The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-11-16
SEARSPORT.

JP. Walker of Bangor was in town Friday
on business.
Capt. R. E. Sargent of Troy was in town last
week on business.
Miss Isabel Frame picked ripe Strawberries
Nov. Sd, in the Rogers pasture,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A Clement left Monday for
their winter home in Daytona, Florida,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmon Emo returned last week
from two weeks visit in Bangor and Ellis
worth.
Mrs. C. M. Closson moved into the Sullivan
house ON Pike avenue. which she recently
bought of C. S. Shute.
Steamer Ruth. Capt Briggs. arrived We'd
nesday from Newport News with 47OO tons OF
coal for the P. C. W. Co.
slight snowstorm set in Sunday evening
and continued Tuesday about one foot of snow
having fallen, the first for the winter.
Miss l.. W. Edwards was called to bingham
Center, Mass, last week by the death of her
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Eames, in her s5: h year.
William F. Runnells of Newburyport, a
the Massachusetts legislature Republican
Mrs. Harry l.. Perry left Wednesday for
Marshfeld, Oregon, to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Everett Curtis, who recently stricken
with paralysis on her left side.
Lieut.. Harold E. Mari of the 9Th u. S. Field
Artillery, has been appointed inspector of the
Massachusetts State Militia with headquarters
on Commonwealth avenue, Boston. Mrs. Mari
and young daughter arrived from Boston Sat
urday to visit Mrs. Mars father, George A.
Bowen, on Main street Lieut.. Mari will be
stationed in Boston for three years.
OBITUARY. Capt. Charles Salvage, well
known master mariner, formerly of Searsport,
died Nov. 4th at the Sailors Snug Harbor,
New Brighton, N. Y, after illness of about
a year. He was born in Searsport June q,
1S42, the of Ezra l. and Mary Connor) Sal
wage. He followed the sea from boyhood, and in
his day had commanded the following vessels:
Brig N. Showers. schooners Martinique and
Maud Snare, and barks Aberdeen, c. P. Dixon,
Rose Inpes, Grace Deering and Mabel ].
Meyers. He retired from the sea about 70
N. Y, and was engaged on shore duty along
the water 'front.' He is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs A. E. Munkerwitz, wife of Capt A.
E. MunkerwitZ of the steamer Bramell Point
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Miss Mollie S. Salvage
of Brooklyn. lnterment was in the family lot
in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn.
STEAMER COLUMBIAN SUNK BY GERMAN SUB
VI IS a.
can steamber Columbian who arrived at Cor
unna Spain, Nov. 18th. with the rescued crew
of his steamship, declared to a representative
of The Associated Press that he was a prisoner
on board the German submarine U-49 fog six
days after the destruction of his vessel. All
of the 100 members of the Columbian crew
were saved, Captain Curtis stated. Captain
Curtis said the Columbian was warned before
she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-49. The
crew was left in life boats, as the captain was
taken on board the submarine.
Captain Arthur Patterson,of the British
steamer Seatonia, says that he also was
prisoner on board the U-49 for eight days,
during which time he heard the guns of the
submarine in action and also heard distinctly
the explosion of the torpedo which he learned
later blew up the Norwegian ship BALTIC. soon
after which Captain Yelugsen of the Nor
wegian ship Pordalen. Joined him in the mar
row prison on hoard the submarine. where they
were Joined on the following day by Captain
Curtis.
my ship, registered at New York." said
Captain Curtis to the correspondent carried
a cargo of about 5000 tons, crew of 1O9, all
of whom were saved. | stopped on the COM
mand of the submarine. whose commander
ordered me to abandon ship with the crew i'm
mediatey, which we did without other baggage
than two satchels with documents and money.
Submarine U 49 fired at once two torpedoes
at the Columbian, which Immediately sank.
laff ! F1 yh,1~
taken board the submarine, which plunged
Immediately after l was taken into the small
quartermaster's cabin, where | found the cap
tains OF the Seatona and the Baltic After me
came Captain Yelugsen of the tordalen. The
cabin very small. 1t contained a little
folding able, folding chair and three hunks.
Everything was permeated with the odor of
beuzlne. There was communication with
the exterior and the cabin was absolutely dark
night and day. We were fed in the morning
with few morsels of black bread, a cup of
coffee and a small portion of bad butter; at
noon, with stew of canned meat and soup,
and at supper at 10 o'clock with coffee or tea
and black bread. with butter or marmaade.
The hours spent In this narrow prison were
very long and disagreeabe The captain of
the submarine said Captain Curtis, Twas
about SO years of age, while his of 40
sailors were all veryyoung. All were attired in
clothing of glossy leather"
The Columbian was launched at San Fran
cisco in 1907 and her first commander was the
late Capt. Theodore P. Cocord of Searsport.
When he resigned and retired he was succeed
ed by Capt. Charles M. Nichols of Searsport.
Capt. Joseph F. Nichols had also been master
of the steamer for time. Her last comman-
der was Capt. Frank E. Curtis of Searsport.
She carried crew of lib, was 5000 tons gross,
472 feet in length, and was well insured.