The Maryport Advertiser March 10, 1882 Attempted Salvage By Maryport Steamer

Attempted Salvage By Maryport Steamer

The Maryport Advertiser - March 10, 1882

ATTEMPTED SALVAGE BY A MARYPORT STEAMER.    Captain TURNEY, of the s.s. Esk Holme, of Maryport,  which sailed from Barrow for Rotterdam on the 28th of February, and had to put  into Milford Haven through stress of weather on the 2nd of March, reports as  follows:    "March 3rd at 6-30 a.m., weather fine; hove up, and  proceeded to sea. At 8-30 a.m., saw a large ship which appeared to be disabled.  Bore down for her and found her to be the ship Rocklands, of St. Andrews, N. B.,  with no one on board. She had flags up, but there being no wind we could not  make them out. Took her to be a waterlogged timber ship. Put the boat out, and  sent the s econd mate and four hands on board; the former found some papers and  the log book, which he sent onboard my vessel. We at once sent a new nine inch  hawser on board, the second mate took the fore hatch off and found the water  awash with the lower deck beams. He at once hailed the boat to go back as he saw  the ship was sinking, and five minutes after leaving her she went down bow first, blowing the after part of her into the air. We had to cut out hawser when the ship began to sink, thus losing ninety fathoms of it.    I after found the ship was bound from Cardiff to  Rio, with a cargo of steel rails, &c. She went down in about thirty fathoms  of water, St. Ann's Head, bearing N. E., distance about eight or ten miles. She  was 1,464 tons register, commanded by Captain James FARR, and was owned by Mr.  Zachariah CHIPMAN, of St. Stephen's Province, New Brunswick. ****** THE SALVATION ARMY AT ASPATRIA.    On Tuesday a detachment of the Salvation Army from  Wigton, visited Aspatria. A band accompanied the attachment and proceeded to the  Noble Temple, which was crowded. Suitable addresses were delivered, and tea was  provided in the New School. The members of the Army returned to Wigton about  midnight.

 

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