Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-21

BostOn.-When the little schooner,
the Esther Gray, sailing out of Pro
Vincetown, was struck by the three
MASTER the Cora NJ, about IS miles off
Thatcher's Island, Tuesday night, the
crew of the wrecked vessel battled for
their lives.
One member of the crew, Henry
Goodwin of Pubnico, N. s., was unable
to keep up his struggle for life and
sank beneath the waves, never to
rise.
The little fisherman was riding at
anchor, hidden behind a bank of dark
ness, as the moon was temporarily
obscured. The weather was clear.
All her lights We're burning, but she
was invisible.
The Cora M. was poking her way
along from Bangor, Me-, for Ron
dout, N. Y, all her sails set, and, the
lookout peering into the darkness
failed to see the fishing craft.
Suddenly, and without a moments
warning, she fell upon the Gray and
pushed her way through the unre-
sisting timbers.
In an instant a frightened crew
rushed from their hunks in time to see
the other vessel poking her deadly
way into their little craft.
With natural terror and a desire to
save their lives. losing their presence
of mind, all rushed to the side to pump
overheard, but a cautioning word
from those on board the other vessel
brought back the presence of mind
to all but a single man.
With a cry of terror and fright he
flung himself into the sea, but was
rescued by the crew of the other YES
sell which by this time had manned
boat, and was on for the work of
rescue.
Bringing the drowning man to the
Gray the crew started back, but the
sailors on the Inflated craft did not
wait. Into the sea they dropped their
dory and clambered in.
The waves, which had formed into
a whirlpool that was sucking the
which turned turtle, and into the sea
went the men.
In the waters they struggled and
were all saved except Goodwin who,
his strength exhausted by his fight
with the element, gave despairing
cry and sank.
The Gray, howevar, did not sink.
but limped into this city after a night
of terror. She had been badly dam
aged by the collision.
Her headgear was gone and wicked
hole had been punched into her bow
Both crews gave their versions of
the collision.
The Cora NJ. was heading southwest
for Cape Cod" said the mate when
telling his story, when the crash
came. 1t was my watch. and after
having seen we had a clear headway
went below to the pump as the ship
was taking in water.
Il had not been below long when
| heard the scraping and jarring, but
thought that something forward had
loosened. 1t was about 10 o'clock,
and the night was clear. The man at
the wheel could not make out any
thing ahead because our decks We're
so heavily laden, and saw no anchor
or light burning.
I'VE struck the fishing schooner on
the starboard side abreast of the fore
mast and ranged forward, sweeping
bp, N
that followed one of her crew jumped
overheard, but we fished him out.
Meanwhile, they had let down their
dory in which were the rest of the
crew. In some way the dory became
tangled in the wTeckage and turned
turtle, throwing the men into the wa
ter Our own dory was launched by |
this time by the captain and cook, |
who rescued two of the men clinging |
to the bottom of the dory, but one of |
the fellows, not being able to keep |
afloat, was lost.
I'VE lay alongside some time and |
then began to work our way along |
with the Gray, which made Cape Ann |
about daylight, while we came to Bos-
ton, arriving at noon"
Captain Mitchell could not be found |
aboard the Cora NJ, as she lay off |
South Boston flats, but the mate, act
ing in his place, gave the account of |
the collision, denying that the lights |
Of the Esther Gray were burning at |
all. He said: 81 saw the anchor light |
and that was all, but she was not
burning. If she had been | could not
have failed to see her" However, he
said that he was below at the time of
the crash and that the man at the
wheel could not see ahead.
The Cora NJ. was bound for Rondout,
Y. Y, with a cargo of laths from Ban
yOr
The schooner's bow is badly bat
cred, bowsprit, jibbOOm, foretopmast
md anchor cathead being carried
away. The damage will amount to
400 or $500. The Cora NJ. was built
It Millbridge, Me-, 13 years ago.