The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-15

Almerlck island in the miuoie Vi 'ne
"lheeF soma time and made the passhHe
across the Atlantic in fifteen days. vhe
eulokest trip ever made by salline
vessel. From Limerick she sailed fol
Fort CT Spain. Trinidad, making the trlE
IN thirty days and from that point she
Went to Turks island where she iloadee
salt Tor Portland. The trip from Turks
island to this port was also made in re-
narkably fast time.
OTHER FOREIGN ARRIVALS.
The topsail schooner Golden Hind ar
rived here early yesterday morning witt
80 casks, b tierces and 90 barrels Of
rDolasses to order from Ponce. Porto
Rico. She is very rakish and handsome
schooner and is of rig that is not often
seen in Portland.
| The Norwegian steamship Orange ar
rive here yesterday with partial cargo
of birthstone from Palermo via Boston.
She ia rather an odd looking craft, but
said TO be very fast.
STEAMER JOHN ENGLIS'S NEW
RECORD.
The steamer John Englis made the trip
from New York to Portland in less than
twenty hours, which lowers her former
record by Utmost two hours. This is the
quickest trip steamer has ever mate to
this port from New York.
OTHER ITEMS.
| The schooner Hammock reached here
Yesterday with large cargo of hard pine
from southern port.
The steamer Williamsport towed The
barge ST. Nicholas away yesterday after
noon.
Captain Nat Haskell aud Captain
! Horace Butterworth have gone to New
York for the purpose of purchasing a NV
water boat to be used in the harbor. She
| will also be employed in towing. Capttin
| Haskell formerly owned the water beat
! Ben Hur, but sold her to J. S. Winsbw
& Co. The boat that Captain Haskell
and Captain Butterworth expect to PR
chase in New York is a fine one, and will
be one Of the best towboats in the harbo..
| The Harpswell Steam boat comp ny is
making quite extensive repairs on tlsir
waiting room Oh Portland pier. The
Partition between the present room and
the next store that has heretofore been
used as lunch room has been reu odded
and one large room made. The ceiling is
neatly sheathed and first class accomno-
dations will be provided for patrons of
| this line.
! The revenue cutter Woodbury. locks
very fine in a nav coat of white paint.
| Fer smokestack and masts are paine.
| n dark cream color d
| The new Harpswell boat will not be
launched until about May /, when her
engines will have been completed and The
will go to the Portland company to re-
ceiye them. Her main shaft was being
placed in position yesterday.
| The fish arrivals yesterday were tho
Emma Jane with 10000, J. S. Glover.
6O0o: Minette, 5000, and small boats.
10. 600. The Emma Jane and Maud S,
also had large fares.
| The bottom seems to have dropped out
Of the ooastwise packet business during
coasters are in commission for the sum-
mer now and there are a great many Of
them in this port awaiting charters
| A crew was slgned for the Hayden
Brown yesterday which sails for Bal i
| more in q few days to load with coal for
| Portland.
| The fire boat made two trips down the
harbor yesterday. One was to carry the
port surg con to the schooner Augustus
Palmer, and the other was to take the
| health officer off to the schooner Golden
Hind, both of these vessels being foreign.
arrivals.
The custom house officers in the barge
office had busy day of it yesterday 1t
began early in the morning and thess
officials were on the jump until after sun
set. There were five foreign ARRIVAL, all
OF whom had to be boarded, beside many
small Nova Scotia schooners.
To get some idea Of the amolnt OF
freight that is bsing shipped cut Of this
port one should pay visit to tie big
sheds on the Grand Trunk wharf, where
| there is accumulated thousands of feet
Of lumber, bRgs, boxes. bales inntmer-
able. barrels, packages of leather ard all
kinds of commodities. The SHEDS are
| always full and the big cargoes that are
taken out of Portland do not sesn in
any way to diminish the amount.
A Fine yiolinist.
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