The Portland daily press., 1895-07-17
Dark Dark
Flashes interval. Flashes. interval.
1unzz.E1

ft-t + aDt3 sec. ab't 16 sec.
The interval between any two consecutive
flashes in group is about ~ seconds.
The focal plane of the light will be $50 feet
above mean high water, and the light may be
seen 1874 miles in clear weather, the observers
eye 15 feet above the sea.
The structure is an octagonal pyramidal, iron
skeleton with central shaft entirely white. The
dwellings about the base of the tower are not
visible from seward.
The approximate geographical position of the
light, as taken from Chart No. 131, of the U. S.
Coast and Geodetic Survey, is
Latitude, North. 37o OF (22H);
Longitude, West, 75o 54 f23dD.
Cape Henry Lighthouse, SSW "A w, 1919
miles
On the same date the present light at Cape
Charles Light Station flashing white every As
seconds will be discontinued, but the tower
will remain as day mark.
Bearings are magnetic and distances are In
This notice affects the List of Lights and Fog
Signals. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 1896, page 80,
No 437 and the List of Beaeons and Buoys,
Fifth Lighthouse District, 1894, pages 8, IS,
and 81.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board. !.
JOHN G WALKER.
Rear-Admiral U. s. N, Chairman.
Memoranda.
Bar Harbor. July 16.-The three-masted sch
Julia Baker. loaded with 10000 paving stones
& Co.. went ashore on Sullivan Fall this morning
as she was towed through 1t is feared that she
will go to pieces on the flood tide.
Boston, July 15-Thc owners of the sch Val
OrOus, which was run into by the British str
Louisburg have libelled the steamer for the loss
OF their vessel. and the Portland Packing Com
pany has lbeled her for the loss of the sch's
cargo OF Holsters, valued at $15, 900.
Domestic Ports.
NEW YORK-Ar 18th. brig Ellen M. Mitchell,
Apple River. MS; schs, Witch Hazel. Arnold,
Chamberlain, H Tilton. David Faust. and
Sheepseot. Ar in Hart Island Roads -schs
Nellie Clark, Clayton, st John. NIB; Abraham
Hurricane Island; Carrie C Ware, Bagley, Sears
port; Belle Halliday, Fisher, Vinalhaven SAM
uel Cashier. Burroughs. do.
Cid, Hattie King, Collins, BOothbay,
Sid, schs A McNico Boston.
Ar 10th. schs Mark Pendeton. Mahoney,
Bangor; Reheeea Smith, Rockport; Hattie A
Cora Meader. Rockland; Charles MoreIurd,
Pigeon Cover Howard b Peck, and Grace Web
ster, Somes Sound; r l. Say, and Fred Holder,
Calais: Sandman. Rockland.
Sid via Long Island Sonnd, str Cottage City
for Portland.
BoSToN-Ar 18th. sch Clifford I White.
Paulkingham E;d,dyville; Charlie steadman,
Greens Landing; Freddie Eaton, Carter, Calais;
J E Bowey, Mitchell. PortInad.
SID. schs Agnes Manson, Kennebec and
Passed Highland Light sch City of Philadel-
phia Rockport for Charleston.
BATH-Ar 18th, schs Henry P Mason. Blair,
Philadelphia; Annie Ainse, McAndrews, from
Elizabethport. 18th, schs S Glidden. Salem,
passed npi Daylight. Boston, do; VIM ii Hig-
gins, do VIM G Tanner, do.
Sid 9TH, brig ii Cleaves, Philadelphia; schs
Everett Webster do; Samuel Diloway, Balti
more; Horatio L Baker. Washington; Young
Brothers. do.
BANGOR-Ar 14th, schs Leonora BeIatty,
New York; George A Pierce. Pnkham. Boston;
Radiant Hardy, do; nj Bird. Merrill. New
York, Sid, .schs Fiheman Knowlton. Greens
Landing to load stone; Majestic. Trask, Rock
land, to load lime
Ar 18th, schs Fred A Emerson. Blake. Boston;
Margaret, do; ) III Wainwright. Wood, New
Beiatty. New YORK: NJ I'd. Merrill. DO.
BERMUDA HUNDRED. Va-Ar 18th, sch
Bri l; is Tolman, Richmond;
ELLIS ORTH-Ar 18th, schs Lavolta, Whit
take e, Boston Kemiek, Glosson, do; 0man-
VIM Pickering. VIM Fl Archer, Arboreer, and
Harry HaSneS.
FALL R1yER-.Ar 9Th, sch Victory Calais.
=, lCEB0RO-Ar 14th schs Augustus Hunt.
Dickson from Boston, to load.
NEW HAVEN-Ar 14th. sch Mineola Maho
NoBsKA-Passed east 18th, sch James W
Fitch. Kelley. from Philadelphia for Bangor
NEW LONDON : Ar latin, sch Delaware.
Bangor Y (and SID for New York; In port. schs
L Z Pendleton, Meteor, and Abner Taylor!
Ar 18th, sch / Sherman. Bath for Mantle.
NEWPORT NEWS-Ar 14th, sch r s. Har-
graves, Risley Providence; 18th, sch Walker
Arlington. Providence
Sid. sch W Wallace Ward, Bangor.
Perth AMBOY-Sld 18th, schs Sarah &
Ellen, Henley, Portland Maggie Mulvey, Bel
PHILADELPhIA-Ar 10th, sch Charles NJ
Patterson; Tunnel, Bangor; Robert Mcfarland,
Bangor; John Randall. do; John d Paige,
hbenneoec; Susie III Davidson, Bath; Lizzie Il
ca, Maud Briggs. Portland; ST L Tuck.
Boston; Benz Poole. Bangor; Annie
Dodge, Ro ton. to load for Washington; David
Davis, Davis, do do. "'iii'e
r PORT READING-Ar 9TH, sch Kit Carson.
ROCkLAND-Ar 18th. scbs Talisman, Dou-
celte. Fort Gilbert. NS Annie, Starrett. Port
n oentS. ! NB; Francis Rice Marshall. Wey
iR1ousn; Richard, Thibedeau. Meteghan, Ms;
SOUTH GARDINERN ~ ~, ooh Helen