Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-15

steamer Yucatan, which arrived. this
morning "a from Havana, were Captain
Splitting and eight shipwrecked seamcu
If the Norwegian barkentine Alphein,.
which went ashore on the Jardines bank.
Oct. 8. during strong southerly gale and
became total wreck. The Alpheim was
built at Swansea in 1865 and registered
2sS tons.
New York, Nov. 12.-The tugboat
Plymouth, owned by the Liberty
dredging company, with Offices in this.
city, sank at her dock at the foot OF
court street. today. Alfred Carson and
Martin Jacobson, deck-hands, were on
board Of her asleep and both were
drowned. Their bodies were recover
ed. The two victims resided in Port
LAND. Me-, where the tug hailed from.
Portland. Me-, Nov. 14.-The bark
Celina, Capt. Hutton, while coming
UP Portland Harbor. Sunday night,
struck the schooner Annie A. Booth
square in the nose" carrying away
everything clean to the steam head
The Celina lost her jibboom and all
her head sails. Capt. Hutton says it
was pitch dark and the Booth was not
carrying any lights.
London. Nov. 1.-THE barkentine
John Bailey of Philadelphia, Capt.
Holstead from Singapore, Sept "a, for
Foo Chow, has been wrecked on Pratas
reef, part Of cluster of islands in the
China sea. off the port of Hong Kong.
Her crew We're. saved and have been
landed at Singapore. The John Baiz-
ley was a wooden vessel built at Mil
ford, Del, in 1885, She registered 20
tons and was owned by Capt F. p
Shepherd, who formerly commanded
her.
Marine Notes.
schooner Florence Randall. died at Sa-
vannah. Ga, Monday. He contracted
malarial fever at Edisto. Beach, s. G.,
where his vessel went ashore-in a Storm
70 Savannah. Oct. 49, Capt. Thompson's
home was Yarmouth. Mass. His wife
has been notified of his death and the
body will be shipped home.
AT the annual meeting of the Vessel
Owners and Captains Association, held
at Boston, Jacob J. Winston, of Port
land, Me-, was elected president:
James II. Cox, New York. first vice
president: w. A. Anderson. Port Rich
mond. N. V. second vice president:
Frank Harrington, Boston, treasurer
| and r. +. Freeman. Boston, secretary.
The following board of commissioners
were also chosen: w. +. Donnell.
| Bath, Me-; II. A. Dean, Taunton,
Mass; Chas. p. Hall. New Haven.
| Conn: c. w. Morse and A. ]. New
bury, New York.
Rockland. Me-, Nov. 1.-THE four
| master schooner c. S. Glidden was
| launched from the yard of Dunn e. Ell
| lott in Thomaston. at II O'Clock Mon
| day morning, in the presence of fully
| 5000 people.
| The Glidden is named in honor of
| well-known Boston business man and
| also after the vessel which was lost
some time ago. The dimensions are as
| follows: Tonnage, 100; keel, 1877 feet;
| beam, AZ feet; hold, 10 feet. There are
| two full decks and a poop deck extend
| ing from the stern forward to the main
mast. There are three houses. The
| forward one, 26X21 feet. contains the
engine room and forecastle. Amid
| ships is one Is feet square in which are
| cook and store rooms. The after
| house, 36x25 feet has two cabins. four
| staterooms, and rooms for the officers.
The mast are of Oregon pine and
| modern feature of the rigging are the
| turn buckles, by means of which the
heavy ropes of wire are frightened.
Is horse power Hyde engine furnishes
the power. l.. NJ. Simmons was the
master-builder. The C. S. Glidden is
a valuable addition to the Thomaston
James Fales.