Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11

New York World Special sol
Bangor, Me-, July 3.--Ihe arrival
here of the Boston and Bangor line'H
new steamboat, the City of Rookland.
splendid vessel, on her maiden trim
East, marked another great advance In
traffic upon the waters of the Penob
scot River. The old settlers, with mem.
cries that go back for more than half
century, said as they looked on the new
floating palace that there was a big
difference between now and when the
two Dangers ran on the Boston
route, and were in their day considered
equally as splendid as is the CITY of
Rookland OF today. The new vessel will
take out as many passengers in one trip
as we're carried by Une of tho old.faeh.
Toned craft in month, and the city is
proud of her.
This Boston Il Bangor Steamship Co.
has worn it's title since 1893. 1t ali.
sorbed the famous Sanford Steamship
Go. in 1889, and its first steamer was
the Bangor, of about 400 tons, the FIRST
new steamer that ever came to Ma inc,
and one of the finest up to that time
In the country. She was built nv
Brown & Bell of New York. expressly
for this route, and was owned by about
200 Boston merchants and a few l'afgor
men. She ran on the Boston and Bangor
route from 1884, the year in which
Bangor became city, until 1871, and
then for n year ON the Eastern coast,
when she was taken to the Mediterran-
can to carry pilgrims from Alexandra
on their way to Mecca. Ii IS related
thatewhen she arrived at Alexandria
and was ready for her first cargo of nil.
grims not Mussulman would go on
board of her, and 1t was some time ha.
fore her master, Capt. Dunn, could find
out what was the trouble. Then it was
learned that 1t was because the steamer
was painted white, the mourning color
of the pilgrims. Immediately she was
painted black, and after then business
doomed. Afterward the liaugor was
purchased by the Sultan OF Turkey and
added to his navy.
The second Bangor was the first iron
vessel built In the United States, and
excited great interest in the maritime
world. She was built at Wilmington,
Del, by Belts. Pussy & Harlan, lat
what are now the works Of the Harlan
Hoilingsworth Co. J, and was in
tened for service between this port and
Boston. She was 13l feet over all, 90
feet beam and feet deep. and had twin.
screws 1.-THE first ever put into vessel)
driven by q pair Of Lopez engines with
H-inch cylinders and 34-inoh stroke Of
piston. She was rugged as three.
masted schooner, and with sail and
steam could make, it is asserted, II
knots an hour. She had accommocs.
tions for so first class passengers and
1000 barrels undertook freight ca
paoity.
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The Bangor arrived in Boston on her
way East on July 4th, 1916, and created
a sensation among merchants and shin.
ping men on account of her then won.
derful construction and Of her hand
some lines. She was declared 10 be the
flnest- looking vessel of her olass that
had visited Boston. On her second trim
the Bangor took fire while proceeding
up Pennbscot Bay and was grounded at
lslesboro. where after tho fire had
burned itself out. nothing but her she'll
remained. She was afterward rebuilt
at Bucksport, and in 1886, after some
service as merchantman, was sold Tor
$50, 600 to the United States govern
ment, renamed the Scourge and sent
out to fight IN the Mexican war.
After the fall of Vera Cruz the
Scourge made her famous bloodess as
sault upon the fortress OF Alynrsdo.
The naval forces of the United States
had made two fruitless attempts to cap
ture this fortress, and had assembled
for the third assault, when word came
That the Scourge, which had been sent
on IN advance of the squadron, had ao-
complished the feat alone and unaided,
and without the firing of gun.