The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
OBITUARY..
Capt. Richard f. c. Hartley.


Word was received by friends in this
city Tuesday of the death Of Captain
Richard F. G. Hartley OF Saco. Captain
Hartley was on board the schooner R. F.
G. Hartley bound from the Kennebec to
Philadelphia. He died on board and
Tuesday to land his body. Captain
Hartley, who was about eighty five or
ninety years old, had made one trip on
the schooner and it had agreed with him
SO well that he decided to try another.
Captain Hartley was wealthy, retired
ship owner and shipbuilder. He was born
in Saco and has. always lived on the old
homestead inherited from his father. He
began to go to sea very early in life. AS
early as 1882 he was commanding the ship
Andrew Scott, out of Portland. For
time he retired from the sea and went in.
to the wooden business in Portland in the
firm of Hartley and Congden. They had
a store in the vicinity of Galt's wharf.
This was about 1855. After getting
through business here he went to sea
again in a ship which he owned, called
the Princess Royal, and which he sold in
England. After that he engaged in ship
building in Saco for many years. Among
the ships built by him were the Hunga-
rian, Mt. Washington and other vessels of
various classes. Old shipping. people
will remember the Hungarian as a ship
that took her maiden voyage under
peculiar circumstances. She was great
three decked ship, and the water at Saco
did not permit of her being launched fully
ballasted and rugged. So q gang Of
Triggers went from Portland to bring her
Out of the Saco river they encountered a
gale that blew them off the coast. They
were not heard from for several weeks,
and then she turned up in the port of
Mobile, Ala. This was some distance
from Portland where they had intended
to come.
Captain Hartley married early in life
Miss Soammon of Saco, who died few
weeks after their marriage. He did not
marry again.
Y Captain Hartley never held any political
Office himself, but his brother was an
official of the United States treasury for
several years.
VIM. s. oliver.
William S. Oliver, who has been clerk
in the Lighthouse Inspectors Office for
the first district since 1884, died at
Phippsburg early Monday morning. Mr..
Oliver would have been forty years of age
next November. He had been ill since
the first Of last January but he was
thought to be regaining his health when
he left Portland for Phippsburg to re-
cuperate, and the sad intelligence came
unexpected by his relatives and friends
here. Mr.. Oliver was one of the most
trustworthy and efficient men in govern
ment employ. He had the good will Of
all, and the sincere friendship of those
who knew him intimately. He leaves
wife and four children. The deceased was
brother of Captain Oliver of the steamer
Salacia. The funeral will take place at
Phippsburg at two o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah starbird.
Mrs. Sarah Starbird died yesterday
morning at the home of her brother, T.
W. Burnham, 2l3 Oxford street. She was
woman loved for her genial, sunny
disposition and for her earnest devotion
to every reform movement. She was
seyenty-two years of age. She was a
member of Casco Commandery, OMITTED
Order of the Golden Crosse Mystic lodge,
I. o. G. T., and the Ladies Veteran Fire
mems auxiliary. All these will miss her
wise counsel her earnest work her cheer
full presence Her funeral will take place
this afternoon at two O'Clock from 213
Oxford street corner of Cedar. She win
be buried in Lubeo
Crcssman Arrested.