The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-11


one Of the big factories In Lowell. Two
Of them 90 70 Ireland. stwo TO England
and the other two 10 Sweden. In past
years, Agent Murphy has always sent his
passenger TO Boston and New York. II
was decided innovation for him In tax
Ing party 70 Portland.
A party composed Of ten came from
New Bedford, Mass, the most of these
people goina to kngland. One Of the men
said that he was going TO his old home In
Oldham, England. being called there by
the critical Illness Of his father. This
man leaves a Wits and four children In
New Bedford but he does not expect TO b.
away from them for more than q few
weeks.
A man from Quincy. Macs, came alone.
He IL to return to his home In Finland
which he has not visited In the four years
In which he has been in America. Anoth-
or man also came alone from Gardiner,
Mass, bound for Sweden. Two ladies
and three gentlemen. all related, were
from beverly. Mass. This party consisted
OF a man and wife. the niece Of these,
and two brothers Of the husband. They
are natives OF Kent, England, and this 10
the first time In twelve years that any Of
them has returned home. 81 don't think
that shall come back, nor does my
niece" said the lady. "My niece here
has four sisters and two brothers whom
she has never seen aud she Is of course q
little curious about meeting the other
memters Of her family. Then. too, she
has no recollection OF her parents for she
came to this country with me when she
was only i've years of age."
Asked as to his Intentions. the husband
replied, ~ don't know what they'll do
with the old man. They say now that
they are going to try to keep him with
th en-"
IN DEEP MOURNING.
A young mother dressed In deep mourn
ing and bearing In her arms her one year
old baby, said that she was from Woroes-
ter, Mas, and that she was going to
Sweden. No friends were with her but she
evidently has stout heart. Two He
brews and one Hebrew woman were from
Boston and were going to Russia. They
will return In about three months. -Four
men came from Canada and their desti-
nation was London. A man and wife
came from Lainsville, Mass, and are to
visit their old home In Leicester. Eng
land. This is the first time for fifteen
years that the wife has been home while
1t has been . period even longer than this
that the man has been at his birthplace.
One old gentleman stated that he had
come from East Boston and that he was
to revisit the scenes Of hi youth In CAL
way, Ireland.
Shortly after four O'Clock. Captain X.
o. Jones announced that everything was
ready and that the steamer would leave
her dock within very few minutes.
This was the signal for preparation. The
the passengers sent aboard. The people In
the cabin went to their quarters, and
those of the intermediate to the section
reserved for them. The steerage people
were hustled into their part Of the chip
and assoon as they had taken their places,
they proceeded without the slightest cere-
mony to make themselves at home with
each other. Three or four in the crowd
had not forgotten to bring along their
Jews harps which they took out and
with which they started to give q concert
by rehearsipg all of the old and new
tunes. This made an interesting ooca-
sion, one which Was enjoyed not only by
the passengers aboard the ship but also by
the people who gathered on the wharf to
uitnsss the dadarture of oBe of
the largest number OF passengers that has
been taken out BY any English steamer at
this port for many years.
At tive O'Clock the officers of the ship
passed the word along to the captain
that everything was in readiness for
sailing. Then the big engines were
started and the Vancouver slowly aud
cautiously steamed ont of her dock and
into the harbor. As she went out Of the
dock the rockets blszsd farewell.
The ship was completely filed, the car.
20, which was of miscellAn sous desorip-
ton, mounting to about 8. 500 tons.
Colncident with the beginning Of the
couver, the steamer Numidian OF the AL
Ian line arrived In port. She came from
Liverpool and experienced o very fair
passage. Besides two cabin, IL uterine.
diats and s53 Storage passengers, about
1,1C0 tons of a miscellaneous cargo were
brought. The inspectors were kept busy
all Of the after noon In examination Of
the passengers and they did not lin ish
NEW CHEMICAL PROVED USEFUL.