The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-13
SCHOONER STUCK.
-. Launching at BATH was Not a Great
Success.

raF attractions the city had sd yerti SIS
a. launching 81 the largest schooner IN /
"a world the flVe-master William q.
fsrnsale the arrival Of the batttleskip
as.a. j sister ID the Inflated Maine,
and as a eFownlng feature for the whole
smna Illuminated water parade and
marine carnival thia evening.
fasare seven o clock tne crowds began
: arrive. from Portland, Lewiston,
Au1urn. up river cities. towns on the
Knox i Lincoln as Wei as from all the
sauns Of fne county and the nearby re-
smss. Boats, trains. eleotrlcs and teams
thought them.
william Il. CIinord.a Bath saIlmakor,
ssssrts the largest loss at the hands OF
~ nsskpoekets who OF course have MT
ss.ppsd Bath in their tour OF the State
skIs week. Dir Clifford had "A wallet
snmlning s90 In cash and 5000 in notes
ID hasn't his wallet now-bnt the notes
IS nss negotiable This IS the only sa-
ssas loss reported for the day.
ahe schooner William Z. Carnegie. the
largest five master anoat, was begun by
rsrry 4 small Of Bath IN January, 1900.
SIC is zs9 feet on deck line. IS feet beam,
44fet deep. the vessel Is .688 gross
sannsge and has carrying capacity of
so uns.
Ale cabin Is divided into two portions.
IS one desoends the stairway from the
rar. IL finds himself IN the reception
non. which Is finished IN Quartered oak,
ii mahogany in green plush. Leading
"a tbs room il the captains private
ram. hath room and two spare rooms.
1As forward cabin contains the dining
naam. pantry and nrsG mates room.
Ihs hous8 midships Is 81 generous dl-
msnfens. and has g light. spacious gall
ly.whieh Is nttea with ali the latest con-
Nnleness for the stewards skin. Lead
lns 81 the galley il the stewards room.
4Asn is also q good store room ia the
ha@
II fhe forcastle are the engine room
and Spacious quarters for the crew Of
eight aamen.
The age masts 81 Oregon pine are each
is ICES IN length. the two forward hav-
Ing diameter 81 - inches, while the
esAer threa are - inches. The fore top
mast Is hard nine and the rest spruce.
Eaeh are q Feet long and nave an average
diameter Of il inches. The 5ibboom IS
ss lseI ia length ana the bowsprit 81 feet.
The fore. mizzen. main an d spanker
neams are - feet. The gals ara - feet
II length, and the jlgger gau So feet in
lsassh. Tn the vessel there are over 1900
fes d spars. OF nearly one-third OF a
nile The rigging IS wire sat up with
turn buckles.
Ihe total AREA OF sail carried is IN ths
Ielnily Of s.000 square yard S.
This magnificent vessel was built foi
J. S. Mlnsiow * Co.. OF Portland, who
have had large fest built in this city
she viii hail from Portland at an ex
pense OF slI5. 900. She Is named for VII
Ham Z. Carnegie Of New York and
nephew of Andrew Carnegie, the stee
magnate William G. Carnegie is one Of
the owners. 4 picture OF AIr. Carnegie
taken by Falk ana framed IN ebony,
adorns one Of the walls OF the reception
roam. The Carnegie VIII be commanded
b Capt. Mitchell Reed late of Portland
schooner George T.. Wolcott.
All was ready for the launching at the
appointed hour. 1t was estimated that
shortly after noon fully ten thousand
people were masse1 In the yard Visiting
feF the great craft TO 60 or.
The word was given for "wedging up
and the click, clack OF the hammers
and the beetles Of the carpenters com
meneed to echo. But the Carnegie
didn't start In fact the Carnegie
didn't do anything except sulk on the
ways She mutely declared that it was
too blamed hot to move and she didn t
move AM there she sits as the even ing
shadows fan and the folks are going
home -
The launching win occur Monday If ev-
eFythipg is not swollen up by the heat
on that day.
The builders zeal much ohagrined that
this hasco should have occurred, but the
extremely hot weather IS solely response
bic for the failure OF the craft to go OF at
sAo aHH9lAbou bAhe,
As to bow the crowd feels It ism t nee
essary Co enter into detail
Among those who came down on the
train from Portland were: Capt. J. S.
Ninslow and family. Mrs. Joseph Clark,
Capt Leslie Clark, Mrs. CLARK, Mr..
EIeazer Clark, Mr. o. G. Evans and FAM
iy, Mrs. Dewey, Miss Dewey, Mrs. Boil
sser, Miss Bolster, Miss Pierce, Miss
leighton, AIr. Marshall Il. Cooling, DR.
aud Mrs. Cousins Mr.. and Mrs. Ring,
the Misses Kicker, Mr.. Wills Hay, Miss
Kate Hay, Miss Alice Mcdowell, Miss
Carrie Stevens. Miss Emily Larrabee,
Miss Staples. MIR. Philip and Miss Helen
hinkley, Mr.. Philip Cobb, Mr.. Charles
Chapman, Miss Margaret Thurston, Miss
Dorothy Wright, Bion Libby, Miss Hilda
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