The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-23
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of Interest Picked Up Between
Squalls on the Water Front.

Inc St6dIuSulp 6yCla WILL nIrlSo Aore
on Tuesday with cargo of 1875 tons,
the most of which is tin plate.
The Iona was expected to arrive last
night and the pilots were out looking
for her.
Augustus Kalberg, sailor who had
his foot badly jammed. three months ago
on Commercial street by getting that
member caught between the bumpers
of two freight cara while trying to Gross
the tracks, was discharged from the
Marine Hospital yesterday. HIS foot was
saved and the sailor went to Boston on
last nights boat.
The Alicia B. Crosby shipped her crew
yesterday for coal port and will sail at
once.
Division Superintendent Wm. Cotter
of the Grand Trunk, was in the city yes
terday on business
The steamship Numidian was loading
grain yesterday at the elevator.
Thomas Murphy was painting the high
iron chimney of the elevator yesterday
afternoon. High up, almost among the
clouds, the man calmly sat. in his
chair, between earth and sky, adorn-
ing the elevator bright red color. A
largs crowd watched the man at his
work and admired his nerve.
The only lobster arrival yesterday was
the Jennie B. with 1900.
The schooner George ". Jewett which
sailed for the westward on Tuesday put
back into port today for shelter. She
met with head winds and the toughest
sea her captain has ever experienced
and the vessels crew were glad to drop
the mud hook in Portland once more.
The vessels mainsai1 was badly torn
during Thursdays gale.
The schooner Anna W. Shepherd came
back yesterday after futile effort to
! work to the westward. The vessel had
the jaws of her main boom carried
away in Thursdays gale.
The captain of the Bredie W. Alton
said yesterday that the sea outside on
! Thursday was the toughest he ever ex-
perisnced.
| The steamship John Englis arrived
here yesterday at 2. 10 o'clock in the af-
tern DON from New York, after the quick
est trip on record and that too In vers
rough sea.
Bark Carrie D. Winslow Is on her way
| from Rio Janiero to Portland.
| The wreck of the schooner Robert 1.
Carter will be sold by r. o. Bailey &
Co., at 46 Exchange street, next Tuesday
| afternoon. There is still good timber
| in the wreck and about 900 empty bar
| rels
Capt. Adams of the British steamer
Carlton, which arrived at Baltimore
Tuesday from Barry, reports that while
crossing the Newfoundland banks, saw
evidences of recent wreck, consisting OF
shingles and pieces OF white painted
wood, the latter evidently from some
vessels deckhouse.
Schooner Antelope, which sailed from
here the first of the week for Lincoln.
Vile, made harbor at Boothbay during
the storm.
The Allan line steamship Numidian
will sail from this port for Liverpool
Thursday.
The barge Excelsior, which arrived
Thursday from Philadelphia in tow Of
the tug N. p. Doane, is discharging
her cargo of coal at A. r. Wright q
Go. s wharf.
The schooner Charles H. Trlckey has
arrived from New York with cargo
of fertilizer for +. e. Haskell.
The schooner Mary b. Smith. Capt.
Poland, has arrived from Boston. He,
cargo of cement is consigned to Charles
| s. Chase.
4 The schooner Charles A. Campbell,
Robinson, has been cleared for Philadel.
phia by J..S. Winslow & Co.
The schooner Jennie Greenbank which
was capsized off York hubble Monday,
has been righted and towed into York
harbor, where she was beaohed. She Is
apparently uninjured.
| The schooner William Cobb from Red
Beach to Norfolk with plaster has ar
rived at her destination after an unusul-
ly long passage. The vessel left Lied
Beach November 90. She put into Port
land Decem Der 10, with her mizzenmast
and foresail carried away. She repaired
here and sailed again several weeks ago.
| The bark Carrie WinsloW. Montgoln-
cry, ia reported as having sailed from
Turks Island January 40, with cargo
of salt for this port.
The schooner City of Augusta. which
was hauled out Thursday from Portland
pier, whers she was lying to avoid doing
any further damage to the wharf or yes
ssl. was towed back to her berth yoster
oar morning. She is now dischargine
her cargo Of coal.
The steamer Louisburg is at the Maine
Central wharf discharging cargo Of
culm coal.
The next vessel of the Dominion lint
TO leave this port will be the Vancouver
which will sail February 4.
Odd Fellows Benefit.
At the annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows Benefit association the follow
ing officers were elected: