Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-08

sALEM-Nov 7. ar, sch valdare.
Boston to St John.
Sid, sch Saarbruck. Portland,
CITY ISLAND-Nov Z, psd, east, By
Katahdin. New York for Bangor.
.HYANNIS, MASS-Noy Z, ar. sch
Charlie and Willie, New York for east
ern port.
At Bass River-Sch F Odiorne.
Clinton Point for Eastern port
PERTH AMBOY-Nov I, sid, sch
Henry. Jonesport.
VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS-Nov I.
for Portland: Nat Meader EiizabethpoTrit
fer Gardiner: Cilas II Trickey, Gardiner
for New York; l. NJ Thurlow. Elizabeth
port for Garaln snia, Est Gle. Port Reading
son for do; Andrew Nebinger, Jersey
City for do: Ada Ames. Perth Amboy for
Rockland; James Young. Edgewater for
Thomaston; Eugene Borda, Port Johnson
for Kittery Point; Damietta and Joanna,
Perth ArnDoy tor Rockiand; } X BodwelI.
Hoboken for do; Viola May. Tiverton for
Todd. Perth Amboy for Biddeford: Annie
and Reuben, Newport for Augusta; Mary
F Pike. Edgewater for Passport; Alice
porter. Hoboken for do: Eric Port john
son for do: Progress, Pawtucket for do;
saellepesic. kockiana for New York; tug
Ivanhoe, towing scow for Portland.
Spoken.
Ship Lizzie BurriH Montreal for
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 10, lat q south,
long. 10 west.
Disasters.
Holding, Denmark, Nov THE
British steamer Springfield, Capt. Ken
dall which sailed from Nicolaioff, Rus
STA, Oct. S, for Aarhuus is ashore near
here. The Springfield hails from Lon
Con and is owned by Pyman Bros. Her
dimensions are: Length. 1855 feet;
beam. 37.7 feet; depth. 1875 feet; ton
mage net. 1857; gross 22i3. PEI
Vineyard Haven. Mass, Nov. 7.-Sch
Methebesic, at this port, from Rock
land for New York, reports that Sea-
man Edward Kelley of San Francisco.
fell overheard from the sehooners jib-
boom. about o'clock. this morning,
when on Nantucket shoals, during
strong northwest wind, and was
drowned. The schooner's boat was inn
mediately. lowered and every effort
made to save the sailor, but without
success. He was 30 years old.
Marine Notes.
The big four masted schooner build
ing at Thomaston, Me-, will be launch
ed, Saturday, and will be practically
ready for sea, as the vessel is being
rugged on the ways. She will be chris
tened c. S. Glidden. The new craft
will be commanded by Capt. James 7.
Fales. who was master of the four
master G. S. Glidden, wrecked at EdS-
mont Key, Fla. last winter The new
schooner will engage in the West India
trade, and charter is being considered
for her first voyage. Her capacity VIII
be about 1900 tons.
Bangor Wing: The schooner Polly is
in port with a cargo of general mer-
chandise. 1t will be remembered that
she is one of the oldest sehooners IN
the United States having been built IN
1905 at Amesbury. Mass. During the
war of 1912 this craft was a privateer
and had a brush with the English IN
Penobscot bay. coming out without
serious injury. She now nails from
Portland, Me-. and her master is Capt..
Armstrong. who, if the schooner IS sun
ailoat in seven years, will receive
new vessel and $500 from the hands OF
the government as she will be at that
time, 1905, 100 years old.
Intelligence was received at Botsoh'
Sunday, of a fatakaccident to CAPT
Frank Walker, commander OF tne
barge Daniel l. Tenney. which occur
red at Newport News. Saturday. Inc
Tenney had just arrived at that por.
from Boston, and Capt. Walker, wniie
in the act of crossing his vessel zen
headlong into the hold, being almost IN
stantly killd. There was probably No
skipper sailing from Boston, who was
better known or more respected be
fore taking command of the Tennes
he had been master of the barges Ma.
cauley and Oakland, and prior to tnal
time had commanded many coastins
vessels Capt. Walker was about oV
years of age and belonged at WINTER
port. Me, where he leaves FANNY.
His remains will be inferred at ms
home.