The Portland daily press., 1895-04-30
THE HARBOR SIDE.
News of the Vessels and the
Sailors.

Sailors.
The Muriers Hard Trip-Lost the Galley
But Saved the Stove-"Cap'n. Fickett's
Guest, Capt Grape. Who Crossed the
Atlantic in Dory-He is a Sailor
Preacher-How He Was Converted at
Sea.
The harbor presented very beautiful
spectacle yesterday. There was plenty of
wind aud sunshine and bright waves and
over SO coasting sohooners, were anchored
between the city and Peaks Island with all
| sail set. They were mostly bound to the
westward and were wind-bound in this
| harhor and were drying their sails.
| During the day little two masted
| schooner came into the harbor flying the
| English flag. She was the Muriel, Capt.
| Robbler of Bear River. n. s., from Barba-
does. She had 321 puncheons. 40 Logsheads
| and 35 barrels Of molasses destined for Mon
treal, to go through by the Grand Trunk.
She is only a little schooner of about ore
hundred and fifty tons burden and very
short and dumpy in shape.
Captain Robbler reports hard trip, both
down and back. He sailed for Barbados
the S0th of January. and had a.tempestuous
passage. He got 'all ripped up and when
she reached Barbados the mainmast was
held by only Three strands on one side and
two strands on the other The trip back
to PoIiland with the molasses lasted
twenty-five days. long passage. They had
rough weather in the Gulf Stream. For five
hours the captain. himself.was at the wheel.
During that time terrific waves swept
the vessel. After one tremendous deluge of
water, the captain looked forward and saw
the COOK and sailor coming aft with
the galley stove in their hands.
Where are you going with that?' he
shouted.
They told him that the galley was stove to
pieces, and they were lucky to save the
stove. They carried it down into the cabin
and during the rest Of The voyage the cook
ing was done there.
Off Cape Cod they were becalmed for two
days. and for forty-eight hours they lay off
this coast in sight of Cape Elizabeth. with
out enough wind to bring them in.
THE LAST SHORT LOBSTER FEAST.
| Tomorrow will begin the period of Two
months of open time on Holsters when for
| the last time. unless last winters law is re-
pealed, the people of Maine will be able to
| buy short Holsters. This is .he last season
of open time. Hereafter only 10 IL inch
| Holsters can be caught the year round,
| The feast of Holsters that is coming for
| two months after tomorrow. had better be
enjoyed as much as possible. as it may be
the last one in the history of the state. AS
usual The market will be flooded with short
Holsters, and the delicious little fellows will
sell for five cents each. 1t is apparently.
time of bounty both for dealers and con-
sumers, but it is a feast of the present that
is really sacrifice of the future and nobody
who knows or thinks about the matter
should regret that this will be the last feast
on short Holsters.
Saturday night. Captain Grape of the big
Manson of New Bedford, Mass, that came
| o this port two weeks ago Saturday. with
water pipe, took supper with 'Capn"
| Pickett of the United States barge office,
| the sailor evange list.' There is stI ong
bond of union between these to men. Not
only are they both sailors. who love the sea,
and Christians who love 10 preach o fellow
| sailors and strive to bring hem within the
| fold,' but they were both converted to this
| frame of mind under similar circ uIGstances.
| The PRESS has already stated how
"Cap'n" Pickett asked God to help him
when ne was laboring at the pumps of the
| struggling vessel and expecting that death
| was near.
| 1t was nine years ago that Ca plain Grape
| was converted. 1t was previous to that that
| he made his famous voyage across the
Atlantic in a do1y. But nine years ago his
| schooner was capsized and sunk on a
| voyage to Jacksonville. He with two others
| dung TO the bottom of an overturned row.
| boat. The two others became exhausted and
| were drowned. but Captain Grape held ON
| long enough to be picked up by passing
vessel. During that terrible period he called
on he Crea, or for assistance, and from that
time was changed man. He has ever since
been active in Christian work. especially
among sailors. He is very earnest and
even eloquent preacher. During the two
weeks tina he has spent in bis city be has
preached at the Salvation Army Barracks
and at the Seamen's Bethel.
| Such man is, of course. after s'Capn''
| Fickett's own heart. and they have become
| close friends.
| Yesterday afternoon driver for Cum
mings Brothers drove down Fore street to
| Frank Martins store to deliver some meat.
| He had large, handsome stone gray mare
that had been recently purchased. She be-
gan to go lame. and he thought there was a
nail in her hoof. But soon both hind hoofs
got lame and then the horse fell down. Ii
was with much difficulty and with the as
sistance of Officers Skillings and Sylvester
that the horse was half lifted, half pushed
| up Pearl street to Goudy and Kent's stables
DR.. Huntington was called and pronounced
| it case of .'black water,' a disorder of the
kidneys that is very serious and frequently
| fatal.