Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-13
BOTH co DOWN,
Steamer Edda and SChoon
er In Collision.
Schooner Sinks, In Deep Water.
Steamer Grounds on ShOaI.
Crews Of Both Vessels Escape In.
jury and Gain Shore.

ECEtEu haven, Mass, May Has
the re suit of their terrific encounter off
East Chop last hight, the Norwegian
steamer E[,Ga and the American four
maStcd schooner SagamGrr, rest ON the
bottom Of Nantucket Sound today,
about two miles apart, awaiting the
pleasure Of The underwriters, owners
ana Wrcck"rs. Tie Edda With her
decks just above water. may be raised
from The western edge Of Squash
No adOw sh0cl. },at the Sycamore, Il
comparatively new W ascl, is likely to
remain Il menace to navigation i'll one
of the busiest highways OF tie coast.
That no one WAS killed iii the crash
last night or was carried down when
the Sycamore foundered, 10 minutes
after She swung away from the t,dda,
seems little short If miraculous.
The collision took place in clear
weather, about 2 O'Clock last night, the
Sycamore running along before 4
strong northwest breeze while the
Edd1, which was coming from the cast
W2ri, in the opposite direction. vas
trying 10 avoid At low OF hargCS when
he found herself under the lug Of the
Sano'ner to !utc IN avoid 4 cn,li4i3n.
Tlr .5aganurr a,ruch the I.dau on
tho s;alnudrd SiIc about alniishius
Jnd tore q 12-foc, hoin abreast III the
engine room 8 fec below the deck. The
D"Waprit Of tic $, :tonaer carrie! away
t.ic ?mokcs tack ana t.i;inm2sC Of the
steamer and na.uly swept can't
2ICir!eiI Of the F,lda from the bridge.
The steamers slipper found himself
clinEing l. the 'Sagamare's jibbonm
and held on until the vessels parted.
The Su9amOre swung up into The wind
and sank within 10 minutes with her
head about northwest Thr steamer
dliIted before tin wind until She
grounded on the western edge Of
SQUASH MeHtIDN shoals
These on board the schooner. ircludinc
Capt. Trefry, his wife, the crew end capt.
Meidell of the Edda. reached the shore
at Oak Bluffs in the yawl boats.
Zach skipper today seemed inclined to
blame til" OtiSr 70" the accident Capt
Trcfiy Of the schooner. like tile captain
Of the schooner Harry Knowlton which
sunk the Inflated Larchmont. feels that
jliS vessel was holding her course without
deviation, with lights burning. and THAI
the Eddit took chances in cutting across
her how
Capt Meidcll OF the Edda appears to
hold tn" opinion that the hclmsmar of
IT," schooner luffed slightly Just as the
EGda was getting clear of a tow of
harges bound in the opposite direction.
The controversy is to be settled in the
courts. Wrcck,rs will begin tomorroE in
an EFFORT t. raise the steamer. Her en-
2nc room j. full Of water. but her for
ward and aft compartments are cOmpar-
ativrly free.
II is feared that the Sycamore j.; too far
below the surface to allow the cargo OF
soft coal % he pumped out, c~pC Cially as
Ill" tide runs very rapidly in that par
Of the sound. tn maSs Of the schooner
Show above. water tp 4 distance of s"v-
ortl ft"t below thc hounds ANA the wreck
" probably ~ mn.iscd by gas huoys
by I'll" government w.tl;n q day o. two.
The CROW of the Edda and Capt Meidcll
remain on hoard the steamer and the
crew of the Sycamore are at Oak Bluff.
The steamer EdGl was built in Grim
stad in 1902, ANA was owned by y. Ellrr
hu~cn & Go. Shn was Of steel construc-
ton. I'll frrt overall. "a feet beam and
III. feet draft. IIcr gross tonnage was
ll.7. Her home port is Bergen.
The schooner Sycamore was built in
1891 at Knnnoburll Me, and was identi-
fed with the fleet managed by J. G.
Crowley Her length was 2l9ft Bin, beam
4aft. lin. and draft 20ft. Gin. Her cargo
or coal was loaded at Newport News and
was consigned to a Boston firm.