The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

Sch. Viola Reppard at Boston from Bruins
WICK, reports that when off Barnegat, the
boom guys parted and the jibboom was
carried away, together with sails and rig
ging attached. The Reppard made tenn
porary repairs at Vineyard Haven.
| Rockland, March %. The three-masted
schooner Metinic was launched from |. L.
Snow & Co.'S yard at -. 10 o'clock this after
noon. The weather was fine and a large
number of spectators were present The
Metinic is well made, thoroughly modern
vessel, 1921 feet long; 81 feet breadth of
| beam and 9.8 feet depth of hold. Her gross
tonnage is 261, net 172.
st. Thomas, March g. Sch. Maggie G.
Hart, Webb, from Charleston for New York,
which put in here March with loss of sails
and rudder damaged, is discharging her
| decklOad of lumber
New York, March 20. After voyage of
sixty.six days from Havana, the American
bark MatanZas, Captain Winter, arrived here
yesterday in ballast. She had beaten her
way to within 100 miles of Sandy Hook on
February 18th, when northwest hurricane
struck her. To save the bark from founder
| ing Captain Winter let her run before the
storm, and put into Nassau on March for
! repairs.
Bath, Me-, March 20. The large steel tow
boat boat Cuba, built for the Staples Coal Co. of
| 1ouiuOli, NltSS. DIS successfully IduHCubu
from the Bath Iron Works yesterday after
noon. The Cuba is one of the largest and
| best equipped seagoing towboats ever built
in this country. She will tow coal barges
between Philadelphia and Cuban ports.
Isle au Ilaut. On February I, 1901, a sec
ond-clasS nun buoy, red, No. ., was moored
in ~ feet of water off the southern side of
Eastern Ear Ledge, on the bearings: East
ern Ear Island, n. by W.. Eastern Head,
south point NV. w. Spindle on Roaring
Bull Ledge, W. $. e.. II. b., February
Is, 1901. Charts affected 800 and 1o4; L. S.
Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast, Ports Iii, PIP.
%, So
New York. March 81. The North German
Lloyd steamer Lain, Capt. Pohle, which ar
rived this morning, from Bremen and South
ampton, was in collision with the fuur-maSt-
ed sch. Henry w. Cramp of Taunton, Mass,
at : O'Clock this morning, about nine miles
east of Sandy Hook Lightship, the weather
being. thick and raining at the time. The
| vessel was lying at anchor, and her bowsprit
| struck the steamer on the starboard Side
forward of the bridge, carrying away three
! davits, smashing bridge stanchons and
| broke tail of hurricane deck aft of the
bridge. The steamer quickly cleared the
sch. and laid by for nearly two hours. The
sch. showed no signals and apparently suf-
fered no other damage than the loss of her
| Jbboom. The steamer then proceeded and
picked her pilot off the lghtship, where she
anchored till daylight. The steam pilot boat
afterward towed the sch into port.
Rockland, Me-, March 81. The new steam
er Mineolo, built for the Rockland- Portland
| line, to be run in connection with steamer
Merryconeag, was launched at Port Clyde
marine railway at II this forenoon. The
| event, which was successful in every detail,
| was witnessed by large number of people
from surrounding towns. The craft meas
ures 1913 feet over all, "a feet beam and s
feet in depth. The frame is of oak, and the
| deck beams of hard nine The hOnSp ia hin
and saloon arrangements are similar to
those OF the Merryconeag, and afford ample
| space. as we'll as convenience The craft
was built by the Port Clyde marine COM
pany, under the supervision of William A.
Moody. The machinery will be installed at
Portland, whittier the craft will proceed in
a few days. The engine will be of the COM
pound type, 400 horse power and will afford
a speed of 16 knots. The boiler will be ii
feet in diameter, and Is feet long, the steam
pressure being $50 pounds. The boat will
be piped throughout with copper and brass,
ana will have patent steam windlaSs. The
Mineola is built for Capt. l. j.. Archibald of
this city, who is widely known along the
coast
Boston, March22 The barkentine Mabel
|: Meyers, Capt. Meyers, from East Harbor,
Turks Island, with a cargo of p, 1889 bushels
OF salt, was towed up the harbor yesterday
| morning by the tug n. P. DOane and anchor
ed between the ferries. The Meyers is one
| of the vessels which was blown off the coast
during the February gales, and her expert
ence was a most trying one. On Jan. 9th
she sailed from Turks Island, and had ordi-
nary weather until reaching the coast.
Seven weeks ago she was within few miles
| OF Cape Cod when she encountered a success
sion of northwesterly gales, which drove
her far to the eastward. She was buffeted
by wind and wave until Feb. 10th, when she
| was picked up by a tug off Bermuda and
towed to st. George harbor. Her crew had
suffered terribly from exposure while north
| of the Gulf Stream, and many of the sailors
| were frOStbitten. Several of her sails were
blown away or torn to ribbons, and she was
| in crippled condition when she reached
Bermuda Extra men were sent for from
| here to man the vessel, and she resumed her
voyage March II. Through all the trying
| experience the vessel remained perfectly
tight and her cargo is said to be uninj ured.
| Capt. Meyers was obliged to pay $1,000 for
the services of the tug which towed his YES
sci into Bermudae
Boston, March 10. Bark Annie Lewis,
Capt. Park, reached port yesterday morning
| after one OF the longest voyages on record
from Rosario. She left the South American
| port 1913 days ago with valuable cargo of
hides consigned to N. W. Rice & Co. of this
| city. She encountered fearful weather after
passing Cape Hatteras, and twice she was
| driven off the coast from apOint off Chatham
| and within comparatively short distance
of her destination. She lost royAly. I'd and
foretopsail, and had several other sails
| blown to ribbons. Her supply of food gave
out, and after the live chickens had been
killed and eaten, the crew were reduced to
quantity of corn which was originally in
tended for the chickens. This was ground
up in the coffee mill and made into porridge,
| and for two days before the bark reached
Bremuda this was the principal diet of those
on board. Feb. 21st the Lewis was lowed
| into Bermuda, and was obliged to pay 80, 900
| for the services of a tug. The price at first
demanded was $4,000, but a settlement was
effected for $1,000 Capt. Park was accom-
| at Bermuda and returned home by steamer
The story of the bark's eventful voyage was
told upon her arrival here. Since leaving
Bermuda March 9th the bark has had fairly