The Portland daily press., 1895-03-22
WATER FRONT NEWS YESTERDAY.
Grip Strikes the Tugs. Captains, and Engi-
neers-How One Fisherman Saved His
Sails-The Career of a Famous "Snug'-
The Sailing of the Oregon-Gcneral News
Along Shore.

the fresh fish market was again we'll sun
plied, The great majority of the schooon-
ers now in were safely in pvrt during the
recent storm off the coast. That was the
best place for them under such circumstan-
ces. Yesterday morning one of the skip
uers was warmly concentrating bimselt
that he didn't lose any sails during the
storm. SIT would have been a bad thing
for me- if I'd lost ny mainsail.', he said
sTt wouId have taken off tbe nrofits I tell
vou.''
"How did you save it Cartain?" was
asked "you pot warning in time s,,,-
nose, and so took in sail?,
s.Not exactly" replied the veteran with a
grin" !" 81 was Neutrality-suspicious. on shora all
through that storm. and came ont ahead ~,
J. W, Trefethen reuorted the arrival of
the following fishermen during the fore-
noon of Yesterday: Fajry Oueeu. with ann
pounds of shore tisn: S. N. Nunan of Glou-
cester. with 1000 nounds: Iucv " Drar-
with 1900 pounds: Uncle joe. with 7OOo
pounds: Emraa Jnne. with s000 nounds.
Emma. with l.. 600 nounds. Ella M Doughty
with 1900 pounds, Forest Maid. with 5000
pounds: Amy Wickson. with 5000 nounds.
Monticello. with 5000 mounds. Robert and
Carr. with sfOO Eva and ATildrad with 0m
pounds albert W. Black. with 70 600 nonnds.
Menott. with 5000 pounds: George r. Kean'
with a00O nounds. !. 8. Glover. with aooo
nounds As rnla tho above ssbeYmen
s.stockedn in a few hours. the fish show
ing ND we'll after the storm,
league and Bennett. are driving "ten-
ders'' piles and .smake fasts" at the west
end of Portland Pier.
Captain Matthews will .have his new tug
ready to go into commission as soon an
Engineer Frank Gerard. who has been con.
fined to the house for two weeks IN able to
report for duty.
Captaip Began. the commodore Of the tup
feet in this barbor. was forced ITO laa
the G. A. Warren vesterdav and on to b;s
home ,bere to wrest1e with a sbarn ottscr
of the grin. At last aoeounts be was pa.
ported comfortable. He had hesn sick be-
fore. but the comuany was working short
handed and the veteran captain came ont
foo soon. The ing p1vmouth. has bean ovar-
bauled and ia apnin raadr for worL ,ba+,is
~ t,antain Griffin Win isra1so or +ba .,oh
1ist ia able IN bs ont n fs sono.what -.
narka b,e fact thu. all a1oro Tho eboro NAV
ara rsnortad s;cL with the ori,
cantain McDuepea of The stuo -. p.1
khan. was outside Wednesday, nioht and
vosterdev morriny brougbt in +ba .ooo, ~
Auonsta Pa1mer loaded with co.1 ,or R.n
dali and McAuis.er Tho pa1n,sr ma1a =
barbor before ,ba storm .tba ean+ain-no+
1ikinp the wav bis class was fa11ino sba
has he rarutation of bsino q gra.t snhoor
ar in a storm .rd bas waath.rad h,,r,;
canes vithort starting avtimbar
ssThero Vac son,.th;n.r ao;no ..,,; =,
as along shore dealer said Tbe scboonar
I,anra and Marion of Harrswen oar,s -
for a cargo for Trundv,s barbor The Jernis
n. Gilb.rt came in with 9 fnl1 cargo fr,,nr
Boorbbav.and will take a ratnrn 1oaa and
the Lillian. ia in for a cargo of general
merchandIse for fremont
ssThera ara anv n,mher of .sr,os, fro,.
Name, said a cantain yestardav and ha
was respect ectfully-reouested to exn1ain what
sort of thing or nartv n sssnnp,, MIGHT be
and he exn1ained. annarent1v With .,,,a
surpr1se at tie absurditv of the oues,ior
that sssnuen ia worn ,ut o1d cantain
who ia now an inmate of the Sailors sn,,o
Harbor. New York. And it's a RIGHT cord
mort TO make after the storms of life ba
added
He smoke with interest of HAVING ~, 81
Captain David blanchard. onoe-a famous
shinmaster here. .but-thopeht that the most
interesting Maine.snnp, is after all oanta IN
Chick Folsom. who in his time sailed into
all norris. and during the war nersistad in
hyiny "Old Glory,' at a time when otber
ca aptains were contep, TO sail under a for
efen FLAG. hayinp'the numerous Confederate
priyatesrs in view.
lJaptain.F Folsom was. in his time. verv
noted. captain and will even now he re-
called by old merchants and ex-cantains
He was a famous man in manv re.nects
He was rich at one time and was IN oood
truth master of his vessel owning shin and
cargo. He liked ..cIipper,' and caicnl,te ed
to set the mace for slower c,n,ains 70 fol
low.
Wirb the breaking ont of tho oo,a axo;+.
mant in california 40 CAN'T Foisorn tooL
big cargo and twentv.six nasssngers ,ro,,nd
tho Horn n San Fr.ncisco ,b..ra h;s -,
rival wss hailad viii, rainicing +or ,,,i.h
tho taan oya of y.nta. n,as.ar +. ,,.s
al1oo bis hie vesse1 With avaotIy ~. oo,t :.
Goods tho niner. wanted and ha No. ~.
to command nrices tba. .Imos+ tool, ~.
broa+b a,vav Ha sold nc cor,o e.. :,
r,ost fshu,ons ann, Int lat.r ~, ,,,oa .o-..,
to call bis fine c1inner altboroh a. .1.,,.a.