Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11

scamen decided to remain in the pilot
house of the Hall, although only a
| lew feet above the water
The Dimock remained at the scene
until 11.15 and then started slowly
north The forward bulkhead of the
Dlmock held III fine shape, but on her
stafboard side few feet from the bow
was & hole eight feet long by two feet
wide which reached to the water line
she had not gone far when it was
seen that she was listing badly and
tearing that the bulllheads might not
hold. Capt. Thompson ordered the two
women from the Hall and two women
| passengers whom he had on board got
| INTO one of the lifeboats and told the
| men that if the steamer went down
| that he would endeavor to clear away
| the rest of the lifeboats but that the
women must be saved first Under
these conditions the Dmock crept
| slowly in toward the back of Cape
/ Cod until just before reaching the Or
leans lifesaving station, when her head
was turned and she was driven well
| W on the beach,
| 1t was 2.15 when the Dimocll ground
| cd and Il few minutes later Can't.
Charles and his lvesaving crew from
the Orleans station pulled alongside
| III their surf boat. Capt Thompson
asked that the passengers and crew
| OF the Hail and some of his own pas
sengcrS and men be taken off. but SAID
| that all but one of the Halls lifcboats
mad been sWamped on her way into the
beach. Capt. Charles then roWcd
ashore and summoned to his aid the
crews and boats of the Orleans ard
Nausct stations, and all three life saw
ing crews in spite Of the heavy SURF
driving upon the beach landed 20 mcn
| and women before dark One of tn
passengers on the Hall was NJ. f.
Marks OF 56i Broadway. New York.
who in speaking of the wreck said:
II was dressing myself in my state
/, room on the Hall and had Just glanc.
GO at my watch. which marked S.07
when there came Il jar and Il ripping
sound like Il buzz saw going through
wood. | heard the collision bell and
| alarm sound and grabbing my clothes
and valuablcS ran to the deck WHERE
| finished dressing. The Dimock, as
v" afterwards found Ter name to be
was still with her bow in the great rent
III the port side of the Hall. Capt
Thompson on the Dimock shouted for
the passengers on the Hall to jump
aboard. The two women who had been
reused out of their stateroons by the
steward had rushed up on deck in
Scanty attire and with their clothes
| in their arms. Oyercoats were hastily
wrapped around them and they wera
| assisted up and swung by hand onto
| the deck Of the Dimock. We three men
passengers followed a few seconds
later, and then the Dimock backed
away. The Hall seemed a long time
| settling. although it was only a mat
| ter of about half an hour. Her crew,
how ever. lowered their boats and all
| left her. and when it was seen that
| she had struck bottom and that her
| hurricane deck was still above water,
! capt. Jewell and four others clambereu
| aboard.
| The Dimock lay about the scene
| for nearly three hours. finally taking
| all the crew of the Hall on board with
| the exception ofAthose who had stayed
| aboard the sunl5cn vessel The Dimock
| then started north. but it was soon
seen that she was settling. so Capt.
| Thompson ordered the women into a
| lifcboat. where ne wrapped them with
! blankets and told them that they would
| be safe even if the steamer did 60
down, He asked us men to remain on
deck and help the crew and assured
| us that there was q good chance OF
] getting into the boats, even if the
| steamer did sink. But it was d pc
! cular feeling, for we had no idea how
/ Cst, In, hull dc, hat
| holding out the water. 1t was smooth
| when the collision occurred. but later
| in the day it became rough and we
| knew that the waves were breaking
| into the great hole on the starboar.l
| bow, l am q very careful man and l
| made entries into my diary every Is
minutes after the collision and I shall!
| always look upon those pages written
| under such a stress as among the most
| interesting of my life.
| after leaving the Hall, Capt.
| Thomson sounded frequently. but at
ona time the line ran out over 20 faith
| on.s without reaching bottom. The
| Dimock gradually edged in toward the
| shore and then for half an hour pro-
coeded slowly along the beach. All the
| time, however, the waves kept slop-
| ping in through the big hole forward.
| the steamer took a list to port and
| gradually began to settle by the head.
| Capt. Thompson, about O'Clock decid-
| cd that it was hazardous to proceed
| farther and that there was no chance to
reach Boston, so he swung the Dimock
| around and headed straight for the
| beach. VIC had hard time getting
ashore, although the lifesavers were
| very kind and we were a thankful lot
of human beings when we at last trod
the sands of Cape Cod
The passengers and crew of the
Hall were sent to Orleans for the night
and viii be dispatched to their destina-
tions in the morning. Several of the
crew OF the Hall reached Orleans this