The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-31
P0RTLAND,s GREATEST CARGO.
What the Scotsman Took Out Yester-
day from this Port.

day from this Port.
| A Notable Cargo Largely of Provisions
Few Fish Taken this Week-Coasters
Still Wind Bound-No Arrivals Yestcr-
day and Clear Lower Harbor.
A great crowd, the largest seen on the
wharyes this season, watched the great
Scotsman as she rounded the breakwater,
and then went out of sight yesterday a f.
ternoon. She took out the largest cargo
ever taken from this port, valued as it
was at 1922, 900. 1t was we'll divided be-
tween American and Canadian products.
The great Dominion liner took out the
following cargo: 1880 bushels of peas,
&c, 916 bushels of corn, 1880 barrels of
apples. of which 973 barrels were Ameri-
can apples. 1914 sheep, 1908 cattle, 1875
boxes of American meat, 1850 pals, 30
| tierces, 400 kegs and 1900 cases of lard,
| 1885 cases of canned meat, 1875 barrels of
pork, ~ barrels of castings, ia boxes
of Canad dian meat, 55 packages of butter,
| 1867 boxes of Canadian cheese, Do logs,
| 5552 maple blocks, SO pieces of deals,
| SOL bundles of slaves, 40S bags of oat-
meal, 10S cases of leather, Is cases OF sun
| dries, 35 cases of household effects, 30
| cases of cigarettes. 122 packages of ma
chinery, so cases of canned corn, rs organs,
| 81 horses
A steamer of the Elder, Dempster
Company line may be expected at any
time now. She comes direct and will
take a full cargo.
| Despite the great amount taken by the
Scotsman, and the other steamers recent
ly. there is still a large stock of freight
of selection has been exercised very
freely. Tho cargo of the Monaghan win
be rapidly forwarded. Capt. Barrett of
the Monaghan was on the wharf yester-
day and watched the stcaming out of
the Scotsman.
There are very few lesses in the lower
harbor. but many coasters are still wind
bound. There were no arrivals reported
yesterday other than fishermen and
coasters.
+ j. W. Trefethen reported yesterday the
arrival of the following fishermen !:
Ellen NJ Doughty with $4,000 pounds
of mixed fish; Moses j. Linscott, with
10000 pounds; Nellie Bruins, with 1900
pounds, and the Emma, with 5000 pounds.
The Portland fishing feet seems to be
rather down in it's luck this week, but
better receipts are expected today.
A tramp sailor is SOMETHING of curl
osity, for as a rule the men of the sea pre-
fer to stay on dry land as little as posi-
BILE, and to get hut short distance at
best inland, but the tramp, some fisher
men tried to stump yesterday, proved
their match, and showed that he was per-
fectly familiar with vessel. "You
chumps don't amount to anything" he
said as parting shot. 81 could navi-
gate a schooner as well as any skipper in
this port" He moved off up CONNER
cial street, and as they watched him go
out of sight, one fisherman said to an
other, "Blaimed if / don't think he
could. Why don't he go fishing?'' The
other thought the matter over and slowly
replied: He may have better job. y
The tow beats are not striking it rich
these days when the wind is in a direc-
tion to keep everything off shore. There
is big fleet bound for Portland, but
great uncertainty regarding time of ar
rival.
Capt. Jacob S. Wlnslow, who returned
a few days ago from Washington, where
he had been to appear against the pas
sage of the compulsory pllotage bill, says
that the hearing was satisfactory. He
says that he thinks that the bill will not
become law. 1t was the House commit
tee Of which Congressman Serene E.
Payne of New York is the chairman, be-
fore which the hearing took place.
Those who favor the enactment of the
measure have not yet been heard.
~ oppose this bill" said Capt. Win
slow fer the reason that we don't need
pilots. The case is like this: .Would
you want to pay for thing when there
is no need of it?''
Last Tuesday morning as the revenue
cutter Woodbury. was cruising near
Swans Island. brig was sighted at an
Choir we'll off Marshall's Island. lit was
evident that somethinsg was wrong with
her, SO the Woodbury. ran and spoke
to her. The wind at the time was blow
ing gale from the north west. Sine
proved to be the brig Manson of New
Bedford, Mass, Capt. Crapo She left
Portland last Monday and in the gale of
that night. she burst and split most of
her head sails, and had to anchor in q
fathoms of water and pay out from 30
to 60 fathoms of chain.
Capt. Henriques sent an officer and
boats crew on board the brig to assist
in getting their anchor. It was diff
cult job, but was finally accomplished.
Th g cutter then ran hawser to the brig
and towed her to a safe anchorage at
Burnt Coat Harbor, Swan Island where,
fortunately, she was bound Instances
like the foregoing show the great bene-
fit to our coasting vessels rendered by
the Woodbury. under the skilful and ex-
perienced Capt. Henriques.