. Wrecks around Nantucket since the settlement of the island, and the incidents connected therewith, embracing over seven hundred vessels . her and hauled her off, making the second time she had ren-dered assistance to the same steamer. (See June 11th, 1865.) November 20th, fishing smack Reindeer, Ivans, from Green-port to this place, struck on the Bar coming in and eventually wentto pieces. 1871. January 9th, bark Sarah M. Smith, Bishop, of St. Johns, , from Liverpool to Boston, with an assorted cargo of railroad iron,salt, wool, etc., ran on to Tuckernuck Shoal during a severe gale. Thec
. Wrecks around Nantucket since the settlement of the island, and the incidents connected therewith, embracing over seven hundred vessels . her and hauled her off, making the second time she had ren-dered assistance to the same steamer. (See June 11th, 1865.) November 20th, fishing smack Reindeer, Ivans, from Green-port to this place, struck on the Bar coming in and eventually wentto pieces. 1871. January 9th, bark Sarah M. Smith, Bishop, of St. Johns, , from Liverpool to Boston, with an assorted cargo of railroad iron,salt, wool, etc., ran on to Tuckernuck Shoal during a severe gale. Thecaptain mistook Chatham light for Cape Ann and struck on PollockRip, starting a bad leak. He then tried to make a harbor, but owingto thick snow squalls, could not see the Cross Rip light boat, and gotso far in that he brought up on Tuckernuck Shoal. The followingmorning steamer Island Home went to her assistance, but findingit necessary to employ lighters, returned and towed out several ves-sels. Her cargo was discharged and the vessel floated Sunday, the15th. She was taken in tow next day by the Island Home andcarried into 85 February 4th, schooner Mary Anna, Capt. F. G. Lennan, ofHampden, Me., from South Amboy to Portland, with a cargo of coal,having broken from her moorings near Chatham the previous day andbecome so iced up as to be in danger of sinking, was stranded nearthe Inner Bar, where she was discovered next morning (Sunday) firm-ly bedded in the ice, with a signal of distress flying. Steam was atonce gotten up on the Island Home and she was started to the res-cue. She succeeded in forcing her way around Brant Point, but ashort distance beyond she came to a stand. The ice quickly closed inbehind her and she was unable to proceed or even return, remainingthere until Tuesday afternoon, completely docked as it were. Variousattempts were made to reach the vessel during the day, but it wasfound impossible, as the ice was in that treacherous condition whichforbade
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