Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-01
121 Persons Have LOST
Lives by ShipwreCk.
So Vessels Have Met Disaster
Off the n. E. Coast.
The Financial Loss Is Estimated at
More Than ST, 100000.

Boston, March 3I-One hundred and
tWenty-one persons persisted by ship
wreck and eighty-five vessels met with
disaster off the New England coast or
while engaged in the New England,
Canadian or Newfoundland trade dur
ing the fall and winter season Of 1911
1912 which has just ended. Of the 50
vessels east ashore, sunk. burned on
involved in other Inskaps We're
steamers, We're full-riesed SHIPS, =
We're barks. were brigs "a senooners
End = were barges. The financial loss
is estimated at moro than 81. 000. roo
Heavy storms and gales that swept
over the Atlantic during the month of
November caused the deaths OF IS
sailors and brought either trouble or
| disaster To l full-rigged ship, l bark
and u schooners The worst disaster
was that which befei the Norwegian
| full rugged slip Aptigma, off Christi
ania. which was loading lumber at
Martin river. at the mouth of the Gulf
| of st. Lawrence for Rio Janeiro. \ Nio-
/ lent northeast gale drove the Zig YES
| sci ON the rocks during the night OF
| NOV. is and of her CROW OF Is men, 10
| persisted in the terrific seas. The sur
| viVors were picked up the following
| day suffering from cold aud exposure.
| The Antistra WAS total wreck.
Two fatal wrecks occurred III Long
! Island Sound ri Nov l.. -Four men
lost their lives wren they were washed
| overheard from The schooner Witch
| Haze. disabled near New Haven.
| When the schooner Edith T. Dennis. Of
| Greenport y Y. SINK in Plum cut
the wife of CAPTAIN cook, his child ana
| two men We're drown Captain Cook
| was saved. Noating 10 the Forl Terry
shore on Il piece of Wreckaee.
The tank steamer Chesapeake, New
| York fer faneier. was burned in mid
| ocean on Dec. l.. and the first word
of tho disaster vas received infBoston
| when the Scout Cruiser Chester arliN-
| ed at this port. 1t was at first belieV-
ed that all of her crew he'd been say
ed Later. however the German
steamer Adam Sturn appeared in port
| with fifteen members OF The crew of
| the burned steamer and reported that
the second officer and - Chinese sail
| ors had disappeared in one of the
| Chesapeakes boats
| Andreseoeein, ever on the alert While
| at their stations. saveG many lives and
| vessels during the winter months, The
| wireless calls FOR assistance We're
| quickly answered by those two govern
| ment vessels and laras number 81
| disabled or sinking sEhoorcrs we're
lowed 10 places of safety. Twenty-Five
| New England fishing vessels We're inn
i a ~ Is,fll tI
and 8onne Pay carly in January and
| upon orders from Washington the Gre
| sham ard the Androseoeein steamed
| to the nortl1ward 10 their assistance.
| Before the end of the month al! Of the
! ice incased fishermen were proceeding
| southwark The winter cruising Pc
| Rod of the revenue cutters has Just
| ended.
\ number of large sehooners We're
destroyed They included the Samuel
]. Gouchar of Boston. the Nathaniel 7
Palmer of Portland, Me. the stephen
G. Loud of Thomaston, Me, and the
Mary adelaide Randall The Gouchcr|
was wrecked ON the Isle of shoals, The
Palmer was dismartled by series OF
gales and abandoned ut sea. the Loud
was abandoned off the South Carolina
coast and the Randall was hurled upon
the lodges of Block Island. The crews
we're saved in each case.
The following is a list of casualties:
Steamers
Nov. 6~.Mail steamer CLYDE floated at
Little Pay n. f, after being ashore
thirty hours. Undamaged.
Dec 15-Tank steamer Chesapeake.
New York for Tangier burned in mid
ocean. Fifteen members of cre% saved
by German steamer Adam Sturn. Sec
ond officer and 80 Chinese sailors unae-
counted for Scout Cruiser Chester,
upon arrival at Boston, first to report
disaster.
Dec. 17-Coasting steamer Avon sank
at pier in Halifax, \. s.. harbor. Crew
saved.
Dec 27-Britsh steamer Renwick
sank after being rammed by French
mail steamer St Pierre, Miquelon.
while 100 miles east of Halifax \. ).
Three members of crew drowned. 9th
ers saved. French steamer was not
DANA ged,
San. 9-Steamer Wilhelmina. of New
York. Weymouth, Mass, for Newport
News. went ashore at Truro. Mass.
during fog. steamer was t!oated. un
damaged on Jan. 10.
Ian 1l-Freight steamer Carolyn, of /
New York, stockton Springs for New