The Republican journal., 1904-03-03
ALL ABOUT TIE POLLY.

ALL ABOUT TIE POLLY.
The good schooner Polly is now in winter
quarters at the Swan Il Sibley Company S
dock after busy season bay coasting and
as a Boston packet in command of Captain
George F. Ryan of this city She was built
at Amesbury, Mass, in 1905 and is nearly
one hundred years old Capt. Ryan wrote
recently to Mr.. G. NJ. Cummings of Bangor
for particulars of the Polly's history, and
that gentleman replied that he had had a
full account Of her up to fifteen years ago,
but was unable to find it and supposed it
must have been burned with some other old
papers, He wrote as follows from what he
could remember of her record:
She was built in AmeSbury, Mass. in 1905
and commanded by Capt. Paul Grant, who
was native of what is now Prospect, Me-,
and traded from Boston to ports on Penob-
scot bay and river. She carried wood and
passengers to Boston, returning with pas
sengers and general cargo. The next heard
of her is in the war of 1872 She was just
west of the island of Monhegan when about
midnight she was hailed by a British war
ship, and in reply to their enquiry the cap
tain answered: "Sloop Polly. Paul Grant,
llaseeI. ne was ordereu 10 heaVe-to ana
/ vl'es Sel'l poau apuaru anu searcle, nel;
Capt. Grant, his brother, James Grant, the
mate, and the rest of the crew were placed
in irons and the prize crew was ordered to
take the Polly to Halifax. \. S. Capt Grant
Co iti Inc onicer VINO p'lt nun IN IRONS Gu
and lanes Grant t'. are bnriad in proSnect
3 Me- The next dav the prize crew broke
into the cargo, which consisted partly of
~, u,,,, a az H. spon were a. III u,ih. oap,
prize crew. put them in the hold, fastened
Gown the matches ann tnok lhe Sloop mo
war was o,-or Tho mev+ hoard of he" her uas
in 1912 or ~. when she was rebuilt at st.
George or in that vicinity. Then she came
SU'N TN XIV was ~ oon t1 JS
ashore in Portsmouth barbor. and it was
thought She would end her days there, but
ap 1n4w go1 har o1, VIII nTi o"tt thn
time hnt was saved hv hnino cauoht bv a
gold ring on his finger. His finger was
nearly torn off. l have been unable 70
[,od ta,n wine, VI WEI Ut o,s t;r,a
saw her she still had the old-style wind
lass-long at one end. When she is one
nu,'e'ttu NtaIs ora tnt o,aCe -. Ias h I,
the condition thev find her in then,
In Decemoer' 1885, the foily was WRITTEN
up lol tle ooS'oh 1leralu. one was 'leu
owned ana commanded ny oapt. f. a. Mac
1aflaho 81 hoekiahd' VINO haa Deeh Ill hel
lour years. ne description theI given VI
'he Iol'y appi'es equally wen .ooaS' 'ei
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"a'er-i'he aS sn'ei'' 'n'ush nei a"''l 'ei
are square anu heasy' one mas i.'i
trunk about three feet higher than the afte
deck. The trunk is called modern add
ton. although it NAV have been put on fift
wears ago Her dimensions are: trif
over 60 feet in length. 20 feet extreme bear
and she draws "a feet forward and 9 fee
aft. She has ALWAYS had the best of care
with nlentv of naint and liberal repairs
which accounts for her good condition te
dow Ro,ow doet ohio has tho Same frarsa,
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