Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
$50 lives LOST ON
THE ATLANTIC COAST
During Past Fall and Winter by Wrecks,
Isl Being From the St. Pierre
Fishing Fleet Alone.

lean fleet She left Philadelphia on
April 8, 1907 for Seattle. Wash. and
has never been reported since she left
Delaware breakwater. The Sewall
carried a cargo of coal and probably
foundered with all on board.
On Dec 9. the Norwegian bark Ger
manic bound from Weymouth, y. s.,
for Fleetwood. Eng. became water
logged at sea and sank. The captain
and eight of his men persisted. Seven
men were saved after fearful eX-
perience Of eight days in an open boat.
A thrilling rescue was that accom-
pIished by the Coskata life saving crew
on Jan. 80, when they took off the
crew. the captain and his wife and
baby from the stranded New York
brigantine Fredericka Schepp. which
went ashore on Coatue beach. Nam
tucket. 1t took the lifesavers five
hours to effect the rescue. The briSan-
tine was noated last week.
Among other wrecks of the past season
we're: Schooner Rebecca Shepherd sunk
on Pollock Rip Dec. 4, crew saved;
schooner Golden Ball, sunk off Southwest
Harbor. Me. Dec, .. crew rescued;
schooner Oceanic, struck near Bacaro. \.
s. Dec a. and totally wrecked, crew
saved: schooner Fortuna struck on Low
ellis island Jan "A, crew saved; schooner
Argo, of Gloucester. totally wrecked at
Whitehead, n. s., Dec !, crew saved;
schooner New Era. totally wrecked near
Halifax Dec Is, crew rescued; schooner
f. Waterman of Calais. Me. driven
CIo,cactar Jolp saved
schooner Jesse Barlow. sunk in Pollock
Rip Sluc Dec. Il, crew saved; schooner
Ida NJ. Silva of Gloucester went ashore at
Plymouth Dec. Il. crew saved; brig
Aquila, abandoned off Cape Cod Dec. I,
crew rescued; schooner Venturer. strand
ed at West Chop in December and re-
foated; schooner Julia Davis of Green
port l.. T.. foundered off Cape Cod Jan. :,
crew saved; schooner Perry c.. totally
wrecked on Little Duck Island lodges.
Me, Jan. IS. crew Saved after severe eX-
pericnce: schooner George II. Mills, sunk
at Hurricane island. Me. Feb. /. crew
saved: schooner ALBANIA of st. John
stranded at Dark Harbor. Me. Feb. ,.
crew saved: bark EbeneZer, grounded at
Cape Cod Jan. "a and relocated: schooner
Reuma of Boston, wrecked at Race Point
Jan I. crew saved: Gloucester schooner
Agnes " Gleason, wrecked near Booth
bay Harbor, Me, Dec. rs. crew saved:
| schooner Frank and Ira of st. John,
wrecked Jan. 6 at Fisherman's island,
Me, crew saved; schooner Pythian.
wrecked Feb. l at kittcry Point Me,
crew saved: schooner Cora y. of St. John.
wrecked near Gloucester Nov. -. crew
saved: steamer Coban, went ashore Dec.
8 near Cranberry Head, y. s.. crew saw
ed, vessel foatcd later; steamer campion,
wrecked at Deadman's Cove. n. S. Dec.
6. one drowned; bark Brookside. went
ashore at Tusket Wedge Jan. s. crew
saved: barke Flhcurah. foundered off
South Eorwalll Dec. l., crew rescued;
brig Hercules and barges Elk James
English. Alice May Sumner and j. c.
Wvman stranded near Challcstown. r.
T.. Dec II. crews saved after gallant
struggle by Quonochontauc and Watch
Hill life savers; steamer Massasoit,
stranded at Cutler Iiarbor, Me, in De-
cembcr and floated later.
In addition to this list number of
barges and snail craft were wrecked in
New England water. half dozen persons
! periShiEg.