The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FORMER PRESTIGE IN SHIP BUILD
 ING NOV LOST.

Damage bS Wind aud Rain -Brotherhood q
 of Relief Home Council Meetlng-Well-
 sted's Funeral TO-day-Ferry Street sum
 day School Plonic-C Christ Church Parish
 Meeting,
 An important industry, that of ship building, which held sway in Fair Ha- ven for great many years, is now ex- tinct, and there Is but small prospect of O. reviving, unless the demand for ad- ditional coasting tonnage should mani fest itself; and with the sharp compe- tition of barges in the coal trade the demand for sailing craft is likely to be smaller than ever. Years ago there were several busy yards turning out vessels in Fair Haven. The number was gradually reduced to one, that ot the late II. II. Hauscom, and the last vessel built was the three-masted schooner Grace and Harry Reynolds, about six years ago. Hanscom built large fleet of coasters. none of which Has DSSIl lUSL. A SlSttI Ne1iiS NN sels have been built at the Fatr Haven yards large side-wheel steamers TOT the sound traffic, square-rlgged vessels employed in the West Indian trade, large and small coasting schooners, sloops, oyster steamers. etc There IS one boat yard remaining, that Of George M. Graves. He has built number of oyster steamers, but his present business Is principally over hauling and enlarging sail and steam yachts. Square-rigged vessels were seen on Quinnipiac river years ago when that class of vessels were more common than schooners are to-day. In 1646 New Haven colony had vessel Of 150 tons built in Rhode Island, but this ship was lost at sea on her first pass age. She was intended as cruiser, and was among the very first built in the English colonies. The demand for these vessels first arose on account of the misunderstanding with the Dutch of the New Netherlands. Shortly after the New Haven cruiser was lost small cruiser, carrying ten guns and forty men, was employed by the united colo nies of Hartford and New Haven to
  view to prevent the encrpachments of the Dutch. One of the cruisers of those early times Is spoken of as bark of ! only thirty tons, small in comparison with some of the larger ships of Uncle Sam's new navy, of 5000 tons. A list 1 of the vessels built first and last at 1 Fair Haven would prove very interest I ing,
 1 Among the members of the Young Mems Republican club who will go on l the excursion to New York by the steamer Continental to-day are Regis 1 trar William H. Preston, Selectman Luzerne Ludington, Joseph P. La l Lavigne, c. w. Rowe and Robert O. l Eaton.
 ] The semi-annual meeting of Home | council No 3, Brotherhood of Relief ! will be held at No. S7 Grand avenue this evening at 8 o'clock.
 l The funeral of Albert E. Wellsted who was drowned in Quinnipiac river near Lewis bridge Sunday afternoon will be held at No. 1 Crescent street 1 this afternoon at 2:30.
 l The Sunday school of the Ferry street church will enjoy picnic at Light. house Point July 21.
 1 The firm of Andrew & Smith, East Haven grocers, has dissolved, R. L. An drew continuing the business at the ole Hemingway store.
 l Samuel T. Bradley, Lucius Smith anc Merrick M. Russell of East Haven art among the jurors in the criminal side of the superior court.
 Yesterday was one of the few rainy days of the present summer There was no mistake about it's being rainy day. Outdoor work was pretty gener
 ally suspended. Only a few oyster
 crafts went down the harbor. Th' heavy wind lodged considerable corn il Fair Haven and vicinity.
 The New Haven Water company is tt
 put down larger main on Houston street, and the pipe has been delivered
 along the line.
 A parish meeting of Christ church East Haven, was held Monday evening
 The proposition to dispose of the rec
 tory was discussed, but it was voted
 not to sell.
 Miss Grace Bristol is at Nantucket where she will remain until Septem
 Der.