Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-28
THE WATER FRONT.
Augusta is Gradually Becoming Quite
a Shipping Centre.
Names Of Vessels '.In Port''-The Bows Eniov
Themyelves.

gusla 10 surely anu steadily by degrees be
coming shipping centre; for, ycsterda,
| morning, at one time, there were eigh
vessels I'm port, some bringing cargoe
! of coal or taking away lumber. stone o
paving blocks. Two of the vessels lef
the harbOr," early Tuesday mornino
Tor down river, where a cargo Of ice viii
be taken aboard and transported to som
distant State.
augusta has not yet become "seap0r
town OF such magnitude as to be blesse,
with harbor master, the same as il
Portland, Boston, New York and othe
metropolitan cities; so that the exact en-
trance 'and exit Tout of port" canno
| readily be determined The captain o
the vessel reports to the one to whom tn,
cargo is assigned.
The Break of Day. claiming residence
as New York and captaincd by Charles
Lewis, arrived a few days ago. TIL,
captain and crew are now awaiting de
velopments, or in other words, until tbs
stone from the Augusta Granite Co :
quarry is hauled to the wharf when it will
be placed on board the vessel. bound fol
New York. When, yesterday afternoon
the journal reporter strolled down along
shore, the Jolly mate Samuel Campbell
and two of the crew were manipulating
the banj 10 strings like old minstrel mcp
, on the deck Of tho Break of Day They
seemed to be having a good time all tc
themselves. These sailors, if you arc a
keen observer and notice everything that
comes your way, thoroughly enjoy life
and are always the same jolly old tars, -
whether the wind blows. the sun shines OF
the rain falls.
The Douglass Haines, hailing from
Bath, and the Emma S. Briggs from New
York, captained by G. r. Osborn, are
here with cargoes of coal for K. Stone q
Co. and Purington Brothers, respectively.
The Emma S. Briggs has 385 tons for
burlington Brothers. There is also a YES
sci at the hospital with a load of coal and
one at the Augusta Lumber Company s
mill after a cargo of lumber. Three of the
vessels that have been here with coal
for the local dealers went down river
Tuesday morning.
Tuesday was busy day long shore.
Upon the arrival of the Della Collins with
the passengers from the Boston boat,
there is general hustle and hustle around
the wharf. The truckmen, cab drivers,
baggage wagon men are always on hand,
striving to earn an honest dollar at their
vocation.
One shrewd Augusta truckman did
good business, the other day
He went to Gardiner early in the morning
and when the Boston boat arrived in that
city and the passengers had embarked on
the Della Collins, he was on hand, taking
the baggage checks from the passengers
and receiving In return silver quarters.
When the boat arrived in Augusta, it was
found that this Augusta truckman had
monopolized the whole business, so to
speak, and had reaped golden harvest
from his venture. His competitors. in
stead of becoming angered, admired the
business ingenuity of this Augusta bag
gage man.
yort hay. hann q l,xyf h., ~,
side, did you ever notice how still and
quiet everything is? Tuesday, only the
occasional noise of the coal bucket as the
coal was brought from the vessel to the
shed, and the "plunk whack" of the
small boys rs they dove into the water,
was audible.
There Were several little sbavers in
swimming yesterday, some of them not
yet in their teens They all can swim and
duck and dive and fetch as good as
their elder brothers. They can run logs in
such manner as would cause an old and
with envy. The boys stay in the water
great deal longer than is actually good for
them, some of the young swimmers re-
naming in the river over three hours,
yesterday afternoon. But swimming is a
healthful and invigorating exercise, but
it can, like everything else, be carried to
excess.
There was little oolored boy Sin the
swim, 3" Tuesday forenoon. He was fine
diver, and when he would swim under
water, which, being clear as crystal, his
black, curly hair and dark form and fea-
lures were easily dscernible from the
wharf
One little boy came within an ace of be-
ing drowned, the other day. He was just
learning to swim and was carried by the
current !. beyond his depth. Becoming
fat gued, he called for help. In less than
two seconds there were score of boys Mt
his rescue The little fellow was taken
from his perilous position, and severely
reprlmanded by his elder brother and
made to promise that in the future he
would not go beyond his depth.
It's great sport to watch these boys