Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-06
STORM NOTES.


IT is feared that the Schooner william
Slater, Capt Dodge. from Bahgof iof
Fall River with lumber. WIS iost IN tne
great gale. i; Norton of Eeliast was one
OF the crew, another was iiaineu Dlvis.
Residence unknown, another was from
Boothbay. and her steward was an old
man of Is years or more named keiiey. OF
New York. She was an old Vessei, ana
would probably not I've long IN IN such
q. gale as that of the 26th and 18th, al
though older craft have come through it
all right.
The body of Fred II. Allen OF Phila-
delphia. one Of the victims of the
steamer Portland disaster, arrived at
Saco, Sunday night The funeral will
take place at the residence of his foster
father. Frank g. Alien, agent of the
Saco Loom Flicker pmpany. At the
time OF the disaster. Mr.. Allen and his
brother were On their way to MaineIto
/ visit their mother In ScarDoro.
Shipping agen. Michael Tracey Of Ban
gor, has received letter which comes as
i a letter from the grave; 1t is from 4. }.
Sparrow, a Portland sailor who recently
LETT the schooner Carrie Strong in Boston
dali which was lost IN the great gale.
/ The letter IS dated Perth Amboy, N. j.,
and states that the writer hopes to be III
Portland by Nov 70; ana a. asks how bust 3
coming there for u berth. Sparrow has
made his last voyage, and Agent Tracey,
who has shipped him q good many times,
regrets him as u good sailor gone. Spar
/ rev has a brother on the police force in
/ Portland
| The thrse-masted schooner Florence
/ r. Hemsen Of ParrsiDoro, N. s., from
New York. carrying a cargo of 1880
| bushels of corn, arrived at Machias-
port Saturday, in much demoral.zed
condition. having lost her foresail,
| mainsail, jibsprit and steering gear.
! Her boat and davits were also gone,
cabin hooded and two men lost over
| board. Capt. Patterson and seven of
| the crew are now on board. They en-
countered the storm at Cape Sable and
nrade port for repairs.
Capt. George A. Pollister of Portland,
| United States inspector of hulls, says
that the life preservers on the Portland
were of the approved patterns, OF
which millions are in use. When the
Portland was fitted out the late John Il.
Coyle insisted ON the best and highest
priced preservers. and $50 of that sort
were purchased: later rs more were
put on. The Jackets" bearing the
name of the United States inspector t
the factory are not opened by other in
[ spectors.
Bangor Wing: The steamer Mount
| Desert of the Boston e. Bangor Line
fleet, left Rockland, Saturday morning.
| Nov. 26. for Boston to be hauled UP for
the winter, and off The Graves" at the
mouth of Boston harbor. she passed the
/ Portland. Baggage Master Higgins OF
| the City of Bangor, was on the Moun1
| Desert at the time and said that all on
board their steamer thought Capt.
Blanchard of the Portland. used very
bad Judgment in attempting 10 run GU,
on such a night as that one bid fair to
be, as the wind was then breeding up
and promised to be gale before morn
| ing. The Mount Desert was at that
time humping along at top speed, try
ing to make her dock before the storm
struck, (which she did but with no time
to spare. Mr.. Higgins said it was a
nasty looking sky, the glass was low
and everything pointed to gale from
II at noon, until the blizzard struck.