Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11
STEAMER HALL SUNK
DURING DENSE FOG,
Struck by Str. H. F. DimoCk Wednes-
day In Pollock Rip S|ue and Goes
To Bottom In Half An Hour,

Chatham, Mass, March 10.-Blankct-
ed by dense fog and proceeding at half
| speed. the well-known coastwisc
steamers Horatio Hall, Portland for
New York and H. F. Dimock, New
York for Boston. met in the middle of
the narrow channel known as Pollock
Rip slue at s A. NJ today with a crash
that sent the Hall to the bottom with
in half an hour and caused the Dimoch
to run ashore on Cape Cod beach six
hours later where the passengers and
crew of the Hall were landed without
the loss of a single soul.
a brief wireless message which the
brave operator on the sinking Hall
managed to send broadcast spread the
news of the wreck, but as he failed to
give the position, details of the disaster
did not become known until the Dimock
came ashore half a mile south of the
Orleans life saving station on Cape
Cod shortly after P. NJ. During the
six hours of silence, half a hundred
wireless stations government, profess
sional and amateur from Portland to
New London, were Vainly endeaVorinS
to obtain some news of the wreck while
the revenue cutter Gresham scurried up
and down the coast in a vain effort to
render assistance.
AS the fog cleared away in the early
afternoon, the Dimock was seen head
ing for the beach and half an hour lat
er boats crew with the five passcn
gers from the Hall, including two wo-
men. landed safely on Cape Cod beach
and told the story Of the thrilling
scenes of the early morning.
1t appeared that the Horatio Hall
left Portland at 1890 O'Clock last night
with five passengers, a crew of about
40 some 400 tons Of freight and a
valuable horse The Dimock had left
New York in the afternoon aud botn
ran into the fog off the southeastern
Massachusetts, coast about the same
time, 2 a. M.
The Dimock had rounded Pollock Rip
lightship and was heading toward the
north. while the Hall was coming down
through the slue and preparing I"
swing to the westward with that tor
tuous channel. The fog was very dense
but it was daylight and both captains
were whistling frequently. Although
accounts vary. it is apparent that there
was a misunderstanding Of signals. for
shortly after s o'clock the two steam
erS suddenly Ioomed out OF the log ara
before either could sheer off they met
in what seemed more like crushing
lar than a terrific crash. The sharp
nose of the DimOclI went through tnt
side Of the Hall abreast or the main
mast and had sufficient force to p"i"-
trate Is or 20 feet into the Halls BODY
Cant. Thompson Of tn" Dmock started
to hack his steamer but seeing that ne
might save those on board sent n';!
full speed ahead, held her nose INTO
the Jagged rent in the Hall ana as ne
n,,.,hrd the latter over toward IN" Shoai
water an thc side of the slue the five
r.ssangere on the Hall were dragged
over the tangled mass OF WreckaSe ~
the deck of the Dimock.
0f the five passengers two were "o-
mon and the entire list was maze "p
as follows NJ. T.. Marks. New ORE ;
X s st Marie, Riddcford. Me: MICH
aeI Dolau. New York; Miss Ruin En-
strom. Brooklyn, \. y
AS soon as the passengers from lie
,Jall had gained the Dlmock the ial-
for hacked off a few hundred yards
while the former slowly sank ui'i'
sbe struck bottom with her hurrl
cane deck remaining just above waite
while she was sinking a greater part
,r the crew left her in SIX HfeDoatS
and rowed over to the Dlmock. pu'
cant. Jewell, his pilot, mate ana t"o