out.

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and the probable loss of three seaman
was reported today when Capt. A. H.
Olson, the mate, second mate and cook
arrived after a hard struggle. The men
who it is said refused to leave the
schooner believing she would with
stand the strain and who are supposed
to be lost are
Dead:
George Porter. 45. seaman, Margaret
vile, y. S., no relatives.
John Christensen, seaman, Norway.
Frank Whalen, seaman, Norway.
Survivors:
Andrew II. Gibson, captain, Marga-
rctviile, n. s.
John {. MINIS, first mate, Morten,
n. $.
Drive F.. Lake, second mate, Chev-
erie, n. :.
Thomas w. Gibson, steward. Marga-
retvilie, n. S.
George Hanson, seaman, Norway.
One body has been recovered. The
schooner, which is 639 gross tons, left
st. John March 8, for New York with
gypsum rock. She made Libby island
light at midnight yesterday and Capt.
Gibson then shaped a course for Ma
chias bay. In the thick snow and heavy
gale lie miscalculated and one hour
later struck on Cross Island ledge
where the vessel broke up within a
few hours. The tug S. c. Jones has
gone to the wreck to render any aid
possible in recovering the bodies.
The only portions of the craft visi-
BILE today We're the deck, deckhouSe,
boat and Il large lump of plaster found
III one of the knees of the deck. The
deck and upper parts evidently were
pulled out by the seas and the vessel
sank.
The body found came ashore in the
Wrcckage about five miles from the
scene of the wreck. Capt. Gibson after
fling protest with a notary public
describing the wreck, left immediate-
ly on the tug, accompanied by the
mates and cook. They We're expected
back shortly after noon. The captain
also notified the schOOner's manager,
Philip Stauderman, "a State street,
New York.
Capt. Gibson states in his protest
that as soon as the schooner began to
break up he had the large boat low
cred and ordered all hands into the
boat, except the man who had been at
the wheel and who was not seen after
the vessel struck. The second mate
then entered the boat, followed by the
mate and cook. Capt. Gibson stood up
| on a hatch for time persuading the
sea men to get into the boat. Finding
| he could not succeed, according to the
protest, he left in the boat with his
officers and cook and Steered for Ma
chias bay. They reached the schooner
John Proctor laying at anchor there
yesterday morning and remained
| aboard until today. Meantime no ef-
| fort was made TO determine the fate
of the seamen and TO knowledge of the
| wreck reached here until reports of
the wreckage came in this forenoon.
In accounting for the refusal of the
/ men to leave the schooner the cap
tain says that Trey were frightened by
the breakers and did not believe a boat
could get through them. He says the
small boat 1T the stern was washed
away when the craft struck and when
he left there was no boat left for the
Seancn.
| The Millic left ST. John March 3
with Il cargo of gypsum rock. She
formerly was the Gypsum King and
was owned by r. G. Lockhart at
ParrsbOro. n. S. She was built in 1890
and her gross tonnage was Cas-.
After filing his protest here Captain
Gibson and his officers went out ON Il
tug to examine the wreck and search
for bodies.
Seaman George Hanson. the fifth sur
vivor. who at first was believed to have.
been drowred, was rescued from th,
schooner yesterday afternoon and given
shelter by the Cross island Hfesaving
crew. His three companions were wash
cd from the wreckage and drowned, Han
son was brought here tonight on the tug
s. c. Jones. which went to the scene OF
the wreck early today with Capt Gibson
and crew to search for bodies.
Harsos stated that the officers of the
| wrecked schooner begged the seamep IN
leave with them but they believed III.
frail craft could not live in tho Terrific
sea and refused to leave the yessal
Twenty minutes after the boat contain
ing the officers had been launched tha
spars went over the side and the schooner
broke in two. Hanson, Christiarsep
Whalen and Porter finally were forced to
cling to the stern. Porter was wasbad
off in n few minutes and Chr,stiapso,
and Whalen held on for about ono borr
when both let go.
Christensen just before releasing his
grip said he couid hold on no longer and
bade Hanson goodbye. Then he jis,n.
peared in the waves. Hanson succeeda,,
In remaining on the wreckage for 70 bou-s
until yesterday afternoon, when he ~
rescued by the lifesavers. He was han,
frosthitten and in bad shape but rviu ra.
cover. Hanson was greatly surprised !,
find his officers had survived.