Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1899 — THE WRECKED ALLAN UNB STEAMER CASTILIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WRECKED ALLAN UNB STEAMER CASTILIAN

The new Allan Line steamer Castilian, which was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia and was pounded to pieces on the Gannet Rock ledges, was the pride of the famous Allan fleet and a fine ship in all respects. She had a capacity of 800 first and second-class and 500 steerage passengers, besides room for a large cargo. She was built by Workman & Clark of Belfast. The Castilian had everything that the science of navigation has evolved to insure perfection. That she was a speedy boat was practically demonstrated, for on her trial trip she attained a speed of fifteen knots, while on her passage across the Atlantic, despite the tempestuous weather, she maintained an average speed of fourteen knots, and after leaving Ireland she never went below the 300 mile record. The Castilian had the distinction of being the first boat to make the trip from the other side to Portland in seven days, and Captain Barrett was heartily congratulated by his friends and the representatives of the company at Montreal.