Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-16
Two Lost
BREWER BUILT
SCHOONER SUNK
Captain and Cook Die in Open
Boat and Are Buried at Sea-
The Hattie H. Barbour Foun.
dered April 10

Halifax, y. s, April I5.-Four survivors
o. the crew Of six Of the three-masted
Boston schooner Hattie II. Barbour.
vhish foundered off Cape Cod April 10.
we're landed by an American tank steam
cr here today. Captain f. 3. Dickson and
The cook, John Smith, died of exposure
and were buried at sea before the tanker
picked up the boat. From ) o'clock on the
morning Of April 10 until the afternoon OF
FRIDAY. the 18th. the men were exposel
" a cola gale and sleet squalls, without
foot ~ water. Harry Hendrickson, the
nae. . native Of Finland. whose home
q 10 New York. gave a graphic story of
ne horrors Of the wreck and of the lights
Ne ha'i 10 keep the other three survivors
from drinking sea water. The three sail
ors Nc'" IN such bad shape from frost
bites and exposure they were removed to
The general hospital. They were Thor5y
Fllfsen, a Norwegian; Ernest Wartenburg
q Brooklyn, and Oskar Weidison Of Swe-
den, All will recover. Hendrickson said
the Barbour left Perth Amboy March 81
With coal for st. John, y. B., and was
u.adhound at Vineyard Haven unit
hprl &. Abreast Of Cape Cod on Mon
'.r. The 9th, a northeast gale with snow
st la The schooner took In water fast.
tut the men risked going down with her
rather than take a chance in a small boat
FH'H me morning of the 10th. An exam
'Haiion AT that time showed eight feet of
water IN the hold and the men fled to the
hfchoat. -Four minutes after abandoning
chip the Barbour went down.
The seas were so heavy tina the men
rugged up a sea anchor out of an old
fender 70 keep the boat head on TO the
waves. but twice the small boat was
ewamped.
Death Of Skipper
That night. Capt. Dickson seemed to
!aIl asleep but as Hendrikson bent over
MIN the captain looked up and began
20 sing. He broke off suddenly and
asked the mate where they were going
I" THt up for the night. After that he
seemed TO doze off again. but when the
mate tried TO arouse him he found the
skipper was dead. 1t was midnight
hen and when the news was broken
=" The mon they ceased pulling on tbe;r
.7iN and sat in a stupor. 1t was sew
'ihi hours later before the seas moder-
Ht"d enough to make it safe to hurry
IN" captain When the COOK was wax.
NED TO take part in the services he
.'"hed NJ ms comrades In a queer man.
"'r ahd started to laugh. He had gone
ma" with suffering and a few hours
later died
~ Wednesday afternoon the four
mon were acutely suffering from thirst.
'hF OF them started to get sea water
n the bailing scoop. but the mate
shocked 1t out of his hands. In q rage
h@ 'hr"e sailors started for the mate
"' IN their weakened condition thev
"er" no match for the Finn.
N'l'r ho had subdued them he ex-
''a'"'" salt water would only make
"," SUterings worse, but thew were
nan conscious and he was forced
"'I IN eye on them constantly to
y '''hl from stealing sea water and
'"'l CARRYING out their plot to throw
'''' overheard SO they could have their
'wn way.
On Friday. the 18th. all the mon
were IN n semi-conscious condition
n'ch the American tanker sighted
.."''' The appearance. of the steamer
p'' new life into the survivors and
.Nfee OF them managed to climb the
-ehgWay, only to fall to the deck as
,"ey reached it. One of the sailors was
"''stcd aboard in a canvas sling.
Built at Brewer
ne Barbour was quilt at Brewer,
Me- in 1888. Captain +. b. Dickson
was a native of st. Johns while Smith,
me cook. made his home in Windsor,
n. S.