Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-21
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JoussAL reporter met the cspeain d
IL aCity Of Wsaefvillsr coming down tsvr
,seserdsy morning to transact sons bsst
sess and asksd him 10 relation 70 the suc.
cess which the new stssuer nay b. q.
jeyins.
I'VE are doing nicely" replied ths esp
,sin, more than paying expenses. Almes
every day We have quite number Of pss.
,.nsera The Sidney people are quits
.othusisstic over the boat % che s6oeda
them srss. convenience. We sss hand.
ling . good deal Of freight though 4 hss Of
course to be taken round BY land from The
Bosson stesmers."
whist will you do Captain when the river
gs.s too low for ruuninsf"
.'That hasn't been definitely decided but
I think We shall come below the dam and
do businsss down river. We hope hat
With the present condition Of the river We
shall b able to run from WAtervills down
70 the middle Of July. Some Of the Sid
psy people ssy that when We md . bed
plsee in the ehsnnel they will send hun
bred men and clean IL cut free Of cost
Thst shows the good will they bear the boat
il nothing else. understand that survey
Of the channel will be made very shortly"
II have heard. captain, thas you we're not
slsays fresh water sailor"
81 was the commander Of Different sea.
fning vessels for - Year, after the var.
"You we're in the war we're you nos."
Yes vas ensisn In the navy under
Psrrssut. was in the navy for two yesrs
ard seven months and was with Fsrrseus
., Mobile"
II suppose you could ns1rste some In.
tsrsssing incidents Of those ysa,s in the
nasy?"
Il think might ~ had some peculiar
experiences bat don't care to do 90. Nv
history vas written up by comrade once
and printed"
You we're in the merchant service At.
ter the war were you not?'
yes, trading with the Indies, China
New Zealand, South America. At one time
ran packet carr,in passengers from
Lisbon, South America. This vas coon
after the war.
Decent 1t seem strange to you to be
running little steamer on the Kennebec
after having your experience9"
Yes. 1t does. after having sailed about
the world most of the time for 20 years"
Hoy does it happen that you are here,
ca ptsin2"
We'll, I was wrecked on 9 little island
in the south Pacific, one Of the Solomon
group. 1t wss in the yeaf Of 1888, ard I
was there for eight weeks. You know that
out there the volcanic eruptions make and
unmake islands every little while, and il
~, on ssunken reef that we were wrecked.
The exposure and climate affected my
health Ard | became great sufferer from
fever and ssHe. When got home I
bought farm in China and since have
lived there haven't had 40 attack Of the
fever"
That's pretty good recommendation
Tor our Maine climate. You said that you
had traded with Chill and had been into her
ports good many times. What do you
think Of the Gillian revolution?"
II was there during the war between
Chill and Peru in 1890. At one time
carried away 8 cargo Of refugees and had
. good deal Of business with the people.
They are very intelligent and know when
they are well governed.
Captain Moore said he sometimes
thought that he would like to return to
'esfsrins life, but having settled on farm
{ wasn't easy to make the change. Those
~ho have occasion to ride on the City of
will no doubt hope that be will
continue to command her.