The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-04
THE SCOTSM AN HERE.
The Grand Trunk Will Move Freight
Specials Now.

A Schooner Waiting for Cargo Now
observation-disclosures Held Back at
Various Points-Many Here for Harbor.
Some of the lobster traps" of N. E.
Trafethen, are scattered along the South
Portland coast, not to speak of Others
being in an exposed position of House
Island. They will be taken back to the
city when it gets oalmer.
The steamer Bay State from Boston,
reached here last night after hard pas
sage. The sea is very rough outside.
The fishing schooner Fanny Hayden,
came in late yesterday afternoon with
double leefed mainsail. She encountered
very rough. weather off shore.
The schooner Belle Bartlett, Is here
from down the coast, but her cargo OF
oats is in oars at Upper Bartlett and she
will be forced to remain until train are
run over the Mountain division OF the
Maine Central.
The live sock for the steamer now land
ing will reach here over the Grand Trunk
at noon today.
line arrived last evening. aud the big
liner was watched when she locked by
a large crowd despite the lateness of the
hour. She brought oevr 1900 tons of gen.
eral cargo. saloon passengers, second
cabin and 10 Storage. She brought to
Halifax 10 saloon, 20 second cabin and
10 Storage. The following is the COM
plete list of saloon passengers: M. D.
Barker, Lieut.. Col D. Creagh, Mr..
Frieser, Mr.. Edwin Goodwin. Mrs. Good
win, Master Herman Goodwin, Master
E M. Goodwin, Mr.. James Harris, Mr..
r. Ladelle, DR.. A. Milne, surgeon Cap
tain l. Drew Moir, Mrs Moir, Master
Ronald Moir, Miss Msrgery Moir, Miss
ID. Moir and nurse, Mr.. Marshall, Mr..
Nswoo comb Musgrave.
When the steamer docked and DIR. Mer-
rill and DR.. Cummings stepped on board,
one Of the passengers, Mr.. Goodwin,
said: "Look here, We want to get to
next train. Can't you let us passP"
The necessary consent was at once
given, a hackman secured. the party as
sisted over the rails and with a rush they
were off, just 25 minutes in which to
make the Union Station.
Then tine cattlemen were called to pass
in review before Inspector Fogg. There
were II of them, and one was from Port
land. "How did you. like LiyerpoolPn
was asked, and he replied: 'Portland's
good enough for me. and I'll stay here
after this.
The Scotsman had a good passage, the
best winter passage yet reported, from
Liverpool to Halifax, but from Halifax
to Portland she had q hard passage The
fog was very thick and the steamship
was compelled to slow up for hours
Mr.. Smith of the Grand Trunk, was
on the wharf when the Scotsman locked.
We have given up the idea,' he said
"of running out trains tonight, but shall
start our first train for Montreal tonor-
> COW morning. We expect no further
trouble Oh the Grand Trunk
Freight specials will be in demand
how. The 1900 tons of the Scotsman
must be forwarded at once, and the great
steamer will call for great mass of
freight. There are many freight trains
OIL the way to this city from the West, all
side-tracked until orders are received to
forward them.
TherG are many schooners on the way
to Portlan0 nnld at different points.
Many schooners are here for sh elter.
They got in to the channel yesterday
afternoon, and were put back by the
harbor master.
Yesterday afternoon Commercial street
wore an air of Sunday quiet. All tho
business houses closed as mark of re-
spect to Mr. Twitchell, and the crippled
condition of the railroads kept the shift
ing engines and trains from the street.