The Portland daily press., 1888-04-25
THE ISLAND STEAMERS.
Where the Several Lires Will Run
the Coming Season.

tttO SOtiHt5 SCNSSHs
In former years the island season usually
commenced about June 10Th, and it was at
that date the one or two steamers that then
embraced the sole excursion carrying facill-
ties in our harbor, started on their regular
trips. OF late years. however, with the
building up of the islands by cottagers, and
the establishment thereon Of large hotels
and boarding houses. the number Of steam
ers has largely increased. and the season
put forward to the first of May.
CAsCo BAY COMPANY.
OF all the companies running boats to the
islands, the most important is the new Casco
Steamboat Company, formed of the Forest
City and .Star corporations, consolidated.
The timetable has just been issued, and by
it it will be seen that trips will be made to
Peaks, Cushing's. Long and Little and
Great Diamond Islands and Freturn, from
545 q. m. to $50 p. m, about every half hour
daily. The boats of this line are staunch
and commodious, and the officers who have
SO long been favorites will remain In COM
mand. The Forest Queen will run to Long
Island and intermediate landings. The
Emita and Forest City to Peaks and Cush-
ing's; the Cadet will run on tha lower route,
and the Express and Minnehaha will remain
elegant new station at Custom House wharf,
150x65 feet in size. The entrance to the
boats will be through the building. and the
exits and entrances at either end. The
ticket Office will be near the boats, where the
ticket-takers will be stationed. and all per-
sons who accompany friends to the boats
will have the privileges Of the waiting rooms
without having to buy tickets to pass into
the building. The directors and managers 5
rosms will be located up stairs in the build
ing, and the spacious ladies and gentlemen's
waiting rooms, with all toilet conveniences,
will be found on the first story. The walk
down the wharf will be widened and fences
so lplaced that all leaving and taking the
boats will avoid confusion. a ten ride ticket
on the boats will be one dollar, one dollar
for twenty ride scholar ticket, and three
dollars for fifty ride adult ticket, the latter
to be sold only to residents and cottagers at
the islands after they move down. Single
round trip adult tickets will be twenty five,
and children's fifteen cents. Tickets will al
so be issued in connection with the Green
wood Garden and Pavilion, which places
will be further embellished and provided
with excellent amusements. 1t is under
stood that the Garden will be newly laid out
and beautifed by the addition Of choice
shrubs and trees.
The class of entertainments to be afforded
at Peaks Island this summer will fully equal
those of any summer resort in the country.
The best talent will be secured and the boats
run so that the islanders, as well as the city
people can enjoy them. The new Ottawa on
Cushing's Island will be one Of the finest
hotels in New England, and in situation and
management equal to the best.
During July and August landing will be
made at Cape Cottage for the convenience Of
the cottagers on the shore roads and the
boarders at the Cape Cottage and boarding
months also the Minnehaha will be used as a
landing trip boat, that is she will ply be-
tween the different islands without coming
to the city. As the habit has been in former
years cottager or visitor at one OF the
as rule, first coming to the city before
reaching home again. This arrangement
will do away with this objection and also af-
ford an opportunity for the boats plying be-
tween the city and Islands to take more pas
ssengers from the city. The boats OF this
Der of passengers: Forest City. $50; Forest
Queen, 500; Emita, 450; Cadet, $50; Express,
250; Minnehaha, $50; or total Of 2350 al
lowed by law.
STEAMER GREENWOOD.
The steamer Greenwood was entitled to
carry 150 passengers last year but the cap
tain thinks that she will be allowed to carry
200 this season. Captain Byron Dean will
command her this season, F. M. Weeks will
be engineer, Samuel Dean, mate and F. n.
Weber, clerk. The boat will be newly paint
ed, new propeller will be put on and her
cabin will be newly carpeted, upholstered
and furnished with handsome new. curtains
and draperies. A new water tank was com.
pleted yesterday and the boat lis now being
prepared to receive coat Of paint.
About the last of May the steamer will be
ready to run on the summer time table, and
will make twelve round trips per day be-
tween Burnham's wharf and Peaks Island,
instead of thirteen as last year The boat
will touch at Trefethen's and Jones's land
ings and will return at night, leaving the isl
boat will leave Burnham's wharf, this city,
for the first morning trip at 5.55 o'clock. A
new plank walk will be built down Burn
hams wharf.
sTEAMER PHANTOM.
The steamer Phantom, of the Freeport
line, is now running on the winter time table,
but about the last Of May she will begin on
the summer time table, making two round
trips per day. The steamer will be COM
manded by Captain Townsend, and Frank
Lockrey will be engineer. las the boat was
new last year she will need no repairs. She
is allowed to carry about $50 passengers.
The steamer Haidee, Of this line, is at pres
snt for sale and so 1t has not yet been deter
mined what will be done with her.
HARPswELL STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
This company will add to their other boats
the fine new steamer Merryconeag, Captain
l.. Long; clerk. James Lightford; engineer,
George W. Doughty. The steamer will car
ry 600 passengers and is expected to be a
very fast sailer. She is now at the Portland
Company's works having her machinery
put in. She will make two round trips per
day and will be ready to go on the route
about June 1st. She will make landings at
Long, Little Chebeague, Hope and Great
Chebeague islands, Harpswell, Bailey's Is
land and 0rr's Island.
The steamer Gordon, Captain l. W. Bryan;
engineer. Turner Mccarthy; clerk, Mr..
johnson, is allowed to carry 225 passengers.
As soon as the new steamer is put on the
route the Gordon will be taken off and thor
oughly oyerhauled, and will be ready to re-
sumo her trips about July 1st
The steamer Alice, Captain N. Haskell; !;
engineer, Mr.. Haskell, win be run to Fal-
mouth Foreside after she has been thorough
ly overhauled. She is allowed to carry 70
passengers and will make four round trips
per day. She will make landing at Mack
ey's or Mackworth's Island and probably
three at Falmouth. A wharf will at once be
built at Town Landing, and as soon as this
is completed the boat will be put on the
route. A coal wharf is now being construct
ed about a mile this side Of Town Landidg,
and the Alice will also touch there There
is talk Of building a landing at Prince.
Point and making this the terminus Of the
line.
The waiting rooms Of this company on
Custom House wharf are to be much inn
proved and the coming summer will see
fine line of steamers with greatly improved
accommodations on this route.
STEINER ISIS.
The steamer Isis, Captain Weber, Engi-
neer Peterson, will be run this season to ac-
commodate the Diamond Island travel only.
The boat has had new engine and boiler
put in and has been fitted with the latest and
most improved life saving apparatus, includ
ing a new metallic life boat, so that iT is now
practically better boat than 1t was when
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