The Portland daily press., 1896-12-12
GRAND TRUNK AND STEAMERS.
Sailing of the Iona-vessels Now on Their
Way to Portland From Across the
Pond.

The sailing of the Iona yesterday left
the Allan line Numidian alone at the
Grand Trunk doc ks and the steamship
companies emp loyes and the custom
house officers are having short breath
ing spell. The last of last week and the
first OF this has been very lively for all
those employed about the Grand Trunk
wharves. The lonashoremen have been
obliged to work night and day and have
been reaping harvest. AS many OF
these mea are paid SO cents an hour and
work twelve and even eighteen hours
day, for three or four days on stretch
With half more pay for night work, it
will be seen that some Of them have been
making good money. The hours put in
by many of the custom house officers
have also been very. long and the relief
felt by these persons when the Iona sailed
yesterday can well be imagined.
q The Thompson line steam ship Iona,
Capt. Cummings, sailed for London
shortly after 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The vessel carried large cargo,
which included over 500 head of live
stock in addition to about So, 600 tons of
general cargo. The more important part
of the cargo was 1856 barrels of apples,
A, 975 bushels wheat, II, 224 bushels
peas, 9,745 bushels oats, 2,450 cases
canned meats, 277 bags seed, 5,4OO boxes
cheese, Q, 100 packages of poultry, 2,18O
shook. 1900 sacks -four, ., 407 cases ap-
pies, s, 1856 pieces walnut boards, $3.50
pieces deal lumber, 240 packages butter,
200 cases eggs, IA bales hair, 40 packages
meat, $50 sacks beans, l, 700 sacks peas,
200 sacks clover seed, 1000 sacks -four,
100 horses, 239 sheep, 464 GA title. The
Iona carried no passengers. She is one
of tine largest and best freigbters run
ming to this port. She is expected to
make quick trip across the pond.
This year bids fair to eclipse all Others
SO farsas the SHIPMENT Of cattle is con-
cerned being twice as much as at this
time last year, though the Iona's con-
signment is not high line by any means.
Last season on one trip the Scotsman OF
the Dominion line took out !, DOB head Of
cattle, 1000 sheep and horses.
1t is one of the many interesting sights
along the busy Grand Trunk wharves to
see the cattlemsn load their horned
charges It is seldom that very vicious
steer is found, but when one does get
on a rampage then stand out of the way,
or better still run for the shed and shut
the door. The sheep are as obedient as
most little children. A leader is picked
out and Mary's pets follow quietly after
now and then giving plaintiff bleat
as a cattleman rods one to hurry him
over the unfamiliar and treacherous
gang planks.
The Numidian, as has been said, is
now the only big steamship in the har-
Dor. She was loading grain yesterday
and will sail the first of the week.
Four steamers are expected to reach
here next week. There are the Vancou-
yer, due about next Thursday or Friday,
the Freemona due Wednesday, the Mani
toba and Lycia which will arrive here on
Tuesday next and also the Laurentian.
Mr.. Virgil Barber of the custom house
is responsible for this terrible tale which
he says he read In Liverpool paper, to
the effect that when the Elder Denpster
steamer Memphis was wrecked on the
coast of Ireland recently, Capt. Williams
saved himself by vaulting on the back of
one of the bulls which escaped from the
steamers cattle pens, and was carried
ashore.
1t was stated a few days ago in tele-
graphic dispatch from Liverpool that the
steamer Lake Winnipeg had sailed from
that city for this port. A mistake was
make in the wording Of the dispatch
which should have read St. John in
| stead of Portland The Lake Winnipeg
belongs to,the Beaver line, which runs
| to st. John during the winter. Conse-
quently she will not be seen here this
winter.
The last of the pile drivers which have
beensused on the elevator have been ship
ped back to Lowell by Contractor Ward.
AS soon as ths long looked for cargo of
hard pine arrives big crew will go to
work putting up the building.
The freight continues to pour into the
Grand Trunk yard from Western Cana
dian points and next week a large con-
signment of cattle is expected here.
Nearly all of the cattle shipped from
Portland come here from Swift g. Co.
and Nelson, Morris & Co., Of Chicago.
OF the cattle sent here for shipment on
the Iona DE-. B. W. Huntington, the
United States cattle inspector at this
port condemned I've on account Of their
being crippled or wounded.
The value of the cargo taken out of
Portland by the Dominion liner was as
follows: Canadian exports, $2lS, S21 /;
American exports, $78, S37.
Noman,s Iifararv Union.