Another Old Schooner Passed on Lake Ontario Yesterday

Kingston, Ont., May 16. - (Special) - The coal schooner William Jamieson foundered in 40 feet of water a mile from Emerald, Amherst Island, yesterday afternoon, marking the first marine disaster of the season in this district. Captain Savage and a crew of four men and one woman cook took to lifeboats and were saved.

The schooner belonged to Picton, and was loaded with 260 tons of hard coal for Picton. After passing the Ducks she sprung a leak. Captain Savage tried hard to get her to Picton, but couldn't do so, and as the vessel filled with water he ordered out the lifeboats and the crew reached the shore near Emerald.

W.M. Hall, who lives at Bath, saw the coal vessel go down and secured particulars and phoned to Kingston. The Jamieson carried coal from Oswego to Kingston for many years.

The loss of the William Jamieson leaves only dived schooners in use on Lake Ontario. They are as follows: L.M. Davis. Grace M.Filer, Mary A. Daryaw, J.B. Merrill and St. Louis. The J.B. Newland was sold last year and is being used as a dock in Kingston. Another schooner, the Harriet Tuck, has been purchased and is to be brought to the lake this summer.

The Jamieson left here shortly after daybreak yesterday. She carried 235 tons of anthracite from the D.L.& W. trestle. The prevailing wind at the time was south, 14 miles, and there was no doubt there was a good sized sea on the south shore.