Ships of the Langkat IJs Maatschappij sold according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 7 November 1901

An item dated Tandjong Priok 5 November reported that that day the properties of the Langkat IJs Maatschappij were sold on a public auction. The firm was at that moment in liquidation. For the factory was no interest, her three steamships were sold to the firm Nolte&Haas consisting of the steamship Voorwaarts (1) for ƒ 250,00 and the steam launches Augustine for ƒ 8.750,00 (2) and Jeanne for ƒ 1.040,00. (3)

Notes

1. The Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen last correction dated 1 April 1900 mentioned a steamship Voorwaarts with as call sign TJHR, homeport Tandjong Poera and a net measurement of 200,53 cubic metres or 70,85 tons each of 2,83 cubic metres.

2. The same source mentioned a steamship Augustina with as call sign TBPG, homeport Tandjong Poera and a net measurement of 57,16 cubic metres or 20,19 tons each of 2,83 cubic metres.

3. In an advertisement in the newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 24 August 1901 is a fourth vessel mentioned namely the steamlaunch Ysvogel. The Voorwaarts was reported to have a cargo capacity of at least 100 tons. In the newspaper De Locomotief dated 26 January 1898 is referred to the new ice factory at Tandjong Poera and which possessed her own steam launch called Ysvogel which in advance was used for transporting ice towards Belawan but nowadays towards Pangkalan Brandan. The De Sumatra Post dated 4 April 1899 confirmed this in an advertisement. She departed daily at 07.00 o’clock to Brandan. The Augustima departed each Monday and Thursday from Tandjong-Poera via Brandan and Poeloe Kompei towards Seroeway. In the same edition was an advertisement of this firm reporting that she was able to repair steam engines and that her slipway and yard could repair small steamships and – launches, tongkans and so with reliable European supervision and able to deliver new steamships of maximum 100 tons, tongkangs and so on.

The Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen last correction dated 1 April 1900 mentioned a steamship Ysvogel with as call sign TJNK, homeport Tandjong Poera and a net measurement of 41,70 cubic metres or 14,73 tons each of 2,83 cubic metres. The newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 6 September 1901 referred to one of her reader who wrote that she stranded on 26 August in the kwala of the Tamiang river caused by the unreliable advices of the djoeragan wghich tried to pass with a water level of just 3 feet against the 5 feet draught of the ship. All passengers were with the biggest trouble saved by the decked tongkang P.S. No. 4 which was towed by the launch Sladang towards Seroway. The IJsvogel was just like the Augustina and the steam tongkang Voorwaarts complete neglected but wel assured. Of the Voorwaarts were engine and boiler all for for months ‘flooded’! Well informed sources claimed that the IJsvogel could be saved. However neither assurance or the Langkat IJs-Maatschappij and her representative the C.V. Martijn&Co. had done any efforts to do so. An earlier edition dated 30 August reported that she tried to enter the mouth of the Tamiang river when she struck a sandbank. She was at that moment towing a tongkang which her and taking away a part of the bullwarks. Using anchors the crew succeeded in refloating her but she again soon struck the sandbank while her engine could be used while her engineer left the ship. Probably she was now leaking and she sunk with just the pavilion roof above the water. Finally published edition dated 12 September a reply of Martijn&Co, dated Meduan 10 September denying the earlier published letter of a reader of the newspaper. The IJsvogel was recently repaired on the slipway, costs 2,600 dollar and the harbourmaster of Belawan supplied a certificate of seaworthiness for another year. The Voorwaarts was being repaired on the slipway at Tandjong Poera and the Augustina was recently inspected and if necessary repaired by Mr. Lightburn. He was an technician in service of Martijn&Co., to look after the properties of the Lankat IKs-Maatschappij. The IJsvogel was assured for ƒ 8,000, value estimated to be ƒ 15,000, the Augustina for ƒ 8,000 respectively ƒ 20,000and the Voorwaarts for ƒ 8,000 respectively ƒ 16,000.