The Portland daily press., 1895-12-04
HARBoR NEWS.
The Arrival of the Steamship Lau-
rentian.

! gers and Detained Others-Various
| Items Along Shore.
| The schooner Valma collided yesterday
with the schooner James Freeman, and
tore the mainsail of the Freeman badly
The captain of the Valma admitted that
he was in fault, and will repair damages.
| The schooner Casey d. Buchanan, ar
rived yesterday with full cargo Of coal
1t will be remembered that she was of
the Cape Elizabeth coast year or two
ago; was struck by a tempest and when
next heard from was in st. Thomas
A single fisherman, the Ella Lincoln,
arrived here yesterday with 10000 pounds
of cod and paddock.
The steamer Laurentian, Captain Nc
Dougal, arrived late yesterday afternoon.
The captain said that considering that
they touched twice, were detained day
at st. John, n. F., and more than day
at Halifax, they made very quick time.
They encountered the rough weather
looked for on the Atlantic at this season
of the year, until they reached Halifax,
and very heavy and in some degrees
OBTAINING gale from Halifax to Portland
The steamer had among her passengers
Sir Albert Murray, the governor oil
Newfoundland. There were no incidents
| OF note in the outward passage.
The storage passengers and the TWEEN
ty-nine cattlemen were turned over te
Inspector Fogg, who had with him d avid
h,,r< xr11,4 Id
the inspectors questions into many Ian
guages. The cattlemen were disposed of
without trouble, it simply being the
duty of the line to send them back to
| Montreal. With the steerage passengers
it was different.
A young Russian Jew and his sister.
rather pretty girl, came before the in.
speotor. They said they proposed to stor
in Portland, and that they have broth
er here. Between the two they had one
dollar, and Inspector Fogg shook his
head, but Mr.. Rose nburg said he thought
they might be all right. s'I know theil
brother" he said.
Every well" said Inspector Fogg
"then let their brother come down anG
see me. They may stand aside"
Then Edward King was called. He
said he was born in the United States
is sailor and lives in Boston, ''Are
you willing to make oath to this" asked
the inspector. The sailor said, "Yes
SIR" He was sworn and was told to &c
ashore.
1 q fol cfv icphf cfo oE
forward and said he is shoemaker and
proposed to work in New York. He has al
uncle there. one Abraham Weineigros
kiey, a highly respected and thriving
man of that municipality. The party
in question produced ticket from Port
land to New York, and $50 in money,
and was passed by Inspector Fogg.
Then young man was called, ano
when Mr.. Rosenburg started to translate
a question put by the inspector he said
"Bide wee man, bide a wee I'll tall
to the man." and he did. He proved tt
be trifle hard of hearing and to every
question put by the inspector said,
"Eh," and it had to be repeated He
proposed to go to Saco, where he has rela-
| tives who are at work in the mills. He
| was all right up to certain point, and
| then it was case of "almost but lost. 81
He had no money. He dill have So, but
left his pocketbook in coffee house in
Liverpool and didn't think of it again
| until he got aboard the steamer, and ii
| was out on the ocean.
"That's bad for you," remarked the
| inspector, "and shall have to detain you
until We can communicate with your
| friends in Saco." The young man made
| no objection, and rs. l." was entered
/ against his name.
! Then the inspector passed a man who
was the proud possessor of ticket to
New York, good conscience, SO in
money and name the inspector tried to
pronounce, but gave it up when the pre-
| liminary symptoms of lockjaw began to
be in evidence. $50 ashore said the
inspector, and the Russian bowed and
departed.
| Then young Swedish girl came for
ward and Mr.. Rosenberg tried in vain &c
make himself understood. Then one Of
the officers of the steamer suggested thai
| one Of the sailors could talk with her
and he was called, sworn to translat,
the questions of the inspector and wha
she might have to say in reply. It wa
evident that the handsome young maj
and the girl had met before, and tina
he knew her story. She was on her way
to Fall River, she said where she has
brother. There was an indignant fash
of her bright eyes when asked if sht
could read and write.
Inspector Fogg was obliged to add hel
ease to the IS. L" docket because she
had but 81 and ticket for Fall River
"Lve no doubt that she's all right. .
said the inspector, "but I'd rather make
sure for her own sake that her brother il
there. Tell her that 1 shall detain bel
until have heard from her brother, and
that 1 will telegraph to him at once ~
The brother lives at % Cherry street.
Fall River, and when the girl stepped
aside the handsome young man went
with her aud was evidently doing his
best to make her understand that the
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