The Portland daily press., 1896-10-03
FOR SHELTER AND ANCHORAGE
News of Vessels in IIarbor which Game In
to Escape the Gale.

The indications yesterday afternoon
pointed to a heavy northe east gale along
the coast and all day long the ooasting
| and fishing schooners were scudding into
the harbor for anchorage and shelter, SO
thnt by dark there was a big feet of
vessels in the harbor. As darkness settled
down over the city the flying clouds and
constantly increasing wind told of a
| stormy and uncomfortable night for
those vessels unfortunate enough to be
outsids, and made the shippers of those
safely in port feel happy in their security.
The steamer st. Oroix came into the port
about half past three with a big crowd
OF passengers on board and after dis
charging her freight at the International
eompany's wharf turned her PROV sea-
ward about i've o'clock aud despite the
threatening weather proceeded On her
way to Boston. It takes more than ordi-
nnry heavy weather to brighten the
skilled pilots of this fine steamer.
During the afternoon the hnrbor
master was obliged to make many trips
down the harbor to keep the vessels out
of the channel and to see that the harbor
regulations were observed.
The schooner Madeline Cooney was dis
charging coal Mt the Grand Trunk wharf
yesterday. She ia fine looking three
masted schooner and Is painted white, a
rather unusual color for collier.
The Grand Trunk elevator is doing a
big business this season. Yesterday the
sohooners Elbridge Gerry. Henry Chase,
Emma W. Day, and Lydia Grant were
loading with grain for the eastern ports
Of the state.
The lobster arrivals yesterday were tho
Good Templar with 5000, the Bernie ard
Bessie with 1000, the Eva NJ. Martin
with $500, the Almelda Morse with $500
and the John Dexter with 1000.
There was only one fish arrival yester-
day, and that was a small schooner with
a small fare. Fish do not seem to be
very plentiful just now.
4 A finessMaine built schooner. credit to
tho state and the flag she bears ia the
Gracs Davis. which is being repaired by
George Hartford, the cau-Aer. She IL
something like twenty years old. was
built by the day in Yarmouth aud is as
sound as rock and hasn't q rotten.
plank in her. The Davis has proved to be
paying and most successful vessel Her
skipper is Jacob Dodge and she Is owned
by Portland and Cumberland county
people.
The schooners Clara Goodwin and
Charles Davenport have arrived. in port
with coal for the Maine Central.
The lobster steamer Hermann RessinR
sailed to the eastward yesterday after
having her boiler repaired.
One of the late arrivals yesterday WAS
tue schooner Miantunomah, which came
in here for harbor.
The schooner 8. P. Blackburn, Captain
Ross, was on her way from Baltimore to
Portland, before the recent gale. On
September 29th his vessel was about forty
miles southeast from Fire island. The
vessel was closely hauled on the star
board tack. There was light wind pre-
vailing at the time when she came afoul
of the schooner Fred Cover. bound south
in ballast. The Blackburn suffered the
most damage. Her cutwater and all her
headgear were carried away with crash.
Her spanker and mizzen rigging were
totally disabled. The chain plates and
rails were broken and considerable minor
damage was done around the docks. The
Cover was obliged to anchor in 35
fathoms Of water SO that the vessels
could clear each other. The damage to
the Cover is unknown, but 1t is not sup
posed to be heavy. The Black burn re-
paired and proceeded.