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Page 26A. MAINE COASTAL NEWS March 2013 ASMFC 2013 WINTER MEETING SUMMARY Continued from Page 25A


noscorpiusrotundicauda, and Tachypleu- stridentatus) pose a potential threat to the marine resources and human health along the Atlantic coast of the United States; and Whereas, recent evidence presented in


2011 suggests that the populations of these three species of Asian horseshoe crabs are in decline; and


Whereas, it will take theUnited States


Fish and Wildlife Service up to a year to add the species to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act so importation can be regulated


ona federal level; and Whereas, in the meantime measures should beput in place to address the issue; and


Whereas, one species of parasitic


fl atwormlays eggs in tough cocoons on the shell of the Asian horseshoe crab, which can easily survive and hatch even if the host crab is killed; and


Whereas, the introduction of such or


similar parasites would have detrimental effects on the American horseshoe crab population, and


Whereas, detrimental impacts on


HISTORY FROM THE PAST - Disaster at Mount Desert Ferry 7 August 1899 Continued from Page 24.


Murphy, of Old Town, and one sister, Mrs. Jas. Cavanaugh, of Auburn. He was a member of Old Town Council of Knights of Columbus.


Mrs. Marjorie Mower. Mrs. Marjorie Mower, of California, was the woman who was supposed to be Mrs. O’Donahue, of Bangor. She was identifi ed at Finnegan’s undertaking rooms on Monday forenoon; she has been in the east for some time visiting relatives her identifi cation being proven by H. G. Mower, of Dexter. Undertaker Finnegan is awaiting order from her son-in-law Geo. L. Adell before removing the remains. Ora Mark Lank.


Ora Mark Lank, of Danforth, was 28 years old and was the son of Capt. Arthur Baldwin, of Ross & Howell’s tug BISMARK. Lank has been living in Brewer for some time.


Ellsworth Victims.


Bodies Removed to Their Homes – City was Horror Stricken when News of the Accident Came.


Ellsworth, August 7.


Ellsworth was horrified Sunday forenoon when the news of the terrible accident at Mt. Desert Ferry reached here. The fi rst news came in the form of a summons for doctors and all the Ellsworth physicians who could be found responded promptly.


The news that some frightful accident had occurred spread rapidly and soon everyone knew of it. People rushed to the station to board any trains that might go down to the Ferry; others went to the telegraph and telephone offi ces to seek further news. They could fi nd out little, however, and it was some little time before anything defi nite was received. It was a hard time for people who had friends and relatives on the train that morning. Many Ellsworth people were thrown into the water but most of them escaped without serious injury.


Mrs. Hollis B. Estes, Mrs. Charles


Stover, Charles W. Downes, of Ellsworth, and Irving Bridges, whose home is in West Hancock, but who lives in Ellsworth a great part of the time, were drowned and their bodies have been recovered. Several others from this city were injured, some severely. Coroner Dorephus L. Fields was on the scene after the accident and proceeded at once to impanel a jury. His jury was made up thus: William F. Grant, S. C. Moore, Nelson Stewart, James Butler, George W. Goggins, of Hancock, and Henry Eppes, of Ellsworth. The jury began its session Monday morning. The accident has cast a gloom over the city and people await anxiously for further details of this the most fearful catastrophe that this county has ever seen. The Injured Ones.


Fred B. Tuck and Miss Lena Smith,


of 135 Harlow Street, Bangor, were in the middle of slip when it collapsed. They were held down by scores of people; both touched bottom and were surrounded by a seething mass of legs and arms of the struggling crowds above them; they rose to the surface about 15 feet from the point where they went under. Mr. Tuck escaped without any serious injury, more than a slight oppression of breathing and soreness and lameness of muscles and some nervous shock. Miss Smith was quite severely bruised over her chest, arms and legs by contact with those who went down with her. She has presence of mind enough to place her hand over her mouth to exclude the water but the natural tendency of her body to rise was overcome by being held down by Melvin McCard of Corinth who was among the drowned. When relieved she rose like a cork and was pulled out by one of the brave rescuers.


On Monday morning she was in a state of high fever and great excitement, having passed a restless night as the result of the exposure and tension on her nervous system. She returned on one of the evening trains and is under the care of Dr. A. C. Gibson. Miss Bartlett Safe.


Miss Louise Bartlett, for several years a domestic in the family of W. E. Brown, at 73 Broadway, was in the middle of the slip and fi nding herself sinking into the water, shut her mouth tightly and went down into utter darkness. She soon began to rise and on reaching the surface was helped by a man, and grasping a board held on until rescued. She speaks in the highest terms of the kindness of the proprietors of The Bluffs, who showed her every attention. She was severely bruised, and lost her porimonnaie containing quite a sum of money. Miss Bartlett was among those reported as drowned, the body of Miss Lewis, of Hampden, being identifi ed by brother-in- law as hers.


M. Adams’ Experience.


Chas. H. Adams of Bangor, was on the scene of the accident from the beginning, and narrowly escaped being a participant in it together with his wife. They were just entering the slip and drew back as it went down. Mr. Adams started instantly for a neighboring boardpile, secured a board and reached it, to those below. John H. Stone who was one of those in the struggling mass below, was the fi rst to catch hold of the board and then two others also took hold of it. Mr. Adams threw a rope down also and then let down a ladder. Mr. Stone fi nally got onto the ladder but was so much exhausted that he was unable to get onto the wharf without assistance.


The look on the faces of the people below as they turned their gaze toward those on the wharf, Mr. Adams will never forget. The situation was something terrible and was fearfully impressive. Mr. Adams thinks the slip was only


about six feet from the water, which was high at the time of the accident, and as the wharf was planked on both sides practically closing it in like a box, the only opening left was at the bottom where the two broken ends of the slip parted. After the fi rst plunge downward of those who were in the middle of the slip, the ends of the slip fl oated together and partly closed up, pinning scores of people in the trap thus formed. Work of the Rescuers. Mr. Miller Saved Five.


William L. Miller, of Rice & Miller, who was spending Sunday at The Bluffs with his family, was one of the Bangor men who joined in the life saving; he dragged out fi ve people and succeeded with the help of Samuel R. Prentiss in bringing all of them to life. One young woman was nearly dead when she was taken out and Mr. Miller saw at once that immediate action was necessary. Without waiting for a barrel to roll her on, he lifted her from the ground by the heels and held her in the air, allowing quantities of water to run out from her lungs. She fi nally regained consciousness and was taken to the hotel.


One of the fi ve whom Mr. Miller rescued was Kate Fahey, employed as a domestic in the family of L. C. Tyler, of Tyler, Fogg & Co. Hers was one of the narrowest escapes and as it is, it is feared that she has suffered severe internal injuries. Miss Veazie a Heroine.


Miss Gertrude Veazie, of this city, formerly bookkeeper for Geo. E. Homestead, was one of the few women who succeeded in saving other lives besides their own. She was with her sister, Mrs. Birght, and a companion, and went down in the crash. She saw her sister was unable to keep up and succeeded in reaching her and afterwards got hold of her other companion. All three were soon brought to the wharf. Mrs. Peterson’s Escape.


Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peterson, of Warren Street, together with their 17 year old son, Albert, were among those who went down with the slip, Mrs. Peterson who is a large woman, was just sinking when her son, who is a slight young man, came to her assistance and managed to keep her up. Mr. Peterson was saved by some of the men on the wharf. Mrs. Mason’s Close Call.


Former Chief John Mason of the Bangor Fire department, and Mrs. Mason went down with the slip. Mr. Mason in falling grabbed a plank and clung to it. In the midst of the dozens of struggling persons he saw his wife who was rapidly becoming exhausted. After a great effort he grabbed her and held her up until help came. Mrs. Mason was badly bruised and suffered greatly from the shock. She was, however, able to return home. Lawyer Addition’s Efforts. Benning C. Addition, Esq., was at the Ferry spending Sunday with his family at his summer home and was on the wharf when


American horseshoe crab populations will likely impact food availability for migratory shorebirds, including red knots; and Whereas, one species of Asian horse-


shoe crab (C. rotundicauda) is known to contain the powerful, potentially painful, neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX); and, Whereas, the potential for TTX accu- mulation in commonly consumed seafood product (whelk and eel) and subsequent human illness is unknown; and Now,there- forebeit resolved that theCommission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board recom-


mend to its member states that they take any and all action to ban the importation and use of Asian horseshoe crabs as bait as soon as possible.


For more information, please con- tact Marin Hawk, Fishery Management Coordinator, at mhawk@asmfc.orgor 703.842.0740. Motions: On behalf of the Horseshoe Crab ManagementBoard, I move that the Commission approve the resolution on the ban on the importation of Asian horseshoe crabs. Motion made by Mr.


the accident happened. He at once put out in a boat and tried to get under the slip but the fallen timbers barred his way. He saved several persons, Mr. Addition threw open his cottage for use by the rescued, and during the day cared for four people, Mr. and Mrs. Lysander Palmer, Elmer Nichols and Miss Edminster, all of Bangor.


Gen. and Mrs. Smith Kind. Gen. and Mrs. Jos. S. Smith had two Ellsworth young women in their room, Miss Billington and Miss Maud Raymond. Both were suffering greatly from the shock and also on account of painful bruises. They were able to return to their homes in the evening.


Pat’k Leonard’s Heroism. Patrick Leonard, of 125 Warren Street, went down on the excursion with his wife and two children. All four of them were on the slip when it crashed but thanks to Mr. Leonard’s bravery and presence of mind none of them was drowned. Mrs. Leonard came dangerously near drowning being grabbed by her husband just in time. With a child on each shoulder and clinging to his wife, Leonard managed to keep from the struggling mass.


Mrs. Leonard besides being severely


bruised, suffered a very serious shock and she is now ill at her home. Leonard’s act was one of the bravest of the day and had he not been equally cool headed some of his family would doubtless have been drowned. Jas. H. Snow’s Escape.


Jas. H. Snow, the grocer, was thrown from the broken plank into the deepest part of the water but managed to seize a plank as he fell. He supported a woman for ten minutes or more but cannot recall whether she was saved. Mr. Snow was badly bruised and was taken to the hotel where he remained until evening when he was brought to Bangor by his son, Donald F. Snow, who went to the Ferry when he heard of the accident.


Injured Brought Up Monday. Six of those injured at Mt. Desert ferry,


on Sunday, were brought to their homes in this city on the train which leaves there at 11:30 o’clock. They reached Bangor at 1:10 o’clock. In addition to the six Bangor people, Miss Lilla Danielson, of Brewer, whose condition is very critical, was also brought up. The sufferers were carried in a special Pullman and were under the charge of Dr. Wm. P. McNally. Dr. McNally’s labors at the ferry Sunday night are spoken of in the highest terms by all who were there.


The injured Bangor people who were brought up on this train were: Miss Mary Shorten, Mrs. Geo. Wilder, Miss Mary Sweeney, Miss Nora Jenness. They were taken to their homes in the police ambulance and in hacks.


Miss Sweeney is in a very serious condition.


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