The Portland daily press., 1895-05-30
THE SEBASCODEGAN.
Her Complimentary Sail to Harpswell
Yesterday.
Nearly $50 People Enjoying the First
Trip-The Weather and Stea amer and
Everything Was Perfect-Passengers
Taken From Disabled Steamer.

Trip-The Weather and Stea and
Everything Was Perfect-Passengers
Taken From Disabled Steamer.
The end of Portland Pier was a bustl-
ing place at about 2. 30 pm. yesterday
The new Harpswelll liner, the Sebascode-
gan, was receiving scores G guests for
her first trip to Harpswell, her sister ship,
the Merryconeag, was just discharging
her passengers, the Phantom was load
ing tons of freight and the little tug Ben
Hur, was doing something or other.
The guests to the Sebascodegan' COM
plimentary sail kept coming in perfect
procession and when she finally backed
into the dock there were about 20 ladies
and gentlemen on board The yacht fleet
was just starting on their annual spring
cruise. They were scudding about with
a strong favoring breeze, maid the BON
from their guns, the cheers from the
crowds on the ends of the piers and the
various whistles from every kind of a
craft, the handsome new steamer started
down the harbor.
She stopped at the Portland Company S
wharf to take aboard Manager Green
smith and Mr.. Daven, and little further
down, slowed up again on meeting the
Madeleine, with the Alice in tow.
At about l. 80, the latter steamer was
coming up by Mackworth's island,
when her shaft, which was new last fall
broke short off. Of course the engine
'sraced' badly and everything was good
deal shaken up, but the engineer was
not hurt.
Manager Norton, who was aboard the
Sebascodegan said that it had been in
tended to take the Alice onto the marine
railway today. Luckily the Madeleine
had Just gone into commission and she
was sent down to the aid of the disabled
Alice. The Sebascodegan stopped for
the transfer of some of the delayed who
intended going on the sail, among them
being the wife and children of Mr.. Horace
Sargent
The Sebascodegan took the inner har-
Dor route on the trip down and
the Island roads on the TRIP
back. The day was perfect one, neither
too cold or too hot There was just
enough bre eze to add life to the water
and brighten the sunshine Since the
new steamer was as perfect as the
water, and since the scenery was the
best of the kind in the world, this sail to
Harpswell was altogether delightful.
1t was Portland steamer, built here by
our own people, to enhance the attrac-
tions of our own matchless Casco Bay,
and the company included large mum
ber of prominent citizens with their
wives and families The whole occasion
was noteworthy event in the develop
ment of Casco Bay as a summer resort
and therefore to the growth and prosperi-
ty of our city.
Mr. Nathan Dyer of the Portland Ship
building Company, the builder of the
boat, and Manager Norton, undoubtedly
enjoyed the sail as much as anybody,
and may well feel proud of the steam
er.
Manager Daniels was the liveliest man
aboard and brin full of enthusiasm.
He received the guests at the wharf as if
he was at the threshold of his own house
and passed around the cigars during
the trip in the same genial way. He de-
clares that the new steamer will make
quicker time than the Merryconeag She
is larger and has more power.
OF course on yesterdays trip, she was
not urged, because that is not advisable
with new machinery, but with only 11a
revolutions per minute, Cher capacity
is 1857, she made the trip to Harpswell
and back in about the usual time of the
Merryconeag.
Among the crowds that comfortably
filled both upper and lower decks the
PRESS reporter noticed the following
citizens, many of whom were accompa-
MED by their wives: Collector Deering,
Hon. WV Thomas, Jr., Elias Thomas,
General Agent Smith of the Grand
Trunk, General Agent Whitney and
Treasurer York of the Maine Central, As
sistant Collector Farnsworth, Alderman
Dam, ex-Alderman MCGOWAN Capt VIM.
Leavitt Postmaster Small, John Spar
row, Agent John Tenney of the Central
Wharf Towboat Company, Samuel D.
Kelsey, Fritz H. Jordan, Alderman Little,
Col. II. S. Osgood, Capt j. S. Winslow, Mar
shall R. Goding, W. W. Merrill, Ansel
Doten, Edward Doten, Roswell I. Doten
Joseph B. Reed, CIV 7. Cooling, Council
man Nickerson, Capt Charles H Chase
Editor Bailey of the Times, E. R. Norton
manager of the Maine Shipbuilding
Company, Nathan Dyer, the builder o1
the Sebasc odegan, Hall L. Davis, Frede
rick H. Hartford, ESQ.,, DR.. Meserve ant
many others.
The Sebascodegan has been previously
described in the PRESS. She is fin,
boat in everyway. There is no question
as to that now, and whoever goes tt
Harpswell on her will be sure to g
again. Mr. Dyer, the builder, said tina
that was only the second time he hat
ever visited Harpswell in his life, thougl
he has always lived here. Doubtless h
will visit there oftener hereafter.
The only question now about the new
boat is as to what the public will cal
her. They II never pronounce that long