Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-24

Ia RfuGk tuHs II - Ftfsbht ssNtt t1sA
a.. thus come up out OF the sea.
r,ie. have been told aud retold OF bot
a.. thrswu from sailing vessels. and
,,rkea up years later In fsr-on parts OF
~. marld. These stories have been taken
air. generous grains OF salt, appropriate
,othslf eriay origin.
Ssx one eame- TO hand that IL more ro-
m.,sabie than any OF iss predecessors, yet
a 1. developed IN sueh a way as TO leave
no douss OF tie accuracy and tsushfalness
Ts ,bs ordinary listener Tbs story may be
AZ besg bot one OF strange interest. show
iar the possibilities OF Father Neptune
uah even 40 humble an article a. tight
so,ksd aud closely sealed glass be lie.
To Mr.. Maddox the incident 10 Of an-
esnsl and intense fascination. bringing
Rack 10 him In nost unexpected manner
the ssfly days when he followed the sea.
Probably not more than bait dozen men
are living who share With SIR. Maddox
the personal interest in this peculiar
hsppening.
Thsy are scattered abroad. Mr.. Msd-
acs knows not whore they are. Their
fortunes and almost their names have
raised bsyorfd bis horizon, bat She and-
Ipg OF a fssting bottle lass July by
Hsrniehport fisherman has brought to
b.. mind sgain the days Of qsarisr-
esntgry ssssi. ~haa be was thifd officer Of
TIE merchant vcssal Hattie &. Tapisy",
ou, OF Bangor, Nc.
The story hegies property with Mad
do1s srqasintsaee With tHa Hattie Il.
Tsplsys 10 1870. He was then tad OF
seventeen, big tor bis sss, sne With q
craze Tor the tree, open life OF sailor.
He sisnsa articles as ordinary seaman on
The susttls + Tspiey", Of Bangor, Capt.
George Tspsey, master.
The Hattie e." was a siauneb. full
rugged ship. named mes; appropriately
after tbs eapsainAs wifs. Maddox w#s
thrse and one halt years aboard her. ia
tao years be had worked up from before
the mast TO the position Of third ottleer.
TIE Hattie e." was one OF the famous
clipper baiIE ships, designed Ia the Ia
moss old stssson shIpysrd in Brewer tor
tbs merchant service. The stssson yard,
by tbs way. is in operation to-day. snd
this bottle ineiden, must hc OF great Ia
ttsest there, " AoTs the Hattie E." Vas
launched.
SAILS FROM BANGOR.
TIE vessel, ait b ordinary ssxgneu George
r. Msaeox iacladsd to her crew, sailed
oct Of Bangor hsrsor In 1870. bound TO
soath Amersssn ports. SHE roanded the
HoFn safety. sailed down sgaln, and
cleared tnr Europe sad the Old world.
Then she hroaeht cargo straight back to
S1ags Aavrjcs Finally abs lei' the soHsh
AnasF car eosst second time, heading Tor
ssssine, inats. After sn nusvsntiul voy-
sge SIZE started bach, iosdsd Nilh rice for
Falmouth, Eng.
Aissf syfnis hsye proven hos the bottle
ineldshi beksn on that yoysge hack from
the ssnny shores OF India. FTls an old
time tFieE OF ssiior-, begniilng { he tedium
OF tbs long nrrsn trips, 80 throw bottle
overload, containing the name Of the
Vessel, her MASTER, the dase aud tbs iAti-
toae aud longifuds
This IA iast what the sesmeu on the
Hattie T." did for diversion on that voy-
age through the sparkling waters on the
Indian ocean. Just = lutte plas like that
Hoad serya for an ineideal 10 break the
day-aitsr-day monotopy. Life on the
lsdian ocean, even Tor ssilor. Il not ex-
citing in calm weather. There Is. outside
OF nautical routine, little 10 do in voyag-
ing over thai stretch of water, of Which
Kipiing has said;
TIE isiHH ocean sets an sniiss.
- sofi. % bright; 20 bsoonain' hlae.
Thsre aren't wave for miles sa' miles
ESesft the iisgis fros the screw.
TIE BOTTLE THROWN OVERHEARD.
There WASN'T even the iiggle from the
screw 10 Stir the calm OF the ocean sur
iase Tor the sslioFs OF the snip "Hattis Il.
lAplsy". Aud 80 they had recourse to
ths time h0nored fun OF casting sealed
bottle overheard. Third-ofiieer Maddox
knew nothing Of this, as he vas not en-
gagged In this sssmen's sport. Bat he
found out all about IL most unexpectedly
tEenty-eighi years later.
Recently hts aunt, Mrs. Margaret Var
nam, OF Brocktod, noticed newspaper
story that described the finding OF
Heating bottle last July of the Cape Cod
coast BY Harwiehport fisherman. The
eoisie was Of old pattern. 1t was tightly
ssaied With wsx, and within was con-
'Sined paper with this explanation:
THIS bottle was thrown overheard
from the ship 'sEiattie r.. Tapiey", OF
sangcr, Capt George Tapiey, MASTER,
April 10, 1874, In latitude 27 degrees
south, longitude 6S degrees east.
The Harwiehport fisherman had, out
Of curiosity, forwarded .be bottle and