The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-24
ALONG THE GRAND TRUNK.
The Steamship CerYona Of the Thorn
SON Line Arrives

OF Satie-A case OF Carrying Coal to
Newcastle and Other Items.
The Thomson liner Cervona, IA days
out from Newcastle-on-Tyne, poked her
nose into Portland harbor yesterday
morning, greatly to the surprise of the
people about the Grand Trunk wharves,
as she was not expected here until We'd
nesday. Captain G. L. Stoke who COM
mands the Cervona, reports very pleas
ant passage. The Cervona brought 500
tons of coal for the Grand Trunk.
The Ceryona left Newcastle upon-Tyne
November 9, and on the following day
a stowaway was discovered on board.
Capt. Stoke hailed several fishing vessels
and attempted to have the man carried
back, but the fishermen only laughed at
him and would pay no attention to his
wishes so they had to bring the stowaway
across.
Acting Inspector of Immigration
Tobie went on board as soon as the ply
sicians had given clean bill of health
and questioned the stowaway. He gave
his name as Peter McGill, 30 years old;
nationality, Irish. He said that he had
relatives somewhere in this country, al
though he could not say where. He is a
strong, able bodied man and expresses
q willingness to work at anything II he
can remain. He willssbe kept on board
the vessel until the custom house autho-
rites decide what to do with him if they
can. II they do not want him Peter will
he 10 "a ND xxyiJ
be given an opportunity to work his pas
sage.
The Vancouver is loading grain at
shed No. 4. She is to carry great deal
of grain and considerable packet freight.
The only fish arrival yesterday was.the
Lettie Howard with IA, 900 pounds of
mixed fish, This schooner is of cutter
build and at low tide yesterday she heelod
over SO much at the dock that it was
necessary to get out guy.A ropes to keep
her from tipping over.
In few days time the western cattle
| will commence to arrive here for ship
ment by the Cervona. The stock yards
are now in excellent condition and are
ready for the season s. business. It is re-
ported that the II cattle shipment from
Portland this winter will be double that
of any previous season.
A large number Of men are to ibe found
about the Grand Trunk docks.a this
time of the year, all of whom are look
ing for work. Some Of them have al
ready obtained positions for the winter
and the rest will be able to get steady
work in week or SO. This means a
great deal to many men who depend up
on the stevedoring work in the winter
to support their families.
Every freight train which arrives over
Of freight for the steamers. There is
constant procession of freight trains run
ming over this road now into Portland
from the west, and the Grand Trunk
train despatchers have about all the bust
ness they can attend to.
| All about the streets in the nefghbor.
| hood of the Grand Trunk wharyes, new
restaurants, soup houses, boarding houses
and lunch counters are being opened.
| The corner of India and Commercial
street is now lively place until a late
| hour at night and many "catch. penny"
| schemes are being operated in this vicini-
| ty The steyedores and sailors of the
ships are very flush with their money
at times. and when they have the money
to spend they find plenty of places to
| blow it in.
| Speaking of carrying coal to Newcastle
bringing lumber to Portland from Bos-
ton, seems to be about the same thing
and this was done few days ago under
most peculiar circumstances. A contrac-
tor of the English steamers wanted to
| buy lumber to build cattle stalls on the
ships. He thought the price in Portland
asked for the material he was looking for
was too high, so he went to Boston to
try his luck The day he arrived there
the schooner General Banks arrived from
Bangor with a cargo Of lumber. The con-
tractor Thought it in the. schooner's hold,
and the General Banks at once sailed for
Portland with the lumber and is now
discharging it at the Grand Trunk.
Capt. S. S. Wallace of Millbridge, who
owns the schooner Eldorado, which was
damaged in collision with the steamer
Hermann Reesing last Friday night, is in
the city looking after his interests and
made settlement with owners of the
Rersing.
The steamship Merrimac of the Elder
Dempster line, is expected to arrive here
today or tomorrow Two other steam
ships are due here within day or two.
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