The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-01
HARBoR NOTES.
Two Dismasted Vessels Brought Into
Port.

Port.
Yesterday was fine and large feet of
vessels came in.
The large schooner Robert Mcfarland
arrived of the Cape in tow of the big
ocean tug e. v. McCauley yesterday af-
ternoon and the Warren went out and
took the schooner from the McCauley and
towed her to her dock at the Grand
Trunk. The Mcfarland was dismantled
on September 80 on the trip from New
York to Savannah. The schooner, Capt.
Lord said, was caught in southern hur-
ricane IS milss from Tybee, and to save
her from being blown ashore he had the
masts cut away. The stump of the main
Inast was left. jib boom, head gear and
sails were carried away and anchored the
vessel The hullsescaped damage. The
vessel was loaded at Savannah with hard
pine for Portland and seven days ago she
started in tow of the MoCauley for PORT
land and had delightful and quick pas
sage. She will go to Thomaston where
she belongs for repairs.
The little two masted schooner Waldo
Miller from a Nova Scotian port was
caught in blow and dismasted. She
was taken in tow by a schooner and
brought into this port last evening.
The overdue steamer Ardancorrah ar
rived here from Glasgow yesterday noon.
She was detained by heavy westerly
winds.
The o. d Witherell was only IS miles
off Cape Elizabeth shore on last Friday
when she was struck by a heavy gale and
blown clear of Georges distance OF
about 1875 miles.
The schooner Maynard Summer is at
Widgery IS 4 wharf discharging cargo OF
27o tons of ground oyster shells for Ire.
febhen & Bearoe to be used as hen food.
Among the arrivalsssy yesterday were the
Clara e. Leavitt, o. D. sWitherell, r. r..
Pettigrew, Miranda, Edward P. Avery,
coal, tho j. M. Kennedy with cement
Henry Morse, deep, and r. Z. Rundlett,
stone
The Mcdonald dredging Co. of New
York has taken the contract for dredging
the mud from the harbor.
Major Hoxie's yacht, Cora. has returned
from trip to Portsmouth, N. a.
Lobster arrivals were, b. McNichol,
$500; Kate Lamson, 61O0; Jennie b. !,
2700.
The steamer Horatio Hall arrived from
New York at 2 pm. making a very quick
trip.
AS result of the investigation before
Inspectors Merritt and Pollister as to the
cause of the collision between the steam
-ers Island Belle and Eldorado, the cap.
tains of both steamers had their licenses
revoked for 20 days.
The brass cannon belonging to the Wal.
do house, Chebeague island. was returned
yesterday. A part of the High school bat
terry was at the wharf to see that the gun
was safely put on board the steamer and
this job was no trifle, since the gun itself
weighs 800 pounds.
Capt. Bond of the Howard, reports at
7.30 p. m. Monday, between Cape Henry
and Thimble Light houses he sighted
totally dismasted schooner just coming to
anchor, with a tug alongside. 1t is
probable that the vessel referred to was
the schooner Robert Mcfarland, which
was dismasted in the recent southern
hurricane and is being towed from Sa-
vannah to Portland, for repairs. Capt.
Bond further reports that the gas buoy
which recently marked the position of the
fishing schooner Alice G. Jordan has
not been taken up by the Light House
Board. and unlit it constitutes q danger
to shipping bound through th Q Sound.