The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-22
HARBOR DRIFT.
Various Items of Interest Picked up Along
the Wharyes.

The Beverley fishing schooner E. G.
Hussey arrived here yesterday afternoon
with 1900 lbs. halibut, cod and cusk. She
was the only fish arrival for the day.
At Browns wharf they are repairing
three large schooners. They are the
Clara Leavitt, the Cumberland and the
Rosa Muella
The New York steamship John Englis
arrived at half-past two after run from
New York.
The steamer Phantom which runs be-
tween this city and Freeport, was due to
arrive here yesterday morning, but did
not reach her dock until after O'Clock.
She met with an accident on Thursday
afternoon while on her way down the
bay which delayed her. The wind blew
a gale on Thursday and Lazy sea was
running in the lower bay. The Phan-
TOMS rudder was unshipped by the heavy
sea and badly bent. She was obliged to
run on a beach and wait until low tide
before she could ship her rudder. She is
all right now and will be able to con-
tinue her trips as usual.
The schooner Mary E. Pennell is in the
harbor on her way from Apple River, N.
s., to New York, with piling. Her cap
tain had met with pretty hard luck on
this trip. He sailed from Machias to
Apple River in "a hours, and when he
reached the mouth of the river had only
mile and a half to go to load his cargo.
Fourteen days he lay at anchor'with a
strong easterly wind blowing so that he
was unable to get up the river. The
schooner is now waiting for fair wind
| to sail to the westward.
The bark S. R. Lyman is being over
hauled and will receive new foremost
and new set of rigging.
The schooner Ida Hudson took cargo
of corn from the new elevator yesterday
morning.
boat is in place and the engines all in.
The pilot house is on, and the woodwork
| is moving rapidly. The cabin is finished
| in clear grained cypress and looks neat
and tasty. On the upper deck there will
| be more room than on the Sebascodegan.
| LIZ AetUii Jug boCSu1ii SetlliO eiP Abul
day night and took the four master Sarah
E. Palmer out. The Palmer goes up the
Kennebec to load ice for Baltimore
| Mr.. B. F. Thompson S sloop yacht Cas-
co, came up from Falmouth Foreside and
will receive new mast and thorough
overhauling Nearly all of the yachts
will go into commission on Monday next.
The steamer Williamsport is on her way
to this port from Philadelphia towing the
b arge Elmwood with good sized cargo
of coal
| Mr.. Elisha Bibber will sever his con-
nection with the Harpswell Steamboat
company on June 1 to accept position
in the clothing business.
The steamer on the Harpswell line be-
ginning next Monday will make two
round trips daily from Portland to Long
Island, Chebeague, Harpswell, Bailey S
Island and Orr's Island, leaving Port
land at $50 a. m. and p. m. Return
ing, leave Orr's Island at a. m. and
l p. M, arriving in Portland at S.15
a. m. and 3.15 p. III.
| These captains Of schooners were telling
their experiences yesterday afternoon in
the barge office, in the Bay of Fundy
The captain of the schooner Harry Messe1
said that little while ago he went up tc
the bay to load cargo of plaster. The
tide rises and falls 45 feet there and al
low water his vessel lay in the mud fully
a quarter of mile from the nearest wat
er. In order to prevent her from strain
ing sort of dock was dug for her next
to the wharf, and in this she rested as in
a cradle. The plaster was put on board
but when the tide began to rush in the
schooner did not rise with it. The water
poured through her sappers and flooded
her decks and the captain began to fear
she would never lift above the water
Suddenly she shot upwards out of the
mud cradle with a noise like the report of
a gun and fioated on the top of the waves
once more. Other tales similar to this
were told and the universal opinion
seemed to be that the Bay of Fundy is a
very bad place to visit