The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
Shore.

of II days, which was one of the hard
est the crew of that vessel ever enOount-
sred. The Vesta brought in 49, split
fish, 5000 bake and 5000 halibut, which,
considering the weather of the past few
weeks. is considered very good trip.
The Vesta is a hand line fisherman and
for that reason has better luck in rough
weather than do the dory fishermen
who can do nothing when the weather
is very rough. The hand line fishermen
drop their anchor and can fish in all
kinds of wenther, no matter how rough
the sea may become Or how atrongly the
gales may blow. The captain of the
Vesta had hard luck in his recent trip
though. He DROPPED anchor on Browns
banks, which are about 80 miles from
Georges, but could find no fish on his
holding ground. 1T began to blow 50
hard that 1t was impossible for. the Vesta
to change her anchorage to better fish
ering grounds and for a whole week he
could do nothing but lay below and wait
for doesn't weather. When the gales at
last ceased 10 blow ths yesta got up her
anchor and struck a good cod ground
where she had fairly good luck.
According to the Vesta's captains the
fishermen are having very hard luck this
season and getting small prices for their
catch as rule.
The Allan liner State of Nebraska,
Capt. Reginald Barrett, arrived at noon
yesterday. Capt. Barrett reports pleas
ant passage. nothing unusual occurring.
There were three cabin passengers, Mrs.
and Miss Maurice. bound for New York,
and MIR. Byrne for Canada. The steer
age passengers vera l3 in number, all
bound for New York and Boston. They
will make their future homes in the
states. The State OF Nebraska had light
portion of this is consigned to Canadian
points, The local conslgnments were
100 Gases china cla3 for II. Il. Moore
Boston; onses books and one truss
church work for Portland, and one case
woolens for Calais. The steamer also
brought over eight returning cattlemen.
Capt. Parsons, one of the pilots of this
porr, was seen yesterday on franklin
wharf, at which the sturdy little sloop
Maggie was at anchor. "It's about as
rough outside as I've ever seen it, said
Capt. Parsons. "Tne waves are breaking
completely over Green island, and even
our fine little sea boat made pretty hard
weather of it. We were obliged to run
into the harbor af5cr the arrival Of the
Nebraska to escape the heavy sea-"
A most beautiful sight to mariners
eyes at least. was to be sean i'll the harbor
yesterday morning. The handsome four
masted schooner got underway in the
harbor and under full sell went flying
out Of the ship channel with the copper
en- her bottom glittering in the sunlight.
Capt. Ross, the sohoonar's commander,
il evidently not afraid to carry sail ami
likes tn move along in hurry when he
starts out.
The steamship Manitoban sailed yester
day morning with general cargo.
The steamship Lycia viii sail at
s a. M, this morning with q big cargo
md $50 head of cattle.
The Vancouver of the Dominion line
sails today with 5000 tons of freight.
The schooner IDA C. Southland is load
lug cargo Of provisions for Demerara
Yesterday she put on 80 crates of cab
bages many barrels of lager beer and
numerous other articles.
A Iongshoremau named Sullivan, while
at work in the hold of the Freemona on
I,o1 lu min hQayv
piece OF deal falling from aioft and strik-
ing his foot He was taken to the Maine
General hospital and three toes
amputated.
The colorad steward of the James H.
Hamle.,. which is lying at Browns
and but fnr the prompt assistance of the
vessels crew, would have drowned The
men on board the vessel got q rope
around tie stewards neck and haulei
him on board more tleaa than alive. Some
one told the steward he should take a
drink of something warm to keep from
getting cold." Accordingly one of the
crew of the vessel was sent up town to
buy a small bottle of "hot stuff with
the stewards money. The messenger
didn't return for an hour or more, and
when he did come hack the greater part
of the hot stuff had disappeared down
his own throat. But thu steward didn't
catch cold from bis bath and the crew of
tho J. II. Hamlen say it was because the
the messenger drank 50 much Of the
Hhot stuff.