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Meanwhile the Norwich liner CHESTER W. CHAPIN and the Providence liner PROVI- DENCE reached the scene and offered assis- tance which was declined. The MAINE pro- ceeded to New York where the TENNESSEE’s passengers were landed safely.
The TENNESSEE was left at anchor in the sound. The TENNESSEE is a joy line or drafted for service on the Neptune line while one of the boats of that line is undergoing repairs.
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CAPT. BELATTY IS A RESIDENT OF ELLSWORTH. Ellsworth, August 12.
The first news received here regarding the sinking of the MYRONUS came through the Associated Press. As far as can be ascer- tained none of the crew came from this sec- tion with the exception of Capt. Belatty. A brief dispatch received by Mrs. Belatty gave no particulars of the collision. Capt. Jos. M. Higgins of this city was the principal owner and agent. There were several other small owners including Capt. Belatty. There was no insurance on the vessel.
The MYRONUS was built here in 1865. Her dimensions were: length 118.5, breadth 27.5, depth 11.6, gross tonnage 283 and net tonnage 244. She carried a crew of six men.
3 September 1907
CHERRYFIELD VESSEL SANK IN BOSTON HARBOR
The PHINEAS H. GAY Probably Will Be a Total Loss – The Crew Was Saved Boston, September 3. – The crew of the schooner PHINEAS H. GAY of Cherryfield, Maine, which sank Monday night landed Tuesday on Long Island and were brought up to the city.
The schooner which was loaded with clay from Perth Amboy will probably be a total loss. The GAY Tuesday night in a thick southerly storm sprang a leak and sank be- tween the Graves light and the bell buoy. Her crew of four men including Capt. F. R. Perkins of Brooksville, Maine, rowed to Long Island. The GAY was owned by Capt. Perkins and his
brother W. R. Perkins and was valued at $2500 with no insurance. The cargo was valued at $700.
6 September 1907
SCH. DECORAH A TOTAL LOSS Machias Vessel Wrecked off Moosebec Head in Thursday’s Gale.
Machiasport, September 6
The two masted schooner DECORAH of Machias, loaded with coal and bound from New York to Eastport, is wrecked off Moosebec head and Capt. Fred Berry of this place and crew of four men were brought here Friday by the tug ETHEL. She is supposed to be a total loss.
The schooner had been having bad weather for a week and nearly everything movable had been washed away. She sprang a leak Thursday afternoon and was quickly abandoned by the crew who have to two hours rowing through the fog reached one of the lighthouses and remained overnight. Captain Berry was of the opinion that the schooner sank within an hour. * * * * *
The DECORAH was 181 gross tonnage, 97.8 feet long, and was built at Machias in 1866.
17 September 1907
A THREE MASTER ASHORE Rockland, September 17
The three-masted schooner MARY CURTIS, formerly the ELLEN TOBIN, Capt. S. H. Rogers is ashore on Long ledge near the entrance to York Narrows. She was bound light from Rockland to Red Beach to load plaster for Norfolk and Baltimore. An attempt will be made to float her with the high tide. The crew was in no danger.
The schooner was built in 1874 at Kennebunk and hails from Richmond, VA, was she is owned by George Currie & Co. she is 435 gross tonnage and 136.7 feet long.
9 October 1907 AT BAR HARBOR.
Tuesday’s Storm was a Furious One on Mount Desert.
R. E. THOMAS Continued from Page 5.
doing airframe repair and he said that it gave him some great experience. After leaving GE he went to work for Sylvania on the Hogan Road in Bangor. He was the tool room foreman. Things were going pretty good, but he just got bored and decided to go out on his own in 1973.
He opened a machine shop at the former Bomark missile base. Ron said, “I was sub- contracting for companies that needed tools for their own use to manufacturer something. We got involved with some big people and I still have a customer that 34 years ago we started doing business with.”
Ron worked out of Bangor for a couple of years before heading over to Freedom Park in Hermon and opening up shop there. There was a dark side to the success as drinking became a problem. He thought that moving Down East would help cure the problem, and he said, “I got down here and it turned out to be worse. I got smacked in the head for a little trouble I got in and that helped straighten me out. That was 17 years ago and I haven’t had a drink since.”
His move from Bangor to Hancock was to downsize the business from 26 people. He now has eight people working with him. However what impresses me are those machines. The CNC machines can take a block of metal and create a very intricate
object in a matter of minutes. All driven by computers that tells the machine what tool it needs and what that tool needs to do. Simply amazing. There are a number of these machines in the shop and he is thinking he needs another. Ron explained, “I am looking at another machine, a smart machine. It is a CNC controlled machine that allows you to work by hand and keep entering your movements into the computer as you go along. In the end you have written yourself a program from your physical movements. That would be good for four or five piece jobs. On a full-fledged CNC it takes you a couple of hours sometimes to make the setup. This would be a 15 or 20 minute set up with a smart machine. I am probably going to have to have one of those toys in a year or two.”
R. E. Thomas Marine Hardware does all the underwater hardware you need. They even do some special things with bronze, but they try not to get into stainless steel except for the shafts. Ron absolute loves what he does and especially the fishermen he deals with. He also has a fine crew, which makes life a lot easier. Some of the corporate work is not as much fun, but it keeps his crew busy and pays the bills. To Ron safety is number one, followed closely by quality. He does see room for improvements and says that he is not done developing better items so stay tuned.
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