88 FISHERMEN'S MEMORIAL AND RECORD BOOK. 



Loss of Two Rockport Schooners, 



Thrilling Narrative of Mr. Charles Jordan, Sole Survivor of the 

 Crew of the Schooner Helen Eliza His Perilous Position and 

 Wonderful Escape. 



The saddest disasters of the gale of September 8th, 1869, were the 

 loss of schooners Helen Eliza and Yankee Girl, of Rockport, with all 

 onboard twenty-three men, with one exception, Mr. Charles Jor- 

 dan, whose narrow escape we publish in this connection. 



Schooner Helen Eliza went ashore at the south end of Peak's 

 Island, Portland Harbor, and went to pieces in a short time. Had a 

 crew of twelve men, as follows : Edward J. Millett, master ; Emer- 

 son Colby, David B. Harris, Frederic T. Lane, George Wood, Albert 

 Tarr, Charles II. Clark, Benjamin Lurvey, Joel Fairbanks, James 

 Bray, George "W. Clark. Owned by Capt. Millett, and others, of 

 Rockport. Frederic T. Lane belonged in Gloucester ; the remain- 

 der in Rockport. 



Schooner Yankee Girl was probably sunk in this gale, as she was 

 never heard of afterward. Had a crew of eleven men, as follows : 

 Clifton Atwood, master; Horace Atwood (son of master), Freeman 

 and Henry Abbott (brothers), Alfred Giles, Thomas "Williams, 

 David II. Elwell, all of Rockport ; James Cann and James Kellogg, 

 of Rockland, Me ; Isaac Forrester, of East Boston, and one eastern 

 man, name unknown. Owned by Capt: Atwood, William H. Brad- 

 ley, Jr., and others. 



