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Ironbound Island, or West Ironbound
Island as it is known to distinguish it from East
Ironbound Island located near Chester, Nova Scotia, is
about five miles from Fort Point.
The Island is home to a lighthouse, built in 1855 whose
keeper for three generations was the Wolfe family. In
1879, the light-keeper was Enos Wolfe, and his family
took care of the light until his grandson Fred Wolfe
moved away on November 23, 1931. The lighthouse used by
the Wolfe family was torn down in 1936 and a newer light
was built. Today it is an automatic light that requires
no keeper. Because of this, no one lives permanently on
Ironbound Island at this time.
Other light-keepers of the Ironbound light were:
Mr. Farquar
Enos Wolfe
Howard Wolfe (Enos' Son)
Fred Wolfe (Son of Charles Wolfe)
Fred Covey
Wilbert Hupman (from Hants Point)
Raymond Weagle
Andy Publicover
Melvin Tanner
Ingram Wolfe
In the 1850's before the lighthouse was built, the
Schooner Jack Hilton from Liverpool was
shipwrecked on the west side of Ironbound Island.
Charles and William Gooseley owned this vessel and
onboard were Thomas, James and William Gooseley and
three others. All the crew survived but the ship was a
total loss.
The lighthouse on Ironbound Island was not always enough
to prevent a ship from wrecking or running aground in
the area. On April 18, 1893, a
heavy gale claimed three ships in the
area. The Schooner Amanda, under the command of Captain
Spright and laden with coal went ashore on the north side of the
Spectacle islands. The same gale also caused the Schooners
Isabella, under Captain Pettipas, and the Lillian,
under Captain Sangster to run aground on Mosher's Island. The
Amanda and Isabella were broken to pieces by the
winds of the storm and the beating of the surf.
On December 2, 1907, during a blinding snowstorm
and early in the morning the Canadian Pacific steamship,
Mount Temple ran aground on Ironbound Island. The ship was
headed for Saint John New Brunswick and carried over 600
passengers, mostly immigrants from Eastern Europe.
At two o'clock in the morning, Charles Wolfe was
awakened by his dog Busco's barking and the blaring of a horn.
He listened for a minute or so and then heard the sound and saw
the flare of rockets somewhere near at hand. Charles awakened
his son Fred and after getting dressed and lighting lanterns to
guide them, they proceeded out into the night and headed for
where they thought the sound of the rockets came from. They soon
came to a place where through the storm they could discern the
outlines of something larger than an ordinary fishing vessel.
This was the S.S. Mount Temple and it had gone aground at
Shag Rock about 500 feet from the island.
Because of the storm and poor visibility, Charles and Fred were
unable to help the stranded steamship that night, so they
returned home to wait for daylight. Busco, sensing danger,
refused to leave the scene and was found again the next morning
still watching over the ship.
By daylight, the storm had died down
and the process of getting lines ashore was started.
Using a rocket a running line was thrown to the men who
were told to pull it ashore. The small line was attached
to a larger, much heavier rope and that was attached to
a cable. They tied the rope to one of the trees on that
part of the island, while the Chief Officer of the ship
tied his end of the cable to the mast on the steamer. A
breeches buoy was then used for the Chief Officer to
come ashore and determine where they were. This buoy was
also used to unload the passengers from the ship, which
began immediately.
The passengers were housed in the
basement of the lighthouse and other buildings on the island.
Sixteen mothers with small babies were on board the ship and
they were taken care of in Mrs. Wolf's own home. Food and
blankets were taken from the Mount Temple and the
passenger's stay on Ironbound Island was quite comfortable.
Captain H. Boothby and three officers from the Mount Temple
remained on Ironbound Island all winter. Boothby stayed at the
Wolfe home, while his officers remained on board the ship as
they began to remove cargo from the vessel. Most of the cargo
was salvaged and on April 15, 1908, the Beazley Brothers Salvage
Firm from Halifax was able to use compressed air and tugs to
refloat the vessel.
During the time of Enos Wolfe, there was a potato farm on the
island operated by the family. Since then the island was used
for a sheep farm as well. One of the latest acquisitions of the
LaHave Islands Marine Museum was the dory that was used to
transport the animals to and from Ironbound Island. Below we
have a series of pictures showing the moving of the dory to its
new home in front of the museum.
Information on this page compiled
from History of the County of Lunenburg Third Edition
written by M.B. DesBrisay as well a talk given by Louise M. (Kaulbach)
Hunter to the Lunenbur County Historical Society in March, 1971.
It has been since prior to the Labor Day
holiday that I focused on adding much of substance to the
Timberlines other than last week's quick addition of my
Guestbook. Not the sort
of thing one should be doing when just starting out on a new
endeavor such as this if I want to build any regular readership.
Unfortunately, some business and a few private matters have
interceded and in reality sometimes you just need a break.
Truth is, I haven't even thought about Timberlines for nearly a
week until returning today from a family wedding on Ironbound
Island located in Frenchman's Bay near Bar Harbor, Maine. The
world sets a different pace on Ironbound as my photo implies. An
idyllic setting for a few reflective days following what has
been a difficult few months due to my wife's serious illness
this past summer. Now that things are improving with her health
it was great she was able to travel to attend her cousin's
wedding, reunite with her family and relax in such a wonderful
natural and historic environment.
Electricity based only upon solar power, water heated by copper
pipe bypass through the kitchen's wood burning stove, old
fashioned kerosene lanterns, etc. No computers, TVs or
telephones. A run down old jeep or two only for hauling supplies
around the island. Just the place a wood cased pencil fits right
in. I even took the opportunity to do a few quick sketches for
the first time in ages. Not great, as compared to some of my
photos which I have added to
my Flickr page along with a few
drawings of our Ironbound weekend.
Ironbound Island has however been an inspiration for real
artists within the past hundred years or so. Lifelong Artist
Dwight Blaney of Boston established his family summer home there
in 1892 inviting family, closest friends and fellow artists as
noteworthy as
John Singer Seargent.
Still maintained as a family retreat the island has been
preserved in its natural state and permanently dedicated to
non-development except for a few family residences.
Dwight Blaney's water colors and
paintings are a lasting portrayal of the quite
reflection and repose of the Ironbound that thankfully still
exist today. (Note: Blaney's painting "Ironbound Island, Maine"
shown in the link provided depicts the same farmhouse as that in
the background of my photo) What a treat to have been a part of
this wonderful family event in such an amazing place.
