Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-20


interesting. Everything was done sys-
tematically and so quickly that she was
launched sooner than was expected and so
some were too late. As soon as the for
ward fastenings were loosened she began
to move and .all along the line" could be
heard ''she starts she moves! there she
goes" Gracefully and majestically she did
move and as with one exulting joyous
bound she leaped into the oceans arms"
three rousing cheers were given for the
MARY c. Stuart and three more for
Capt. Frank Cousins.
As everything in regard to vessels is
always interesting to a citizen of Maine,
l will give brief history Of shipbuilding
here.
The first vessel built In this place was
the Two Sisters" a schooner of about
seventy tons. She was built by Joel Long,
in 1929, III think. She was built above where
the bridge now stands. As your Bluehll
correspondent has told your readers. there
were no roads here at that time and only
five or six families.
The next was the Venus" built by Joel
Long and others. She was a schooner of
about 100 tons; whether she carried a
square topsail or not cannot say.
The Syrian came next, a topsail schooner
Joel Long and joel Long, Jr.
The Randolph Martin" an hermaphro-
dite brig of us tons, was built in about
1912 by Joel Long and partly owned Ia
New York city. She was commanded by
Capt Arson Darling and is supposed to
have been lost in the Bay of Biscay
The schooner George Gilman" partly
owned in Rockland, was built by Joel Long
in about 1916. | think she registered So
tons.
The Meridian" a topsail schooner of
l3l tons, was built in 1851, by Joel Long,
Jr.. and Others and was commanded by
Capt Giles j. Wood she was lost near
Long Island, n. Y, few years after.
The Sea Bird" a fore and aft schooner
of l03 tons, was built in 1852 by Joel Long,
Jr., Phineas Cousins and others. She was
commanded by Capt Flood of Surry. She
left southern port about 1854 loaded
with hard pine and was never heard from
after.
The hcrmaphrodte brig "Kinco" was
Cousins, Joseph We>cott and others. She
registered lt5 tons and was commanded by
Capt Elbridgc Conary. Her history is
too eventful for this paper.
The "Minnehaha," schooner OF about
100 tons, was built in ls56 by Leonard
Candase. Joseph Candase and others.
Capt. Leonard Candagc was her first
master.
The centre board schooner Annie +.
Collins OF - tons register, was built in
1875 by Phneas Cousins and Frank
Cousins who commanded her.
That men of SO small means bull, the
vessels mentioned, shows the pluck ard
enterprise Of our fathers. Since the build
ing OF the Annie Collins no vessel. larger
than a fishing boat. has been built here.
Last fall Capt. Frank Cousins conceived
the idea OF rcNiying the snip building
business and with his characteristic energy
Went at once to work. liz made model
aud by getting Others Interested soon
secured pledges sufficient to build vessel.
He went into the woods with IA crew. cut
and nodded the frame and in due time 1t
was landed in the yard. The Keel was
laid in May and under the supervision Of
Capt. Cousins the building prugrt ssed
steadily until last Wednesday when there
was launched from the new shipyard as
finely modelled and a >tauuch a craft OF
her class a. has ever been built ia Hancock
county. Joseph VI. killon, one Of the
principal owners. has been the agent and
business manager and by bis foresight
and practical business knowledge has
greatly aided in making the enterprise a
complete success. Upon the vessel have
teen emp Dyed some FIRST class workmen
of " HON | VIII mention Parker Billings,
Daniel Emciton, Andrew Gray, Baily
tln>sou and : Whitcnmb Cousins. A
brief description Of the schooner VIII not
be ont of place She i three masted
schooner OF the following dimension =
Length Of keel % feet, overall liz feet,
width 30 feet and inches depth of hold
. feet; her measurement is 204 tons gross
and 1913 lilo tons net her frame is of mix
Ell wood. and her planking, ceiling and
thick stun of hard pine. She has sister
keel>ons, full beams. each Of which j.
secured by horizontal and hanging knees.
and is secured and strengthened forward
by breast hooks, knees and diagonals. She
has a fine cabin ana her windlsss and all
her fittings are Of the best quality. The
building owners are Frank Cousins,
Joseph VI Ridlon Joseph II. Johnson, Mrs.
5. Whitcomb Cousins. Mrs. George A.
Ridlou and Richard Grindlc of East Blue
hill, Geo ". Clay of Bluehill and John G.
Maniou. Jr,. of New York. The larger
part of the vessel has been sold and. AS
soon as the transfer can be made. she will
hc owned by Donald NJ. Stuart of Els
worth, b. Il. Havey OF Sullivan. W. b. Blais-
dell of Franklin. a. b Crabtree and q. b.
JOY Of Hancock J. VI Ridlon. George A.
Ridou aud J. H. johnson of East Bluchill,
Geo. W, Clay Of Biurhill and John l..
Martin and Miller Bull & Co. Of New
York Her name j. the Mary G. Stuart
and she will hail from New York. Capt
q. B. JOY, who viii be her first master,
Ike many others, started poor boy but
by his Industry, perseverance, and steady
application to business has advanced step
y step from cabln BOY TO me command
Edward ): Miller. superintendent OF the
fatal accident on Wednesday. the 5,h INST
from which he died the next sunday. II
appears That he was IN boat trying the
bamboo fishing pole and on plunplng the
pile to the bottom it flew up unexpected
~ and the sharp end struck him in the
right eve The whole left side Of hi,
pody soon became paraiyzed. Although
l'e "au 'he oest iiieulGai aid Una. cou'u PC
ing could be done for him. Mr.. Miller
was ~ wears of age. a son of Capt. John
r. Miller, and was for years a resident Of
ms Niilase ~hefe he had many friends
~. h iea,19 a loiu lnoliie' anu "iuow VIZ"
'''ee oii'i''ien ~ ii'oui NJ uh'i'he'S uea'h'
u nenh Manlon IS opening quarry near
hlIiolu ufihuie $
Charles Staples and wife. who have been
spending the summer in Lynn, Mass, arriv-
ed this week.
Ethel Long il TEACHING the urinary
school. This is her second term.