Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14
Marine Notes.

The Harrington river is now open To
navigation. the ice having gone out
Sunday. l. days later than last season.
Monday tine schooner Grace J.. which
had been detained by ice 3 miles below
the village. reached Harrington with n
fun cargo Of general merchandise.
The first vessel Of any class To reach
Bangor. this season. was the steamer
Sedgwick of the Bangor * Bar Har-
Dor Line. which arrived at +. NJ.
Wednesday. from Belfast. The Seds-
wick left. Thursday morning. on her
first trip Of the season to Bar Harbor
The work of ceiling the three mastcd
schooner which the Sawyer Bros. Of
Milbridge. are constructing for Cap
tain Crabtrea Of Hancock Point. VIII bv
completed this week and the force in
charge Of Nelson Ingalls, Will begin
plankng on Monday following. Tha
keel for the four master is laid. ana
the square frames are being raised. II
is the intention of the builders To have
this vessel in frame by the last Of the
month. Each vessel will be equipped
with a steam hoisting gear made al
the works OF the Hyde Windlass COM
ed Of the Baker chain K Iron Wagon
Co. Allegheny. Pa.
one Of the fastest voyages ever
made To New York from Hong Kong
was accomplished by the Yankee sail
ing ship Reuce. capt. Benjamin Adams.
of BpWdOinham. Maine. which arrived.
Wednesday. with a general cargo. part
Of which consisted of 1000 cases Of fire
crackers. The time occupied by tire
Renee in making the trip was g6 days.
After leaving the Sunda Straits. early
in February. and reaching the Indian
ocean. the Reuce. under the influence
Of the southeast trade winds. covered
24O. 254. 260 and go knots on four sue
cessive days. Charles Brown. mate OF
the Reuce. died OF apoplexy. on Jan. 81
He was buried at sea the following
day
The Italian barkentine Emilia is still
anchored al Fort Point. Bucksport
where the Bismarck left her, Monday.
capt. Crapane takes look at the sky
once in a while but has not yet seen
the signs he is looking after The Bis
nrarck went down, early Tuesday
10 take her out to sea and al
though the Yankee shippers pronounc-
ed the weather conditions fautless
Capt. Crapane gestulated fiercely to-
ward the sky bid the tow boat cap
tain Early morrow mornin' o'clock
and retired to his cabin. Wednesday
morning. the weather vane did not
point in the right direction and they
are likely to remain with us until the
sky clears after another storm. Evil
IDENTIFY time is not one of the factors
nat enters into their navigation. 1t
took them some As days to reach port
after sighting Mount Desert light and
they seem loath to leave faster than
they came.
New York. April 13.-At the request
Of Swan & Son of New York, the own
ers of the American bark Justin II.
Ingersoll whose master. Capt. A. j.
of Ellsworth. Me. is under ar
rest at Antigua. British West Indies,
for attempted murder of one of the
crew. a seaman named Middley, as re-
ported in Wednesdays Journal. Sena-
tor Hale has requested the state de-
has been learned that Capt. Higgins
was apparently out of his mind at the
time of the alleged attempted murder.
The authorities at Antigua, it is stated.
ire very anxious to surrender the pris-
Dner To the United States.