The Republican journal., 1893-01-12
ships and Sailors.

NJ Snow. Bangor: u. j. Callahan. I.eW is
ton and II. w. Natter, Dexter
Ships and Sailors
Harrison lorine OF South Boston offers
to build steel sailing ships Of $500 to
$500 tons register for $50 per ton. gross
tonnage.
A notable change in the style of steam
shipping on the lakes is that all are dis
penSng with high mastS and substituting
light pole >pars.
The new schooner ready fol launching
in WashbWrn Bros. yard ThomaStun. has
been named Cora II. Hanson. Capt a.
T. Stahl ot Waldohorn will command her.
The new steel lar,lur Belmont. plinci-
pallv owned hN J. g. Hall x 90. ut Boston
arrived at Cape Town, { g IT, NON ~ in
- AayS from Cardiff with cargo Of cual.
During the passage She made on three
consecutive days 10 3os and 3.4 miles
Bal,tue H"lliswood pltlN nwne,l in
Portland and la bc commanded hN capt.
H. NJ Knight, formerly nj barqu Edward
J.. MaNherlN. was launched At East lio~-
ton last week She s framed Yi Nrw
Hampshire white oak ani +, i line vessel
throughout.
Ille contract ioi NHjl,Iin4 .tetl ,a~-
stnger steamer ri about Y. 400 TONS ior thr
Norwich lne l~ply between Nolwieh and
NcM lolk has been aWdldtd tn lie BATH
Iron Works She Will be 4 Twin screw
steamer Will tlille expansion engines.
and 4 tilst-cIas> vessel
\ report Of The trade OF pu9,t sound
ports Ion the month of November shows
elearaAcss ot lbs vessels OF 90 jti:, tons in
the foreign trade, = of which carried trll
car@oeS. The foreign entries for the
month AT the same ports We're II vessels
M -. >:,4 tons. ot which 80 We're in ballast
aud = with cargo.
The \meriean Navigation Company
wth 4 capital "1 $1,000. 600, Mas been I'LL
rorpoI.ttcd ll san Francisco to place \
line ot steamers between that poli and
Panama. lW connect WILL the Panama
railroad III rolnpetition With the Pacific
Mail Company and Southern Pacitic Rail
road
\ steamship tha, keeps to her course
like a needle To the pole. gale OF no gale
insists upon driving ahead and through it,
making. for instance. :''36 miles daN into
the teeth "I a heavy gale is bound to
experience some WrtneSs. no matter how
excellent specimen ii marine architecture
She may " such was the recent expert
entr Of lhe monster W hite star Slim Ma
cStir On trr eastern tlip. When She
arrived N Queenstown hel tunnels wnre
battered AND the height ~ the seas tlat
M ,I.I A. l I.,.
THAR ben croW nest away up on the fore
mast, Mad been completely demolished
'rIle BuStnn journal u Jan. ! publishes
til" following report ot matters before he
I ;. Distinct Court nited states bN
Indictment. IS, ID. Nichols. captain,
Robert crosby lil>t mate. and Daniel Me
faskeli. second mate, vt ship Wandering
.}cM. Defendants We're charged, witt in
tiictlnS cruel and unusual punishment up
on members IT the crew Willie the Ship
was al SEA. Each defendant Wa~ found
not guilty. nited States gs. Robert
Cr",by first mate ~t ship Wandering lew
Summary process charging defendant
Miiii making ni assault Hpon nAe lin.-
herg, A m.Irhrl n! tH t1cN tau1 t,ilo
Mini 4uili aH@ fined ele1enittMt alw E
III faIv~ tm defendants HI BOTH Ga>c~.
lNH adventure III jiM laWrio oi I oll-
nectirNt. mate III tile Nlhet ,ar,iue Ae~-
TINA hedman. read like q chapter ttun VI
story book. Ills Ship fell in with L NoYa
Scotia schooner OFT Nantucket Shoals IN
distress. and rescued her crew Then
l.aWre volunteered With Two men to 90
aboard the abandoned craft. rig up her
broken pumps and ge1 her ro New York
H. .I;.
load Of Jamaica logwn",l aitt was valued.
cargo and all. at about -l2 tm, something
like halt Of which viii - tu tie prize crew
Nm salvage. Altogether it was 4 GOOD
halt- week work ton Mate I.awllt. ana il
Shows flat Yankee seamen Ire A. plucks
and resourctfnl as ever in An emergency.
While it was 4 daring and able thing for
THE bark :. K. Lyman to make The voyage
from Buenu> ANres to Boston without
any anchors. because She loSt both hers off
Buenos Avres in gale where they failed
to hold her, a claim for salvage when she
GOT safe To port was probably unanticipat-
ed by her captain. Such clam has been
made. however. by the TUG that towed her
M Boston Bay. on the ground that the
bark would have been helpless off shore
had She not secured the ting The tue
captain did not know Until Ion. after he
Had gol his toM safely lntked that Size
Was 81 disabled, hnt lie wants SO. ONN fpl.
the service All The same and the ronrt~
will have to settle the matter
Marshall Cushing. formerly of Boston
and NOW Postmaster General Wanamak-
| er private secretalN has WrIten val
uahlr book on ,NDur Post Offices the
Greatest Government Department in All
/ Its Phases. Mr.. Gushing is a bright
writer and has a ready knacS oi enter
! tanning in print,
l The l.anquednc ship canal IN France, by
\ 4 short passage ot tS miles saves Il sea
\ voyage of 1000 miles hN lie Straits Of
\ Gibraltar.
WI 4ys,.u.. v :.yu.u
\ Sonic women are tireess il
I their home work. Some are