The Portland daily press., 1897-01-04
AARBoR NOTES.

/ Yesterday was very dull as Tar as
items of int erest were concerned OF the
water 'front.' The j. S. Glover arrived
W it'll fish, and vessel with lumber also.
The SCHOONER NJ Todd sailed.
Vwenty-six car loads Of cattle arrived
from the west for the stock ysrds.
No news of the arrival of the Nj
golian at Halifax was received.
The Peruvian is expected daily from
Glasgow.
The mud was thick on East CONNER
cial street, and about the Grand Trunk
wharyes, but it did not deter crowds OF
people from visiting the steamers and the
new elevator
Saturday was large fish day and the
arrivals came pouring in from early
morning until late at hight In all
so, 600 pounds of fish were brought in
making 1t one of the best days of the sea-
son so far. The Martha D. Mclean and
the Lettie May had 1000; the Forest
Maid had $4,000; the Hattie Maud and
John Plummer had 5000; the Lucy W.
Dyer had 1000; the Ella M. Doughty
had 10000: the Emma Jane, 5000; the
Amy Wiokson, Mary E. Haven and Nellie
Burnes each had 5000.
The steamer Hibernian sailed from
Glasgow, Friday, for this port.
The brig II. Il. Wright. Capt. Will
liams, arrived at Bahia Blanca, on No
vember IS from Portland.
The shooner George E. Wolcott, Capt.
Kreger, sailed from Barcelona, Deem
Der aSth for Trapani, to load salt for
Portland.
John Archer, a fisherman, while at
work on his schooner, Saturday, caught
hook in the fieshy part of his hand.
He was obliged to have it cut out.
1t was very painful wound.
The Portland schooner Sea Bird which
recently sunk near South Boston, and
was lately taken to East Boston, has
been purchased by Capt. Charles f.
Bunker, late of the schooner E. Il. Frisko
for $500. Capt. Bunker will cause the
vessel to lie repaired and will use her
in the coasting trade.
The Portland schooner Grace Davis re-
Gently had an eventful voyage. She was
ON her return voyage from Demerara,
under command of Capt. Dodge for New
York. On December 18th, while in
about latitude 20, longitude 93, she en-
countered very heavy gale that at one
time threatened to disable her. The gale
was from the south and was accom-
panied by very rough sta and at times
washed over the decks. The wind was
very high and the schooner lost her fore
sail and jib. She was boarded by sew
eral heavy seas, Que of which smashed in
her cabin windows, completely flooding
the cabin. On Decemper 23d she encount-
cred another series of gales while in laai-F
tude "a. 30 and longitude rs. 40. This gale
was from the northwest and was about
as severe as the one of the 18th. The
heavy seas boarded the vessel and again
flooded the cabin and also caused consid-
era BILE damage about the deck.
The Portland bark Grace Deering ar
rived at New York Friday from Auck-
land and New Zealand.
John Burke, the second mate of the
steamer ST. Croix of the International
line, was recently severely injured OH
board of that vessel. He was struck on
the head by descending freight eleva-
tor, while discharging the cargo. He was
taken to the hospital in Charlesuown.
Mass.
The schooner Melissa Wiley has been
hauled into the upper harbor to dis
charge her cargo of hard pine.
The revenue cutter Woodbury. sailed
yesterday for cruise to the eastward.
The steamship Memnon has hauled
around to the grain elevator to take on
a part of her cargo.