The Republican journal., 1904-02-11
THE BAY FROZEN OVER.

sunday, Feb. fth, Marked the Close of
Steamer Navigation.
since early in January steamers have
aeen more or less troubled by ice in the bay
and river, and no sailing vessels have been
u OF out of this port since Jan. 9th The
,teamer Penobscot on the Boston and Ban
cor route and the Merryconeag on the
Bucksport and Camden route have made
regular trips save when the former was de-
ayed by storms The Golden Rod, between
Bucksport and Camden and the Silver Star
~ the Belfa.t, lslesboro and Castine route,
we're off from Jan. 9th to Feb. Sd, then
made two trips, Feb. 4th and 5th. They
we're unable to run Saturday, Feb. 9th, the
folden Rod remaining in Bucksport and the
silver Star in Castiue. Saturday the Mer-
5yconeag arrived from Bucksport at IL
d. ~, went to Camden, arrived back at 5.3O
i. III, hours late, and remained at her
Sharf here. About 10 O'Clock the engineer
oticed that she was leaking and had about
foot of water in her hold. The boat was
once beached in Lanes dock, and an ex-
.nination showed that plank on the port
lie abreast the boiler was chafed through
rl ice. new piece was put in Monday
ia the boat put in readiness to resume
JsineSS as soon as the ice would permit.
The Penobscot left Boston at her usual
NE Friday evening" but put into Boothbay
IaTbor Saturday morning on account of
le storm and remained there until after
.UOD, when she proceeded to ROckland, ar
wing there at t O'Clock p. m. She came to
belfast Sunday forenoon and left here
IL, 1890 O'Clock for Winterport. About .
niles from the Belfast wharf she met
l"ayy ice which chafed her copper so badly
hat apt h0iX decided to return to Belfast.
he passengers and freight were left here
ma the boat Went TO Rockland Sunday
tiernoon She eft Rocllland for Boston
luday evening. Agent Pote was busy
Neudl1 sending the up-river passengers
md freight ~ their destinations
i Standpoint correspondent reports
.H- the river was clear Monday from Fort
tn, 80 iucksport,
mog4in Reach has been frozen over
-pHr time ana people have been cross
ou the ice TO the main land. The Deer
--.e Messenger reports that Penobscot Bay
terally full of drift ice, making nayiga-
toA not only tedious but dangerous. The
-Upe on Eagle Island come to Deer isle
supplies and their mail, but of late have
-en cut OFT. A party from there succeeded
st Thursday i'll making landing near
'uuhamS Point, Deer Isle, and got sup
les
The ReveDue Cutter Seminole made an
attempt to break up the ice Tuesday. She
vent from Castine up the river as far as
,ueksport, and thence to Belfast. She
same up to Lanes dock, where the Merry
oneag was frozen in, and thence out to a
.pnt Just below the Eastern S. S. CO..
harf, where she anchored to repair a
dnage to her steering gear. The Merry
neag steamed around to Lewis wharf,
where she took on coal and quantity of
'reIght for Castine. Wednesday morning
he Seminole again came up to Lanes
hart and from there went to Castne,
teeplng in or near the channel she made
he day before. The Merryconeag broke e
-r way down to the Eastern S. S. Co. s
Sharf, took some Castine freight intended
tlr the Silver Star, and followed the Semi
ole to CaStine
Telephone messages received from Cas-
ne Wednesday forenoon stated that the
l4rb0r was frozen from shore to shore, and
hat the Silver Star was frozen in and her
rev discharged. The officers of the Mer-
1eoneag said they expected to haul up at
aStine Belfast harbor and Penobscot
lay are frozen solid to lslesboro, Penob-
Nrot and Castine except the channel made
7y the Seminole and Merryconeag, and
hat will be closed unless there is decided
shange is the temperature The ice is
rom to 70 inches thick There are but
our small coasters in the harbor, and one
'-NSe bound here with phosphate is frozen
at Camden.