The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-29
WIND BLEW A GALE.
Last Allan Liner Of the Season Sails
from Portland.

nave put IN very unpleasant day yester-
day. The wind was blowing half q gale
from the northeast, the waves were wear
ing white caps, the air was cold and
damp and still the little tow boats were
Of the mine fields all day and all night to
keep strange vessels from disregarding
the harbor rules are getting themselves in
trouble
The scow Ajax and two tug boats were
at work yesterday afternoon placing
mines in Hussey's Sound. 1t was too
rough for the work to be carried on out
side
The last Allan liner of the season, the
Californian sailed yesterday afternoon.
She took out big cargo.
The Dominion steamship clerks will
probably go to their homes in Montreal
today or Saturday.
The English steamer season is almost at
an end. 1t has been very busy one and
none are more thankful to have it ended
than are the Custom house employees who
have been obliged to work almost day and
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The captain of the two..masted schooner
Pavilion which arrived here from the east
ward yesterday with a cargo of lumber
has most adventurous captain and one
who can tae all kinds of chances. Yester-
day this schooner disregarded the orders
closing Whitehead passage, which is
bristling with torreaoes and contact
mines and came through the passage with
the speed of an express train. Those who
saw the Pavilion take the passage held
their breath expecting to see her blow up
every minute. But she didn't blow up
and is now lying at anchor in the lower
roads.
Daniel Dennison of Freeport who is re-.
pairing Portland pier fell overheard yes
terday morning and came near drown
ing Re was rescued by one OF the barge
office officials and three newspaper men.
In fact had it not been for le of the re-
porters Dennison would now be playing a
harp, SO it is said. Some people persist
in saying that newspaper men are always
around at the wrong time, in the very
1ooO VI ouOA uuluSo do ILLS.
A fight on Commercial street near the
corner of Moulton made things lively in
that vicinity early yesterday afternoon.
An old man who was tackled by young
fellow succeeded in giving his assailant
a good drubbing while big crowd
cheered him on.
Captain Thomas of the schooner G. M.
Gilmore started to board his vessel yester-
day afternoon, missed his footing and
plunged into the water. He was q good
swimmer and was pulled out of the drink
after some little trouble and excitement.
You are the water front reporter for
the PRESS aren't you" a man asked the
PRESS reporter yesterday afternoon On
being told he was speaking to the. right
person the man continued: 'Here is an
item" The reporter pulled out his note
book and pencil and prepared to jot down
the news. "a dog was run over by
Grand Trunk train above Yarmouth this
morning" The reporter was mad.
"What has this to do with me?' he de-
manded. 81 thought you might be in
terested to now that q bark had been
lost The reporter is still alive.
The island boats carried great many
people to Peaks yesterday. Fast day is
recognized time for islanders to visit their
summer homes and get them in readiness
for the season. The Fern Park club went
down and opened their cottage for the
first time this seagon with shore dinner
Quito number also went to points along
Falmouth Forsside.
Captain George Smith has sold to a
Boothbay parties his schooner Evelyn L.
Smith and bought to take her place the
Lila B. Fernald. Captain Smith has
made a great record with the Evelyn, she
nearly always being high ! liner of the
fleet. On her last trip she was out five
days and took into Vinal Haven 10000
pounds of fresh fish.
The Josephine Hoey carried many cot
tagers to Great Diamond island yesterday.
The schooner Fanny Reed, Captain
Edward Turner arrived yesterday with
her fore-topmast carried away. The crew
had an exciting story to tell. The
schooner was about six miles OFF Seguin
light early yesterday morning fishing.
Elmer Coombs, one of the crew, saw a
buoy attached to his fishing gear that he
had left out the night before and he de-
cided he ought to secure it. With assist
auce of others the dory was cleared away.
They were hosting the dory with the
main gaff when it broke. The dory with
Coombs in it, began to drift. The
schooner jibed and broke the foremost
head. To attempt to put the schooner
about meant the loss Of about everything
the way the wind was blowing, SO the
msn called to Coombs to let his gear go
and come aboard. When be tried to do
this he found it impossible and they
drifted farther and farther apart. Captain
Turner finally signaled Coombs to follow
them and made for Portland. Little ap-
prehension was felt for the safety of
Cooinbs as he Is a thorough sailor, his
dory will ride any sea that runs, and,
with the breeze that was blowing he was
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