The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
FLAG AT HALF MAST.
James Flaherty a Fisherman Drifted
to His Death.

to His Death.
Wild Work of Lumber Schooner-A
Peculiar Suit and Cross Suit and a
Hard Job of Wharf Building-The Re-
turn of an Old Captain.
Yesterday afternoon the fishing
schooner Lucy A. Dyer came into port
with her flag at half mast Captain f.
W. Doughty said that James Flaherty,
one of his crew was missing, and under
circumstances that left very little, if any
hope, that he might be still living.
Saturday was bad day on the fishing
grounds, and the Dyer only secured about
1000 pounds of cod and haddock, and even
that catch was at the cost of life.
James Flaherty was out alone ing dory.
when the night began to set in suddenly
The sea was quite rough at the time and
the wind was rising 1t was also very
cold and generally the worst possible
night to be braved In an open boat at sea.
Flaherty failed to find the schooner, and
probably rowed away from her and into
the darkness and the gathering STORMY
1'It was very bad night to be out in, y
said Captain Doughty, 'of course man
on board a schooner could get along all
right but not out in a dory. We let the
O'Clock this morning when we gave him
up. There's just possibility that he
might have been picked up almost immel
,iately but Idon't think he was. Had he
not swaniped his boat very early l think
ne would have found us before O'Clock
in the evening, but after that it was too
rough for man to have we'll kept up out
in boat. (" Flaherty was about twenty
four years of age and unmarried. He had
been here for some months, but is sup
posed to belong to New York.
Yesterday afternoon a small lumber
laden schooner struck head on against
tine big four master Eben E. Haggett,
carrying away her own jibboon, and the
rail Of the Haggett.
The schooner Contest arrived yesterday
with about 5000 pounds of cod and
paddock.
Work is progressing vigorously on the
repairs to Dsak's wharf, and will be
followed by legal proceed ings
against the owners of the schooner
Julia S. Bailey. The case is an old one,
and there is likely to be spirited con-
test.
Last summer the Julia S. Bailey put
into this port with a cargo consisting of
800 tons of granite. She was leaking bad
IL, and something had to tie done at once.
She was first taken to another wharf. but
there was not sufficient water and the
captain went over to Deake's wharf, but
did not see Charles S. Deake. or anyone
who had authority to act for the owners
of the wharf He did meet man who
had and has nothing whatever to do with
the wharf, but who happened to be there.
10 him the captain went, having an idea
that he might be in charge of the wharf
'Can | land my cargo of granite on
this wharf? asked the captain.
''As far as I'm concerned you can, ~ re-
piled the party addressed.
The captain of the schooner took this as
sufficient permission, and the schooner
was brought around, unloaded and then
taken to the Marine railway.
But the work of unloading.
tt is claimed, was not done with
much skill, and the great pile
of granite slanted downward, and in a
few hours forced out the cap piece and
sent the granite, and quite d section OF
the wall and wharf into the water. Even
after the wharf is repaired there will be
dredging to be done. The work of taking
out the granite and replacing the wharf
is being done by j. Il. Curate under the
direction of Charles S. Deake, the sloop
Riverside being employed in the work. A
row of piles have been driven, and the
wall when reached was found to be in
tins condition, but of course the carried
out portion must be replaced and the
work promises TO be long job. Proceed
ings have already been commenced by the
Deake heirs against the owners of the
sch ooner, $1,000 damages being claimed.
4 cross suit has been began against the
Deake heirs for the loss to the owners of
the Julia s. Bailey because of the aooi-.