The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-27
MANY LOST IN
 SUNKEN VESSEL A BOAT WITH ABOUT TWENTY PERSONS ARE MISSING AND
 PROBABLY suNKEN.
Six Were Taken Of the Wreck by the Life savers-Five Scotch Pas,
 sengers Drowned.

Eastport, Me, Oct 26.-The North Atlantic's annual toll of lives and vessels received the first 1.-the of the winter season from it stributary-the Bay of Fundy--today, in the boss of at least a score of souls and the de. struction on shoal inside of Old Proprletor's Lodge, off Seal Cove. Grand Mann, of the Donaldson Line steamer Hestia, from Glasgow for St. Johns and Baltimore.
 Four of the victlms--young Scotch nen--were passengers on the i'll fated steamer, and the others were mem lers of the crew Captain Newman and twenty or more members of the crew were last seen this morning in ships boat, which was being tossed on the stormy sea.
 Of the forty persons whow ere on the steamer when she piled upon the shoal at l o'clock this morning. only six are positively known to have been saved They were forced to cling to the wreck, shifting their precarious ,positions often, as the steamer was tossed by the great seas. 1t was not until } D. m. today that life savers were able to man their boats and reach the stranded vessel. When rescued the survivors were in a weak state. after their fourteen hour ordeal.
 Those known to be saved: Third Mate Stewart, Second Engi. neer Morgan and Seamen Keen, Me Kenzie, Smith and Mcvickert.
 A heavy northeasterly gale is be. lieved to have been responsible for the Hestia's fate. although it is sup posed that mistake of the man at the wheel in believing he had picked lup Gannett Rock Light while realfy discerning the gleams of the light. house on Machias Seal Island, sev. eral miles southwest, carried the ship many miles off her course. Immediately after the vessel hit Captain Newman ordered his men to prepare to put the life boats over. board. Three of the life boats were available and one by one were swung from the deck, but while the tackle of one of the boats were being unfas. tened the small craft dropped from the daSit into the sea and was soon beyond recovery. Then preparations were made to prevent a second similar mishap. Into another boat were plac cd the four boys and over a dozen members of the crew. They had barely taken their places when the tackle gave way and the boat, with it's occupants, were participated into tho turbulent waters.
 The craft capsized. but soon right. cd and one of the boys was seen clnging to the bottom Again the boat was capsi2ed and this time ais appeared !
 Meanwhile those aboard the vessel launched the third boat It was their last remaining hope and they tarried some little time to make certain that this craft should not go the way of it's predecessors.
 Captain Newman and all the re- mainng seamen. except six, entered the boat. These six were the only ones rescued by the life savers. This afternoon Captain Newman and his men succeeded in hauling two of the I g struggling one i'll the water into their oyercipwded craft but they were un able to rescue others whose cgies could be heard above the gale. Through the hours of darkness and dawn, the Hestia gradually settled by the stern.
 At daylight, Mate Stewart hoisted the Union Jack reversed. as a signal of distress, but it was late in the af ternoon before the vessels plight was discerned In the face of the gale nearly score of fishing craft sci out to the assistance of the wrecked yes sell Que by one. however. they were forced to turn back after answering the signals of the Hestia.
 Finally life savers were able to get te the Hestia and after considerable difficulty succeeded in taking off the six men. The vessel is a total wreck
 The boat which carried Captain Newman and about twenty was missing at late hour tonight and may possibly have perished.
 The Hest!a was 2 steel screw steam CT built at Sunderland in 1890 and was formerly the Mary Beyts he registered 2,i3i tons net and hailed from Glasgow.