The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-26
HARBOR NOTES.
Item. ofInterest picked Up Along the
water Front.

A large fleet of Yankee seiners were re-
ported outside the .harbor OF HALIFAX
Tuesday night, following the maokerei.
Several good hauis were brought to town
by local boats. The fish were beauties
and sold for IL 3-4 cents each for ship
ment for Boston via Yarmouth.
What is the origin Of the expression "A
l." as denotinz anything in splendid con-
dition? From its frequent occurrence IN
nautical parlance am led to believe TINT
the origin must bs from afloat. The uD
derwriters Of Lloyd's In all probability
fathered the expression By their syst EN-
of classification of ships from l76o to The
period of the introduction Of steam ves-
sells. Ships were classed A, Il, 0, ac-
cording to the condition of the hulls. and
l, 2, 8, according to the condition Of their
rigging, so that ship in excellent con-
dition in every respect would be classed
A /, and q will be an unseaworthy yes.
sci in every respect Navy and Army.
Referring to the stranding of the steam.
er Gallia, Montreal despatch says that
1t is bad set back for those who had
hoped to see the marine insurance rates,
which were recently materially Increased,
put back to their former level at least.
The accident also seems TO havo given
great pleasure to the pr SIS and people OF
Quebec who cannot. understand why trade
goes by their door cup the mud channel
to Montreal as they call 1t. The steamer
is lying on soft mud bank on Stone
Island below Sorel where hay is reaped
in the summer time by the farmers Tie
channel is 2Oc yards wide at this point
but thers is a bsnd in tne..channel and the
explanation is that the pilot took 100 big
a sweep in turning. The vessel Is fully
100 yards out of the channel. Getting her
off has bsen rendered almost impossible.
Six tugs vera unable to move her.
Schooner Henry A. Rice arrived yester.
day from Barbados after a twenty five
days passage. She brought cargo of
molasses, 293 puncheons, 20 hogsheads
and 81 barrels, consi zned to order.
The steamer Pilgrim will leave the ma
riue railway today and the schooner
Grace Davis will go on for repairs. II g
schooner arrived yesterday from Boston
where she unloadsd rnolasses aud was
brought here by Captain H M. Dodge.
which she encountered on her trip to
Boston.
Captain Littlejohn's three mastad
schooner the Maggis and Ellen arrived
" it'll load of clay.
Lobster arrivals were: Nina and Liz
zis, 1000; Bernie and Bessie. $500. The
for ner smack Is from Nova Scotia.
Schooner Mabel Jordan arrived yester-
day morning from Savannah with large
cargo of ra ilroad ties for the Grand Trunk
re ilway.
Barge No. 10 of Baltimore was towed |
in with II cargo of coal and the barges |
Bu,kriige, Lincoln and A, also arrived |
with coal Besides these came the three |
coal schoone.s Elvira ]. French, Mary |
Manning and Charles Davenport.
The Sebascodegan is looking clean as |
whistle in her summer coat and silt port |
bow and after laying a month for repairs |
was given O successful trial trip yester-
day.
A handsome sloop built by Hodgdon 81
overheard Saturday. The boat has been
bought by Mr.. Charles Doten and is a
beauty. Shs Is "a feet over all, s feet |
beam and g. s deep. The frame is of oak |
while the planking is of pine. She has |
a large house which will give lots of |
space below deck and particularly adapt |
the s,oop for cruising. Judging from |
her lines she should prove fast sailor.
Articles are open at the office of the
United States shipping commissioner for
a crew for the schooner Alice f. Clark. |
bound from Portland for a coal port and |
return east.
The Thomson liner Ki'dona will sail |
early Friday morning with u full cargo |
$50 head of cattle.
The dredging machines end scows, re-
Gently sod by auction, are being lowed |
ROUND to Hack bay for an anchorage.
Mr.. Will Kemp, Grand Trunk yard |
shackler, fell from n freight car near the |
depot Wednesday morning, injuring bis |
back and wrist SO badly that he had to |
stop work and go to his home.