Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-18

A man in Westerly was on the trial trip of the tug T. A. Scott, Jr.. which was sunk by the Deutschland. Friday morning, with loss of life. In speak ing of the trip, he said:
 The tug was named for the present Thomas A. Scott, then fair haired. curly headed lad in knee brooches. The hull of the tug was built in Mo- ank in 1882. but it was more than year afterward5 before she went into commission. Her seams had opened above the water line and when the boiler and engine were put into her. at the Albertson and Douglas plant. then located in Main street, with rear bordering on Winthrop cove, the Scott sunk at the wharf. I was on my way back from taking a look at the sub- merged tug when I met the original Thomas A. Scott. asked him where he was bound. He replied: I thought I'd go over and take the junior out for a trial spin I said: Cap, don't you know the Scott is sunk in Win throp cove? To this the captain said: Yes, I know that. but I guess she'll be pumped free by the time I get there. for you know can't go very fast ashore He asked lne to make the trip with him and accepted. We waited on the wharf for half an hour when Alonzo Zones. then engineer of the Scott. and now member of the HTIn Ol u0 A. 0CoII w CShli5 SOss said the tug was in readiness for the trip. I went into the pilot house with the captain, the New London draw bridge swung open, and the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., started on her initial trip down New London harbor; and this was thirty-four years ago!
 eve got down off Fort Trumbull, and Captain Scott spoke through the tube that led to the engine room.
 'Lonny, how's she holding? The response came: We're keeping her free, with the water within three in right, Lonny. but keep the pumps ago. ing; if you see that you can't hold her free, say so, and I'll run her into our wharf: but I'd like to run her off Osprey beach," 1onny kept her free and the T. A. Scott. Jr., attracted the attention of that old time shore re- sort. H@ @ "@' y"
 we met with quite n1ishap on the return trip which Captian Scott saii was a mere trifie' but it made me feel a bit squirmish as I could not swim a stroke When off Quinne baug opposite what was then the Geo. B. Haven place. the next south oi a rock, struck it good and hard. and came to a sudden stop. The cap tain reali/.d that I was scared to the marrow and he pacifed me by saying: This is nothing, we wreck CTS bump into rocks nearly every time we go On job: we'll be off of hero in a new mirutes:' md we were. Shortly afterward inc T. A. Scott, J-., &ed up 10 Scott wharf and believe me. I was ashore in jiffy. I raised both hands and said to Captain Scott: Captain. l thank you for the trip, but never again. That was the first and last time I was aboard the T, X. Scott Jr' .Zf cHf-fH3Tfg 'ff' '
 The T. A. Scott Jr. according to the official registry Was built in No- 3nk, in 1882. She was .62.5 feet long. 1f feet wide and feet depth of hold. Her tonnage was 36 gross and IS uet tons. the smallest tugooar of the Scott fleet.
 The tug vent down in the vicinity of Race Rock lighthouse, which was built by Captain Thomas A. Scott. un- der the supervision of F. Eopkinton Smith.
 Just before five o'clock Friday morn inc the three fire companies Of the Westerly department responded to 8 call sent in from Box 39. corner Of Granite and John streets, but the de- partment was of no service, the fire being well outside the fire district, and the apparatus were useless as these is no water service available The fire was in asn1alI ne-story ten ernnnf hO11Sn off tho Io;1p Streot seo