The Portland daily press., 1899-04-08
HARBOR NEWS.
Items Of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

The Steamer Frank Jones will be sup
piled with new search light which ar
rived yesterday.
A cablegram received at Eoston an
nouncss the arrival OF southampton Eng,
of the British steamer Strathtay. Capt.
Mckenzie from Hamburg for Boston with
general cargo. The Strathtay left the
German port last Sat ,rasy and proceeded
but "a short distance when her propeller
became loosenei, compelling her to put
into Southampton. 1t Is possible that her
cargo will have to be discharged in order
to make repairs. The steamer bas part
cargo for Portland, to which port she was
to proceed from Boston.
Mr. Peleg Barker began work Thursday
afternoon on the now freight shed that he
is to build on Custom House wharf. The
shed will be about 200 feet long and 40
feet wide aud will be about the same
style building as the one recently COM
pleted fvr the Manhattan Steamship com
pany, only 1T will have "A pitched roof
Which Will allow for offices in the upper
story, Captain Shermon, the local man.
aver of the Manhattan steamship com :.
pany, Is confined to his room at the
Prebie House with severe attack OF
erysipelas.
The schooner c. A. Sproul from Booth
bay Harbor with stone was in collision
with the steamship Michigan in Boston
harbor Friday. Planking on the scho onei
was crushed in and 1t will require about
500 to put her In shape again.
Captain John Simpson formerly In
command of the steamer Rose Standish.
hnS apcapta1 "a I0sttiOn q YtilOt with the
International line on the steamer State of
Maine. Captain Simpson had served in
the same capacity on this line previous to
his taking command of the river steamer.
Captain Griffiths of the Allan line
steamer Turanian has been appointed as
sistant wharf superintendent at Montreal
for the Allan company.
Steamer Cumberland arrived at and
sailed at q. m.
The arrivals were quite numerous they
included schooners Neptune, lumber !;
Alfred W. Fisk, tug Adelia, schooners
Normandy. Nellie f. Sawyer, Lydia NJ.
Webster, Maggie and Ellen, tug Swatara,
schooners A. Hooper. lumber: Tampa,
Nat Meader, Charlie and Willie. Emma +.
Chase, Viola May, Three Sisters and
Horace Albert.
Tug Adelia departed towing the schoon-
err Nettie Champion.
Captain j. w. Cook of the three masted
schooner Rebecca j. Mo ulton, now at
Boston from Philadelphia, reports on
March 80 at IL a. M, when the vessel
was off Bonibs Hook, in the Delaware
river, n slate colored carrier pigeon flew
on board in very much exhausted con
dition. Attached to one of Its legs was
silver bnnd bearing the following inscrip-
ton: IN. -35572," Captain Cook
cared for the pigeon until April 3, when
he released it off Minots light, first
having attached to the band O note giving
the particulars of the birds fight aboard
the schooner and where it was released.
Yesterday Captain Cook received q letter
from resident of Bedford stating that
the same pigeon had been captured at his
place in that town, and asking for In
structions relative to its disposition. The
j. Ii. Oouant Company, the ag ents for
the vessel, will furnish information to
any one desiring to know further particu-
lars.
There was very little s Vi < on at the
British steamship dos. est ,rday, but
things will he lively "a in few days.
The ste ,mers due to arrive are: The
Buenos Ayrean, from Glasgow, March %;
Garthaginian, Liverpool. March 81;
Strathay, Hamburg, April 1; Hibernian.
Glasgow; April l, and the Is ildona and
the Sheikh. The steamer Ashanti sailed
from barcelona few days ago with sui
nhur for Portland