Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-02
Steamer Sen|aC Cut Down
by Sim. Rosa|ind.
All Hands Taken Aboard Later
in Halifax Harbor.
Steamer carthaginia Reported
Ashore Near Cape Sable.

steamer Senlac. Capt. Mckinnon. out
ward bound for st. John. \. E., via
western shore ports. The steamers
crashed in the widest part of the har-
bor between Georges island and Nc
Nab's island. The ROsalind struck the
Senlac amidship near the engine room,
which soon filled with water, putting
out the fires. The steamer commenced
to settle rapidly and as it was feared
she was about to founder, those on
board, including 10 passengers and 81
of the crew, rushed to the decks. While
the bow Of the Rosalnd was in the side
of the Senlac, a line was thrown from
the Red Cross liner aboard the other
vessel and made fast, while the pas
scngers and crew scrambled aboard
| the Rosa,ind. The line was then cut
! and the Senlac with her decks awash
| drifted seward.
At the time of the collision both
steamers were sounding their whistles,
and the repeated footing brought sew
| eral motor boats from McNab's island
| to the scene. The boats had consider
able difficulty in locating the steam
/ crs. but one sighted the Senlac still
ahoat and steamed up to the Rosalind,
while the liner was stopped and the
| captain. mate and pilot Of the Senlac
! wcr.. taken on the motor boat and back
/ to the submerged steamer. They baord-
! ed her and remained on the deck until
| the arrival of tugs which took the Sem
| lac in tow and beached her at Mile
cove. Dartmouth. The Rosalind was
not damaged and steamed up to her
/ docks.
| The steamer was crowded with pas
scngers, but there was no panic, as the
officers assured them that the steamer
was uninjured. MANY American tour
! lists were on the Rosalind, among them
being Miss Clara Clemens daughter of
Mark Twain) p Fifth avenue, New
| York, Miss Lyon; Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II.
Sumner; Mr. and Mrs. w. Douglass.
| Mr. and Mrs. l.. f. Campo, New York;
er. who is on vacation trip: F.. A.
Forbes, of the Worlds Work Magazine,
editorial staff. Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Lippincott: Miss Elizabeth Lippncott;
Mr.. and Mrs. y. Robinson McIlvane:
Donald and Miss NJ. McIlvanc, and
Mrs. L. f. Fisherman. Philadelphia;
Walter Coyle. Ridgewood, n. Y.
Mr.. Bray describes the accident as
follows:
I'VE had thick weather nearly all the
passage from New York and took the
course outside Nantucket Sunday at
ternoOn. The weather cleared for four
or five hours, but the fog was thick
again in the evening and continued to
Halifax. Just at the time capt. Clark
calculated the ship was off the harbor
the lead showed he was right. The
Whistle was kept sounding and the
ls"Salnd came along at half speed.
! II heard cannon later, Il shore fog whiS-
tie and then the whistling buoy. The pas
stnger accommodations of the Rosalnd
were full and the passengers were assem-
bled forward on the upper deck trying to
get view they entered port. There
was a good lookout and suddenly Il ship
on the port side was reported to the cap
, tain. The steamer was going but slowly
and orders were given to reverse the en-
gines. The then Senlac hove in sight.
steering across the Rosalind's bow. and
, going faster, l think, than the Rosaind.
Half minute more and she would have
cleared but as it was the Rosalind struck
her amdship. ripped off the rail and wood
work, cut into her staterooms ana as she
glanced clear her speed was checked.
Il heard Capt. Clark of the Rosalind
, give orders quickly to the crew to throw
a line to the Senlac and examine the Ros-
alinds bow. The heaving line thrown
was caught ~ :: seaman on the upper
deck of the Scnlac and by main strength
he held on till assistance reached lin and
| then Il heavier line was passed and the
S"nllc. which was found to be lea king
badly, swung alongside. In the meantime
Q the Rosaliuds bow was found to be very
= little damaged
r The boats on the Scnlac were all ready
= to be lowered but their use was not need
Y ed. as the water being smooth, the pas
{ scngers and crew were able to board the
Q Rosalind over the rail to the main dech
- from the SenlaC's upper decK.
e There was no confusion and the cap.
n tain of the Senac stood by the ship until
! all the rest were on the Rosa!ind. and
= then. as she was thought to be sinking
i he boarded the Rosalind and his vcsse
@ Va. sent adrft. As she disappeared into
V the fog her whistle continued to blow fol
:. five minutes as if a farewell.
There were half a dozen women on tn
Senlac, hut no difficulty was experienced
in getting them on the Rosalind. Wher
n the Scnlac was disappearing from sigh,
the water had reached her deck.
| The Rosaind remained in the vicinity
unit; launch went alongside and toos
off the captain and mate of the Scnlac
: | who were going to rejoin her and wal
. the arrival of tug
rhe Senlac is a wooden vessel of 81
= tons net and lOl1 tons gross. and was
built at st, John. n. B., in 1904. She I:
1S2 feet I inches long, So feet wide and l,
feet l inch deep and is owned by tn,
Senlac $. $. Co. of Rothcsay. n. r. She
= cost $4,000 and is partially insured.
Both captains declined to make a state
ment and ii is impossible to say which
steamer was al fault.