The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-24
THE SUM MER BOOM.
Is Already Manifested Along shore-Items
About the Wharves.

About the Wharves.
Yesterday afternoon the government
light house tender Lilac with all her
oolors flying and her hull glistening in
the sunlight from new coat of paint,
gave a farewell toot of her whistle and
headed for New York.
The English steamer season Is drawing
to a close. The clerks in the steamship
offices are already talking about their
summer homes on the banks of tina st.
Lawrsnce and not few of them have al
ready departed for Montreal. It has been
busy season for them all and the clerk S
OF the steamship lines at least are rejoic-
ing to think that the end is in sight.
There are only two more vessels to arrive
here this season and these are the Iona
of the Thomson line and the Lauren
tian of the Allan line. When these yes
sells sail from here it will make total
Of "a steamers for the season.
Passers by ON Commercial street yes
terday morning about O'CLOCK were
startled by an explosion on CONNER
cial wharf, the report of which was as
loud as tbs noise Of cannon. This was
accompanied by shower of bricks and
mortar which ratified down to the street,
fortunately striking nobody as there
were but few people on the wharf at this
hour. 1t was the chimney on the roof
of the building occupied ty Sargent,
Lord Il Skillin that caused the distur-
bance. The explosion of the chimney
was said to have been caused ny gas
which had accumulated there.
The new Harpswell sboat Aucocisco
will be launched about May i, and is ex-
pectsd to be ready for service by the mid
die of June.
George A. Hartford has recently made
lobster pound at House Island.
The schooner George A. Nc Fadden is
discharging coal at Randall T. McAllis-
ter's.
A tower is being built at the end of the
Casco Bay company's waiting room for
a windmill to be placed there for pump
ing purposes.
There was a handsome yacht in the har-
Dor yesterday forenoon. 1t was the
Zingara, owned by Mr.. Dessler of Fhila-
delphia. The vessel has been down east
for two years, but her owner is now tax
ing her to philadelphia, where she will
be thoroughly renovated and put in COM
mission this summer.
A trim looking tug boat named Defen-
der, put into Randall g. MoAllister 8
to Montreal.
The British schooner Omega brought
800 casks and 40 tierces of molasses
Two other Britishers, the Lakota, PARIS
boro to Boston, with piling and lnths,
and the Olivia, with .piling also. put in
for harbor. They shortly after pro-
ceeded west.
The schooner Charley Bucki arrival
with piIing. She is from Two Rivers,
N. S.. bound to New York
The scows Maud and Modoc are being
newly painted. refitted and generally
over-hau.ed at Portland pier.
Shipping Commissioner Tolman signed
a crew yesterday for the schooner Addie
NJ. Anderson, bound to New Brunswick,
Ga.
There are only two car loads of peas
now remaining in the old elevator. They
ara for the Vancouver, anG rather thnn
move the steamer they will be unloaded
from the elevator on to cars ano carried
TO the new elevator and thence to the
Vancouver.
Extensive repairs are being made on
Long wharf fitting up the freiaht sheds
for MIR. W. Il. Days business with coast
wise vessels.
The four-masteh schooner Sarah E.
Palmer sailed yesterday. When she
started only her mainsail was set, but
thanks to the steam windlassss, when
she went out through the narrows every
rag of canvas but topsail was stretched
to the breeze.
Libby & Westcott's pile driver has
driven several new piles for the new slip
for the Merryconeag at Portland pier.
There were two lobster arrivals, the
steamer Carrie and Mildred tor Hol-
brook & Trefethen, and the smack
Inez May for Willard.
The steamer Enita Of the Cagco Bay
line is icing painted.
The boats of this line did Furnishing
business Fast Day, carrying a total mum
Ter Of 1,6l4 people to the islands Many
of them were cottage owners who went
down to look after their summer houses.
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