Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-17

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fedsrsss psivsssefs vsfe thsu pnsyisg upse
Our commerce. insurance. vas very high spd
risks great GAYS Hill Lid fkess . iaaG
dns vsising orders from her evness-
Finally be sold The vessel in Liverpool esos
hone. and retired fro0 The
- fasssss. Re 10 -ssv sbsul
ssxty-ssves yesss Of age. snd while sooe-
vbss feeble 10 . jolly fsissd % meet. fall
Of Interesting seDinisceoees Of bis event
fsi career. and can ensessaiu one - loas
hes- b. Shire ssbsy's clock" ~ any oshss
ums piece, viih his numerous and sxeisisa
ses expsTiences-
Speaking Of ice, Csps. Hill said be once
got q. - ton for taking . cargo Of ics
from Boston 10 Nes orleans, bic ship car.
Pyiag about 1900 tone. II vas in midsun
mer, the supply had given oct AMI the
cholera "a raging there feaFfully. This
vss about 1858. Capt. Hill vas in thai
city for several months during this epidemic,
When the dead bodies could not be buried
but bad TO be burned, ard when the desih
ssts for three months reached the terrible
figure Of eight thousand vicums.
Capt. Hill va once loading sugar ..
Havana for Ksonsssds. Russis- The cargo
vas very nearly on boud, and looking II
over. he found il wanted few more boxes
| TO trim her'' just right. ssd - he vas 60
ing ashore TO close up his business before
sailing gave orders 10 have forty boxes
more pot on. When he returned to the
| ship in the afternoon Of the night be vas 10
| sail he found his vessel loaded almost "a
the water, only . Little streak Of her 80 bite
waist being visible above the water, bel
ransom simost 1t the waters edge
We'll" remarked Capt. Hill II found the
Spanish stevedores bad misunderstood M
orders, and instead Of putting on forty
boxes, which would have been abou: Eve
ton. had actually put on forty tons Ar
old captain Who came down to the wharf
| ~ith ne when l returned 70 zee me OF
.aid. looking 1t the vessel, Well, Captain
Hill, you di3n't forget what yos
came after, did you shuddered at sigh
Of that ship. However, it vas about a
much wosk to make . Spanish stevedore
. derstand what you wanted, - it would
have been to have unloaded the sugar, ant
so I determined to start. We had . mag
| nifcent sail across the ocean. smooth ant
handsome, With no trouble until We strucl
the north coast Of Ireland. There We en-
countered . terrific gale. which strippet
everything on the ship level with the deck
Not man vent below for the night. ant
the storm ragged fearfully. There wasn't {
plank or anything left on the deck Of TIT
'hip when We got through with that storm
but put the sugar into Kfonstadt all th,
same! 1t was the toughest tune Of al
my sea-faring life"
1--WE used to be proud Of our Navy be
fore the war;" sad Capt Hill. "snd the oil
Ohio vas the most magnificent ship tina
ever entered the Mediterranean But sh'
wouldn't be anything now" Capt. Hill Re
lights in the "Reminiscences Of HE many for
eign Voyages, and his vigorous and thrill
ing recitsl Of them 10 most entertaining
What LOG" he has in his we'll store,
mind; and how much Of information, ro
nance and tragedy be has to tell from tn
experience of bis long life on sea and land
| During late visit to this fine old tow
We had . pleasant call upon Mr.. Andre,
Walker, one Of the former merchants an
esteemed residents Of Kennebunk. MI
Walker has been for many years engage
in business there, but has now retired.
yer or two since he gave the build in
which had for many years been his store. t
the town for public library building and
IL now known - "Wslker Hail." 1t 10
modest building bot serves its purpose well
and has been neatly fitted up for the presen
and future wants Of the town library 0
some three thousand volumes. The b1ilj
ing was formally accepted by the librar
association at public meeting at which ~
propiate literary exercises we're observed
Mr.. Walker has no immediate family con
nections living and presented the build
ing to the town. We believe, of
memorial Of his deceased daughter MI
Walker is nov well advanced in life, spend
much of his time in the building in readin
ard writing, has kept An extensive privat
diary for the last twenty years, and 10
most agreeable gentleman to meet. H
will ever be held in grateful remembrance
by the people Of the town.
But the half has not been told abou
these t~o historic. beautiful and picturesqu
York county towns.