The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-14
A MID SUMMER GALE.
1t Made Things Lively in the Harbor
While 1t Lasted.

A midsummer gale, and an off shore
gale at that, is rather an unusual thing
for Maine to see. When it does come it
usually plays havoc with the coasting
steamers, the yachtsmen and all manner
of small craft which are running back and
forth along the coasts. Yesterday gale
of this kind broke loose and it made
things decidedly lively in the harbor and
off the coast while it lasted. 1t was an
off shore breeze and the wind blew with
The sea that was kicked up in the harbor
was not very heavy but outside it was re-
ported to be worse than anything that has
been known hereabouts at this time of
year.
The Portland and Boston steamboat.
the fremont, which left this city in the
morning for a daylight run to Boston
found the weather little too rough for
her and was obliged to anchor off Wood
island until the gale should blow itself
out The seamer Merryconeag bound for
Rockland left the harbor but after pro-
ceeding short distance was forced to re-
turn to this port. She had on board
large amount of freight and many pas
sengers and her captain did not think it
safe to proceed until the wind should die
down.
The steamer Enterprise which runs be-
tween this port and Boothbay Harbor was
also obliged to run back into Portland on
account of the big sea which was running
outside and many other coastwise steam
ers were forced to follow her example
during the afternoon.
In the midst of the heavy blow the
steamer John Englis arrived from New
York with her full compliment of passen-
gers and deeply laden with freight. The
run of the Englis to this port was made
in remarkably quick time and her pas
sengers reported that the trip was not at
all rough and that the steamer did not
toss about nearly as much as might have
been expected in such heavy blow.
AS is usually the case when the
weather is very rough outside the harbor
was filled with coasting vessels and small
boats. which were driven in for shelter.
They began to arrive on Monday night
and on yesterday afternoon there were
large number of them at anchor inside
the breakwater. The wind was SO severe
that many of these vessels dragged their
anchors and this made things extremely
lively in the harbor during the afternoon.
The yachts in particular did not seem to
have out very heavy ground tackle and
their shippers found it rather difficult to
keep from drifting all over the harbor
and colliding with every thing in port.
The fireboat was kept busy greater part
OF the afternoon warning vessels which
had drifted out into the channel.
The crew of the United States commits
sion steamer Fish Hawk defeated the
Orr's island baseball team in game at
Bailey's island on Saturday. The score
was 20 to 10.
sAThe first trip of swordfish of the season
was brought in Monday by the schooner
Robert Bran. She had only been out
few days and during this time succeeded
in getting twenty -one fish.
The schooner Annie A. Booth, which
was run into by the Sarah E. Palmer,
has been towed to Bath for repairs.
The dock hands employed by the Maine
Steamship company went ON an outing
Monday to one of the islands,
Captain H. Fl. P. MIGRANTS has pur-
chased the masters interest in the bark
S. R. Lyman.
The schooner J. Manchester Haynes
cargo of coal is for the Electric Light
The yacht Brynlys is now on cruise
to the eastward, consequently the day
that she will race the Beatrice cannot be
definitely stated. However, if she returns
in time it will undoubtedly be Wednesday
or Thursday.
The ship r. R. Thomas, Captain
from Thomaston, has just
arrived in Boston with 9,516 bales of
hemp from Cebu, Philippine islands. The
long passage was not particularly event.
full, about the only exciting feature being
the loss of some small sails in bad blow.
The schooner Loyal of the Corinthian
Marblehead Yacht club, owned and com
ihdHueu Wy MI. ~ ". MASH, arrived ID inc
harbor Monday evening.
The handsome sloop yacht Queen Nab,
owned by Mr.. N. L. Francis of Boston is
in the harbor. The Queen Nab is on her
way from Boston to Bar Harbor A few
days ago she won race in Boston from
She was built in Glasgow, Scotland, in
1892, is so feet over all, 59.2 ON the water
line, 16 feet beam and draws II feet of
water.