The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-07
ALONG THE WhARvES.
The Schooner fannie Lewis Brings
In Some AmbergrIs.
Notes of More or Less Interest-Tne
Fish Arrivals.

1t was not great fish day yesterday, and
it was rather quiet at the fish houses. Inc
schooner Mary Hogan brought In 2,Soo
pounds Of swordfsh, and the Hattie heeu
had between 200 ard 800 pounds OF macKerel'
Capt. Charles D. Grant, of the swordnsnlng
schooner Lizzie May, brought in the largest
swordfisq taken on the coast OF Maine this
season. 1t was monster, and after being
dressed at Custom House wharf tipped the
scales at exactly 500 pounds.
Captain Grant captured the fish OF Boon
Island Monday afternoon.
The schooner Fanny Lewis, Capt. Hender-
son, belonging to Lewis, Chase & Written,
arrived here yesterday with a quantity Of
what is supposed to be ambergris While
off Monhegan Capt. Henderson, who was
sitting at the mast head, suddenly saw some-
thing white floating on the water. A dory
was lowered and several Of the crew jumped
into cit and pulled for the object, which
seemed to be mass of dough. The men
smelt of it, and set out to return and leave
it, but at last concluded to take 1t to the YES
sci. On board one of the seamen at once
pronounced 1t ambergris.
1t was carefully put away in a barrel,
which it two-thirds filled, and on arriving at
this port the owners were told the good
news. Several experiments weye at once
made to see if it was really ambergris, and
the result seemed to show that it was with
out doubt. Samples were sent to New York,
and also to Mir. Cummings of this city, to be
tested.
1t is used in making the fuest kinds OF
perfumes, and retails for $50 an ounce. The
mass weighs 100 pounds, and therefore
would be worth matter of $4,000.
This sum will be divided in the same man.
ner that fish would be. The owners of the
vessel will take half and the crew. of which
there are Is, having the other half. Eight or
nine hundred dollars apiece will be pay the
men very well for short trip and will do
much towards counterbalancing the losses
occasioned by the scarcity of mackerel.
The Philadelphia tug Rather arrived in
port yesterday for the purpose of towing two
coal barges to Delaware river.
Two more lady artists were encamped at
at the head of Sturdivants wharf yesterday
afternoon, at work on view Of the lum-
Der sheds and vessels. Commercial street
will soon rival Cushing's Island as a sketch
ing ground, judging by the present indica-
tions.
Widgery'S wharf, which has not been re-
paired since the disastrous fire of November,
1882. is being put in first rate condition.
Yacht Magnolia, of Boston, arrived in the
harbor Monday night, and sailed for the
west yesterday morning.
The. e. D. W., of the Neptune Yacht
Club. sailed yesterday morning, westward
bond.
The white sloop Atlantic of New York,
which has been in the harbor for a week past,
sailed yesterday morning. The Fleetwing of
New York also put to sea.
Many of the yachts of the Eastern fleet
and of the Dorchester and Great Head clubs
are now on their way home from Bar Har-
Dor, and several are expected to stop here on
their way back.
Yacht Peerless arrived from the east yes
terday noon.
The steam yacht Jothnel is in the harbor.