Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
Schooner FlOated
To Safety by Tug.

10 Safety by lug.
Rockiand, Me, Oct. 27.-By means of
kedge the three masted schooner
r. Bowers was hoated. today. without
assistance from tug which was
standing by all night while the
Roek near Battery, and came into the
harbor. The schooner was leaking but
proba bly, will proceed TO Calais, her
destination.
The Haven left Vineyard Haven ON
Sunday morning, and had rounded the
Cape safely and WAS beating her way
across the bay under light sail in the
teeth of the northeast gale. when
about 10 OF Ii O'Clock, Capt Ray is not
sure of the exact hour, her water
rotted rigging gave way and with
crash the toremast vent over the port
side.
The mainmast and mizzenmast fol
lowed in quick succession and the
schooner heeIed over on her side, ship
ping heavy seas.
Il was with the greatest difficulty
that the ships boat. new one with
"a sturdy engine III it, Was launched.
The sea was running very high so that
the boat MAS time and again almost
swamped and the men feared that the
waceflosged schooner would sink be-
Meath them.
Mrs. Ray was lowered into the boat.
the crew followed her. and the captain
came last, carrying the ships two
cats.
They were mixed party in the
boat. Capt. Ray and his wife are from
Ellsworth. Me. His mate, who took
the wheel of the power boat, is Alfred
i. Accusoto. an Italian. Charles Sankert,
one of the sailors, Is a native of Swed-
en- Donley Woods, another, is a Nova
Seotian the third. Charles Brown,
comes from a Massachusetts town.
In general way capt. Fay knew
where they were. but he had little idea
where they should so, for the nearest
land was many miles away. There was
small time for thinking. too. for the
sea ran high and wave after wave
hfake over the low gunWale of the
boat. While the rain ever poured down.
Leaving the mate 10 make what
| course he could, and covering Mrs. Ray
with oilskins and tafpaulinas u pro
lection against the wind and cold
rather than against the water, for she
was already wet to he skin--thc men
began their seven -hours-long task OF
of bailing.
Never could they keep the boat more
than half-clear of water, ana once
it was nearly awash, but they kept dcs-
! perateIy to their task, though drenched
and stiff and weary There vas food
and water in the BOAT but small time
! for eating or drinking, and every min
ute trheee was the cold wind and the
dash of the waves.
They had been running for Boston
harbor, and in spite of wind and seas
they made 10 miles in seven hours foi
il was shortly before o'clock that they
sighted land and in few minutes the
waves carried the boat high up on the
| southeast bar of Point Allerton.
Mrs Ray was much exhausted that
| her husband had to carry her up the
beach, The party was met by John Nc
Fadden. beach patrol of the United
States life saving station at Hull, and
he helped the tired men pull their boat
up to safety, Then hunt was made fol
shelter.
The lights of house were presently
seen through the fog and 1t proved to
be that of the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl +. Monk of Newton, at Aller'
ton Bluff, on the ocean side of the sta
ton They were very glad to receive
Capt Ray and his wife. and did all they
could to make them comfortable.
The men went on with Coast Guard
McFadden to the life saving station
about three-quarters of mile away
| There they given hot drinks. food
and dry clothing, and We're soon i'll bed
their hardships forgotten.
Both Capt. Ray and his wife were will
ing enough, tonight, to talk Of the wreck
and were very anxious that the news
of their safety might be conveyed to
their relatives at Ellsworth. Me.
The schooner. capt. Ray said halls
from Bueksport, Me, and is owned by
w. W. Rice of Boston. She WAS SO
years old, though he had been cap
tain of her only a year. She was val
ued at about $500. he thought, exclu
sive of cargo. and was not insured.
Mrs Ray was very thankful indeed
that they had come through the or
deal safely. She had been terribly
frightened, especially just when the
boat was launched from the sinking
schooner, and afterward had been so
chilled and stiH and exhausted that
she had been barely conscious Of any
thing but cold and fatigue until she
found herself In he Monks house
1T was an awful experience" said
| Capt. Ray. Il thought our chance of
escape was just about one in 10000
and didn't at all expect to get through.
1t was a wonder that we were able
to launch the boat. and it was CON
tinual wonder afterWard that it kept
afioat in that sea. We owe our lives
| To that motor and 10 the fact that the
| boat was a new one.