Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-20
Marine Notes.

Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, May 49,
Further particulars in regard 10 the
wreck Of The bark r. y. G. Smith. from
Port Louis, Mauritius, for New York.
before reported ashore at Eoody Cape,
show that all the crew. with the excep-
tion OF the captain and the second
officer, We're saved.
The fourmasted schooner S. p. Black
burn. Capt Alexander Ross. arrived from
no river this morning ana is in me
stream waiting for fair wind and tide
20 pass safely over the mines at the
mouth Of The river. The conditions must
tie favorable. as she is drawing 10 feet $
inches If water. She has on board g5O
tons Of Ice for Cochrane & Oler of Balti-
more Il is the largest cargo Of ice that
has ever left the kennebec river in a sail
ing vessel, beating her own record of 300
tons carried out a few months ago. The
freight received was - cents a ton.-Bath
Times,
Boston. May 19-There is much ap-
prehension in shipping circles concern
ing the safety of the bark Spartan,
how long overdue on a passage from
Perth -Amboy, n. j., for Bath. Me The
Spartan is owned by Augustus Palmer
of Bath, and some important repairs
on the vessel We're contemplated. her
owner deciding to send her to the home
port. owing to the practical stagnation
of the off-shore business owing to the
war
The bark landed a cargo OF about 1900
tons of coal at Perth Amboy and left
there. April -. She has never since
been heard of. The Spartan was COM
manded by Capt Anderson. Well
known sea master, and carried crew
of about IL men.
As the trim new steamship of the Maine
Steamship Co.. the Horatio Hall. twin
ship Of the John Englis came into Port
land harbor. Wednesday afternoon she
was saluted by every steamer tug and
dredge in the harbor.
This handsome craft IS 50 tons larger
than the John Englis. her length being
%6,S feet breadth IS feet, and depth I.2.
The gross tonnage is 3167.72. Every room
has window on the outside of the ship.
and the 1879 state rooms and $50 berths
give passenger capacity of over 800.
Every part Of the ship is most complete
and convenient and the fittings were
nearly all manufactured by Portland
firms.
The Horatio Hall has triple expansion
engines OF the most mouern style and is
capable Of Is knots or more an hour She
carries a crew OF 80 men outside the Off
GERS and is equipped with all possible APP
planes for safety and comfort.
i1ef ol1cerS nave not yet all Joined. but
at present are: Captain Bragg Pilot Lin
scott. First Officer Antoine Peterson, Boat
swain Frank Osborn, Steward James
Chandler. Chief Engineer Pugsley.
Before the Horatio Hall left New York.
Capt. Albert Hall was presented with
handsome commodores pennant for the
new ship.
Rockland, May 19.-The schooner Ira
p. Ellems, Capt. NJ. j. Marston, ar
rived at Rocllland. Thursday morning,
from Port Au Prince. which port she
left. May /. upon the advice of the
American consul. The Ellems made
no stop en- route, making the trip Of
1900 miles in Is days.
The vessel was to have taken on a
cargo at a Cuban port, but Capt Mar
stcn decided TO act promptly upon the
advice of the American consul and
sttppcd out of Port Au Prince harbor
in We night time almost under the
very eyes of two Spanish crafts.
The journey from start to finish was
uneventful save for the passing, May
9TH. of the abandoned schooner Fran
els C. Yarnell of Philadelphia. The
SarnciTs spars had gone by the board
and the sails We're dragging in the
water.
The brig Emma C. Haskell owned by
Cobb, Butler & Co., of this port the
same firm which owns the Ira B.
Eilems. left Port Au Prince about the
same time and is daily expected here.