The Portland daily press., 1895-04-17
GOOD AT THE LAST.
A Brisk Closing of the steamer season-In-
spector Foggs Big Job Today-Ihe News
A1or q the Water Front

| AloEg the Water 'FRONT.'
Inspector Fogg is getting ready for the
big drive" when the Numld ian arrives
this morning. She will bring ABOUT one
| hundred passengers, so it is reported, of the
class to which the inspector gives of1ioial
attention, and it will be shot stuff as cne
man said yesterday, for the inspector and
Mr.. Rosenburg, who will be expected to talk
a 5ewildering number of languages.
| The Grand Trunk picked up all its de-
tanned freight yesterday and got in condi-
tion to take any amount OF new freight that
might be Offer ed Specials will simply crowd
the road with the cargo of one steamer to
send west with the work OF putting tt e
| finishing touches to the cargo of the yal :
couver to be attended to. the one hundrt
and thirty Canadian horses Included. anu
then with the cargo OF the British Queen
| and the Mum idian to be looked after. The
close OF the season will be very active
| period for all connected with the Grand
| Trunk. Yesterday MIR. Woodpan was re-
| joicing in view of the fact that his line WI
all right, but he was not able to get some
| desired west bound freight from Rumfo1d
| Falls here. the effects of the food being
still visible. With that single exception the
| Grand Trunk was not feeling the effect of
| the great storm at all except that here and
| there it seemed probable that some work
would have to be put in on the embank-
ments.
Captain Cutler. of the schooner William
Morrill,. was here yesterday. His schooner
went ashore on. Nantucket shoals during
the first storm-people a8s taking of the
first storm" andsthe last storm" now just
as very old people still talk of the war of
1872, as ''the last war. land while she will
be got off he will not again take command.
l made the mistake of leaving her and 60
ing ashore when ought to have stuck 10
her" said the captain yesterday. ''Still We
had hard time, and l acted for what
seemed to be the best. The rest took the
most of their things out of her, but l saved
| nothing. see by the papers now that she IL
cone off without costing much.''
Isn't the mistake very often made of
| leaving schooner when it would be per-
| fectly safe to remain on board?''
"Of course it is, replied Captain Cutler.
II believe that the Cape Cod folks are right,
and their idea is to stick by schooner as
long as she II hold together" The captain
will go from here to his home in Connecti-
cut.
| John b. Curtis has been SO long connected
with the water front that this seems to be
| the proper place to say that at last adyices
he was at one of the great western ranches
ana was about to start on cattle buying
expedition. The recent rise in cattle in the
West may cause him to give up his plan o1
| stocking his ranches a t this time.
The Gloucester schooner W. Parnel
O'Hara. left for Boothbay yesterday. where
| she will be repaired and will then leave
again for the fishing banks.
There mas been more or less fiercely con
Quoted lobster war for many years, and nov
the dealers in clans are complaining, so A
L. Dyer says. that the new law .ioesn'
work we'll. There are now but a few place,
where clans can be taken, and the tide a
low water uncovers but little of tn
reach above the bridges. The clam digger,
only secured few bushels yesterday, mo
half enough for chowders,'' as one deale
put it.
The lobster sloop B. F. Brown is ashor,
on Long Island. but NO great damage is be
lieved to have been done. and she will b.
brought here today.
The British Queen will take large mum
p rice having compelled the people owe
the water to be content with Canadian
cattle. Now when they eat The roast bee
of old England it is likely to be a prim,
| western article.
And now the sea wall near The bathin,
houses at Fish Point is reported to be in ,
dangerous condition. If it is much worg,
than it was last summer it must be in .
pretty bad way. and in any case it must 1e
ceive immdiate attention.
There was bad sea outside yesterday
The tug Plymouth went out, but was GLAD
to return. During the day half dozer
three masters tried it wi tn various degree.
of success. The captain of the schoone,
Annie Gus. showed good seamanship, so old
sailors said. in taking his schooner out from
the very midst of the crowded feet OF
vessels in the harbor. There were some
| small bets offered that he couldn't do IT
but there were no takers and so nobody
saved money.
If there is anything like Ealf a good wind
today the harbor will be cleared out. The
storm held captains are anxious to be ont.
side. and will take any decent chance that
| is offered them.
The coastwise business is again pickino
up in good earnest. Down the coast thew
| seem 10 be buying freely. and the packete
are doing good business. Up to a few
weeks ago it was dull enough with them.
but there has been a constant iupro yemen
ever since.