The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-06-15

AFTER REVIEW OF CERTAIN LOCAL CUSTOMS HI
TELLS OF THE "WETTINt' OF THE NEW STEAMED
PENOBSCOT. A DESCRIPTION OF THE BOAT AM
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InnluttDle as lne laws OF nature III 4 mann gets
new hat, suit of clothes, or Il wife, it becomes
necessary for him to meet a few friends, at a esg
mated place, when certain forms and ceremonies are
gone through with when all present stand up, each
holding in his hand tubular glass affair." contain
ing liquid, when at a given signal they all raise
up the glass and look at each other and one says,
"heres success" and then they all pull out their
handkerchiefs and wipe their lips, and the man
with the new hat, or the suit, the new wife
as the case may be, pays certain bills, and they all
march out to the door, when one remarks that It's
81 nice day" and then they separate In fact every
new project that is launched has to be, classic
ally say "wet,' before it can be considered sue
cess. The same rule applies to steamboats, that ap
plies to new hats and babies, and the gentlemen
constituting the "Boston x Bangor Steamship co."
realizing this fact issued 1900 invitations to
friends of the line, to take an excursion down Mas
sachusetts Bay, the trial trip the new steamer
Pcnobsco OF that line. As the wchfootcd repre-
sentative Of the journal, was on hand at the ap-
pointed time, 10 O'Clock 4. Nj, the morning of
June Sth. II lovely day. The sun poured
down hot enough to fry napiacks on The deck Be
tween 900 and 200 guests had arrived, and the
steamer laying at the wharf gaily capari-
soneol. Come to think Of it, believe its horses
way, She gaily decked with bunting though
that is really little figure of speech. as She was
in reality, ,lecked with wood covered with painted
canvas The bunting was not an on the steamer
either, as there was considerable buntiD.. n,..,.t
| the passengers. The Metropolitan Band of twenty
five pieces was playin ON the ul,9i,.anc ,lr.l and
the engine was PLAYING between decks, 50 there WAS
lots of music President nm ana T,,., ,,a,. .tilI
his sou stood ,t M ,,,n,- ,,l,,,i. a., i ,, ILL.,, ll
and one smile to p,cl, s,,.st %. h.. c,,,,, or,,1
SUPERINTENDENT 7 ittIntnl., t1 tl. t, a. .
loIl,, f.,t b,t 4, II; t,
lie ronfapntialI, t,ll H.. th,t III I,I a.,,...,
questions enough in IN, l,.t ,rn.l f., Gu tu. ,,,
res, If they had been ton,,,,,. .,,,i sour1.
on board ana called into t,o onirn an onn,,ir, ,h
would 20 clerk Of the steamer. md M irf.,,ne
| that George Wood Cant Roix ton,I ON t9 h,,,,,
cane deck rs cool rs %, i,, il, .
and when he ,t ,ll rood Ana ,..y ~ ,,t n,
| i man on thc wharf ID ...t d, MIL tin, NH ia
man ,lroppe,l it As ii il had been a hot horse h.,,
and the wheels began to Turn and the baud BEGAN
to play, and the men began 10 rub mafrh... arra..
their pautaoon4, ;nd thu !ruob,cot bld Starred on
her trial trip, for good or for bad
| Having given fui description Of .he steamer at
the time of the launch shall not describe her
|
Her dining room j. in the gents cabin her Ladies'
| cabin is forward below over the keel. wa- told
that as the ladies generally keel over " hen ON the
boat that they put the cabin therefore over the Keel
The bad feature of the boat is the narrow pa-
| sage way between the engine room an >taterooms,
but even this has it, advantages for in rough
weather me weary and sea sick passenger ran brace
himself and feel MS way along amt not be % liable
a tlt.ll 4, mn,
Is very handsomely finished, though there is not {,
great zeal OF what i commonly known as 'lingrr-
| bread work about It. me furniture il back wal
nut strong and durable and upholstered with
crimson pla,h. The ceiling is handsome painted
and tinted. and ornamened with cat tails and other
aesthetic cmbIems. smiled when looked Al tile
| carpet The man " NO picked that ont WA> i genius.
1t IS very handsome in color and design, amt the
| ground work is ot peculiar hue. that after Il
very rough passage, when r;,ch h,4 rt-, M his
accounts without waiting foI dish u luf il ill.,
the carpet can be cr:nc, am, show no t.,, of TIM,
disaster 1t wa, a tat head that made that lection
| The statcroom, though not iar.r, are Neat ANA
| comfortable Thul arr furnished MIN .rr,u.y
beds and hair mattresses ami electric beII. 1,.
| beds are easy and .ouf,r,aIIr. L,,,y for. t,iI
| them A man ha rather ,ccp on !, .ooI ,.,-l lr,l.
and have, the balance IL III. rnnul Willy >i.,-i,
| than to lie on a b,rI I,orl .,nd L..,, .u ,,i
look at Fifteen Inll,r- a ,rfI, f ,l.I I.,y md, .u
| saving The. b,dLute ami .o.trn,.h ott,.l,,.,,t-
| are entirely omitted on fhi I.,t rhDr,. Ill H., ,
| in thr saInnu WHEN | n,,irnd AM | i,,,n,..}i,tI,.
| fell on nv knees and offered M thank. Nnui,,,o
no ni,n, tiend who sit. ~, tl,, st,l ma ,l
"S,yrpt bve ,nl l,v,,, ,,iti ~ iin,,.,.ni i,s ,I
! word. III ! ni,r.nt k.,, tI,r,,I.rb IL ,n., ~ ,.
| inc throuo tI,is ,,l. nf t,,.. ,,,, ,, iII,. -.s
q glenn of sunshine doc. .,,,t i,..,, ,,.al,.>
| the Pepohsrot I'm I4,p, Il, .t, b,s Win ~ Al IN
| terrible steamboat disease. thn ..,hik,.-- ,,,.
actually obliged to pull on my boots and take. INV
clothes off W hen went To bed Generally ,inul,-
unbuttun Them ana that ryufouuied Shake ,.ttlrs
me out Of them quicker tban c,p lnitmy,,.)f ne
is the easiest boat Of the line and an th. owner,
and officers are confident tat sbryil show .sfpatr
speed than either the katahdin on Cambridge, afttl
her machinery gets fairly worn smooth ana il Nh.
| justed properly TAey also feel confident tIil she
| will prove good SEA boat. She is easily handled,
and answers her wheel almost before she is asked.
| Old captains say 7he Will turn III smaller circle
| than any boat OF her size they ever saw.
| On the trial trip we run down as fara- Gloucester
| and back, AMI one and all We're highly delegated
| with the boat and management. The guests were
| generously supplied with 4 cola lunch Of salads,
| cold meats, rolls, cakes, ice cream, coffee and
| lemonade, and although there WAS Il large rroWd,
all got enough after time. The affair paS.ed of
| with but fatal disaster 4 waiter wa carrying
| dish of lobster salad along the hurricane deck.
| when a gust of wind removed the cream dressing
from the salad, leaving il A. bai headed from
bone player III an orchestra and depoaitiu il very
| carefully on the top Of a lady : paTaNol. IN less
than one second that para-ol looked il the milky
| way fad sprung aleHl, and il had caught all the
| drippings When tile lady saw the rcrt Of that
gust Of Wnl, sad, 7ckly, eight dollar smile pass.
| ed over her face and She Immediately LETT for the
| serusion of the cabin.
| The following is the register of officers Captain,
| VIM. RoiN; Pilot W. 4. Rogers; ~ Pilot H. H.
| Homer, Clerk George F. Wood; !d Clerk. \ n
| Hanscome; Steward, \. q. Cooper, Asst. steward.
| j. T. Uoyp.: Eueineer J,nr. Uathn,n. 81 IL.
| ginetr. Vs. /. Fox; Mate j. y Brown ~ Mn. i
| A. Hosmcr: Baggage Master Wm \ Ruiv
| With REGARD to the officers can't pni>. ,lI
known that all shan say Of him j. tl,lt Under. hi.
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