The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-22
HARBoR NEWS.
A Cold. Windy Day-Some New Yachts
Various Stray Items OF Interest-Ihe
Lucy Davis Ash ore.

The wind blew gale in the harbol
yesterday. 1t might be more appropriate
10 say that it blew an icy blast that was
as bitter cold at midday and all da as
one of the coolest days in the m iddle Of
winter. The wind came from the north
east.
The schooner Lillian dragged her anchor
in the afternoon till she was almost
aground on the Breakwater, when she let
90 another anchor. The wind was SO
strong that she was able to spread her
sails and hoist both anchors and crawl
off out of harms way.
| At about one O'Clock, the bark Edmund
Phinney, anchored off the Portland Com
pany, dragged down upon the little coast
ing schooner Mentor. and SO endangered
her that the tug Warren had to go down
and pull her out of harms way.
The four masted SCHOONER William j..
Lippset was anchored off Half Way Rock
in the morning in an exposed position ana
pounded fearfully. The tug Cornella
smoke her. but her captain decided that it
was safer to remain where he was. as ne
had no doubt but that his anchors would
hold. and felt that the tug could not
handle her in the heavy sea.
The tug Belknap brought in the
schooner Charles P. hoffman with 2400
tons of coal and also the r. f. Pettigrew
with 1850 tons of coal.
Business has been very dull for the tow
boats of late. The Salem OF the Central
Wharf company is hauled up for lack OF
work, and the Demarest. Captain
Matthews's boat was used yesterday for
the first time, after being hauled up for
month. The Cornelia went after the
lying to in the fierce wind outside The
weather was so rough that it was
necessary for the Demarest to go to the
Cornelia's assistance.
A coal dealer said that the effect of the
drought is still felt in the coal regions.
They can't get coal enough now in Port
land to fill orders and that explains some
what the scarcity of business for the
tugs.
Captain Nat Haskell, councilman from
Ward one and John Griffin have chartered
the Mary W. Libby to carry passengers to
the United States cruiser Maine next
Monday. She will leave from the end Of
| Portland Pier.
| The steamer Enterprise for Boothbay
went ont in the morning but the fierce
head wind was too strong and she came
back. She went out again at noon, the
| having hatpd SoTnayNhat
| Captain W. 6. Croker. who has been
on vacation of two months has resumed
command of the schooner Charles E.
Balch.
Joseph Dyer, the boatbuilder on Frank
lin wharf, has just begun the building OF
racing yacht for the Randall brothers
who bought the Clique 3 last year of DR..
Chase. Their new yacht is something
after the model of DR.. Chase's Premier,
and is of about the same size. This
means that there will be some lively
70 ing here next season.
Mr.. Dyer also has the model of a forty
five foot schooner that it is possible he
will build this winter for Portland
parties He made the model last spring
intending to build it, but it was too late
to finish her for last season.
Charles Stanwood is also building
new yacht. about twenty-four feet long
and about the same model as the
Premier.
Captain Hoarce Butterworth Of the Ben
Hur arrived home yesterday on the Man.
haitian. after two weeks vacation in
New York.
In the United States court yesterday a
hearing was given on the libel of the tug
"Grapeshot" by the Lockwood Manu-
featuring company of East Boston. The
"Grapeshot'' was libeled for repairs and
was ordered to be sold by Judge Webb.
The sale will occur on November 80, at
Long wharf.
THE LIZzIE'S EXPERIENCE WITH
THE Wealth Err.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Lizzie,
arrived yesterday with small catch, and
no wonder considering that they had but
a single day on the fishing grounds and
were then forced to seek shelter. Capt.
Diggins said that Wednesday was re-
markedly fine day on the grounds, and
that if anything it was too warm. 1t was
very calm, and while there wss a slight
mist on the water it was not enough to
do any harm.
The men were out in their boats when
the captain happened to glance at the
glass and found that it was falling With
appalling rapidity. He said to the cook
eff the men get back they will be in
lnck, and it will be as much as they can
do" The men were signalled to return,
and Captain Diggins made every prepare
ton possible for the sharp run before
him. The glass continued to fall, and
there was great change in the atmos-
phere in the course of even few
moments, and before the last of the boats
reached the schooner it had become quite
cold, and there were many signs of the
coming tempest.
Thoroughly aroused to sense of the
great and immediate danger Captain
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