Wrecked Steamer City of Rockland Towed to Boston Harbor
The City of Rockland, damaged in a fogbound collision, was towed to Boston after most passengers escaped in night attire. Captain Blair was praised by survivors while questions arose over crew discipline and lifeboat readiness amid the chaos. The Belfast helped rescue others, and the vessel was left to be towed as the fog continued.
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Rockland
Blair
Chisholm
City of
Belfast
Bangor
Boston
City of Rockland
Bath
Jones
Lindsay
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Houghton & Dutton
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Rockland Collides With Collier Near Thacher Island
Steamship Rockland strikes the collier near Thacher Island as the two vessels exchange urgent commands. Passengers are roused and lifebelts are distributed while crew and officers manage lifeboats amid the dangerous incident.
Passengers recount peril at sea rescue near Rockland
Junior officers aboard the Belfast and crew faced chaos as lifeboats failed and passengers, including Chief Justice Wilfred Bolster and Roxbury lawyer Stanley Bolster, struggled in rough seas. A boat overturned, many fell overboard, and amid the rescue the Bartlett family endured injuries and loss of jewels.
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Maine
Greater Boston
Wilfred Bolster
Municipal Court
Stanley M. Bolster
Roxbury
Ralph W. Bartlett
Newton
State Street
Bartlett
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New York City
Miss Ada Bentley Recalls Cowardly Lifeboat Rush
Miss Ada Bentley of Arlington Street Newton testifies about a man on the City of Rockland shoving her from the deck amid a lifeboat scramble. She describes being knocked into the water as passengers rushed for seats and was later rescued by another lifeboat.
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Ada Bentley
Arlington Street
Newton
Rockland
Miss Bentley
Aids in Saving Nine by Keeping Cool
Mrs. Hulme Malm of Lynn acted with presence of mind during a shipwreck lifting an oar and directing passengers to hold to it. Her 12 year old niece Miss Sigrad Bong clung to a car as the lifeboat sank. She praised sailors for waking passengers and aiding them with life preservers while criticizing crew conduct.
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Sigrad Bong
Herrick Street
Beverly
Bowdoinham
Maine
Mrs. Malm
Judge Gloag
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Rockland Crew Is Rescued After Steamer Sinking Run
As the liner Rockland sank off Boston, tugs and a revenue cutter aided in keeping the vessel upright. The Chisholm towed the Rockland’s crew and lifeboats to safety, bringing them ashore at East Boston while baggage and life belts were moved to Foster's wharf.
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Rockland
Mercury
Lune
Confidence
Gresham
Boston
Saturn
East
CAPSIZING OF LIFEBOATS DURING COLLISION DISCUSSION
Passengers and officers of the City of Rockland dispute blame for lifeboat capsizing during rescue of disabled steamer passengers. Vice President Jones cites daily drills and captain Blair's account. some say lack of discipline and crowd interference caused chaos as women and children fell overboard. Crew say boats were launched only in danger, passengers panic and alarm.
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City of
Rockland
Jones
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Blair
Richard A. Mellen
Cambridge
Judge Gloag Criticizes Crew in Rockland Disaster
Judge Ralph Gloag of South Boston aboard the Rockland lashed at crew and officers for the disaster. He testified that passengers appeared to handle lifeboats while no uniformed sailors aided, noting ropes sticking and chaos aboard the vessel.
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Ralph Gloag
South Boston
Rockland
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