The Portland daily press., 1897-11-23
HARBoR NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along the
Wharves.

The schooner Matte J.. Allies arrived
here yesterday after very long trip from
New York. She sailed from the latter
port for Portland on October 20 without
her captain who was left behind sick
and the vessel was in charge of the first
mate. Hardly had the schooner left New
York when she began to encounter bad
weather and for three weeks she has been
knocked about by the waves and having
about as hard a passage as ever vessel
had. The Allies was looking we'll when
she got here yesterday, but undoubtedly
her crew would not care to go over the
voyage again in a hurry.
The schooner Julia Bailey bound to
Saco from Norfolk, Va, with coal Is long
overdue and it is reported that great
anxiety is felt for her safety.
The bark Fl. II. Wright was another OF
the Portland bound coal vessels which
has been having a very hard passage to
| this port. She arrived yesterday morning
from Vinal Haven in tow Of the tug Kate
Jones.
The steamer Williamsport brought in a
big cargo of coal yesterday for the Grand
| Trunk.
The big fleet which has been storm
bound in Portland for the past few days
sailed yesterday morning. Among other
vessels to take advantage of the fair wind
were the gohooners John B. Coyle and
Ida G. Southland. The former is bound
for South America and the latter's
destination is Demarara.
Three steamships are now on their way
to Portland and the first of them is ex-
pected to arrive here not later than We'd
nesday These steamships are the
Peruvian which sailed from Glasgow No.
vember 10, the Parkmoore which sailed
from London. November Goth and the
Partisan which sailed on the 18th from
Liverpool.
The three masted schooner j. N Sea-
man arrived here yesterday afternoon
| from the Kennebec in tow Of the tug
Perry She is partly loaded with ice and
will complete her cargo here for Dema-
rara.
Shipping Commissioner Tolman paid
off the schooner crews Of the 81. Ii.
Wright and j. Nickerson. He is shipping
crews for the schooner Florence bound
for Demarara and the e. W. Clark for
Norfolk and St. Lucia. Articles are also
opened for the L. B. Garland to New
York and return and for the Cumberland
| to New York.
| All seamen who desire to preserve their
discharge papers from various vessels on
which they may have sailed are now
given record book by the shipping COM
missioner in which they can paste their
discharge blanks. This enables seamen to
show their experience and prove their
| identity when it is necessary.
The work of unloading the Vancouver
was progressing rapidly yesterday after
noon and all of the clerks and employees
of the steamship Office were busy and the
Grand Trunk seemed once more to be one
of the busiest places in the city. In the
| Dominion office the genial countenances
of Mr. T. P. Ross, Mr.. A. E. Neville
and Mr.. James DiffeY were to be seen.
These gentlemen are very popular in
| Portland and spent greater part of their
time yesterday III SndkIHS AaAuS WALL
their many friends and renewing pleasant
acquaintance formed during the years
which they have served the Dominion
company in this city. The other steam
ship clerks will be along in day or SO
and when all are on deck the long build
ing where the steamship offices are located
will be about the liveliest place in town
while the steamer service lasts.
The coasting trade is not very brisk.
Vessels coming to Portland from the
towns down the coast are now carrying
oargoes of old junk which is now com,
manding fair price and which pays
about So ton for carriage.
The steamer Herman Roessing, Capt
Gilbert, was in collision Saturday morn
| ing with the schooner Eldorado, Capt.
Strout. The schooner people heard the
steamer coming, shouted and lighted a
torch. The steamer people heard the
shouting but failed to see the torch Capt.
Gilbert of the Roessing took the Eldorado
in tow and brought her into the harbor.
| The repairs to the schooner will not prove
| of great expense.