The Portland daily press., 1897-01-13
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
Items of All Sorts Picked Up Along the
Wharves.

The schooner Independent has sailed
for South America with a cargo of lum-
Der and shocks.
The revenue cutter Woodbury. returned
Monday night from . weeks cruise to
the eastward
Last week not a pound Of coal was
discharged in Portland, something that
has not before occurred for many months.
This week there is plenty of coal in
port. The John r. Randall IL unloading
at the Maine Central, the Roger Drury
at A. R. Wright's, the barge Keystone
at Sargent Dennison & Co. IS and the
Charles 2. hoffman at Randall & Nc
Allister.
Fhe schooner Antelope is discharging a
cargo OF cement at Union wharf.
Yesterday afternoon ". s. Jordan 8
Co. received telegram from Capt.
Dodge of the schooner Grace Davis Of
which this firm is the agent, informing
them that his vessel had run ashore on
Basque island during the night and was
in dangerous position. A little later
the firm received another telegram from
Capt. Dodge stating th t the schooner
had been hauled off by tow boat and
was on her way to Vineyard Haven. The
cost for hauling the vessel of was stated
as being $500. Capt. Dodge reported that
the vessel had not been injured in any
way. The Grace Davis is on her way
to this city with cargo OF 900 tons of
coal.
A later despatch says: The accident
was caused by the captain installing
bright light ON the shore for the Tar
paulin Cove light house. Sometime after
she had gone ashore the Boston Tow Boat
company's steam tug Mercury arrived
and also the captain and Grew from the
United States Life Saving station at Gay
Head, who assisted in jettisoning about
fifteen tons of coal to tighten the vessel.
At about p. M, she was hauled afoat
by the combined efforts of the steam tugs
Mercury and Gladiator and towed to
Vineyard Haven by the Mercury last eve
ming, having been on the rocks. She
does not leak, and it is thought she can
proceed.
The handsome new steamship Of the
Maine Steamship company's line, the
John Erglis, left New York last night
with large amount of freight and many
passengers for Portland. She will arrive
here this afternoon somewhere about two
o'clock and big crowd is expected to be
on hand to sec her. The Englis will re-
load at once and sail from Portland
Thursday night for New York.
The pilot boat Maggie sailed last night
and will lay outside for the steamship
Hibernian, IS days out from Liverpool.
The Hibernian is expected here some
time this afternoon or evening.
Yesterday DR.. Huntington, the efficient
inspector of the bureau Of animal in.
dustry, informed PRESS reporter that
there were 600 CATTLE at the East Deering
stock yards awaiting shipment to Eng
land and that many more are on their
way here from the west. DR.. Hunting
ton says that everything is moving as
smooth rs clock work at the stock yards
and that all of the cattle shippers who
come here are greatly pleased with its
superior accommodations for cattle of all
kinds.
Yesterday afternoon derrick at the
new Grand Trunk elevator fell and came
within an inch Of crushing the life out OF
truck horse. In fact the big stick OF
tim Der fell so close to the animal that it
barely grazed its head. Several workmen
also had narrow escapes from being
crushed to death.
The steamer Peruvian has finished
taking grain at the elevator and has
hauled around to No. 5 shed whore she
will take package freight.
The brig Jennie Hur1ourt is lying
alongside the marine railway. She will
60 on the railway soon for repairs.
The Schooner Mary Louise, which has
been taking a cargo of lumber at the
Berlin Mills wharf, has cleared for
Bridgeport. Conn.
The mum her Of British vessels which
entered this port in 1896 exceeded that of
the previous year by twenty-five, and in
tonnage by 1900 tons.
The schooner Evelyn Smith is being
repaired by George e. Hartford.
The schooner Gem is at Browns wharf
loading cargo of cooperage for the West
Indies.
The schooner Addie Fuller. Captain
Small, has arrived from New York with
the carriage for one of the big 32-ton
guns which will be mounted at the new
Notifications at Portland Head. The
heavy carriage, which was too large to go
through the vessels matches, is on deck.
The schooner also brought a quantity Of
paraphernalia which will be used at the
Notifications. The Fuller had some two
hundred tons Of coal which was used as
ballast. The coal is consigned to Randall
& McAllister.
The steamship Etolia of the Elder
Dempster line IL on her way here in
ballast from Liverpool. This vessel is
taking the place Of the Merrimac. She Is
expected to arrive here on Saturday.
The Monaghan will sail on Tuesday
and the Peruvian tie next day.
The Grand Trunk yard is filled with