Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-26
BIG CROWD.
Launching Of the Urann
at Phippsburg.
First Five-Master Ever Launch
ed in Town.
Party from Boston Entertained by the
Master.

Phippsburg. Me. Oct. 25.-The
launching of the Marcus l.. Tram. this
noon. was grand success. The
| schooner moved a foot before motion
was noticed by the launching party
but increased her speed rapidly. slid
| ing into the water at rapid rate.
| The huge bunch of roses used nv
MISS Apbie Minott in the christening
We're blown among the crowd in the
| yard and there was a wild scramble
| for rose for i souvenir of the launch
| ing.
The largest crowd ever in Phipps-
burg watched the schooner make her
maiden plunge.
Most of the Boston party launched
aboard and while on the craft they
gave her Il general inspection which
proved mos; satisfactory to them
When in the stream tile schooner's
TWO anchors We're dropped and this
! Drought her with her bow pointing
into the incoming tide and she made
a handsome picture in her dress o..
white with all her colors flying to the
bracing breeze
| The steamer lIldorado. which took
the excursion from this city, Wen,
alongside The schooner ana took Of
| the launching party as the strong.
southerly wind prevent 4 speedy re-
| turn 10 he wharf.
capt. Blair went ashore ana person.
any thanked the men in the yard for
their part il. the success of the launch.
ing and the steamer left for Bath.
Mr. and Mrs. j. 5. Donnell. Capt. p.
| RI. Crowell. :. r. Maddocks, Capt. and
Mrs. l.. X. McKown, Charles H. Riley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fitch and daughter
Lizzie. j. Linnell of Boston. Mr.. and
| Mrs. j. Thomas and daughter of Glou-
cester, Fannie &. Fogerty of Roslin-
dale, Mrs. f. L. Wilson, Miss F.. F..
Mari of Hyde Park. and George w.
| Horton of Haverhill. arrived on the
kcnnebec. this morning, from Boston
and breakfasted at the Phoenix and
went to Phippsburg on the Eldorado to
| witness the launching of the new five
| masted schooner Marcus l.. Urann.
quite a number of prominent citizens
from Boston. Joined the party and
many went down in private teams.
The Crann Is the largest schooner
ever constructed in Phippsburg and
the first hve-master. She was started
two years ago by Charles " Minott
the veteran builder and the work was
suspended for time owing to his
death and was completed by his son,
Charles V. Minott. Jr The craft was
| constructed for the general coastwise
| carrying trade and without doubt is the
| IL, ,;,1
ton of any vessel of her class now
afioat. She is duplicate of the Gar
diner G. Deering, d fve-master, built
in this city by Mr.. Deering. 1t is esti-
mated that she will have carrying ca
pacity Of about 300 tons. She is all
rugged and will be ready for sea in
about IL days. She is not chartered.
| Her official measurements are:
Length, 251.7; breadth, 44.S: depth, PAL:
| gross tonnage, 1899. She has five as
pretty masts as ever We're stepped. The
lower masts are Oregon pine. 112 feet
long, the foremost is 20 inches in diam
| eter. The tOpmasts are 80 feet long;
| the foretopmaSt IS Oregon pine, 20
| inches in diameter and the others are
| spruce. i6 inches in diameter; the
| spanker boom is 10 inches and jib-
| boom, 20 inches in diameter: she has
| wire rigging set with turn buckles and
| will spread about 1000 yards of canvas.
The Urann is an up-to-date craft
| from keel to truck and in the matter of
| accommodations for the officers and
| crew nothing has been omitted. A fea
ture IN the interior finish of the three
| deck houses is the fact that all wood
/
Use OF paint and the effect can be
| imagined. for the forward cabin is ash
| with sycamore panels and mahogany
| mouldings and the after cabin is quar-
| tered oak with birdseye maple panels
and mahogany trimmings. The amid
ship house and fOrecastle are finished
| in North Carolina pine and in every
department there is plenty Of room.
The craft is fitted with two 1000
pound Baldt stockless anchors and IN
inch chain. When ready for sea she
| will represent an outlay of about $780,
| 900. Donnell G. McKown of Boston. will
| I've the managing owners.
The new craft will be comman ded by
capt. Blair of Maiden, one Of the best
known and most successful mariners
on the Atlantic coast. He has been GO
| ing 20 sea for the past thirty years
ard has been captain for the past six
teen years. He was in the three-mas-
ters Frank G. and the Alfred Baybrook |
and for nearly thirteen years I'm the
four master Augustus Hunt. While in
the Hunt Capt. Blair made a record |
which will never be forgotten by the |
owners The craft paid in dividends
the sum of $1S6.O15,92 and the owners |
were never called upon for an assess |
ment. She cost s5S.93S. AS. She was lost |
last January on Long Island. Capt. |
Blair was at home during the trip. He |
has been experimenting the construc- |
ton of the Tram since last March and |
is satisfied that he has as good a five- I
master as can be built of wood and
iron. She is rated A for fifteen years. |
The master workmen were: Master /
builder. c. v. Minott, .Jr.: Joiner, Hem
nv PrebIe; blacksmith, Thomas Pass
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