The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-17
the sARDINIAN.
Sheis Expected to Sail into the Har-
Dor To-Day.
Other Vessels that VIII Come and
Co This Winter.

These are the days when big trains will
begin to roll in over the Grand Trunk ana
Maine Central Mountain division, with
loads for the English steamers. The first
OF these steamers, the Sandman. of the
Allan Line, is due to-day. Manager Lilley
opened the Allan ofeces, In the old quarters
next the Grand Trunk depot, yesterday.
He has with him Messrs. Robinson and
Kirwan. The Sandman will probably
leave on the Goth; just before the arrival of
the next boat of the line. the Partisan.
This latter boat will leave Liverpool on the
10th, and will be due in Portland on the
2Sth. The Partisan will leave Portland on
Tuesday, the 9Th of December. After that
date all the Allan boats will leave on Tues
days, instead of Thursdays. which
has heretofore been the sailing day.
AS the steamers do net touch at
Halifax it is not possible to time their ar
rivals so accurately as formerly; and the
officials have no idea what time to-day the
Sandman may be expected to appear.
Between the arrival of the Sandman and
the Partisan there will be Dominion
Line boat, the Oregon, which will begin
the regular trips of that line. But word
has been received that an extra boat, the
Toronto, will precede the Oregon, arriving
in this port the last of this week.
The two lines, the Allan and Dominion,
will afford Portland weekly service to
England. In all about 26 steamers will be
employed in this service, thirteen by each
line. Among the Allans will be the Mon
goliap, which made one trip here last sea-
son. her maiden voyage. Among the do
minion boats will be the Labrador, new
and very fine steamer which has made two
trips this summer to the st. Lawrence.
The Labrador is probably the fastest of all
the feet Of the two lines.
1t is impossible to say at present what
Allan boat will come after the Partisan.
The Allans have about forty steamers.
They have regular line running from
London to the st. Lawrence In Summer
and to New York in Winter; another
weekly line from Glasgow to New York
all the year round; fortnightly service
from Glasgow to Boston and a similar
service from Glasgow to Philadelphia.
The Allen also have service from Glas-
gov and Liverpool via French port to
the River Plate. All this is beside their
weekly lines between Glasgow and
Liverpool and the st. Lawrence in the
summer months. of which the winter SER
vice between Liverpool and Portland is
the supplement. With so many boats
they are continually taking some on or off
so tbs impossible to say what ones may
come to Portland.
The Dominion Line have fewer steam
ers. as they run Ionly between Bristol and
Liverpool and the st Lawrence in sum-
mer and Portland in winter.
Halifax being left out because the Do
minion government has stopped giving
subsidies for carrying the mails, it must
result that many Immigrants and others
that have got off at Halifax heretofore,
will now come here.
Deputy Collector Emmons says that
there will be no increase In the force of in
spectors to do duty at the steamer wharves
until after the arrival of two or three
steamers, until in fact the amount of work
Is more than the permanent force think
they can handle. The Sandman and the
Oregon are expected to bring light cargoes
and will not tax the force to any extent
Mr. Fred Neal. of the firm of Alvin Neal
d Son, the stevedores of the Allan line,
has arrived in the city, and is making
preparations for work on the steamers.
Shed No. is all cleared for use and will
be used for the Sardinian's inward freight,
as 1t has in years past. The elevator is
nearly full of grain and more is coming in
on every train.