The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-01-25
PELEG BUNKER'SSHIP
SHE WAS NOVEL IN CONCEPTION,
EXECUTION AND LAUNCHING.

A Unique and Exciting Event That Marked
Red Letter Era In That Section OF the
Old Pine Tree state From Charleston to
Tidcwater Mt Bangor.
Talking of shipbuilding, did You ever
hear Of seagoing vessel being built 25
miles from navigation and carried on
wheels down to tidewater and launchedY"
said f. w. Norcross of The Shoe and Leath
err Reporter the other day. II have, and l
was literally in IT, at the launching. Let
me tell you about schooner that was
built in Charleston, Me-, up in the woods
north of Bangor.
captain peleg Bunker was an old fish
Ing skipper, who many years ago thought
he had got enough of the sea, and so bought
him farm up in Charleston and settled
down to live on the land. 1t didn't take
him long to find out that that was no kind
Of life for him, and he pinned for the sea-
There were with him on the farm his two
grownup sons, who had saved some money.
They had found sweethearts among the
neighbors' daughters and were beginning to
plan for farms of their own.
WELL the old captain got more and
more restless, and at last, one July morn
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Boys he said, If you'll build me
fishing smack you may have the farm.
1.-THE young men thought 1t over and
then took him at his word. They got in
Bangor all the materials that had to be
bought. All the timbers they founG almost
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1he palrs OF Wheels IN llhe one alter an
other, then, all hands helping ran the
schooner upon them, blocked her up on an
even keel clear of the tires, and there she
was, ready to start
1.-The next day the farmers were all on
hand with 20 yokes of oxen, everybody
cooked and primed for Bangor and picnic.
When they had got the 20 yokes of oxen
strung out in a long line before the wheels,
attached to them by one great chain used
In booming logs, and the word was given,
every red shrted driver swung his goad
stick yelled Mt his oxen, and the schooner,
christened the Peleg Bunker, began her
voyage over the hills to Bangor From a
pole in the stern fluttered an American flag,
and from the bows another upheld a white
streamer bearing the vessels name All
along the route the people came long dis
tances to behold the vessel moving along
the highway going like duck to water
The schoolhouses were emptied of their
barefooted urchins, who ran alongside the
schooner, and procession of farm wagons
followed in its wake. Farmers along the
route opened up barrels of cider and passed
it in pals and tin dippers along the line,
and when night came their houses were
opened in free hospitality to the teamsters
II was youngster then. Ny father was
in the procession with two Jokes of oxen,
and he sPid that ] ,,''e.i-. ., -
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er' anu s'aiiulhs WIN my manu- oli Une nag
9S"h o,ellooA 'le JULIET IVY running
Aio INK
tne iusU ia! we ilaue apouo 10 mites
IN Uhe secollu' az ABOUT noon, .he process,
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ueaiu Vi p ,u ooiiiInH anu Iurheu gu. 70 re-
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