The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-05-15
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

NItECk OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND.
The steamer City of Portland, Captain Lar
com, of the International Steamship Company,
plying between Boston. Portland and st. John,
\. b., struck on Grindstone ledge. OwPs Head,
at a quarter past three O'Clock Thursday morn
ing May Sth. The steamer left Portland We'd
ne>tay night at fifteen minutes to nine with
seventy passengers and about a two-thrds
cargo of freight of general character. The
night was clear. As the day was breaking the
first pilot in charge sighted a striped buoy on
the port bow between Sheep and Fishermen's
islands. In few minutes the steamer struck a
ledge, slid on amidshps and stuck fast, the
buoy then being fifty feet abreast the paddle on
the port side. The pumps We're started at
once, distress colors set, and the boats cleared.
The officers and crew were cool and the pass
engers behaved well. The mate landed in a
boat and drove to Rockland. six miles distant.
for help. The steamer Rockiand, Captain
SaWtelie, of the Boston and Bangor line.
promptly answered the call, and reached the
scene of the wreck at half-p&>t six. Meantime
soop from Owls Head, Captain Wallace.
answered the signals and two boat loads of
women and children were transferred to the
>oop without accident. despite the heavy sea.
The rest of the passengers, together with the
baggage, express freight, &c, were put aboard
the Rockland and brought to Rockland. The
passengers Were well cared for and forwarded
10 liitl t9tihatloH' Al' te passengers JON III
lrhslhS lic cooihp>S anu tihcithts o. tht
S'alIeI ciiTeis anu 'ICN' A"eh'H-t"o yea :
"SO w Iil'lsn siT"AIel r-'uPIl"l wa "icIheu
on thl> same 'uSt. 9eFVlai s'hooheIs NAVE
also come To an end there.
III l"H "ta'heI t!e usual t"tI se VI tiit scam
tIs o. ihe I4teIhdtlohai me rom loFllahd 70
AIatnirus Islands. In heavy weather the
course i often laid up through Muscle Ridge
Chhnhel, swinging al ASH | olht i'tll ana pro-
tgeulnS ta>'-hVil4-eaS' on through HTlhustohe
'naHheI, 20 taHt'ti LIE Iat3tI ehnnhel II aoou'
ohe-Ionflh o. a niue Wlde' me haIfoWesl pass
a2e ptHS between tWo ltuSes' hho"h as lhG
Noflh"eSi anH "rlhuSlohe' me former HiafhGu
by slflned pu9N' III was on TINS iedSe the
tllI OF IorliahH struck, gong 1T luii speed
stlihihS haiu enough 10 prevent sIlulhS on
mus escaping ne au"itlohal horror OF crown
ny AN on 1Vaiu' ~
captain i1aIroih said ne pi!ot nd> run
tllat 'Ndlihti uuiiuIvGs OF tllles' 1t IL AWAY
IA! custom 20 3e on UetN "hth running "illohS
me >'aHu>' ana Whtn h'I course was changed
should nave Dftn called. nave seen tAe
steamer 20 lhrough mat rhannel scores OF
tlnes ~ rlgit. 7 =. hl0oGr lhe hfsI pllo'
sal4' Was en ,ItI AZ An ROM neil anu
ea,t-uorth-ca>t and made Sheep Island striped
DIoa i i PoIlt> on we porl DoM. put tne
VIZ! MAJ "-a1poIl 10 H. plll >,iuch III ~ y .
minute nav "''n 10Y o i ths Co1s! e toI l
tNti9-S,iA 4r4i : Hlu tH'AN tnc oupH "li!tr ti
out ~ t''ge. ii , tlle STAIN ION ltI "iu'h
S'Ulu Slig W"'.o nav oieaitu gu Ilfht. A..
Nil'hiu la 'oii was PlOHh'tcu lloiu tHe
POSITION o. p"1t Two years az ava was con-
s,5'ieI "llc VI 'ue nus ie'lap'e anu oeet losicu
oIiTel> "a any r., VI Il III, i coaSl hhtH'
ne Ni! Vi W tI"nu was ~ nave pcth taheh
on liiv Fo"lt aPouS = week We ana ia'u up ioF
itP"IiN ~. ii' nul NM iS "l ~. Ste"'ieI ar
H'u'n' vi LIZ s"i.le HIS a oitI"l.u' lI ~,
u"H S'Htt' Het'S>lt;itF" ltI peih7 kept on ny
we Wsllucllol - tht9c t"D o9a's 'A| eoinpanS
,''> " mn ~ Got Iilurn SD"It 9l 3'oo,ooo,
1lr MI! ~ % udiu "aS "ueu ~ ABOUT
9I-2,Vou: insured Tor qfG,ooo. men ihe
SIAM Wa ".pm II 49, NV WV IN ANU anu
"!,n IN. a. 'nt,. VI i'Ii !'.'iS o'i silc a.
10 H. NY 'i5'e flils oile
I'Snt al 'he oorh III - 'onh' n Is, MS accl-
gym w accompanied y 'ilt loss 81 thItt lNts.
Ter huiI was owed TO Portland Me-. where II
was pun upon ana 'he completed structure
renamed NE ~! OF iofiiAha' ABOUT eight
!tdTS aSo .'le ny pI roriI%n +, went ashore III
me lower part OF the BAY OF FundN- lu>t above
faslpoll NE; 9hc struck I'll hlSh wafer. ana
a. thf tlut tPotu tlls HON DelhS Nolne ~ Ieeil
heI SttIp G'>ceAHtu WIN tiic ftctuill7 water
uhliI silf tooh !. ii>t iinl FoHe! INTO We ioou
ulSiue u4M H. NY hpl Gll.lnrs ana poiifrs.
ouG Wa Hlitu Nun empty p"lIcIs 10 liodi ier
ana loWeu mo E"IJpolt. Whef5 she was right
49, ~ W ''N'i ~ " '''N ~ ~ "S"ih iecoh-
>tIMeteu-
, lne t,nt ;g 9tt t1Il ooupuTy. oapL,
- ~ 90 " ", ~" NH W ~ "4c
THURSDAY T. ". " zen >He returned lirfe IL
Gay morning Il. louF 0 Gl3eh a itrrlpIe tempest
was raging me VIVA idu shifted 10 north
west "uIlh! inc liShl. Inc waves ilad liiteu
til' steamer Wltch oNfI ana pli me tdSt mo
me Ieep W"t'f' shli lung lieT position IRON east
hoIin edst TO tdNt Nou'h east Al thai was
Flslble WAS me WORKING 9eah. steam drums
skeleton l,addle boxes ana part OF the stern
portions OF thv >aio9h itaiieu over me water III
,hdIleu cVu'lOol he'a ~ tiie gearing. JUAN
IitleS Oh uehiia MtIt ho1Lhs ABOUT. ne
Noo"buI! steamed iTGnh4 inc wreck fof an
IouI ana Ip'uIh'u 20 l''e hIahu. II ha> pteli
decided 10 nave Wftchtf9 To attempt TO save
me Maehlne1A' tapt' ADpGE says me striped
quo! OF the northwest rouge on Whlth the
steamer sIEuch VA h2i "ut OF posll9n as re-
ported AT hrsl. lllot b'opef reported lhurs-
disaster in" General Verdict i fh.t WHEN The
ste"mer was t7knn from The ontsiI., ,.oIrss
C4Tt arc0n, sho,lId have hr.n ,.nn.nIta3 Tn
s-rr,infr th. re>non,ihilit, nf .,Itarinc tha
rnnrsa M, a,nor,e th, i.ianJs the ,,ilot ,o as
sumo. ~. rn~,,onSihilitv of tin e,.;Jnnt nld
tn.,n,hl.t n.n s.,- The trindstone ar Fisher.
mans ,a.s,,oe never should hr attnmItcd in th4
uioht mi in thi> ,.,s4 The niInt sbo1 h,Ia oone
M tbro1rh the owl. Head ngs..,aa PIN
Eibbrr f4rI- his ,o.ition krpniv
MEETING Of MASONIC GRAND LODGES.
The Grand rb4,tr. ,n,.i in porI.rd At nine
o-Il. AI,I,oSjI ,,;r, ~ No. -+h pmnr,
nf th .o,,I,it,..,.. t ~, itl
an, i 81 49,; IN 80 a. , r, 'i -.