The Portland daily press., 1896-02-08

AS far as could be learned Yesterday
the big gale had done but little damage
to shipping. The weather had threaten
ed for so.long that about all the crafts
we're safe in port. The damage was con-
fined to the minor catastrophes in the
harbor.
The bark Alice pounded away at the
end of Central wharf all through Thurs
day night. They Tended her sides with
hoop poles and she wasn't injured at oil.
The wharf was somewhat damaged,
some OF the cross beams being pushed
partly off the tops Of the piles. 1t was
necessary to take up the planking to
make repairs.
During Thursday nights gale the
schooner DAVID Torrey which was made
fast to the wharf at South Portland,
tugged SO hard at her moorings that she
damaged the wharf quite badly.
Because of the storm the Boston boats
have lost about two days. The Bay State
arrived here at about D. m. last We'd
nesday and should have gone back that
till last night. The Portland arrived
in Boston about seven o'clock and has
been there ever since. She is expected to
arrive today. Luckily this is the dullest
season OF the year and at no time could
the loss of two days be better withstood
than now. There will be no more accu-
mutation of freight than can be readily
handled. The perishable freight has been
sent on over the railroad. Thursday af-
ternoon 1870 barrels of CLAIMS were shipped
by railroad
The Cottage City was due to sail from
here Thursday night, but waited till yes
terday morning. They went out about
abreast Broad Cove just this side of the
Two Lights, said Captain Bennett, but
everything was SO ugly ahead and it was
so terribly rough that he decided to re
turn. He expected to sail last night
sometime between six and nine O'Clock.
Captain Bragg left New York at $50
yesterday morning and is due here about
10 80 today.
The Memphis of the Elder, Demster
line, arrived here at 2. 80 p. m. yesterday
direct from Bristol, whence she called
the a5th of January and was therefore
thirteen days ON the voyage. She brought
about 100 tons of cargo mostly tin
plate. She had no passengers. She en-
oountered the gale of Thursday night off
Cape Sable, but Of course it wasn't any
thing for her to fight against. She met
the Mongolian steaming in the very teeth
Of tho gale. The Memphis of course had
it astern. There are about ninety car
loads now here for the Memphis and
boxed meats and cheese are expected soon
to complete her cargo.
The bark J. H. Hamlin clearned yes
terday with shook for M Martinique.
Thursday night Capt. Horace Butser-
wharf of the bicycle factory in South
Portland. Yesterday morning the scow
was found In an acre or more of ice at
the Great Eastern wharf where she had
drifted. No damage had been caused.
Thursday night the fishing schooner
H. L. Wyman, 20 tons, went ashore near
the steamboat landing at Great Chebegue
and is laid up high and dry.
| A large amount of Canadian hay ar
rived over the Grand Trunk yesterday
consigned to the Botson, Worcester and
Providence markets.
The committee on the part of the
Board of Trade, consisting of President
Winslow, Captain Charles Fl. Chase and
George S. Hunt. Esq, met at the rooms
yesterday forenoon to confer with the
special committee of the city government
in relation to the deepening Of Portland
harbor, Alderman Little represented the
city. They were in session for over an
hour but arrived at no definite conclu-
sion. Correspondence will at once be
opened with the mem bers of the Maine
Congressional delegation to determine
whether it will be advisable to send a
delegation of Portland citizens to Wash
ing ton and urge the Senate COMMITTEES
which will visit Boston to also come to
this city.