The Portland daily press., 1896-12-16
WASHED ASHORE.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along th'
Water Front.

water Front.
Two sailors from the British schooner
| George and Everett, which went ashore
near Jonesport last week and was badly
damaged, arrived here yesterday ami
| will be sent to St. John by boat.
The fish arrivals yesterday were the
! schooners Eva and Mildred, 5000; Fanny
| Reed, 5000; Hattie. Maud, G0o0, and the
Provincetown schooner Carrie e. Phil
| lips, which had the largest fare Of all,
| $4,000 pounds.
| The fishermen are doing a rattling
business now, and all of the catches are
large and esaily obtained. Halibut are
not very plentiful, however.
The lobster arrivals yesterday were the
Hattie and Addie, $500, the Edith
Thompson, $500 and the John Dexter
1000.
The double topsail schooner Christiana
Moore arrived here yesterday with q car
go of lumber from ST. John for W. W.
Riggs. This schooner tiles the British
flag, and as vessels of her rig are not
very plentiful now, the Chrisriana Moore
has attracted considerable attention III
the harbor She had hard trip from
ST. John to this port and was Il days on
the way here. When she was towed into
port yesterday forenoon she was well
iced up forward, and her skipper pro-
nounced it very rough and disagreeabie
| outside.
The schooner Francis M. has gone to
| New York to load with general cargo
for Africa.
Only one coal vessel, the 0. D. With
erell, arrived here yesterday. She had
very quick passage from New York,
making the run in 4S hours. Her captain
does not think Fortland's tow boat ser
vice the bsss in .he world. He said he
was of Two Lights at 8 O'Clock Monday
afternoon with signal flying for tow
boat. but was not able to get one, and
had to anchor off Portland Head light
for the night.
The fishing schooner Wideawake is on
the marine railway for repairs.
The schooner Copy from Bangor,
bound to the westward with lumber,
came in leaking Monday night and was
towed to the fats. Her captain said the
sea was very heavy outside and he
thought the vessel had been strained by
it.
The four masted schooner Independent
has nearly finished loading lumber at the
Boston & Maine wharf for the River
Platte. She will carry one of the largest
cargoes ever taken from this port.
The steamer Numidian has hauled over
from the elevator to No. 4 shed, where
she will finish loading her cargo
| Capt. Fl anson has sailed his scow
Vixen to Horace B Butterworth.
The large fleet of coasters which left
Boston, bound to the eastward on Sat-
urday, had hard time OF it off Rich
mond's island that night There were
about dozen vessels in all, including
the Nellie Eaton, Capt. Morrison, the
Marcia Bailey Capt. Look, the Annie u.
Preble, Capt. Hinkley, and the Glenal-
len, Capt. Mitchell, which were bound
for Portland. These vessels were well
punched at sunset and little later when
off Richmond's island the wind died
away aud heavy fog set in. The sea
was extremely rough and the strong tide
set these vessels directly on to the island
reefs, over which the sea WAS breaking
in an awe-in spring way. Should one
OF these vessels have got into the surf
they would hnve gone to pieces in no
time, and the shippers of these schoon-
ers knew this only too well. One Of them
in telling about his experience yesterday,
said he never passed such a night in his
life, 1t seemed es if his vessel would go
ashore in spite of all he could do to keep
her off. Several of the schooners nearly
collided and one or two of them got out
their boats and attempted to tow off
shore. but with title effect. just as one
or two of the schooners were getting
into the outer fringe of the breakers the
wind sprang up and all of them quickly
worked off shore and out of harm e
way. But it was narrow escape for
many of them.
Il A loaded coal car which was being
switched into 4. R. Wright's coal yard
, this noon left the rails. The car turned
at right angles to the track. A gang Of
, men with q hydraulic jack quickly re-
placed it.
; i The bark Sarmiento is bound here
} from New York. She is light and will
/ load lumber at Sturdivant's wharf FOL
South America.
Two English steamers, the Freemona
and the Lycia, are expected today.
An Habitual Truant,
Fred Hearn. a bov about Is years o