The Portland daily press., 1896-11-28
HARBoR NOTES.
What the People Along Commercial Street
Are Talking About,

Yesterday afternoon the surface of the
harbor was as smooth and calm as a mir
ror. Down in the stream dozen OF
mole vessels of all kinds lay at anchor,
some of them with a part of their sails
set, drying out. Early in the morning,
however, the fog In the harbor was az
thick as mud and one could hardly see
across the docks. II burned away about
noon inside the barbor, but continued
to hover about outside az If expe citing
to come in with sunset.
The only fish arrivals yesterday were
the Viking with 5000 pounds and the
Lydia B. Fernald with 10000.
The big four -masted schooner Mary y.
Palmer, was towed into this port yester-
day afternoon by the Belknap. She has
Louisburg coal for the Maine Central.
The steamer Hermann Reesing brought
in 5000 Holsters for Mcdonald yesterday.
. The steamer Forest Queen of the Casco
Bay line went ashore at Hayfield's point,
Peaks island at, 6. 80 yesterday morning.
She was on her first trip to the city and
lad few passengers. The fog was very
thick at the time. The Queen had just
left Trefethen's landing. She went ON
the rocks very gently. 1t was low water
when she struck. She was hauled of at
!. 30 without much damage. The water
boat Fanny G.. was put on the route In
place Of the Forest Queen.
W. F. Bennett & Co., the contractors,
are making repairs at the New York
steamer wharf.
The schooner Lydia Grant is at the
Grand Trunk elevator loading grain for
Harpswell.
The barkentine Nellie M. Slade is at
the Central wharf loading cooperage for
Porto Rico.
The schooner Olive II. Robinson has
been hauled into G. A. Harford's for
repairs.
The schooner Contest. recently pur-
chased here by Florida parties for fishing
In the Gulf of Mexico, has sailed to-
Boothbay where she will 60 o. the rail.
way for repairs, load with ice and then
return here to take on board her dories
and ship her crew.
The schooner Cathie q. Berry is dis
charging a cargo of coal at Randall &
NoAllister.
The schooner Lizzie e. Dennison, Capt.
Elmer Ross, has been chartered to take
cargo of general merchandise to Dun
denes, Fla. She Is az Central wharf
where gang of oaulkers and carpenters
are at work on her.
The revenue cutter left yesterday morn
ing for a cruise to the eastward.
The schooner Edward Stewart, which
has finished disoharginR at the Boston
& Maine wharf. will go to Bangor to
load ice for New York.
The prospects for saving the cargo Of
the British schooner Atwood, which
stranded on Bakers island, while on
passage from Lower Harbor, N. s., to
Boston, are poor. The wreck will prob
ably be abandoned.
The schooner Atlanta of Boston, put
into Rockland Thursday for repairs
While of Georges island squall struck
the vessel, breaking the foremost and
carrying AWAY the mainmast.
The disabled schooner Mary e. n. g.
Dow is to be towed from Rnckland to
Boston, where she will be repaired.
The schooner Grace A. Davis is in the
stream ready to sail for Port au Spain.
The schooner Hodgdon which went
ashore on House island this week, is
beached on the South Portland flats.
1t is probable that she will be dismount-
ed.
Thursday afternoon Capt. Iibbetts of
the schooner Shepherdess, fell from Gus
tom House wharf to the deck of his YES
sci, almost 30 feet. II 9 was badly shaken
up but not dangerously injured.
The schooner G. NJ. Gilmore is discharg-
ing cement at the Boston & Maine wharf.
The Austrian steamer Tergest ia dis
charging cargo of sulphur at the Maize
Central wharf