The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-10
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
Shore.

Shore.
Three steamships are now due at tnls
port but although some of them nave
been two weeks out tie vessels arc not
expected to arrive much before Tnurs-
day. The New York mil boats are all
delayed and are supposed to be encount-
ering heavy weather. The steamship ot'
Louis, one of the crack liners. arrlVeo
recently ia New York after the Longest
and hardest trip in her history, and IL Is
believed that the vessels due here are
also meeting with very nasty weather.
The steamship Vancouver which should
have arrived at Halifax on Sunday is
not yet reported. The Lycia which SAILED
on the 25th Is expected here at any 1inie
and the Iona 16 days oct may also Dc
looked for sometime today. All OF them
will probably have some stories to tell
about rough experiences at sea.
The new steamship Devona OF the
Thomson line sailed on Monday rom
Newcastle for Portland. This is the
StCUuo UIlP bulS
made. She was launched about a veal
ago and is model freight boat, Delng
proclaimed by all who have seen her to
be ons of the finest freighters afoat.
The schooner Inring O. Ballard mas
gone to Boothbay to load with lcs Ior
Philadelphia.
An unusually large amount OF fish was
brought In yesterday. The arrivals were
the Evelyn Smith, Mystic Tie and Cora
E. Smith with 5000 each, the Uncle 10
with IL, 600, the Monticello and Ira Kill
born with 1000 each, the Forest Maid
with 6000 the Albert W. Black with
10, 600, the Lettie May and small boats
with 5000.
A very thick fog settled down over the
barbor about noon and all business
in the port was suspended. A large num-
her Of coasting vessels were at anohcr In
the roads and it was reported as being
very heavy weather outside.
The schooner Bertha G. Nickerson
which put into Boston recently to repair
arrived here yesterday with phosphate
for Carleton Brothers.
The steamboat Cumberland of the In
ternational Steamship comrany's line
has boen repaired and painted and will
60 on the route with the st. Croix next
week when the new time table goes into
effect.
Yesterday there were three square
rugged vessels lying at the wharves load
ing with lumber for South America.
The lobster arrival yesterday was tho
Charlotte Beal with 1000 for N. f.
Trefethen. HOLSTERS are very high and
scarce and few dealers are buying
many.
Business is improving so the fish deal
ers say and the LeEte trade promises to
be quite lively.
The schooner John F. Randall,
Croker, is expected here with coal from
Philadelphia.
Down alongs Portland pier curious
little vessel is being repaired, new plank
ing replacing rotten tin bers. etc. Not u
pinkey of the real old type such as was
a few years ag0 was a common sight in
the llarbor. They were used when the
porgy business was booming and before
the steamers showed the curious little
craft out of the field. Sharp and high at
both bow and stern; entirely open, with
but one mast and sail. They used to run
up alongside the porgy steamers and
having no deck the porgies were shoveled
into them with great rapidity. They
were called Garry always, then being
used for the purpose of carrying the
porgies from the steamers to the wharves.
After they were entirely superseded by
the steamers, the pinkeys we're built over
for fishing vessels. The main mast was
moved forward another one added aft,
and a bowsprit and jib put on.
A large crew of men are DIT WORK on the
wharf and she'd for the Frank Jones. A
steam derrick is pulling up decayed
planKing and new ones replacing them.
New spiles have been driven wherever
needed and the roof of the shed is being
shingled.