The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-04

L May berry, Kinds, Boston (has been re-
ported for New York;.
ship Governor Robbie, Nichols, Hong Kong
for New York.
Barbados, Dec %. Ar, bark Penobscot,
Santos via Bahia for Philadelphia.
Hong Kong, Dec 20. Sid, bark Adolph
Obrig, New York.
MARINE MIsCELLANY.
Spoken. Ship Dirigo, Goodwin, New
York for Hong Kong, Dec 2, lat 3 S, Ion 80
W. Ship Roanoke, Amsbury. Liverpool
for Baltimore, Dec 20, lat 80, Ion 10 '
Ship Henry Hyde, Scribner, from Nor
folk Sept s, for Honolulu, has put into Val
paraiso with cargo on fire. A private cable
received at Norfolk indicates that no ma
terial damage was sustained.
San Francisco, Dec rs. Ship Kennebec,
Lewis, which arrived here Dec Is from Bal
timore, took fire in port, but the fire was
afterward extinguished, with slight damage
to vessel and cargo.
Three more square rugged sailing craft
have been bought by Pacific coast CAPITAL.
lists from parties on the Atlantic coast.
They are the ships James Drummond, hail
ing from Bath, and Alexander Gibson. hail.
ing from Thomaston. and the bark Gny G.
GOss, hailing from New Bedford The
Drummond, of l ,479 tons register net, was
built in 1881 at Phipsburg; the Gibson, of @
121 tons, IN 1877 at Thomaston, and the Goss
Gloucester, Mass, Dec 81. The lime sch
ooner Carrie l.. Xix, Hatch, of and from
Rockland for New York was wrecked early
this morning on Dog Bar Breakwater at the
entrance of this harbor. The crew was saved.
A strong southwest breeze was blowing and
the thick vapor obscured the buoys The
heavy sea running made the vessel pound on
the jagged rocks opening large seams through
which the water filled her rapidly The
captain and crew of five took to the boat
| and reached another vessel inside the break
water, where they were kindly cared for
The schooner is Of lat tons, owned in Rock
land and valued at $1,000 The cargo is
valued at 81 600. The Hix is the property of
the A. F. Crockett Co.
Bar Harbor, Me-, Dec 81. News has been
received in Bar Harbor that the small fish
ing boat Julia Ann of this port, was wreck
ed on Egg Rock, last Saturday night, and
her crew of two men probably drowned.
The men who are supposed to have lost
their lives in the wreck were Fred Fernald
of Gouldsboro and Dean Bunker of Gran
berry Island. The Julia Ann lett Bar Har-
Dor Saturday night, bound for Rockland
with a cargo of fish. Nothing was heard
from her until Wed nesday, when the keeper
of the Egg Rock light sent word that he
found the wreck of the boat Tuesday. There
was no trace of the men who composed her
crew, and as the two dories. the only small
boats known to have been aboard the larger
| craft, were found with the wreck, badly
smashed, he had little doubt but the men
we're lost. The Julia Ann was of 10 tons
New York, Dec 3d. There has been little,
if anything, of interest developed in the
market for square-rigged sail tonnage The
better class of vessels suitable for long voy-
age business for future loading are wanted
ut full former rates, but difficult to obtain
River Plate lumber vessels from the East
continue in steady request, with S109S $40 so
again paid, the inside rate for large vessel.
The West India trade remains quiet and
| steady. Coastwise yellow pine vessels,
while still in demand, are not bid the top
| figures that were recently obtainable. Col.
Morrill,, $50 tons, Boston to Buenos Ayres, at
or about $40 so; blk Mary Troop (Br) l. 113
| tons, same, from Portland, $40; sch Nor
| mandy 433 tons. Brunswick to Philadelphia,
81 81 1-2 sch Senator Sullivan, 654 tons,
Fernandina to New York, ties, 25c sch
Viola Reppard, 1857 tons, Savannah to New
York $7.75
! New York, December 30 The two-masted
schooner Rabboni, Capt. Thurston, bound
from Providence for New York, with cargo
OF empty barrels, is tonight dragging her
anchors in Long Island sound and will like
! ~ go ashore before morning. All the crew
| numbering six, have been rescued. The
Rabboni is owned by I. j. Stewart and Co.
| and halls from Bangor, Me. At l O'Clock
| this morning. in heavy gale, the schoone.
lost her maintopmast. The captain ATTEMPTED
to put her about and her manmast broke of
near the deck, carrying away the foremost
| The anchors were let 90, but so fierce was
the wind that they would not hold and the
schooner was blown rapidly inshore. Wher
opposite Peconic, l.. l., another anchor was
thrown out, but this also dragged unit
within half mile of the Long Island shore
when it held fast. At aylight signals Of
distress wese hosted. They were seen by
a uhn no ta1n =,
Rocky Point life saving station. The life
savers loaded their boats on a wagon anG
travelled nine miles to Peconic to rescue the
men on board the Rabbon. The life boa
was launched after much difficulty and will
a head sea running it took the life savers
| over an hour to reach the schooner. They
found five men and boy aboard her ant
took them ashore. The Rab boni carried
two small boats, but they wer. in no condi
ton for launching in a heavj sea