The Portland daily press., 1896-02-17
HARD WEATHER FOR FISHERMEN
What Capt. Wilson Of Gloucester Says
of His Trip.

of His Trip.
Schooners Making Port for shelter-A
Quiet Sunday for Grand Trunk People
Charles Q. Goodhue's Picture Recalls
Old Times to Capt. L. P. Pickett.
Nothing had been heard up to O'Clock
yesterday from the Labrador, and the in
ference is that she is having a hard win
tor passage.
The fishing feet is Slowly coming in.
The Albert W. Black arrived yesterday
with 15,0 600, the Moses B. Linscott with
1900 and the Fairy Queen with 5000
pounds of cod and haddock.
The Gloucester schooner Eredona ar
rived yesterday with SO, 600 pounds of cod
and paddock, and Captain f. Il. Morgan
said they had very rough trip of just
fourteen days. They encountered much
bad weather and high winds, and lost
anchors and fore gaff. They were forced
to go into Shelbourne where they repaired
damages. The schooner il the first of a
series OF fishermen designed by Burgess
and is regarded as the best of all his fish
ermen. She was frequently washed
during the heavy storm she passed
through.
There is considerable number of
schooners in for harbor and several
coasters made the run down from Boston
and other points yesterday.
At the barge office yesterday Captain
e. P. Pickett, who is the great authority
on all things ancient as far as marine
matters go. said that the picture by Mr..
Charles A. Goodhue in Guenthner's win
dow reminded him how greatly Portland
has changed in life time. 1t shows
Clay cove years ago, with Spring bridge,
the Dyer house. and other landmarks.
The tar shops swere there, and Captain
Pickett said he tended the tar kettle
many day and assisted in tarring many
good ship hauled up on the old railway
to be repaired. The picture is striking
ly accurate and will interest many old
citizens.
Mr.. Goodhue's picture called to mind
Mr.. HASKELL, the truckman of those days,
and his four big truck horses. He used
TO wear a white frock and was employed
to haul vessels up on the old marine rail-
way. He was one of the we'll known
characters of Portland then, veryspositiye
in his convictions, and apt to let the fact
be known. He was temperance man,
and would never consent to draw liquor.
On one occasion merchant who wanted
to have some casks of new rum moved
from the wharf to his store, applied to
him to do the work but the sturdy tenn
perance man replied, "No sir. My team
is temperance team and as long az I
live will remain So. He lived up to his
convictions, and when he died many
years after was greatly regretted.
"Then Mr.. Goodhue's picture,' said
Captain FioSett, drought to my mind
Master Lemuel Dyer, the veteran ship
builder. In those days his ships were
found almost everywhere and no ship
builder had higher reputation. re-
member a ship he built where the laun-
dry of the Portland Steam Packet com
pany now stands. 1t was the Upper
Bertrand, and was later comm handed by
Captain Arthur Smith. Mr. Dyer was
a very honest man and a great ship
builder. Ho has passed away like the
swift ships he built, but Mr.. Goodhue's
picture shows how things looked when
he was turning out ships for the mer-
chant marine of this state.
Gin 1S4a, the brig Ariel was built by
William Robinson. the ship builder who
had his yard near the head OF Franklin
wharf. at that time called the old rail-
way wharf. Her bowsprit extended over
into Fore street. She was beauty, but
foundered on her way around Cape Horn.
remember vessel that was built there
and rugged with double topsa:ls. The
kickers among the sal lors said she would
be failure, but she proved a perfect sue
cess. Mr.. Goodhue's picture will recall
all this and much more, to old residents
of this CITY"
With only one steamer in port and
with great amount of freight on hand
it was a quiet Sunday with the Grand
Trunk people, about the fisrt of the sea-
son.
uo sboaAtSulD oEAslhu Will make one
trip to this port later on In the season.
The wrecked schooner Lucy Wentworth
was n packet between Boston, Portland
and Machias. was on her way to this
port at the time she was lost, and was in
command of Captain HILL
The great tug Right Arm. the largest
tug built up to within short time, will
be eolisped when the largest tug in the
world gets here, and she is on her way
with a three master. She was launched
ouly short time ago and this is her trial
trip.