The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
HARBOR NOTES.
Items Of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

The Leyland liner Sheikh, Capt. Jones.
arrived Wednesday morning about
O'Clock bringing about 600 tons OF freight
including 1888 casks of china clay for
Portland parties. When about three days
out she encountered heavy gales and high
seas. A life boat was smashed. another
boat broken and veutilator was car
ried away. There were three stowaways
on board, boys ranging from 10 to Is
years of age, who were placed In jail
here for safe keeping. They said they
could get no work jim Liverpool and
thought they could better their condi-
ton over here. The steamship company
was obliged to confine the boys for II
they escaped the company would be re-
sponsible to the government in the sum
of S3U0 for each boy. They will be taken
ba ok on the steamers return trip.
Tie Merryconeag will make her first
trip today On the summer schedule,
and beginning next week she will make
three trips week on Tuesdays. Thurs
day and Saturdays, returning on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays
The revenue cutter Woodbury. started
on a cruise at II 40 a. IN.
British schooner Riyerdale arrived
from ST. John with shingles for Rufus
Deering 81 Co.
Other arrivals were schooners Lydia Ri.
Deering. Hattie P.Sampson and Memnon.
The tug Adelia steamed out, towing
,ha John Il Hanson
AS handsome q fleet as one could wish
TO see was lying in the harbor yesterday
made up of trim four masted schooners,
not one of which was worth less than
from $4,000 to $50, 600. They nearly all had
big cargoes of coal.
The tow boat q. A. Dickey towed Ran
dali s. McAllister's lighter No. 1, with so
tons OF coal to Diamond Cove, yester lay
morning. The coal is for the United states
government, to be used by the engines
employed on the Qualifications at Dia'
mond Island.
The -osbter steamer Carrie and Mil
dred, which has been laid up all winter,
Is being painted and overhauled and will
soon be put into commission again.
The Italian bark Peppina NJ, which
sailed nearly three months ago from
Trepani, Sicily. with cargo of salt for
Portland, was sighted April 10 of Charles
ton, 5. c., heading northwest.
The new law governing the shipment
of sailors is making able bodied seamsn
pretty hard to get hold of in this port.
Owing to the scarcity of ssamen, the
British schooner Moama is being delayed
here. She is loading with deal for
Rosario, and ia already to sail, but can
get no crew. 1t Ia now thought that
men will be sent here from st. John for
this schooner.
The flye.masted schooner Nathaniel L.
Palmer was sighted about 20 miles out
side at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. p. II. Doyen. managing owner OF
the Ajax is getting out moulds and
plaukipg for new scow to be 100 tons
larger than the Ajax, which is 200 tons
burden, and will have derrick strong
enough to lift 20 tons. He will start to-
day up through the country to get out the
lumber. The huh will be built at the old
ship yard, knightville, the boiler at the
Portland company works and Jones q
Hitchins will build the engine. This scow
when built will be the largest lighter in
Maine.
The schooner Sarah Grant arrived here
Yesterday frora Boston with her jib and
mainsail torn by the gale of Tuesday
night. Her captain reported it as hav-
ing been a very rough night off the
coast with plenty of wind blowing.
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