The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
A COLD PLACE.
The water Front was Uncomfortable
Yesterday.

Friday was another extremely cola
day along the water front, tks tempsfa-
ture being about the same o. 10 had been
on Thursday. This weather has however.
been long expected BY the sailors and they
seem 10 be rather well pleased that the
cold winds have ct last como. This idea
was well set forth BY Captain Peter vsn-
son Of the coasting Gloucester schooner
Edward b. HOLMES who has been follow
ing the sea for the last twenty. -four years-
The holmes arrived carly In the morning
after having made a most succefsful fish
ing trip as the grand banks for the last
five weeks. "Did we feel the cold last
night!" said the hardy mariner as he
stood In Trsfsthen's on Commercial
wharf during the afternoon and chattsd
with thu newspaper men. "OoldP Why
no we didn't mind 1t In she least and ran
along al rate OF ten or eleven miles to
this city Just as II this atmosphere was
like an ideal summer day. suppose that.
according to your records, Thursday sf-
ternoon and evening was the coldest time
that we have experienced on this coast so
far this season. but we didn't fssl 1t.
There are lust thirteen men In our crew
and although this Is an unlucky number
we certainly have no rcafon to complain.
To prove to you that none CT Us have the
least fear In the world about the cold
weather, all I have to say Is that we are
going 20 start right away tonight on our
trip back to Gloucester. sixty miles away.
II every thing goes right, we will, with
good breeze, rsarh Gloucester In four or
Eve hours" The Holmes brought a big
lot Of fisn. There were 5000 Of saltsd
God, 10. .0O0 of fresh cod and 1000 pounds OF
ha alibut. This is the frst vessel which
port fer long time.
The Buenos Ayrean of the Allan line Is
the next steamer that Is expected. She
may reach here today.
Clearance papers have beon taken out
for the Beliona which arrived on Tuesday
and this steamer Will probably sail with
in q day or two.
A big fleet OF colsters arrived during
the day and put In for hartor.
The steamer Salacia OF the Donaldson
line sailed early In the morning.
The crew of the schooner NJ. J. Soley
Of Parrisboro. n. s, Captain Psttis.
which went ashore at six o'clock Tuesday
night halt way betwsen Crumpls Island
and Petit Manan, arrived In Portland
Thursday evening and reported to British
Vice Consul Keating. Mr.. keating p,ads
the Grew as comfortable as possible and
furni shed them with passpo rts to their
home port. Captain petlis remained with
the wreck. The crew IS made up Of
Steward Hatfield, frat mate; Hallett
Canning, steward and Lewis McLsunan,
John Hughes and Harden Moore. who all
belong In Nova Scotia. First Mate Hat
field said yesterday morning that 1t was
a clear night, put they were led astray BY
the compass.
They were rescued from tho perilous po-
sition by the life saving crew at Crumple
Island, and remained on the ledge upon
which they struck and In the life saving
boats from six O'Clock Tuesday evening
until daylight the next morning. 1t was
a cold night aad the men suffered In
tensely az a result Of their all night ex-
posure. The Soley Is Of ninety ty-nine tons
and was built at Fort River, N. s., dvs
wears ago. The vessel Is owned by
Cocoran s. Soley of Parrsboro and was
insured for one-nalf Its value. The cargo
Of corn was folly insured. The vessel
was valued at $1,000.