The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-13
HARBoR NEWS.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

Capt. Hadaway, Of the British Steam
ship Ohio, which arrived in New York,
Wednesday, from Hull, reported that on
April 30. when in lat. 4s.3i, long. 2s.2d.
he passed the wreck of vessel Of about
1000 tons register. The lower masts only
were standing and all she headgear was
gone. The hull was we'll out of the water.
There were no signs of life on board.
CAPTAIN DIES AT SEA.
The Norwegian steamship Tomo arrived
in New York Wednesday from Barbados.
and Capt. Nelson reported that on May 8,
Lat. % 80, long. s. 80, he signaled q Brit
ish bark showing NJ. p. L. K. from
Sourabaya. He received reply that the
master of the vessel was dead.
The schooner Norman, of Castine, Me-.
has been chartered to load q cargo of
molasses on Matanzas for Baltimore. The
price is set at 1896 for every ITO gallons.
The Norman is now at Matanzas loading.
In the United States District Court, in
Boston. Thursday. Judge Lowell handed
down decision in the libel brought by
Joseph Williams and eighteen Others
against the schooner Carrier Dove, hold
ing that the lien Of the libellants is es-
tablished. The libellants entered into an
agreement with the captain of the schoon-
or to 60 on fishing trip, by which they
were to receive part Of the proceeds of
the sale of the fish, but the captain sub
went away with the money
realized on the sale and the members of
the crew brought suit against the schoon-
er for their pay. The owners of the
schooner contended that the latter were
not liable, inasmuch as the agreement
was not made with them, but with the
captain. Judge Lowell took different
view Of the matter and decides In favor OF
the crew.
The schooner ID. j. Sawyer which ar
rived Thursday from Porto Rico had 561
casks and IS tierces of molasses aboard
for the Milliken, Tomlinson company.
The water boat Ben Hur while towing
the schooner Carressa out of Central
wharf yesterday morning, allowed her to
drift against the wharf, carrying away
her outer lib guy.
Late arrivals were the schooners
Charles p. hoffman, Gold Hunter and the
tug Wrestler.
The lobster arrivals were the Alwilda
Morse, 1850, Charlotte A. Beal, 4. 200 and
the Telephone. $500.
The tug c. A. Dickey lowed the
schooner yacht Brentwood to Central
wharf yesterday to be fitted for the sea-
son.
The smack j. r. Atwood arrived with
10 900 Holsters from Port Matoon, n. S.,
yesterday morning.
The steamer Reading brought the barge
Kalmia to Portland yesterday morning
and after dropping her, proceeded to Ban
gor.
The schooner Alma, Il. A. Holmes and
all the wind bound tieet sailed yesterday
The schooners George Berry and 5. +.
Nash are loading lumber for Boston at
Berlin Mills oompany's wharf. There Is
a scarcity of vessels and.mapy are needed
to meet the shipping demands of the lum-
Der merchants.
Freights from Portland to Boston are
$3.50 per thousand feet while from the
Kennebec 81. 90 and loaded is offered. This
makes difference of about 60 cents per
thousand In favor of Kennebeo aud the
coasters are all fiocking to the sawmills
on that river.
A tug boat war seems Imminent on the
Penobscot river for the first time in many
wears, 1t is announced that the Ameri-
can Ice company is to do all its own tow
ing this season. Tie American Ice com =.
pany owns about 100. tons of ice, the
towing of which at eight cents ton
would amount to $1,000. The company's
tugs would also have the towing of the
large vessels which bring coal and then
lond with ice thus increasing their reven-
ues by several thousands of dollars.
Captain Davis, assistant superintendent
of construction in the life saving service
has completed the construction of the
launching ways at Jerrys Point. Wallis
Sands and Rye Beach life saving stations,
From there Captain Davis goes to Burnt
island. Me-, where he will construct a
lookout tower forty feet high, launch
ing way 100 feet in length and make
other improveme nts.
GOSPEL MISSION ANNIVERSARY.