The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-15
Water Front News.

The fish arrivals Saturday were the
Wide Awake, Emma Jane, Amy Wick
son, Cora e. Smith and Martha D. Mo
Lean. Altogether they had about 20. 900
pounds of fish.
Two of the long expected coal feet
arrived here Saturday. They were the
Benjamin E. Poole with coal for the
Maine Central and the B. q. French
with coal for the Boston & Maine.
The brig H. B. Hussey sailed Satur-
day for Fernandina, Ella.
The steamer Cottage City which should
have arrived here Friday night did not
arrive here until 4.30 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon.
The Elder Dempster line steamship
Memnon, Capt. j. N. Bales, arrived in
port Saturday morning about O'Clock.
The Memnon left Bristol February 8, at
4. 80 D. m. Capt. Bales reports strong
westerly winds increasing in force to
heavy gales, as far as longitude 81 west
From February 6, to the 9th, they had
strong northeast gales, and from that
time until the vessel reached port the
weather was moderate, with the excep-
tion of the driving snow of Friday night
Two days in particular were very rough,
the vessel pitching and tossing SO vio-
lently as to slide all the dishes from the
cabin tables and creating a good deal Of
havoc among the crockery. The Memnon
had light cargo of but gu tons, con-
sisting chiefly of tin plate, chocolate.
Irvine, galvanized iron and paper con-
signed to Canadian points. There was
but one American consignment; one
drum of solution for Wilmington. There
were no local consignments. She brings
eight returning cattlemen. Capt. Bales
reports that in longitude Is degrees 10
minutes north and 81 degrees 20 minute
west he sighted the mast of a sunken
vessel projecting about three feet above
the water.
A very narrow and fortunate
escape from death was experienced
by Arthur Hickman, one of the crew.
He was at work aloft. at a distance OF
over 80 feet from tie deck, when he
missed his footing and fell. He luckily
succeeded in catching hold of a rope after
he had fallen 90 or 25 feet. He lost his
grip again but finally stopped few feet
from the deck. His scalp was cut, ne
oessitating thres stitches, and he was
badly shaken up, but was soon in shape
to work again.
The big four masted schooner now in pro
cess of construction at the yard OF N. u.
Palmer, atIBath, will probably be launch
ed earlysin the spring. SheIis.ten feet long
er than the William B. Palmer. and will
measure over 1900 tons. Capt. Gardner
of Portland, formerly master of the Luis
G. Rabel. will take command of the new
vessel. AS soon as the ways are cleared,
Mr.. Palmer will commence on i've
masted schooner of 2,O00 tons, the keel OF
which will be 271 feet long. The frame
for this vessel is now being cut.
The steamer Msmnon yesterday was
moved from No. wharf to the elevator
and commenced taking i'll her grain.
The Clara Goodwin that WAS frozen on
to the Marine railway SO that she could t
be moved Saturday, still remains there.
Schooner Bradford G. French loaded
with coal has gone to the Boston and
Maine western division. .-~-s
The Benjamin b. Poole Is discharg1ng
her GOAL at the Maine Central.
The schooner Celina was discharging
her cargo Of coal at Randall & NC
Allister's coal pockets yesterday.
T
loaded with cooperage and deck load OF
lumber and is expected to sail today to
Paysandu.
The John Englis arrived from New
York about $3.50 m. yesterday. Ihe
Cottage City arrived from New YORK at
4.3) p. m. Saturday and left for new
York yesterday at $50 a. IN.
The David E. Oscar and Carrie Il.