Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-10

bega, Frankfort, Ne t
Sid, sims laurie, Aurania and Britain
mic, Liverpool; Paris, Southampton; Man
haitian, Portland Me.
PERTH AMBOY-May g. sid, sch On
! ward, Roclland. Me
WASHINGTON-May g. ar sch O ID
Witherell. Kennebec.
CITY fSLAND-May o. bound south
SGhs Paul Seavey. Hurricane. Me; Jesse
Harul; st John; Ned p Walker, Jones'
,BI3,osToN.Maay . ar, sch Adelaide.
CID. Sims Lancastran and Peruvian.
Liverpool.
Sid, Sims Sycamore, Liverpool; Boston.
Yarmouth, y 5.
Foreign Ports.
HALIFAX, n. S.-May .. ar sim
Brazila. Froehlic, Hamburg and sailed
for New York; barkentine Altoona.
Manthorn. Lisbon.
Sid, sim Greetlands. Coulard. Louis
burg.
ST. JOHN, n. B.-May 8. ar, sch
Emiline G Sawyer, Rogers, Jonesport;
George b Loud. Sanborn, do.
CID. schs Union, Shields. Boston;
Helen. Carleton. City Island
PROFESSIONALISM O. ar. sim Pavo-
mia. Boston for Liverpool
LlNERPOOL-May 8, sid. blk GoSl1,
Pugwash.
Disasters.
Meat Cove, ~ b.. May 9.-The
schooner Ruby of Grand Banks. New
Foundland, was here, today, looking
for a dory with two men, which she
lost off here. The dory was picked up
here during the gale, Thursday, with
nothing in it. The men, Benjamin Regs
and John Scott, We're drowned.
Marine Notes.
The Bangor & Bar Harbor Steambot
Cos. steamer Cimbria, which was par
tally wrecked at Bass Harbor, last
fall, was launched, Monday, from Stet-
sons marine railway in Brewer. where
she has been thoroughly rebuilt She
is now practically a new boat, and diff
fers greatly in appearance from the old
boat While being in all respects much
improved. The company has expend-
ed about $4,000 in rebuilding the boat.
The handsome new five-masted
schooner Henry o. Barrett was launch
ed, Tuesday, from the yard of G.. G..
Deering at Bath. She is the first five
master built by Mr.. Deering and ow-
ing to several radical changes in her
construction she has attracted more
than the usual attention. She will hail
from Bath and is owned by Mr. Deer
ing, VINO is managing owner, Capt. A.
+. Davis of Somerset, Mass, who will
80 IN command, and parties in Maine
and Massachusetts. Her cost is in the
vicinity of $4,000. Her measurements
are: Length, $50 feet; breadth A feet:
depth. % feet: gross tonnage, 1850. She
will have a carrying capacity of $500
tons.
The New York Journal of Sunday
says: John Tartel Seamen. who
was taken to Bellevue hospital. yestcr-
day, from the home of a friend at No.
rs Market street. to be treated for a
fracture Of both legs, told a sad tale
Of neglect. Tartel said he shipped on
the American schooner Isaiah X. Stet-
son in Bangor. Me, last December, for
a voyage to San Domingo. On the
voyage he fell from aloft and fractured
both legs. On arrival at San Domingo
Captain Trask took him to Captain
Reid, the American consul, who placed
him in a hospital there. There he lay
or seven days without medical attend
'nce. Later he escaped from the hos
1ital, boarded the Clyde liner Chero-
rec, and came to New York" at
New York. May 9.-The BROOKLYN
eagle says: The Porto Rican liner
was built last year. by the
Bath Iron Works of Bath, Me, for the
Miller Ball & Hamilton Co of New
York. She made liz knots on her trial
rip with only water ballast on board.
out since going regularly into commits
zion the company declares she has
,aused ii loss of time and money
She makes on an average only seven
Knots while her contract speed was 10
Knots. In consequence action has been
'rought against the Bath Iron Works
Q recover 100000 damages. An at
achment against the steam propeller
iolace, now lying at the Empire stores.
which Is owned by the Bath Iron
Works. was secured from Justice
enks. yesterday. and. today. a sher-
fits officer is living on board OF her.
The Winifred. which Is of $500 tons
urden. cost the company $4,000 She
arried freight exclusively. Her best
ime in going from New York to Porto
Rico is said to be eight days or less
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