Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-07
STRICKEN BLIND
ON HIS SHIP THAT
ALL THOUGHT LOST
Captain Kimmitte Suffers Most
in Crew of the. American
Ship Aryan.
VESSEL REACHES PORT
ON CALIFORNIA COAST
Trip Around Horn Consumed
Over 200 Days; Filled
With Hardships.

In a telegram received today by Mrs.
Ivan vreeland, of 10 Little street. Belle
vile, there is outlined as startlingly a
confirmation of the old saying to the
effect that troubles never come singly
as has arisen in many moons.
The telegram was sent from San
Diego. CAL, by Captain George W.
Kimmitte, of the good ship Aryan,
who, with his wife, had made his home
from time to time with Mr.. and Mrs.
vreeland. 1t summarizes disastrous
2Oo-day voyage around the Horn as
follows:
ssrale of woe. Suffered stroke. Went
blind. Lost sales. Cargo OF coal was
afre. Going to see doctor today"
Details OF Captain Kimmittes record
breaking hard-luck journey are con-
tained In press dispatches from San
Diego. The Aryan, carrying cargo
of 5000 tons OF coal, a crew of twenty
two men and Captain Kimmitte as
skipper, left Philadelphia for San Diego
August IL OF last year, and was due
about January II. Forty days after
clearing the Aryan spoke steam ves-
sci. but since that time the seas might
have swallowed her and all on board
so far as word from her was con-
cerned Two months ago all hope for
her safety was abandoned, and rela-
tives and friends of the crew mourned
them as dead.
Chain of MisfOrtunes.
Hardly had the Aryan left Philadei-
phia when fire broke out in the cargo.
For more than two weeks the crew
fought the flames, whicn at one time
appeared to be beyond control. Orders
were finally given to abandon the ship,
but as the smoke appeared to be less
heavy the battle with the blaze was
resumed, this time to be finally crowned
with success. -,
From that time on the ship encoun-
tered nothing but head winds and
heavy storms. Three months ago the
fresh meat, vegetable and tabacco
supply was exhausted.
Then as the Aryan was rounding the
Horn eighty days ago and the worst
of her troubles seemed to be over, Cap
tain Kimmitte, to whose courage and
persistence the crew owed their safety,
was suddenly stril-en blind. The first
mate, John Miller, of Marlton, N. J.,
took command of the ship. 1t appeared
as though an avenging spirit was pur-
suing the vessel and the heart was
taken out of the men. Captain KIM
mites misfortune proved to be the last
blow, however. and the vessel anchored
in San Diego Bay yesterday.
Safe In Harbor at Last.
The day before a report that she
had been sighted was sent broadcast,
but most of the sorrowing relatives of
members of the crew who had been
bouyed up from time to time by a
number of such rumors refused to be-
lieve it. There is rejoicing today in
Twenty-Five homes.
Arrangements have been made to
send Captain Kimmitte to Mrs. Vree-
lands house, in Belleville, after he has
consulted a specialist. 1t is said he
may recover his sight.
The crew is as follows:
Captain George w. Kimmette, John
Miller mate, Marlton, N j.; John
DIETRICH, second mate, New York; Y.
Katie, carpenter New York; H. Peter
- cook. Australia William Fisher,
Ernest Dittrick, William Ulbrand and
Franz Jakobus, Hamburg; John Nor
rice and William Mason, New York;
Otto Litchfield, Camden, N. j.; Thomas
Warren, Salem, Mass w. Larsen, N
Johansen and J. H. Hansen. Norway;
Charles Hullivad, Denmark; Fred Mar
Jorne and Charles Carlsen. Russia;
Liljdahl, Sweden.