The Republican journal., 1888-03-22

"Wednesday night, March l4th, the wind came of
from the northwest and the ice broke away from
point abreast of the battery and went down the
bay. Thursday morning the bay was clear below
that point. The revenue cutter Dallas arriv-
ell Thursday and endeavored to cut a passage
through west of Turtle Head, and Capt Bakers
crew worked all day clearing out the channel into
the harbor made by the Woodbury. early in the
week. Friday afternoon the wind was very strong
from the northwest and at high water the Ice
broke of from a point abreast j. Y. Cottrelrs
shipyard across to Patterson's Point, and this
large foe slowly sagged outward its progress and
the gradually widening strip of blue water were
watched with interest. The monument held 1t
back, and the ice could be seen occasionally mount.
ing the windwart side. The next cbb tide did the
business, however, and Saturday morning the foe
could be seen on the western shore of Long Island
and extending above Turtle Head, while the monu
ment was not visible at high water, the ice having
carried away the pole and upper tiers Of stone The
three masted schooner John $. Beacham, of Rich
mon'l, Va, which has laid at Lewis wharf since
January, got underway saturday morning. All was
clear water above and swinging around, with fore
sail and mainsail set wing and wing, she headed
down the channel broken out by the Woodbury.. 1t
was filed with floating cakes as far down as the
steamboat wharf, but when she entered the ice her
| speed was not noticeably checked, and She was
soon in open water. The Bearham the last
vessel to arrive before the harbor closed and the
| first to go out.
| Sunday the boys did some volunteer work on the
ice. Starting just above Cottrelrs shipyard, with
axes poles and strips of boards they cut and push
ell and pried, following the shore along to the
steamboat wharf. until they had detached the field
OF ice extending out to the channel. When it was
cleared away from the bow Of sch. James Ponder,
| LAYING ON the lower side Of the steamboat wharf,
| the ice started downward and outward to the
great delight of the lcokcrs-on. 1t was held, how
ever, by the ice projecting from the east side and
Monday morning a crew went to work to set It
| free.
| Sunday afternoon five two masted schoOners
were at anchor below the ice awaiting an oppor
tunity to come up to the wharvcs. The James
Holmes and James Ponder. which have been at
the steamboat wharf during the ice embargo hauled
up the harbor to load. The steamer Eccta with a
large number Of passengers, over from Gas
tine in the morning. but was not able to get to the
wharf on account of the Ice field which blocked
the lower end of the channel. She landed her
passengers ut CondOn's wharf. \ large amount
of freight and number Of passengers awaited
the arrival OF the katahdin from up river, but she
| gave Belfast the 20 by, although she might easily
have come to her wharf. One blow with her bow
would have tlis"dged the ice which stopped the
entrance IL The channel. Tie passengers took the
afternoon train, and part Of the freight was for
warded hy express. Later The ice field started
| from the western shore sunday was Slodged and
went ont, leaving an open harbor, md southerly
wind brought the vessels anchored below up to
| the wiiarycs