The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-13
Along the Water Front.

All of the old salts along the water
front were predicting snow storm yes
terday.
The barbor was nearly cleared of ves-
sells during the early morning, though
good many are discharging cargoes ct
the wharyes.
Schooner Francis r. Baird sailed dur
ing the afternoon for Bangor, where she
will load ice for New York.
Schooners Ida G. Southland and Louis
q. Rabel are loading general oargoes
for Demerara.
The Rebeooa J. Monlton is loading
with shocks and lumber at J. II. Ham
lens for the West Indies.
The fish arrivals yesterday were the
Ella NJ. Doughty, 10000 cod and pollock;
the Moses B. Linscott, 1000, and the
Martha D. MoUlain, 5000.
The schooner NJ. l.. Bonnell, st. Johns
to New York with lumber, struck a
sunken reef somewhere on her tripssfrom
St. Johns to this port and was leaking
quite badly yesterday.
| The schooner Evie B. Hall has finished
loading her cargo for the arbadoes. and
is ready t. sail.
| The tug Perry Of Bath, towed the
schooner Anna E. j. Morse to the Ken
nebeo yesterday vhsre she will load with
ice for the south.
The first consignment of Canadian ap-
pies, one car load, has arrived here for
shipment on the English steamers.
| Every day the Grand Trunk brings In
a car load or two of freight for the Eng
lish steamers. The first English steamer.
the Monaghan, sailed from Liverpool for
Halifax and Portland yesterday. She is
due to arrive here about the 23d of No
| vem Der.
| The lumber to be used in the construc-
ton OF the new elevator has begun to ar
rive here and as soon as the elevator
foundation is completed in few weeks
more the superstruoture will be put
up with great rapidity.
The schooner H. M. Mayo. Capt. Nor
rison, sailed for Passport yesterday with a
cargo of grain.
The arrival of the Italian bark Bird
ston, with spool wood from Portland at
Belfast Ireland, on Novem Der Z. has been
reported.
The schooner George NJ. Adams, Capt.
Miles Standish, with coal from Phila-
delpia, Ia at franklin wharf waiting to
discharge.
/ For the first time in ten years there
are to be large shipments of bran from
this port via the English steamers.
The schooner Charity is loading grain
at the Grand Trunk for Sandy Point,
Penobscot bay.
/ The schooner Charleston ,sailedi fol-
Bangor yesterday. She will,load there
with ice and lumber for New York.
The schooner Henry Chase is at the
Grand Trunk elevator loading grain fol-
Gui lford.
The brig H. C. Sibley took her crew
abroad yesterday and will sail in ballast
for st. John, where she will haul UP
for the winter.
The schooner Lydia NJ. Deering is die.
charging a cargo of lumber at the Boston
& Maine wharf.
| no ObduunIO Oll Ulupduy Steamer
Atlas, having in tow the company 4
barge No. rs, from New York to Port
land, put into Vineyard Haven Wednes-
day with the barge in sinking condit.
ion, having her after compartments
filed with water. Capt. Chase reported
that rough weather was encountered in
Block Island channel. during which the
barge began to leak. The latter was
lowed to safe anchorage and the tug
at once began pumping her out. 1t is
thought she can be sufIi GENTLY lcleared
for temporary repairs to be made before
she proceeds.
Fears are entertained for the safety of
the crew of the schooner Cora H.sHan-
son Of Thomaston, Capt. Sinnott, Bruins
wick, Ga, Octoberal, for New York. with
lumber. The vessel registered 400 tons
and was built at Thomaston in 1893.
The schooner was out in the hurricane OF