Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-31
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inx ngurs wsleo9ss the forssxDe- and
tie honas-rstaralsg Amertcas On arrival
"a tie apper tag At Ssw YORK.. iuss no~
L tosks co~a ca eonforl&sgs Ifttse feet Of
sgssxorfh vessels. The ~ssorm P4tresv,
Catherine sns the -HsaFistts A.
wsftnsyn sxfng At anchor nearby. wsit-
ing tor souse q TIRE coveted black Ola
u0nds, while oysr yoseer, pesrer tre
jersey sbese, Il tbe old ~Yfekar uith her
DECK piled hfgs wIth Ellsworth slaves.
consigned 60 Rondogs, bat shut cot OF
sss Hudson BY the early closing Of tie
river.
oger at Port Johnston lies the ~Jzlss
FrsscesS, and near her = the ''etsEleF Il
Miner, Capt. I'd Fallsrtoa's neg fOar-
n14ste-, iast here Ia ballast altar her
maiden cargo. La the Gsss on the Jersey
nsIs also are two near psigboors OF Els
xorth-The sMarIon Edwards" Of Ban
gor. sailed By Capt. John Alley. Of
| frsaton, aud the .'Sortnern Lsghi",
/ of Trsm0ut, Capt. Charles Robbins, Of
that town.
Drop into the South street Office OF Z.
I W. Crane Co., ship brokers. any day the
I past week. ana IL woaId not need great
stretch OF the Imagination 10 beIisye you
we're down 10 Waiter Cisrk's "snpz bar
Dor" on Water street. Smut your ears TO
l the roar Of South street trsffis, and the
Illusion IL com piets. Only the ubiquitous
| Waiter and iorial Jim Farrell are missing.
Tae tobacco and the talk favor of Maine
ia general. and OF Ellsworth In particular.
Over on the far end OF the f'descoB
seat" which stretches along outside the
office rail- -Lon" Bonsey. of the ''Ssorm
Petrei'', is swapping yarns with George
Alley. OF the "Jaiis Frances. Both thes
/ captains are on Easy street just now,
drawing SIS day demurrsge while their
vssseIs await cargoes OF coal for Newport;
and out In the mining regions the down
| troddan miners " BIO ioafed all summer on
strike, are celebrating the holidays by 8
two weeks vacation. Losfng around
! New York on SIS day isn't 80 bad. es-
pecislly at the holiday season, vs. hen to be
within reach of Cranes Office means
| turkey and good cigars for every EiIs-
worth captain.
Just now The captains who are waiting
for coal are saying pretty things about
the congressman who suggested that for
eign shipping be admitted without charge
TO carry coal to relieve the distress OF the
poor psopie on the New England coast,
while here are American vessels awaiting
coal they cannot get on charters signed
weeks ago.
Ii Is Just as well that that wise con-
gresham did not hear the complimentary
things said about him in Cranes last
| week.
An interested listener seated with Capts.
Bonsey aud Alley Is doc" Smith, of for
health cruise With his uncle, Capt.
Charles Smith, In the good schooner lie
JOKE, named for EiIsworth's lodge Of Odd
Fellows. TIE .Lsiok" has just returned
with coal. She 10 now chartered for Dry
Tortugss, by way OF Norfolk, taking part
OF cargo here and part at Norfolk.
BY the way, 1t Is some Of these side trips
| of larger vessels which just now are tend
| ing to knock down coal freights. For
| the past few weeks coal freights have
| been from Il to s1.5o this side OF "the
cape, and anywhere from q to 70 around
| the cape or to the Maine coast.
These were tempting figures to some OF
the big fellows, aud four aud five MASTER !,
| when Usually have larger fish to fry,
have been running from New York to
/ Sound ports with coal. This has hurt
| the business for the small coasters.
But to return TO the captains congress-
| Ia Cranes. Over at desk in Que end OF
the office, Capt. VIII Coggins, OF the
Gathering, ia writing letter TO New
bury Neck, while Capt. Fred Sageoath, of
the "Yreka", is searching high and low
| for the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN which
| Charlie Smita spirited off 10 tue "Lejokn
| the day before. The .'oniy COUNTY pa
| PERI becomes the only Maine paper " hen
II reaches Cranes Office, and is always In
demsnd.
| Capt. W. P. Woodward, of the "Wbit-
| aey". is cracking jokes with Dan Gilman
| rir, of the Crane Co. Capt. Perry Is
feeling pretty good over a record breaking
| trip to Newport and return. Towing
| through He'll Gate at noon Friday With
800 tons of coal at $3.50 per ton freight,
Saturday found him at Newport with
| part OF his cargo out, and the following
tuesday night found him back at City
Island, having made the round trip In
| little less than four and one half days.
Capt. Ed. Fullerton Is the centre OF an
| interested group anxious to know all
about bis new vessel, and showering con-
grstulstioBs upon him. the STANLEY II.
| Miner" was launched only few weeks
| ago at Newcastle, down on the Damsris-
| Gotta, In Maine
| she lisa four-master of some 700 tons
net, with an a rating for fifteen years,
the highest rating which any American
vessel can receive. She is well built, and
Handsomely found Throughout with
bat h-rooms, hot and cold water, aud up
| to-dste conveniencss.
Steam takes the place OF men and mus
Gle in handling sails. Capt. Fullerton