The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-03
z1IsrD TO LEAVE HIS VESSEL

1l,Ep TO LEAVE HIS VESSEL.
u,,erill Stays by the Dismasted
.,oner N. E. Aver. His Wife and Baby
.,sd off Cape Cod. The Schooner
ssd into Boston Sunday.
,,ight of terror on a water-logged
sF n vessel, Mrs. Jennie Mazerill,
sl d. ,antain of the two-masted schooner
i 'l e # Bangor, and her 14-months-old
\! Albert, were brought to Boston
I Roy br the steamer Bunker Hill, which
Jay y rom the schooner's boat, off Cape
5eln t Albert Mazerill and the crew of
\ az r.eturned to the lurching craft after
$50 transferred the woman and child to
a1 ar Mrs. Mazerill lost most of her
eS' and when she reached the deck of the
Z I'm mi she and her baby were drenched
y X. ~, 1T was terrible night and we
Ne schooner would capsize any mo-
p ...5 Mrs. Mazerill. She was given hot
and Furnishing food and was placed
l.ankets in one of the staterooms.
ya srl in bed when the Bunker Hill
: MA her berth on the south side of
,bsrf at 1890 a. m.
Tar was caught in the furious north
+. ,aIe Friday and the lurching and
(: Il the seas caused her to spring a
.isa. She was wallowing about in wild
,3oy Night when the mainmast toppled
VI vent into the sea with crash,
~. he rails and leaving tangled mass
.issge alongside. Then the foremost
nd vent by the board, carrying the re.
=, sas and rigging. This left the craft
,r.puled, and she almost went over on
~. sris She was caught by the wind
"a hich drove her shoreward. Both
we're thrown out and to the surprise of
= 4paard they held and prevented the
ar from being dashed on the beach,
~. b have meant the loss of everyone
4ccording to the story told by Mrs.
=. t,Nas 7 o'clock Friday evening when
81. vent out of the craft. Then the
~. abandon work at the pumps, for
~ safned every hour. The cabin filled
Vazerill and the baby were dashed on
he .a,n house, over the skylight. Be-
-.i. the water was over the decks
,.5gAn and child were transferred to
-ts- mere they were securely tied to
IA. carried overheard. The seas
"a. over them constantly and they
'. the marrow.
% the vessels fittings began to
..,-. Part of the deckioad of lum-
a.-g. .! into the sea. The water casks
- -.u their lashings and carried away.
F. AT we're in danger of,injury from
~ ,-eckage. The seas flung the
-. III her side repeatedly and sew
.- vas thought she would roll over.
lard were in despair, but Mrs.
.. gave up hope, She cheered the
long hours of the night, while
aby tightly to her breast. The
..-, as contentedIy as though it had
Tile crib at home. When dawn
- yecame more hopeful. The sea
Ne and the wind shifted to north
vest southwest.
.- -rgnal was hoisted and shortly
. the steamer Bunker Hill of the
ship company, Capt. P, H. Lewis
pushed around the cape on her
IS lork to Boston. Capt. Lewis
ing vessel and made out the sig
.s- 5nce He lost no time in bearing
wreck. The steamer circled the
and then took up position on
-de as close as safety would per-
zines Of the steamer stopped, and
r me schooner quickly put over
a la took off Mrs. Mazerill and the
..- we're rowed to the steamer and
was thrown down to them. Baby
49,. -st sent on board and then the
fitted from the boat by means of
ne of the ports on the starboard
ned so that the distance from the
the steamer was not so great
1sfer was made without much
apt Mazerill told Capt. Lewis he
ny his vessel, but asked that the
g-1er be sent to his assistance. The
us Hitnessed by most of the 300 pas
No card the steamer, and they cheer
when the woman and baby were
-afety on board. They also cheered
DShiii VI coiloAo VIM WSilh beNh
nlterlogged hulk, refusing to leave
T. -ne remained af1oat.
e. Aver left Bangor July 18th, drop
. he Penobscot river and took her de-
ron Rockland last Wednesday. All
mil she was caught in the north
"a e Friday. The Aver was formerly
rn-e George Nevinger. She was built
lei, 46 years ago, and halls from
were she is owned by F. W. Aver.
teet long, 80 feet beam and feet
md, with net tonnage of 1879 and
r. re Of 249. Her cargo was consign-
ork and disaster overlook her as
-r ng to work around Cape Cod.
was in trouble last winter and was
Frovincetown by the cutter Ores
n to Boston, where she was re-
lat occasion, as on this, Capt. MAJ
-s5l to leave his command and has
that he is entitled to larger and
=s,4 He is well known in Belfast,
led here the adopted daughter of
rs. Charles Wiley, the story of
n will greatly interest her many
r. nus city. The N. E. Aver was towed
2 -unday by the cutter Gresham.