The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-30
SAD Day FOR PORTLAND.
The f rst Great Calamity the 30 ton
Steamers Have suffered.

The f rst Great Calamity the 30 ton
Steamers Have Suffered.
II was a sad day for Portland yesterday.
Where is the Portland, was the topic on
every tongue Reporters we're stopped
constantly by people who had friends and
relatives abonri the ship eager to know
if there was anything farther from the
boat. The offices Of the Steam Packet
company was the scene OF constant
stream of people all anxious. There were
fearful women, sad faced men ana even
children who applied to General Manager
Liscomb who WAS at the Office all day
and far into the evening, and who listened
willingly to all and answered their ques-
tions to the best of his ability.
When the first despatch came from Bos-
ton announcing the wrecking of the boat
at Truro, on Peaked Hill Bar and that
all hands were lost, an intense gloom set
tied over the city and during the after
noon the Lincoln club cut it's flag at half
mast and all through the evening the
newspaper telephones were KEEP, busy and
the offices filled with visitors all desiring
the latest news from the wreck.
The loss of the Portland is said to be
the greatest calamity that has occurred in
Portland for over fifty years when the
Royal Tar was burned with large nun-
Der of passengers and whole menagerie
on board. 1t is the first acci-
dent of consequence the Steam Packet
Company has suffered since the burning
of one of their steamers in the great fire
in the seventies that destroyed the
elevator and swept part OF the water
front.
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES RELIEVED.
Persons Believed To Be on Steamer But
Have Shown Up.
Considerable anxiety was felt about the
safety of the Misses Eva and Edna Cum
mings of Cumberland Mills. The report
of their loss was not true as they both
arrived home yesterday morning, coming
down on the steamer, Monday night.
It WAS reported yesterday afternoon that
Mr.. Fred Marston and wife. residing at
100 Forest avenue, were on the steamer.
A reporter of the PRESS called at their
house and was Informed by Mrs. Whitney
who occupies the lower tenement that
Mr.. and Mrs. Marston had not started
for home MS she had received message
stating they would not start until
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Daniel w. Hoegg and daughter of
Deering Center were reported to be on the
steamer, but it was reported later that
they were TO return on the International
Steamboat company's boat. They went
to Boston week ago on the Portland
but were to come back on the inter
national line.
1t was reported that a sister OF Mr..
Frank Condor, Lincoln street, Woodfords
was on the steamer. This, however, was
not SO as she returned on the Other steam
err yesterday morning.
+ VIM. Watson Of Cum berland Mills, a
young man, adopted son of Mr.. Thomas
w atson, was reported lost, but message
was received stating that he did not leave
that night.
O. e. Hodgkins of Cumberland Mills.
an employe OF the company, was reported
as lost, but this is not correct as he was
an employe on the Bay State.
BLANCHARD TOLD NOT TO SAIL.
That's What General Manager Liscomb
Said Yesterday.
Mr.. LiscoInb said to reporter yester.
day forenoon that he was in Boston on
Saturday night. Late in the afternoon of
Saturday Mr.. Liscomb telephoned to Mr.
Williams, the Boston agent, and asked
him to call Captain Blanchard to the
telephone. MI. Williams made a search
for the captain but could not find him
and so reported to MIR. Lisconb.
Mr.. Liscomb then told Mr.. Williams to
tell the Captain not to sail on time but
to stay at his dock until nine o'clock at
least, when he could consult the weather
reports and decide whether he ought to
60 or not.
the steamer had sailed he asked Mr..
williams If he had given his order to
Captain Blanchard, Mr.. Williams replied
that he had.
"What did the captain say?" asked Mr..
Liscomb.
ssH6 said ha should go at seven O'CLOCK,
was Mr.. Williams's reply.
1t Is probable that Capt. Blanchard
would have been severely reprimanded,
il he had not lost his place, even if he had
been able to come through all right.
THE MAUD S. SAW THE PORTLAND.
Schooner Maud S., now in Gloucester,
reports that on Saturday night at nine
O'Clock she sighted the Portland half way
between Eastern Point and Thatcher's
island, steaming towards Portland all
right. Tt was getting rougher every
minute and the schooner ran before the
wind towards Boston. 1t Ia thus certain
that the Portland passed Gloucester and
that the gale struck in full force near
Thatoher's island. Probably she could
not make Roadway against the terrific
blast and drifted before the wind to her
ruin.
THE FREMONT TAKES THE PORT
LANDS PLACE
The fremont will take the place of the
Portland ON the Boston line tonight
under command of Captain Thompson of
the International line.
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