The Portland daily press., 1897-01-12
STEAMSHIP LABRADOR ARRIVES.
No One Is Saying Much About the Wreck
Carter-Big Guns for Portland.

Carter-Big Guns for Portland.
The steamer Labrador, the queen of
the Dominion feet arrived here yester-
day forenoon after very rough voyage.
The Labrad Or left Liverpool on Decem-
ber 81, and arrived at Halifax on the 9th
an unusually slow passage for this hne
boat. The Labrador had very rough
passage. She had succession OF Wss-
teIly gales during the entire voyage.
On the Sth the ship encountered
field of drifting ice. 1t WAS about q. N.
and it was deemed advisable to stop the
ship. She hove TO for 10 hours. 1t was
n threatening foe and the first one re-
ported this winter. 1t was encountered
in latitude 4S and longitude 40.
The officers deemed it dangerous to
proceed. Meantime the sea was running
very high and was washing over the
bow of the steamer. Her forward hatch
es we're ripped off but as the water flowed
to the deck below no material damage
was done.
On Saturday night about $50 O'Clock
the Labrador passed the steamer Scots
man from Portland via Halifax.
The Labrador brought about 1900 tons
of miscellaneous cargo and intermedi-
ate and IA Storage passengers She
brought IA saloon 13 intermediate and "A
Storage passengers into Halifax.
A despatch from London states that
the British steamer Laurentian from
Portland and Halifax for Liverpool has
arrived at Neville. Shestruok on Main
head, Sunday. and her forehold is full
she sustained.
The Laurentian sailed from this city
on New Years day and oarriedsth fol-
lowing cargo: 81, 97S bushels wheat, 81
tieroes wheat, IS packages wheat, bar
rels wheat, 10, 454 boxes cheese, 6SS boxes
butter, 20 boxes axes, $685. barrels APP
dies, 154 crates eggs so firkins butter,
2,3l5 maple blocks, 1,220 pieces deals 750
cases splints, 6 cases sundIies, 6,7s2 bush
els peas, 800 cattle, 315 sheep.
The schooner Robert 81. Carter still
lies on the flats near the South Portland
side of the harbor. Her owners are not
saying a great deal in regard to the ex-
animation which has been made by Diver
Nat Gordon. It is thought, however,
that there is very little Of the bottom left
to examine. 1t is said that large piece
of the schooner's bottom with part of the
keel attached has foated ashore at tho
Cape. Should it be decided to float the
vessel it will be necessary to use pontoons
as barrels will not do the work. This
will be an expensive undertaking.
Another, small difficulty has arisen
which tends to complicate matters. some
of the original owners of the schooner
whose shares in the vessel were not in
surad have decided that they still own
part of the Carter and that they are en-
titled to share of any profits that may
be made.
Altogether no one seems to know much
in regard to the vessels ownership or as
to the desirability of repairing her.
The steamer Powhattan will sail soon
from Palermo fer this port.
The schooner City of Augusta is on
her way from Philadelphia to this port
with cargo Of coal.
The brig Jennie Hurlbert Is on the ma
rine railway undergoing repairs.
The schooner Addie Fuller arrived here
yesterday with a cargo of coal from
New York. She also brought two heavy
cannon which are intended for fortifca-
tions au Portland Head.