The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-17
THE VANCOUVER COMING.
Contract Signed for the Building Of
the New Maine Steamship Boat.

the New Maine Steamship Boat.
Fishermen Race in Ahead of the Storm
With a Fair Catch In Most Cases-Bad
Luck of the Low of Gloucester-Wrath
Gives Way to Peace, and a Bottle.
The Vancouver will reach here this
morning, probably about O'clock, un-
less she is detained by the thick weather
outside. She will bring 1900 tons of cargo
to this port and nine intermediate. and
fifteen steerage passengers. 1t twill
probably hardly occur to the pilot that
waiting outside this season Of the year in
thick storm, is to be clasaed under the
head OF amusements.
Yesterday afternoon two fishermen got
into trouble on Commercial street. Both
had been drinking, and one was eager,
so he said to meet shipmate. and settle
things with him. "He called my brother
thief" he said, land I'll fix him for
that, His shipmate tried TO keep him
away from the schooner, but he would
go, and 60 he did. When he got on board
he found that he had omitted to take one
thing into account. The assailant Of the
family honor was there, but he was also
the possessor of bottle. and the anger of
the brother of the man who had been
called thief cooled at once. Pm not
the man to make trouble. bout a small
matter" he said mildly. "May be he
didn't say it, an may be If he did he
thought twas So" Peace was apparently
getting ready to descend on the scene,
and the prospect looked very fair for the
once determined avenger Of the family
name, to get his part of the contents of
the bottle.
The Gloucester schooner Cecil Fl. Low.
arrived yesterday with IS, 600 pounds of
fish. She was out in the storm of last
week, and suffered some. Her mainboom
broke, and her foresail was carried away.
She put into Shelbourne for repairs.
The Gloucester schooner Caroline
Vought, arrived just as night W as shut
ting in, with 16, 600 pounds OF fish. 4
The Cottage City went into Province
town at $50 yesterday afternoon for
shelter. She was then in very thick
storm. No boats left here for Boston or
New York yesterday, and the boat from
Boston to Portland was held in Boston.
The storm again suspended ooastwise
navigation.
There was very thick storm Of shore
late yesterday with high sea that was
felt even in this harbor. A heavy fog
helped to make the day most uncomfort-
able for all outside.
A full list of the officers and crew Of
the Jonathan Bourne, all Of whom have
undoubtedly persisted, is as follows:
Captain John W. Ross Of New London,
Conn. Mate Keefe of Ellsworth, Me. !;
Engineer Robert Browning. Cook Philip
La Friend, Seaman Harry johnson, Geo.
Harris, Daniel SCOTT and Nathaniel Mo-
Neil. The last five men were shipped at
Portland just previous to the vessels
sailing.
j. Fl. Blake reported the arrival Of a
single coaster yesterday, tbs Pendleton,
and she got in just in time to avoid the
storm.
| dduul6lS VI u6u udu IhtAoI puoy uoy
yesterday, an exceptionally busy day
when the season is taken into oonsidera-
ton. j. ". Trefethen reported the ar
rival of the following fishermen: Cecil
Fl. Low, with 49, 600 pounds; Caroline
vough with 49,, 600 pounds; Uncle Joe,
with 10, 900 pounds: Ella M. Doughty,
with 5U0 pounds, Maid of the Mist, with
5000 pounds; Amy Wiokson, with 5000
pounds: Monticello, with 5000 pounds
Lettia May, with 5000 pounds, George F..
Keen, with 10000 pounds; Moses B. Lin
SCOTT, with 5000 pounds, Eva and Mil
bred, with 5000 pounds; L. B. Fernald,
with 5000 pounds The snail boats
brought in about 10, 900 pounds. While
the fishermen did not take many fish,
they had been out but short time, and
their fish sold we'll They were forced to
run in to escape from the thick snow
storm that was shutting in.
Yesterday the contract for the building
of the new steamboat for the Maine
Steamship company, was signed by the
president of the company, and the Della
ware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine
| Works of New York.