The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-13

ing at Small Point-HamptOn Boat Fish
efmen Made Much Money Yesterday
dhe Shark in Port.
schooner Cumberland arrived yesterday
' from the West Indies with a cargo of mo-
lasses. Captain Littlejohn reports that he
had very rough outward passage, starting
Just in time to get the full rake of the Feb
ruary gales. He secured cargo and then
sailed for this port. The first day was good,
but after that he encountered rough wealth
er, and was at last forced into Vineyard
sound to escape the gale; he ran close to
the shore and let go both anchors. Both
dragged, aud the schooner was soon pound
ing on the bottom; every blow threatening
to take the planks out. Ii was while she
was in this bad situation that tug came
along side and the captain offered to take
the schooner for $780, To that offer Captain
Littlejohn replied that he would do moth
ing of the kind. In the end the $500 was
reduced TO 500 and the schooner was towed
to place of safety. 1t was a hard and
rough passage but the Cumberland made
port at last safe and sound.
The Schooner Charles e. Baloh. arrived
yesterday from Bath in tow of the tug
boat CIV. Morse. AS previously announced
in the PRESS, the Balch struck rock near
Seguin, and when reached was leaking bad
| ly, and in no condition TO make this pert
There was tremendous shock whe she
went over the ledge and Captain Croker
had doubts at the time Of tho result. but
the injury was less than was at first appre-
hended. She will discharge cargo and then
be repaired here.
The n. b. schooner Nellie Clark. twas an
coast She was caught in the very thick
of it, and lost her foresail. 1t was then
found that she as leaking badly. and the
idea of proceeding further than was abso-
lutely necessary was given up. ard she
made this port instead of New York, to
which port she will sail as soon as damages
can be repaired. The crew We're forced to
stay By the pumps after the leak was dis
covered Until they made this port. he
aoloouers from the provinces seem to have
had hard luck off this coast during the last
few days.
The schooner Alice, one of the Port Mid
way schooGers SO long expected here with
cargo of wood IuIp for the paper mills at
Berlin Falls. N. H., will return home By
way of Halifax. taking one hundred barrels
of flour 10 that port.
An astonishing amount of work has been
done at the Grand Trunk sheds within the
past twenty-four hours. The great mass
of west bound freight has sbeen reduced in
| bulk, and the sheds are now well cleared
of that sort of freight. Tin plate, and gal
| vaniZed iron is about all that is left now to
| be shipped West, and few hours more will
see that we'll cleared up. The Vancouver
was taken to the elevator for the set oGd
time yesterday. and is taking in grain.
1t was predicted in the PRESS some days
ago that it would be necessary to send at
least one steamer to this port after the
boats of the regular lines had made their
last trip, in order to clear up the odds and
ends of freight that would be left over. AS
WAS said yesterday there will be steamer
to this purt for cargo. and she will take the
last of the freight for the season. There
will be no difficulty about finding cargo
fer her. Just now there is slight hating
in the east bound freights over the Grand
Trunk. but the necessity of providing car
goes for the two regular steamers Yet to
come here will cause resumption of the
old time activity in day or two. Specials
Will D6 puU OA dShlu W SUBWAY Al6At.
The sixteen detained immigrants held
by Inspector Fogg,.were all-discharged with
two exceptions. In some cases Inspector
Fogg required the fling ofla bond for the
maintenance of the would-be-citizens.
There was perfect rush of the little
Hampton boats outside yesterday. and the
fishermen made big money. AS matter
of fact they had the cream of the fishing
yesterday, for while some scbooners came
iii with from 5000 to 5000 pounds of cod and
haddock. the Hampton boat fishermen
averaged 20G0 pounds, and some went much
higher EAugustus Dyer. stocked" over $50.
asI the result of few hours work, and John
Dyer, who was out Efor the first time in
his new and trim boat ''sloe ked' over $40.
Quils a number ofLothers did almost as well.
and it was great day for the small boat
fishermen. The sea was trife rough, and
it was cold outside. but they didn't mind
such trifes at all.
1t was very spirited scene when the
feet of the Hampton boats came racing in.
There collection of old fishermen, eX-
shippers and ancient mariners generally,
at the end of Commercial wharf. and they
watched with interest the effurts of the
Hampton boatmen, each trying to reach J.
W. Trefethen's first. AS a matter of fact
they all made big wages for the time they
were out. "This is about the last Of Lent.
boys. and then there'll be a big drop in fresh
fish, was what wise old Skipper told
the rest, and they worked hard to take adj
vantage of good market while it lasted.
The explanation of the good luck of the
Hampton boat fishermen, and the badsluck
of the men out in the schooners was found
in the fact that yesterday the haddock set
IN shore in astonishing numbers, and as
one fisherman said, 1T was about all we
could do TO set there and pull them in.
They were close to the rocks. and no mat
ter where you tried your luck big had
dock was there ready TO he caught
And caught they were in great numbers.
and al a result many a fishermen made yes
terday more money than he will be likely
to make for days to come. 1t was a great
day for the ''smqll boat" fishermen. and
one that they will long remember.
Captain c. ". Bailey of Harpswell was
in the city yesterday. He said that great
damage was done to the traps by the
late storm. Captain Bailey told good
story of some exceptionally good shooting