Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-01

New York on long voyages, and are almost strang-
ers at home. The nature Of the service is so al
tered from what it used to tc, that those who stick
to the business arc about all officers or in com
mand there being no satisfaction OF honor, as the
rule, in being q sailor.
And so our old time commerce with all its diff
ferent branches has departed from us. 1t is a hard
matter Tor vessel coming to our WhaTvcs to lind |
a carpenter to repair a broken sail a sailor to
fill a vacant place on board. 1t is a thousand pit
les. In manning our ships, where once were ma
tive born sailors, we now have aliens and foreign
crs, the refuse of all nations, and hence the multi
tudes of mutnies and ira gedies constantly read
OF in the daily papers.
Conspicuous among the many ship-yards on the
upper kennebec was that at BOwmans Point, now
known as Farmngdale. Here for many years
were conceived and built some of the finest YES
sells Of the time, from the small coasting schooner
to the proudest ship atloa. Here rang the axes of
the Ballards and Springers the Lowells and others
so long known in these parts; under the sturdy
blows of these carpenters arose specimens of ma
val architecture admired in every part Of the globe.
The exquisite models Of the older and younger
/ Pierce have never been beaten.
! The spacious grounds, the lofty clms waving in
i tie summer breeze; the noble river flowing by,
VII, can ever forget them How we watched the
billing Of the mighty ship in every stage of pro-
gHss Thestretching Of the rock maple keel, then
thu raising of the stern post and one by one the
irahes till the PROV and stern rave grandeur to
the !orm seen through the trees, and became ga
nirla as household words.
lhesteam box when the great pianks were bent
was Hnder TO Us Ihen mere were me pies OF
III rainy "eahei anu luithgl "1olS
.ic Gaansg and painting, the placing OF thG spar,
W -, hat iun Tor the boy TO DC allowed
10 hiasu In e capslan or Wlndiass' never cream
naS,nnelIcd 70 Wooi' DC III luloFc wears "heh
There was IN old store, with cast OF ship stores,
broken Inquire NOS that would have excited the
monId have delph n III si'eii VI san go t''a
,nfa liz b,msep liawholhe TO wr!e ABOUT.
~ 1I;IS;',, ~ Cooia not no nan justice 10
tno th 81 anrci,inGI up IN our eyes Ana lheh
, raine 'no iInSi hoo, Who dd not 20 to the
rar coat NJ black nanf lhc snip loohe9 III n.l
norts tho new colors stu bottom anu WIZ me.
p3a, oncbor ready to inn@ III me pl1eHe' 'he
p eiiuSn. tia ;nan;,it;ng Sol eo-An Wen we re-
VIZ ,;th vn,hs am The heights orpo
'O Ia an1 yann,, rail MAIDEN ialhGi anu
itl s ~ traw hat Qiorea shaWis ana
ilopohs 1he,e thev were parasols SHINING
hasaro hand and waiting for htHli.p an 'oi'i
lrPPieu, up wv - ~ rIed the shore
.ii;I[ vords tonmaul in hand TO an INC sur
IqunuIi7 70, 80 ,,s,m How Z Wedge up.
10" pi'.'i ~ 90, iIood 70 annch on bfhNieI the
IVY - -" ra,,oJ roc,;po ovor the r.. 10"
SSoon The care worn master builder gave az a.
u" 49, Fno,Ils os Win ,hnndp,ino bldd OF
huhotru i;nan ,5nr tho hollow and the
iii Then NE Tnaesive vessel was rascdld,
nc nonderons blacks split out from under the III
tn ndpn,nd he a dead silence. can ready" tn
riosen men. one at each side were quietly told t.
10 400 shnres and then the proud vcsse
80" for while first felt the mate power tc
go 5orsa1f ga hing of life The launching
.o,.s ,+reasrI with tafow felt the coming mass
Wy ~ nm Irave hack a repo,t like the explosion
A ~ ;ii;an ,oyrodoes a clnud of smoke enyelop
Vi .ha hot,om one nroIonqed shout from the null
;I aono,nna nird Inc heautifnl craft as she tool
,he anal nlnpge into Tie element which woull
-. 'II aftor he Ter own.
TIC lido heinz At its height received her with
.;nhtv snrTe from which she emerged with
"9-na' hatc a. she daIted down river But tn
ftor,3ar hot hold The anchor being cut with al
o,oP n ,ba hands Of the chief mate, down wen
a. - iron IN the oozv bottom The heay
~ ,,,tlSJ iond and lone. and the neighborin
We cave hack the echo till the very skies wer
oIad The shin being now brought up amidst til
inatinf debris of her cradle. wedges, &C. thre
rous;ner cheers for the new born craft arose fror
all on hoard. ard were returned by the crowd o
the shore.
This was in our dav. In those of our father
there was n great deal of drinking and eating, ali
the ceremony was not complete without hug
bn,tIe re the ardent was broken over her "nigl
boaJs " While her name was given a, the YES,
-, lei ;rto The water This wa, the chri-tci
W.
N ,hoso lavs commercial seasons of dep. esso
rara e II ne now and then many "West Irdi
80, ,orid he hauled m alongside our riv,
hnnks ,vh;le tho sailors would paint and reft the
TIr tba winter yoyacinp They were most
i,tos and harks hnt carried no more than Il
srboonprs Of the present dav