The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-23
THE TUNISIAN.


How the Great Allan Liner Sailed Away
The steamer Tunisian Of the Allan line
sailed from this port at few niautss
before six O'Clock Saturday evening for
Liverpool BY the way Of Hllifax: The
announce ment that this new steamer.
the largest and most elegant that has
ever oome to Portland, would leave port.
drew q big crowd TO thu Grand Trunk
whafves. The falling of the Tunisian
was to be more than an ordinary event In
the departures of the big ocean haers
from this sity. This boat looms hiah
and dry far above any other steamer
which has ever tied mp at this port and
aud although the numbers OF people
which have visited the ship and have ever
been fortunate enough to Inspect her
have been large on every day since the
steamer srrived In port last Monday
morning, there was perfect thrnng OIL
sightseers about the wharves all tf Sat-
urday afternoon. On Friday, the mHna-
gers If the line hao made arrange nients
so that the steamer should leave her pier
at two o'clock on the afternoon OF Sasur-
day. Consequently the people early be
gan to ASSEMBLE on the wharf at which
the Jun1eian was lying
There was delay In matters, however,
owing to a part Of the machinery of the
steering sear being damaged. This coz
clifton OF fairs was discovered In the
n orniug and q Grew OF workmen was az
once summoned to make the necessary
repairs. All went well up to the noon
hour and signs were posted about the
decks OF the steamer that all passengers
intending to make the trip should be on
board ns three o'clock sharp when the
shin YVES to leave When this hour came,
the gang planks were removed and all OF
the people on the wharvss lowered abous
ooveted positions to watch the big liner
proceed out into the. harbor and down the
bay. The wharf was covered with men.
women and children OF all GLASSES, many
of whom had beds good bye to friends
and relatives who were on the steamer.
The bugls call was blown several times
at o few minutes before four o'clock and
surely leave In n few minutes afterwards.
The ship did not Get away for two hours
more, however. 10 being nearly SIX
o'clock when the great liner at last
backed slowly into the stream, swung
aronnd and headed out to sea
On beard there were abont one nun
dred and seventy five passepRerF,of whom
uine y -seven Of these wers first class csb-
in passengers. The majority oil the sa,
loo passengers were from Capade anu
Quebec and there was ALSO . sprhuA lAhk
OF people from diff, rant points In New
York state. Three OF the passengers were
from this city. They wers Cashier
James e. Wengren Of the First National
bank who was aocoIE panied by his son,
M. Elmer II Wengren. and MIR Has
tipgs webbing, who has been engaged
In the commission business In this oity
during the winters for the last few years.
The home of Mr.. Webbing 10 in Lou
don. At Halifax about 200 mora passen-
gers will be taken aboard.
The cargo consisted OF between seven
thousand and eight thousand TONS. the
largest that has ever besn TAX en- from
tais port. This IL the last steamer OF
the season of the Allan hne and the last
bnst OF any line TO leave Portland tor
Liverpool.
TUNISIAN AT HALIFAX.
Halifax, N. 5, April % Arrived.
steamer Tunisian, Portland, Me-. and
sailed for Liverpool.
SULPHUR STEAMER ARRIVES,
Sulphur steamer Gl.noehili CapS A,
Harrison arrived yesterday, having left
sGirgenti, March 80. The cargo 10 con-
signed to the Hamburg American line.
The steamer was vieited by tie Custom
house officials, and by Dr. Cummings,
who found everything sll right so far
as RI Iates to health,