The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-15
A BIG FLEET.
OF Large Vessels Arrived Here Yes
terday.

John Englis Broke All Records Between
Here and New Yorlk-Reunion of the
Palmer Fleet Largest Schooner in the
World Brings in Largest Cargo OF Coal
Portland Has Ever Seen.
Yesterday was the busiest day Portli nd
harb Dor has seen for many month. The
strong westerly wind had filed the
harbor with vessels befors sun down on
Tuesday and during the night the largest
feet of big schooners that this port has
seen in long while came in. Among
them were two foreign steamships, the
Monaghan of the Allan line and the Nor
wegian steamship Orange. six large four
masted sohooners and five three masters
loaded with coal. the Augustus Palmer
with cargo of salt from Turks island.
besides innumerable smaller vessels and
coasters. This big fest lay at anchor
yesterday afternoon in the lower harbor,
while many vessels were taken into their
docks to discharge their cargoes.
| ICEBERGS FAR TO THE SOUTH.
The steamship Mongolian of the Allan
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$50 In the morning with cargo of 400
tons. There were five cabin, thirteen in
terinediate and thirty three Storage pas
| sengers none of whom were detained.
She also had ten returning cEttlemen.
The local consignInents were: Two hun
dred tons salt in bulk, to order; 400 casks
china clay to order and so casks for j. b.
Moore two cases of books for Fl. & A.
Allan and sixty casks china clay for
James Brand, New York. About three
hundred passengers vera landed at Hall
fax. The Monaghan will have several
Portland people on her passenger list
when she sails. During the passage
which lasted thirteen days the Monaghan
Encountered three large icebergs much
farther to the south than any that have
been reported lately. The first one was
encountered in 1926 latitude. 49, n longi-
tude, while in the same latitude in 80. Sc,
longitude, two other large bergs were
seen. Both of these bergs were seen
during the day time, two of them being
very large indeed. The Mongolian's
Cargo was being discharged yesterday
afternoon and she will at once begin
taxing i'll the Immense amount of freight
which has accumulated here for her.
rHE LARG EST SCHOONER AFLOAT.
Three of the immense four masted
schooners belonging to the Palmer feet
reached here yesterday, all getting into
the harbor before daylight. One of those
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| fleet, the Frank a. Palmer, which is the
largest sailing vessel afioat. She brought
into Portland from Louisburg the largest
cargo of coal that has ever arrived here.
She had 1862 tons which is being dis
charged by Stevedore Duaan at the
Grand Trunk coal sheds.
Ths Frank A. Palmer is very hand
some vessel and as she lay at her dock
yesterday afternoon; she was visited by
| hundreds of people who came down to
feast theiz eyes on the largest and most
beautiful vessel Portland has evsr seen.
/ She is painted lead color and her spars
are simply immense. Her spanker boom.
four master and this spar projects d long
distance out over the dock. Captain
Gardiner and Mr.. Nat Palmer, one of
the big vessels owners. were on beard
the big schooner nearly all day and took
pride in showing visitors over her. The
cabin is fitted up in palatial manner
and there are SO many novel and interest,"
ing things to be seen aboard this vessel
that it would take column or mora to
describe them.
This is the maiden trip of the Frank
A. Palmer. and Captain Gardiner says
that she is the easiest vessel to handle
and the fastest sailer he has ever been on
her way from Bath to Louisburg on his
first trip on blue water. When Eout 4s
hours from Bath she encountered q big
field of ice and was obliged to run to the
south for "a .hoursR In order to avoid it.
At last Captain Gardiner headed for
I4ouisburg again and succeeded in run
ming through the ice and getting into
that port. The vessel was loaded on
Monday, but was delayed some time be-
fore sailing from Louisburg. being de-
Ilayed by the ice which blockades the port.
When she finally did get through the ice,
which she was not clear of until she bad
got below the Gut of Canso, she mot
with head winds and @ rHther long pas
sage. The big schooner anchored in Port
land early in the morning and it took
two tow boats to put her in her dock.
This vessel carries only twelve men all
| told, and this is no more than the Sarah
r. Palmer carries. She had an unlocked
for addition to her crew on her way down
from Louisburg in the shape of stow.
away. The man was hidden away in the
hold of the vessel and did Lot come on
deck until she had been at sea several
days. He was SHIPPED as q member of
the crew and was discharged when the
vessel reached Portland. While in Port
LAND this big schooner Will undoubtedly
be visited by hundreds of people.
| TWAS REUNION OF THE PALMER
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