The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05
HARBoR DRl FIT.
Various Items of Interest Picked nm A,opo
the Wharves.

A. R. Wright Il Co., expect the baree
Suffolk with l4O0 tons of coal and two
schooners, also loaded with coal. some.
time this week.
The steamer Pha ntom of the Frseport
steam boat line, smiled yesterday for the
latter place after having had a new
SIN oke stack. She will go on her sum-
mer's route the first of next week.
Great activity is being manifested
just at present by the Casco Bay steam
boat company. The boats of that line
ara being repaired and painted and gen.
orally overhauled for the summers bust
ness. The Emita was taken out for a
trial trip yesterday and her engines given
thorough test. She will shortly relieve
the steamer Forest Queen, which has
been in use all winter and which will
in turn be repaired.
Yesterday gang of men were at work
on the Pilgrim putting her in shape,
and by june /, all of the boats will be
in good running shape and as is always
the case with the vasco Bay company's
boats, all Of them will be as clean and
handsome as they would if they were
new.
The new Waterfront recently purchased
In New York by Capt. Nat Haskell
steamed into the harbor yesterday after
noon about pollock. She is remarkably
fast and trim looking craft. Her arri
val was the signal for footing of whis-
ties from all the boats in the harbor as a
weloo me to Portland.
fhe light house boat Myrtle was off
Spring Point ledge light house all day
yesterday taking the bearing of this light
with respect to other lights in the har-
Dor, islands, lodges, etc.
The handsome steamer Katrina belong
ing to MIR. Baxter was ploughing about
the harbor yesterday afternoon,
The ferry boat Elizabeth City has
come off the marine railway and is on
the Portland side of the run, having her
boilers end engines repaired. 1t is ex-
pected she will go into service again by
Thursday.
Monday was reported as being the
toughest day off this coast that has been
seen i'll a long time. 1t was SO rough
that some of the crew of the steamer st.
Croix were sen sick ION their trip to
Portland.
There were two more Nova Scotia lob
ster carriers in port yesterday. The Elec-
trio Light brought 1000 and the Pride of
the Port 5000. !:
The newly launched steamer, the
Aucocisoo was towed to the Portland
Company yesterday to have her new
boilers and engines set up.
Absolutely tie last English steamship
of the season, the Iona, sailed last night
at II O'Clock. The Iona cleared Monday.
but Capt. Cummings did not care to
start his vessel out In the dense fog.
The Iona has cargo of 400 tons, in
cluding 112. 600 bushels of grain. Her
live stock comprises 500 oattls and 1870
horses. Among the horses is one old
soldier who has evidently done duty as a
fire horse at some time during his life
for when the ship bells strike he makes
frantic efforts TO jump his stall.
The only freight that the Iona left in
the sheds was two cars of deals which
will lie shipped to Montreal.
The Laura t. Chester, ooasting
schooner, is now loading grain at the
elevator.
The fire boat will soon go on the ma
rina railway to receive her annual repairs
and to be reprinted.
The bark Rose Innes, Capt. Colcord,
has arrived at Turks Island
. The Grand Trunk wharves appear abb
solutely deserted with all of the steam
ship offices closed the noisy steam
wenches and shouts of the hustling
longshoremen stillsd and the big freight
shed. only few days ago crowded with
freight, silent ana empty. Only the cat
was to be found in the custom house
office on the wharf yesterday when a
keepers are counting up their ill-earned
wealth, the longshoremen will have
many months work in holding up the
corner of buildings. and even the big
elevator, standing guard over the
deserted docks, appears to be lonesome
and in want of company.
The revenue cutter Woodbury. is now
lying at the Boston & Maine wharf. She
is a very trim little vessel and her off,
GERS are very hospitaDle and pleasant
gentlemen. AT present the vessels boil
ers are being overhauled and new gal
ley range was being put in position yes
terday. The Woodbury. was at New
York at the time of the Grant celebration
and formed part of the fest of govern
ment vessels which participated in the
marine parade.
,ToSenh r Ramsay