The Portland daily press., 1899-05-16
HARBOR NEWS.
Tug Waltham Of Taunton, Mass,
Aground Yesterday.
Fine Type ola Tug and Is Owned by the
staples Coal Company-Othcr Items
of Value.

The tug waltham of Taunton, Captain
Bartlett, Mate Armstrong and crew OF
IA men, was at Randall & McAllister's
wharf for q while Monday afternoon.
Her lines are pretty to look at and she Is
one of the most powerful tugs that ever
cut the waters of our harbor. The Wal
than is owned by the Staples Coal CON-
pany OF Taunton and was built at the
Hillman's ship yard in Philadelphia. She
came out in October last and Is 144 feet
long, % feet beam; triple expansion en-.
gines of 500 horse power; two Inasts and
two smoke stacks. She Is fitted up with
all the modern improvements, electric
lights, search lights. steam gear. etc., her
hull and house being of steel with hard
wood finish. She has, what Ia seldom
seen on q tow boat, gilded streak run
ming around her hull, also brass railings
around the pilot sshouse and another
larger railing Of brass running along the
hull. There is no lack OF large ventila
tors and all in all the tug Is worthy of
the closest inspection. She was In the
harbor once before arriving at night and
made only q short stop. Shesxpected
to leave last evening for Philadelphia,
having in tow large barge belonging
to the Staples company.
Captain H. NJ Dodge left for Boston
last evening to take charge OF his vessel
the schooner Grace Davis which he will
bring to Portland where she will be put
on the marine railway for general over
hauling.
The Florence. Captain Wormell. is ali
ready to sail for Norfolk and thence. to
Demarara.
The Mystic Tie arrived yesterday and
among the departures was schooner
Jacob S. Winsiow.
U. S. Inspector Pollister was yesterday
inspecting the lobster steamer Cassie &
Mildred.
The smacks Bernie & Bessie brought
8, 900 Holsters to ]. w. Trefethen and
the Clara Marston arrived with 2, 800 to
the Portland Lobster company.
Captain Cloud, formerly of the fire boat,
assumed his duties on the Madeleine yes.
terday morning.
The steamer Vinsenco is due to arrive
in Portland from Sicily with birthstone
to order in about week. She has been
chartered to carry back street rails to
Italy.
Today the barge New York will be sold
at auction at the yard Of William Rogers
at Bath. She was built for the Atlantic
Transportation company, whose affairs
are, now in the hands of receiver.
The fish commission schooner Grampus
arrived in the harbor vest erday. The
Carrie u Mildred has beenS chartered by
the United States fish commission. and
will be used In picking up seed Holsters
for the Grampus.
One of the Hampton boats capsized of
Bug light yesterday noon. Her name
was the 'We Are Here and on board
were Reuben H. Doughty and Lafayette
S. Doughty, who were returning from
the cod lodges with about 800 pounds of
fish. A sharp puff Of wind struck the
craft. She was close hauled and her
sand filled ballast bags were on the
windward side. The boat would not
right and she went over like flash. Her
sails kept her afloat and the occupants
olung to the masts and another Hampton
boat came to their assistance. The
steamer Eldorado towed the craft into
Custom House wharf and the Fannie
g. pumped her out. All tho gear and
the 800 pounds Of fish were lost.
The Dominion line has purchased from
Elder, Dempster g. Co. the twin screw
Montezuma. and she is now
being prepared in England for the COM
pany's service bstween.L liverpool and Bos-
ton. Her name will be changed to Eng
lishman and she will be commanded by
Capt. Williams, formerly of the Roman,
now laid up at Liverpool. The aoquisi-
ton of this vessel will give the line
weekly sailings to Boston. The Monts-
yuma is one CT this products of Harland &
VOLTS yard at Belfast, Ireland. where
she was built in 1891. She is about the
same size as the Scotsman, another Of
the Dominion feet, her dimensions
being: Length 430 feet, breadth of beam
AZ feet, depth of hold 80 feet. Her ton
mage is 1857 gross and.4s63 net. She will
make her initial appearance Boston about
the middle of next month.
LADIES' WHIST LEAGUE.