The Portland daily press., 1895-03-25

Portland-A Much Wanted Cargo of
Pulp-Disgusted Fishermen in Port and
a Storm Outside.
When she steamship Labrador came in
yesterday and docked the officers could
boast OF having made the passage from Llv-
erpool inside of eight days, including the
halt at Halifax. She brought 7l2o tons of
cargo to Portland, number of cabin and
a few steerage passengers, and the latter
gave Inspector Fogg and Inspector Deshliar,
who happened TO be here busy afternoon.
There was a pathetic incident connected
with the brief outward passage. Patrick
McCormaok,a second cabin passenger, died
of appolexy. He was from Ireland, and
was thirty-two years old. His remains were
buried at sea.
One by one the immigrants were called in
before the two inspectors, Inspector Fogg
presiding. The visiting inspector only threw
in question here and there. The chief
steward of the La brador was present, and
now and then had suggestion to make or
a direction to give as some of the anxious
people were passed, or ordered to stand
aside. 20 pl
terpreter, and he is man who could al
most have 'baff1ed Babls's lingual curse"
for there are few immigrants with whom
he isn't able to talk freely.
A big strong looking man was called in.
He was from Russia, and was going to
sister in New York. sIe is baker, and
isn't afraid of work. He rather proudly
said that. he earned his own passage money,
and displayed ticket to New York and
$25. Inspector Fogg shook his head and
Inspector Deshlier evidently thought he
| wouldn't do. The visiting inspector rather
had-h suspicious that the party might be-
| long 10 some of the Russian revolutionary
societies, but the man sttoutly denied that
he ever heard of them. He denied too
| much and was told to step aside.
| Then a woman OF nineteen with a child
| in her arms was called before the inspec-
tors and was questioned at some length. In
spactor Deshlier talked with her in her ma
tive tongue, but most of the questions We're
| put by Mr. Rosenburg. and she answered
| generally Ey cute little nod Of her head
accompanied with glance at her baby.
| She had come all the way from Russia to
| meet her husband.
"Who paid your. .passage?" was asked, and
the way she replied showed as plainly as
| Mr.. Kosenburg could translate it 'my hus-
band sent me the money"
| ''ls he at wo.k?'' brought another proud
| little nod, and the production of asslip of
| paper. He is at work for himself, and he
| has home.
Mr.. Rosenburg shouted a name nobody but
himself could pronounce, and the owner
| stoutly insisted that he had left out several
| sections of it, and young man entered
and was put through very strict exami-
nation. The two inspectors doubted his per-
| feet truthf1lness and in fact distinctly said
| that he was mixing romance with facts in
| a confusing way. "Swear him." suggest ed
| Mr.. Rosenb burg. and they did SO. The visit
| ing inspector had got half way through the
oath. when he happened to think that a
portion of the formality had been omitted,
and said, let him put on his hat.'' The
Russian hestitated, and the inspector kind
| ly handed him his hat and the would be
| future citizsn put it on, the oath was re-
peated and the inspectors told him to stand
aside. He had but $l3, and on his way
TO brother in Boston. He will probably
go back to his native land at the expense
| of the owners of the line.
| AAObucE udA udd Dub JuSl pI, anu Wu6u
he sings "My Country lis of Thee" he
won't mean the United States.
There is looking forward to the arrival
of three master with cargo of wood pulp
that isn't exactly to be correctly described
| by the word anxious. One of the big paper
mills at Berlin Falls needs the pulp badly.
The iver hasn't opened yet and orders
are pressing. All arrangements were made
for a special train. and clerks were kept
a. the Grand Trunk yesterday to do the
necessary billing. Captain McDuffee's tug
| was outside after her, but there was fresh
wind and rough sea,and her captain may
haveskept off shore.
The remar kable passage of the fast liner
the Labrador was made despite tie fact
that there was succession of heavy winds
She passed no ice, and ran through no
storms.
The Portland fishing fleet started out yes
terday morning, but the wind and the sea
outside sent them back. The Thomas W..
Knight arrived with about 5000 pounds OF
shore fish, the Eva and Mil1red had about
5000 pounds and the Emma Jane about the
same 1t was a bad time for the fishermen.