The Republican journal., 1922-02-23

I min ftaTLSHOIn on the DdNislUNH Iudu
where his son, Robert Hills, lived anC
died, was drowned. His wife, Margaret
Mex, who was taken off the wreck, per.
ished from exposure before reaching ht
shore. A stone over her grave, in the
cemetery at kittery Point, bears the fol-
lowing epitaDh:-
Margaret Hills,
consort of
Oliver Hills,
Died October Slst, 1908,
Act. %.
lost my life in the raging seas,
A sovereign God does as he please:
The kittery friends they did appear,
And my remains they buried here"
In 1914. the brig Three Friends" built
| in 1910, and owned by Samuel French and
Josiah Farrow, was captured by the Brit
ish, who sent her master, Captain John
! Lymburner, as prisoner OF war to Gibral-
tar, where he died March 20, 1915, aged AZ.
He was apparently the same man who
commanded the 1.-Two Brothers" and the
Hero" Just mentioned, and seemed to
be possessed by bad luck. 10 1908 he built
the Locke house, on the corner OF High
and Spring streets.
In 1912 the brig "Iiluminator," COM
manded by Capt. Robert Patterson, was
captured by the British, taken into Hall
fax and condemned.
Among other disasters at sea was the
loss of the schooner "New Packet" from
Newburyport to Belfast, which went
ashore near Franklin Island, having IN
thick weather mistaken the light for Mon
hogan. The vessel and cargo were lost,
the passengers and crew reaching land
with great difficulty. An organ for the
Unitarian Church formed part OF the
cargo.
On Dec. Is, 1889, the schooner "Depos-
it." of and from Belfast, went ashore at
midnight in Ipswich Bay, and four OF the
seven persons on board persisted from cold
and exposure. Those lost were Simon u.
Cottrel, the master, aged ~ years, Al
bert, son of William Durham, aged ~,
both of Belfast; and two seamen Inc
captains wife was passenger; and she,
with the other survivors, was rescued oy
the light house keeper and others, who
boarded the vessel at the risk of their
lives. Captain Cottrell exerted himself
to the utmost to save his wife, and, after
flashing her to the rigging, sank exhaust
ed before assistance reached the wreck.
The bodies were recovered, and inferred
at Ipswich. Sixteen sea captains attend
ed the funeral as bearers. During the
same gale, the schooner Boston from
Belfast for Salem, was totally lost, and
the schooners charlotte" and MARY
Frances" from Belfast, went ashore at
Gloucester.
"Belfast has suffered severely since
spring." remarked the Journal OF Dec. 20,
semone that class of her population who
90 down to the sea in ships. We have lost
seven masters of vessels, besides many
mates and sailors. Captain Joseph Hous-
ton died at st. Augustine, of yellow rev.
er: Captain James Cunningham and Am
brose Farrow, in the West Indies, of the
same disease; Captain Thomas r. Fatter-
son. of yellow fever contracted IN CUBA )
CAPTAIN William 0. Greeley, VINO was
probably killed by pirates IN the Gult OF
Mexico, in February last; Captain Phiilp
Eastman in Hampton Roads, OF brain d.
sease; and recently Captain Cottrell, who
perished in that dreadful gale. All these
men were young, active and much res
pected.
In 1912 the bark "Wyandot" of Belfast,
sailed from Campeachy for Bremen on the
| 13th of August, and was never heard from.
| Ofs Skinner and one Durham, son OF
Jonathan Durham, both OF Belfast, were
her mates.
On Nov. 10, 1912, the schooner Enter
prise" Captain John Shute' was lost al
sea, with all on board.
In October, 1871, the fishing schooner,
Two Sons" with a crew of nine men,
sailed, and was never heard from.
The schooner Mariner" owned by
Capt. Robert Patterson, sailed from Tar
paulin Cove for Philadelphia, on Sept. Z,
1886. and was never heard from. Two
sons of the owner, George W. and DAVID
F. Patterson, Joshua Durham and john
B. Haskell, all of Belfast, were on board.
The schooner "Borneo," George S. Dur
ham. from Belfast for Bermuda, was cap
sized on Sept 10, 1874. and the captain
washed over on the day aftel the disaster.
E. Wilson, Jr., supercareo, Lucius Steph-
enson. mate, Chandler Mahoney and An
son E. Durham, seamen, and STEPHEN
Murch, cook, remained for seven days on
the wreck, subsisting on raw potatoes.
They were taken off by the Venezuelan
brig Caroline"
On Dec. 10, l847, the brig "Falconer,
Captain Joseph Robertson, of Belfast, from
ST. John for Boston, with 40 passengers
was totally lost in Ipswich Bay Captain
Robertson, his wife and son Charles, were
among the II who perished from colo ana
exposure. lnelI UouicS "CiC "Ae"
home, and inferred on the End OF January
from the Universalist Church. under the
direction of the Odd Fellows, of which
body Capt Robertson was member
On May 1, l848, the brig Judge NIL
chell," sailed from Philadelphia Tor DOS
| ton and was never heard from.
On Ang. 20, 1848, the brig Huron In
ballast, was capsized off Cape Cod, aban-
doned, and afterwards went ashore. Inc
crew reached Nantucket in boat wlth
only one oar. There was insurance OF
$1,000.
The soop "Spy," Captain Carter, from
Belfast for Salem, was wrecked on JAN Z,
| I849, on Egg Rock. The crew and passen-
GERS. seven in number, succeeded IN land
ING on the rock. where they remained for
thirty hours.
The bark "Oakes Angler" of Belfast,
Drinkwater, from Philadelphia for Cien-
fueeos. was wrecked May 20, l84O, on one
| of the Bahamas. i,
On Nov. 2, 1856, the bark "Adr'atlc,
Captain Durham of Belfast, came IN col
lisiop with the French steamship Lyon
nais" bound from New York for Havre,
with 38 passengers and crew OF eo men,
The bark soon disappeared, and those on
the steamship supposed that she had SUNK
at once The steamship was SO much IN