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| Family tradition: Was a sea captain and who lost his ship during the Civil War to the Confederates, who took everything except his watch. He lived but one and a half years after the capture. Insurance money from the loss of the "Olive Jane" financed son Parker's medical school education. Captain and quarter-owner of 360-ton barque "Olive Jane." Research: Capt. Robert Kalloch of Rockland, Maine, was raised as a Master Mason on 13 December 1854 at Aurora Lodge #50 F. & A. M. in Rockland. This was obviously just prior to the maiden voyage of the Pathfinder. He commanded the bark PATHFINDER from her launching at South Thomaston, Maine in 1854 until about 1858-59. He also partly owned (1/16) the vessel for one year. He removed to Massachusetts ca 1860. He was the first and only master and 1/4 owner of the bark OLIVE JANE from her launch in June, 1862 until her sinking.--Bill Colby, Spruce Head Island, Maine Barque OLIVE JANE was built in Cutler, MN, by Wm. Cummings. At 359 tons, the vessel was 102' by 28' by 14' having one deck, 3 masts, square stern, and a figurehead. Launched in June of 1862. Of Boston and totally owned by Nathaniel Stevens of Andover, MS. She was taken to Boston from Cutler in ballast by Capt. Robert M. Kalloch. Within a few days, Mr. Stevens had sold one-quarter interest each to J. T. Hodgeman and Capt. Kalloch. Her first passage was from Boston to Valparaiso. Subsequent voyages are unknown to me but given the timeframe, I would say that she went on to Europe from Chile, possible with a cargo of nitrate.--Bill Colby, Spruce Head Island, Maine The Olive Jane, Bark, was destroyed Feb. 21, 1863, by the Confederate crusier CSS Alabama, with a cargo of merchandise valued at $43,208. (ship only 8 months old & probably on homeward leg of first major voyage.) "Of Boston, from Bordeaux to New York, with a partial cargo of French wines and 'knickknackeries.'" From the Journals of Capt. Semmes: Saturday, February 21 .--Weather very fine; wind light from the southward and eastward. About 7 a.m. a sail was descried from aloft and others soon afterwards in succession until four were seen. We gave chase to the first one discovered, standing to eastward for an hour and more, but finding her well ahead and to windward we tacked and gave chase to two others, getting up steam, as one of the two showed United States colors and was too far to windward to be overhauled in the very light breeze that was blowing. At 1 p.m. came up with and captured the ship Golden Eagle --she standing a couple of shot before she hove to--from Howland Island, Pacific Ocean, for Cork, for orders. Threw a prize crew on board of her, with directions to follow, and stood for the other, now some 15 miles distant. Came up with her at 3 p.m. She proved to be the bark Olive Jane , from Bordeaux for New York. Captured and burned her and then stood back to meet our first prize, with which we came up at about dusk. Got on board from her a few provisions, and then burned her and filled away on our course. The former was laden with a partial cargo of French wines and knicknackeries, and the latter (the latter one burned) with guano. Latitude 29 28', longitude 44 58'. Story of the sinking by Robert Kalloch from The New York Times, 7 April 1863. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70714FE355F137B93C5A9178FD85F478684F9 [headlined] American Affairs in England. Depradations of the Alabama. Particulars of the destruction of the Golden Eagle, Schooner Palmetto and the Olive Jane. É Report of the capture and burning of the bark Olive Jane, of Boston, Robert Kallock [sic], Master, by the piratical steamer Alabama, Feb. 21, 1863, lat. 290 17', long., 450 30'. The Olive Jane was on her way from Bordeaux for New York, with 130 tons of French cargo on board. É At 3 P.M. the Alabama commenced to fire blank guns, and in a short time came up alongside us, and sent an armed crew on board and took charge of my ship, and ordered me to take all my ship's papers and to repair on board the Alabama to be examined by Capt. Semmes, and after he had examined my papers he told me that it would be better for the Confederate Government to pay for what French goods I had on board than for him not to burn my bark. He then gave orders to the First Lieutenant for the plunder and burning of my ship, and to allow me 15 minutes to go on board and get one small trunk full of my clothes and to allow my officers and crew to take with them one bag of clothes each, and to be sure we took nothing more. The officers of the Alabama took all my nautical instruments, such as my barometer, chronometer, sextants, glasses and all my books, charts, ship papers and ensign. They plundered the cabin of such things as they wanted, then immediately set fire to the vessel. When we got on board the Alabama the officers and crew were all put in irons and kept on deck during our stay on board. I was conducted down into the steerage, where they searched my person, and took what money I had about me. I was then permitted to mess and sleep with the petty officers where my accommodations were very limited. About 6 P.M. they brought Capt. Swift, who was treated the same as myself. We were on board the Alabama six days. É (Signed) Robert Kallock [sic], Late Master of the bark Olive Jane. | ||||||||||||||
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| family legend: "descended from 'Old Noll'." listed as "Olive Cromwell of Norridgewock" in Annals of Warren. After the death of Capt. Kalloch, she worked in the mills of Maine to support her family. $6000 of insurance money from loss of ship financed Robert Mero's dental school and Parker's medical school education. $3000 went to Anges. ???Related to 'Cromwell, Joseph' of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME, who applied for a pension or land grant as detailed at http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/archives/military/revlist.htm#c email from "Jack Cromwell" <jrcromwell@verizon.net>: "Sorry...no Olive Jane in my hundreds of Maine Cromwells." | ||||||||||||||
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