The Portland daily press., 1897-03-25
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
Arrival Of the Scotsman and the Story
of Her Passage.


Arrivals and Other Items Picked Up
Along Shore
Yesterday was hard day for those
who go down to the sea in ships. The
storm was very severe and the lower
harbor was filed with storm bound ves-
sells. All business in the harbor was sus-
pended and it was reported as being a
very rough day outside.
Yesterday afternoon the Devona, the
latest addition to the feet Of the Thomp-
son line was reported to be outside and
she will probably arrive here sometime to-
day if the weather clears. This is her
second voyage, her first one having been
to New Orleans. The Devona is described
as being very fine craft of about six
thousand tons. She is in ballast, and
will take large cargo here for her re-
turn trip. 1t is said that she is one of
the finest and stanchest freight carrying
ships that is booked for this port this
season and ner arrival ia looked forward
to with interest.
~
to this port, the Dominion liner, S.
man, Captain E. Maddox, arrived in port
about $50 yesterday morning. She was
sighted from the observatory about
O'Clock Tuesday evening, but on account
of the rapidly darkening sky and very
take any chances in bringing the big lin
er in. The Scotsman left Liverpool early
March II and Neville at q 80 p. M, the
next day. She encountered fresh to
strong gales with a westerly swell until
the 10th when she ran up against an ex-
tremely heavy west-norJh- gale
which lasted 4S hours. At g. 30 p. m. of
the 18th the Scotsman passed huge ice
berg tritie too close for comfort. This
was in latitude A degrees and go min
utes north, and long itude 46 degrees and
Is minutes west. Along in the after
noon of the 10th she ploughed her way
through bslt of field ice extending as
far as the eye could see. This delayed
her about two hours. Although the
ship was obliged to dodge around consid-
huge chunks CT ice, the officers say it in
Cured no risk whatever, simply delay,
which vas preferable to going far out of
ths course to clear it. This was in latl-
tude A degrees 2 minutes north and long
itude 81 degrees % minutes west. After
countered, the heavy seas frequently
breaking on board. One particularly
fierce wave washed away portion of
the she'd deck and there was a tremen-
dous sea running.
She brought cargo Of /. 424 tons. The
clay to Earring Bros, l casks china clay
for B. Moore & Co.'s packages earthsn-
ware to Burbank, Douglass & Co., 3 cases
of oranges for j. 1. Libby & Co., and
% cases for Winchester & Ross. There
was also 'live dog" as he was billed.
consigned to .. Torrance & Co. Two
cases of fish for W. Il. Studley and four
cases for John Loveitt & Co., were TAX
en- on at Halifax.
There were two cabin passengers an
IA intermediate. One of the cabin passen-
gers was Mr.. NJ. Esling. proprietor of the
halifax hotel. halifax, h. S., who con-
tinusd through to Boston on business.
The immigrants all had plenty of money
and there was 10 reason for detainin g
them SO they passed muster. Three Nor
wegians have friends here and will make
this city their home. Their names are:
Lars johnson. Betsey Johnson and A. l..
Paulson.
The State of Maine is being painted
and thoroughly overhauled before going
on her summer trips to st. John.
At Randall & McAllister's wharf yes
terday there were two of the handsomest
ting boats that come into there waters.
They are the Nottinghame and Paoli,
both from New York. Both have two
raking smokestacks, one behind the 9th :
err. This with the trim masts and shin
ing brass work make them look more
like steam yachts than tow boats The
Nottinghame brought in the large coal
barge Bala, with a cargo for Randall &
McAllister. This is the first time this
barge has been TO this port. The Paoli
towed in tbres ice barges which are an
chored in the stream.
The Dominion line will begin at once
the construction of a new steamer for the
Liverpool and Montreal service. She
will be designed with special regard to
freight carrying, as the experience of the
line with the government regarding the
Canada does not tempt them to pay
much attention to passenger service in
their new bosts.
The Dominion Coal company will
have seven turret steamships engaged
during the coming season carrying Cape
Breton coal to the St. Lawrence ports.
The capacity of the seven being 20, DOC
tons.
The crew of the new Bath schooner,
Frank A. Palmer, was signed Tuesday.
They were carried to Bath Tuesday af.
ternoon on the Salacia.
The tug Seguin took her to sea and
she sailed late in the afternoon for Louis
buro Capta1n Gardner annouuoas his