The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-16

captains. 1t was believed along shore
however, that the vessel was the Winner,
Capt. W. ID. Robbins, which lost a men,
her of the crew named Amos Mitchell
of Harrington, Me-, IS years old, off
Petit Menan, on Tuesday. The Winner
was bound for New London, Conn.,, and
the vessel in the lever roads whose
signal of death on board caused so much
excitement along shore is supposed to
be she.
OTHER ITEMS ALONG SHORE.
The British schooner Violet N, one
of the first Of the season to bring in salt
fish from Nova Scotia, arrived yesterday
forenoon.
The steamer Maverick with oil from
Philadelphia, arrived yesterday forenoon
and proceeded at once to the oil refinery
at Ligonia to discharge her cargo.
The work on the foundation Of the
new Grand Trunk elevator is being
pushed. There are three pile drivers
at work. The men engaged on the JOB
labor under considerable disadvantage,
as when 1t is high tide the excavation
is flooded with water which retards the
progress of the work. Some OF the mason
~ is being placed in position.
The schooner Ella lost portion of her
rigging by fouling another schooner
in the harbor Wednesday night
Work was resumed on the Spring
Point ledge lighthouse yesterday fore
noon. The portion OF the foundation al
ready in was not damaged In the least
by the storm.
The revenue GUTTER Woodbury. sal led
into this port yesterday after an absenc e
of about two weeks, during which time
she has been cruising along the coast to
the eastward.
The barkentine Golden Sheaf, which
had her fore topmast and jib boom car
ried away and was otherwise injured in
the severe hurricane while on her way
TO the West Indies. with lumber, is re-
pairing at Browns wharf. She will no
longer sail the seas with her foremost
square rugged, but will be regular fore
and aft. three-masted schooner. Her
bulwarks, which were carried away, or
broken by the fierce battle with seas
during the storm, are being replaced,
and today. Ii pleasant, an handsome a
stick for a foremost will be placed in this
vessel, as was ever seen. Charles A,
McLane is doing the rigging work on the
vessel and repairs will be completed as
soon as possib BILE in order that the vessel
may sail for her destination with her
cargo Of lum Der.
The schooner Henry Lippett of
Thonaston, Captain Howes, fine look
ing vessel, is completing her cargo at
Deake's wharf for Demerara. She was
recently lowed here from Boothbay
where she took ice in her lower hold and
will complete the cargo here BY taking
on lumber. E. g. Straker Of New York
lie the shipper. The vessel expects to be
ready TO sail by the first of next week.
The schooner Matte j. Allies is lying
at Holy oke wharf and will proceed to
Bangor as soon as the weather clears.
where she will load with lumber for New
Haven.
Tho soho oner Dakota is loading with
lumber for Machias at Rufus Deering &
Co. 3 wharf.
The D. H. Rivers is loading with
lumber for Buenos Ayres at the wharf of
the Cookshire Mills company.
Today the schooner Madeline Cooney
will probably haul up to the lum Der
| sheds Of Frank Dudley, and will com-
plets her cargo with lumber for Dema-
rara. The Cooney has ice in her lower
hold which she shipped at Wiscasset and
also has large quantity of shocks from
New York is the shipper.
The fish arrivals yesterday were not
very large. The schooner Fannie Hayden
brought in IL, 600, the Albert W. Black,
10, 900, and the Horizon brought in 300
lobstors, and the Willie T.. 1900 Holsters
The schooner Henry P. Mason which
has been waiting for favorable weather
to sail for Trinidad got tired of waiting
yesterday and set sail. Other vessels
loaded for the West Indies still lay at
anchor in the stream hoping the weather
will clear.
.,
Foster and Regalia were loading with
grain at the Grand Trunk elevator yester-
day.
CUSTOM HOUSE MEN UNIFORMED.
All the outside men in the custom
service donued a very neat and handsome
uniform this morning. The uniforms are
a new thing, previous to this time there
being no attempt made at uniformity in
dress. 1t consists of handsome dark
blue double breasted coat with trousers,
vests and caps to match. The regulation
brass United States customs button ia
worn on coat and vest. The Gap is
specially made for this purpose and re-
sembles the yachting caps.
Longshoremens Benevolent Association.
At special meeting of the Portland
Longshoremen' Benevolent society, held