The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-13
HARBoR SCENES AND VIEWS.
Things Happening Along Shore of Inter-
est to All.

The small boat fishermen are getting IN
their work now In good shape Nearly
fifty Hampton boats leave Portland be-
fore daybreak every morning and sail off
| to the food LEDGE outside of Trundy's
Reef. There are usually two men in each
boat but in some cases there is only one.
With hand lines these hardy fishermen
sit all day, sometimes loading their boats
down with cod, sometimes meeting with
| very Door luck. Along about four o'clock
fresh breeze springs up and one after
another the fishermen hoist their sails
and head for Portland. They come flying
into port in white winged procession
and make very pretty sight indeed as
they fly around the breakwater and at
| almost break neck speed race for the
wharves. These fishermen make pretty
fair thing of 1t when the fish are biting
well. There are probably no men in the
world who can sail small boat better
than can these same Hampton boat fisher
men, and it is glorious sight to stand
on the wharf and watch the "white
wings" come home.
Naturally great rivalry exists during
these fishermen as to the speed of their
boats and some afternoons when the
wind is blowing smartly you may see
them, three and four in bunch, carry
ing all the sail thsy can stagger under
and healing over so that the keel is al
most in view. II the city government
l ION m uth of Tvx1U 1nbr +i<~n
desires to furnish pretty sight for the
Summer visitors let them offer several
liberal prizes to be contested for by the
Mosquito feet" and the contest which
will result will bring plenty of sport and
will form pretty picture, as we'll
The bright sunshine of yesterday
brought out great many ladies and
gentlemen who made the trip to Peaks
and the other islands to see how their
cottages have stood the winter, or to
select cottages for the coming season.
Peaks will be gayer than ever this year,
and thera is prospect of the season
opening week or two earlier than usual.
Speaking of Peaks island, brings to
mind the attention that the fire commit
tee Of the CITY government Is giving to
that island. Evidently they are interested
in improving the lire service on Peaks in
some way, but just how this improve
ment is to be brought about the commit
tee do not seen to know. Yesterday after
noon the entire committee went down to
Peaks on the fire boat and made a long
and thorough inspection Of the Peaks
island fire apparatus. The question that
is botherinR the committee Is that of a
water supply in case of fire, and none Of
them are prepared to say just what they
will Recommend But they are deter
mined to do something and probably
will devise some means before long for
furnishing suitable protection to the
large and valuable summer settlement on
| the island.
The fire boat had floating yesterday for
the first time two handsome new flags,
ono bearing the words "Harbor Master, /"
aud the other Engine T." They have
been badly needed for some time. .
Central railroad OF New Jersey barge
No. 4 was towed in with good sized
cargo Of coal for Peter s. Niokerson.
This js the first cargo of coal that has ar
rived here for this firm.
The Monaghan arrived in Hs lifnx at
six O'Clock yesterday morning. She Will
bring twelve intermediate and thirty
three steerage passengers.
The Thomson liner KiIdons, now due
at this port expects to break all records
in the quantity of grain she will take
from here this trip. Last years record
was ~, 900 bushels carried BY the Scots
man on one of her trips. It is under
stood that this amount carried by the
Devona, lib. QUO bushels, was the largest
up to data this season. The Kildona,
however, expects to take on 4I,0c0
bushels, which will eclipse oil records
from this port.
| At present there were S04 carloads of
grain in the Grand Trunk yard and of
this number it ia said ZOE cars are await
ing orders from Montreal to be put into
the new elevator. And it is said that
this grain is intended for the Kildona