The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-11

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The harbor has now been shrouded in
thick fog for two days and there have
been very few arrivals and still fewer de-
partures. Many vessels are laying at
anchor in rbe lower roads waiting for the
weather to clear. f
The big four masted schooner Jennie
G. May came IL during yesterdays fog
with coal for the Boston & Maine. She
was the only arrival of any consequence
during the day.
Nothing has yet been heard of the Iona,
the Lycia, the Vancouver or Manitoban.'
All of these steamships are now overdue
and it is believed they must have been
encountering some very rough weather.
No anxiety is felt for their safety, how
ever, as long passages ale the rule at this
time of year
A dispatch from Glasgow says: The
Allan line steamer Peruvian, Capt. Cal
vert, which arrived here yesterday from
Portland, Me-, was badly damaged by
the heavy weather which she experienced
on her passage across the Atlantic. One
of her quarter masters was washed over
board, several of her boats were carried
away and mum Der Of the cattle were
killed. 7" y.
Men were at work ON the wreck OF the
schooner Robert /. Carter yesterday. She
will be raised by means of barrels and
will be placed on the railway where she
will be fixed up.
The Grand Trunk elevator will be
ready to receive grain by the last OF
March. This will give the elevator a
month OF service before the steamer
season closes on May first. All kinds of
rumors are floating around concerning
the use that is to be made of the elevator
during the summer Some have it that
a line of freight steamers is to run here
all the year round aud Others that the
elevator will lie idle all summer. One
thing is certain, European war scare Of
any magnitude will give the elevator
plenty of business for a few months at
least.
The frame work of the new boat that is
building at the Portland Shipbuilding
coInpany's yard at South Portland is all
mn and the planking will begin in few
DAYS. The new vessels lines are very
handsome and she will prove a speedy
addition to the harbor feet. She will be
ready for service June Goth.
Repairs on the Frank Jones are pro-
crossing rapidly and she will be ready
for service in few days. The dock that
she is to make use of this summer is be-
ing rapidly repaired and new freight
shed is to be erected on 1t or the old one
put in thorough repair.
A large number Of fishing vessels are
lying alongside the docks waiting for the
weather to clear before sailing for the
fishing grounds. They are all baited and
provisioned for a trip and the heavy
weather means COL siderable loss to them
for every day they ara obliged to wait.
The old elevator is nlleh with grain
from cellar 10 attic now, and it would be
impossible to store another bushel OF
grain in it. Another winter it is ex-
pected that several other lines of steam
ers will make Portland their winter port
and then the grain shipments from here
will be very light.
1t is stated that ". K. Lewis & Brother
of Boston, have sold all their lobster can
ming factories to II. e. Baxter &
Brother. Years ago the Messrs. Lewis
used to pack down on Custom House
wharf in this city.
. Tho business Of tho Dominion line OF
steamers from this port has been I'M
uSually QOOd this season The excellence
of the passenger accommodations on suoh
steamers as the Vancouver and Labrador
must be seen to tie appreciated. Expert
encsd travellers affirm that such boats
are more comfortable than the great
liners from New York. The last trip OF
the Vancouver from Portland will be on
April 20, when several Portland people