The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-25
MAINE CITIES,
JOttlngs by Press Correspondents.
BATH.

THURSDAY, April "a.
Evening service at Grace church Friday
| night.
Capt. Edward p. Stinson this afterro op,
about o'clock. while painting the ewes of his
stable, fell from ladder twenty feet to the
ground, striking upon his side, sustaining Sc
we're though not serious injurie
Two runners for spring styles of gents furn-
ing goods at the Palsis this morning.
The Lewiston officers IL search of runaway
boys from Lewiston, last evening received a
telegram announcing their being found at
home.
Navigation is assuming lively appear
ance.
Tuesday afternoon the main shaft in Pack
ards mill was twisted off.
Mr.. GetUhell has purchased the old Watson
house for $l0O. The ell is being moved upon
his dock. The other part will remain on
Smith street for the present
VIM. Ingalls, block factory starts up next
Monday.
The bark Florti NJ. Hurlburt, Capt. q. f.
Lawrence. owned by T. j. Sonthsrd OF Rich
mond, arrived in port this noon in tow of the
Knckerbocker. The Hurlburt arrived off Sc
gum at a. M Wednesday, twenty-five days
from Galveston. Her cargo is cotton, 400 bales
for the Bates Manufacturing Company, and
400 bales for The Hill Company of Lewiston.
Off the mouth of the river last night it re-
quired two anchors to hold her.
The Samoset brough. news of heavy weather
on the coast last night. The Boothbay and
Hodgdon Mills fishing feet were unable to
make port and were out all night. Perab
Snipe was capsized shortly after getting aboard
his lobster pots. The Nettle went to his res
cue apd saved him. This morning at FIVE
O'Clock all the fleet, some twenty boats, had
returned save Que in which was Ben. Reed
with his two sons, who went out in a fifteen
foot dory Considerable anxiety is felt for
their safety.
The rich carpets and elegant furniture of the
Solitaire made of the cabin a little boudoir.
Freighs recepts-K. & L. r. RI car,
boiler, Monlton, west s, east z. M. G. R.
Car j. e. Haley. sashes and doors; l Car Goss
q Sawyer, one engine, shaft with machinery;
Car goods .. ID. Emery; L car furnishing
goods j. klippell; car stores Gerry & VIM
slow; car dry goods W. P Hill aad others;
l car oil I Albee, with other miscellaneous
articles; car flour and goods r. Goddard, 1
Car ash plank G. W. Duncan; east IL; west 9.
The ship "Solitaire' left port this afternoon
at 3 30 O'Clock, IN tow of the tug KICKER
booker. Her crew arrived from Boston on the
aiIeruOOn Train. 1ef urSt Trip IS II ballast to
Baltimore, where she loads for San Francisco.
n. Cowdrey Esq, the agent for the King
iron bridge and manufacturing company of
Cleveland, Ohio, this morning at ten O'Clock
conducted a practical tesung of the strength of
the new span completed recently on the west
end Of Bay bridge. The span is of wrought
iron in every part that bears strain is 122 feet
long, with oadway of Is feet. Each arcn in
the ce tire Is IL feet high, and is made of two
side plates IA inches deep, narrowing one inch
at the apex. At each cid for a distance Of 81
feet there are three 6 inch channel plates, and
between, two inch channel plates. The lower
cords under each arch are two bars of wrought
iron by 10. The posts are of % inch star
iron, connected by lattice work with needle
beam of inches The diagonal rods are Of l
inch round iron, with sway braces under each
panel / in. round iron with head braces on two
panels. County Commissioners B. Il. Marble,
f. j Peaks and r. p. Carr conducted the test,
which consisted of loading seven teams with
partly wet sand and placing the loaded teams
upon the span. A bushel of the sand used
weighed % pounds, and the number of bushels
per load was ascertaned. The seven teams, in
Guiding the weight of sand and cattle, with the
weight OF the "a men present, amounted to 3d.
500 pounds. With this weight upon the span
it detected of an inch, returning on the loads
being removed, to its former level within one
sixteenth of an inch. The com missioners con-
slider this satisfactory test. and it is not prob
able that greater weight than this will ever
be applied to the bridge. Among those present
from this city was j. M. Hayes, Esq. The
Times and Commercial and the representative
of the PRESS.
The funeral services of Charles P. Hanscomb
were conducted at the residence of the parents
of the deceased by the Rev. Mr.. Potte this af-
ternnon at 3 o'clock.