The Portland daily press., 1897-07-16
CLEAR WEATHER AGAIN.
And Once More the Water Front is the
Liveliest Spot in Town.

Some time during Wednesday night
the heavy blow subsidized and Yesterday
morning the sun was out bright and
clear. The wind veered around from
south to southwest and towards noon
gradually freshened There is still con-
siderable swell on the outside, but it is
quleting down and by Friday the ocean
will probably resume its normal state.
Mr.. 1. Daniels of the Harpswell COM
pany says that he has never seen such a
sea running down the bay during the
month of July or August as there was
cred over to prevent it being ruined by
the water that repeatedly broke over the
steamers bows. The Aucocisco and Sc
bascodegan stood up nobly, however, an d
proved that they are fine sea boats.
Quite a number of people who are not
inclined to be seasick, took the Harps-
well trip yesterday for the purpose of
enjoying the tempestuous wildness of the
sail.
Capt. Nat Haskell says he never saw
anything like it during the summer
months, and rarely ever in winter.
Two large and handsome schooner
yachts arrived yesterday. They were the
Adrienne and Tioga, both from Boston.
The Tioga has quite a party of ladies
and gent lemen on board and is bound to
Bar Harbor.
The schooner yacht Brynlys has not
yet returned from her cruise She was
at Rockland Wednesday and it is proba-
bic that she will return in time to race
with the Viva on Saturday.
Down in the lower roads near Peaks
island there is a large feet of vessels at
anchor, most of them lumber laden. The
Caressa, Emily Staples and several other
are among this number, and some of
them havesbeen laying there since June
"a, waiting for favorable breeze to pro,
coed to the west with. The captain say
they want northwesterly breeze to sail
on, and it is just about as cheap to lay
where they are as to attempt to beat
against the head winds. They are getting
pretty tired of their prolonged sojourn,
however and are hoping for favorable
breezes.
The steamer Madeleine yesterday
morning was loaded to almost her full
capacity by the children of the Congress
street M. E. church, many of them ac-
companied by their parents. They were
bound to Cousins island, and by the size
and number of the lunch baskets carried
there was plenty to eat aboard the Made
leine.
The International steamer Cumberland
was delayed about three hours by the
wind and waves, arriving hero at 10
yesterday morning.
The schooner Bertha Y. took grain
from the new elevator yesterday.
The barge Baronet has finished dis.
charging her cargo of coal at Randall &
McA listers, and has cleared for New
York. The barge belongs to the B line
of New York, SO called, because their
names all commence with the letter B.
There was washout on the Grand
Trunk at Dandy, Que, which made the
through train from Montreal Esix hours
| late yesterday.
The yacht Serina. Capt. Henry Hart
dragged her anchor during the blow and
was with difficulty captured again.
Capt. Ben Jones took out small
pleasure party in the Clarence yesterday
| morning.
| The Merryconeag, Enterprise and
Salacia found the weather had assumed
proportions moderate enough to allow of
their sailing yesterday morning
| The small schooner yacht Ella of Old
Orchard, was moored off Peaks island
during the gale. Her foretopmost was
broken and she sustained other minor
damages.
The tow boat Tomaqua arrived late
yesterday afternoon having in tow the
barge Shenandoah.
The tug Ice King towed the schooner
Phineas W. Sprague and another schooner
t0 the Kannehec Yesterday