Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-12
STEAMER SERVICE.
FIRST REGULAR LINE EVER RUN
OUT OF ELLSWORTH.
DOWN THE BAY TO SWANS ISLAND =
LANDINGS EN- RoUTE-sERvIcE
BEGINS TO DAY.

Gently acquired by the Eastern Steamship
Co., would this season stop at Bluehill in
stead of coming, as in years past, to Surry.
This report struck CONSERVATION into
the many who have so long patronized
this line. II also brought dismay to those
who already have summer cottages on
Newbury Neck and to those who eontem-
plate building ON shat beautiful stretch
of land.
1t is gratifying to be able to announce
that while it is true that the Eastern
Steamship Co.'S boats will make Bluehill
the eastern terminus of the Rockland-
Ellsworth route, this city is not to be
without steamer communication at Rock
land with the Boston boats.
Arrangements have been made for a
boat line that will not only connect with
the Eastern Steamship Co.'s boats at South
Bluehill, but will also call daily at several
island towns, thus affording a line of
communication between Ellsworth and
towns in the bay that has long been
needed.
The boat will start from Atlantic, on
Swans Island, early in the morning,
thence to Bass Harbor, West fremont,
thence to South Bluehill, connecting there
with the boat from Rockland. thencesto
Surry, thence to Ellsworth.
Returning in the afternoon the boat
will make the same landings, connecting
at South Bluehill with the steamer for
Rockland.
THE NEW BOAT.
The steamer Percy ", Capt. Smith,
owned by w. E. Schwartz, OF Camden,
has been secured for the new line, and
makes her initial trip to-day, start
ing in with three trips per week
which will be increased to six as soon as
the summer schedule OF the Eastern
Steamship Co. goes into effect early in
June.
The Percy V. is a light-draft steamer,
licensed to carry 100 passengers, with suf-
ficient freight accommodations for present
traffic needs. She draws but six feet, and
hence will be able to come to the wharf in
Ellsworth about noon daily except a very
few days each month, and on those days
arrangements will be made to accommo-
date passengers by transporting them to
and from whatever landing may be Sc
lected
The Percy V. arrived in Ellsworth yes
terday, having on board the owner, Mr..
Schwartz, who spent yesterday afternoon
and evening interviewing some OF Ellis
worth's leading business men with regard
to the outlook for business.
For bringing about the establishment OF
this line no little credit is due Omar w.
Tapley, of this city, who has been at
work on the scheme ever since it was
understood that the eastern terminus of
the Eastern Steamship Co. was to be
changed from Surry to BluehilI.
An effort will be made to have mail
route established between SWANS Island
and Ellsworth, including all landings.
Walter j. Clark has been made agent at
Ellsworth for the new line. The time
table, which may be liable to change at
any time, may be found in another col
umn.
THE FIRST TRIP.
This morning at o'clock the Percy V.
left the river on her first trip, having on
board about twenty-five of Ellsworth's
business men who will go over the route.
The party will spend tonight on Swans
Island, and are due in Ellsworth to-mor
owabout noon.
In the party were: Col. c. c. Burrill,
Austin II. Joy, A. l.. Friend, George w.
Whiting, Willie Grindal, Horace F. Wes-
colt, e. G. Moore, Omar W. Tapley, B. T.
Sowle, Harry E. Rowe, w. w. Morrison,
J. A. Cunningham, r. B. Holmes, j. A.
Haynes, George P. Smith, F. w. Rollins,
all Of Ellsworth, and Judge E. P. Spofford,
of Deer Isle. Judge Spofford left the party
at South Bluehill to connect with the
Juliette on her western trip.
The boat made the landing at East Surry,
Newbury Neck and South Bluehill, arriv-
ing at South Bluehill at 9.25-2.25 minutes
from Ellsworth. On board besides the
gentlemen mentioned above was the
owner, w. E. Schwartz, of Camden.
The boat will make the regular landings
on this trip and lay over night at Allan
tic, returning tomorrow, making the
same landings and arriving in Ellsworth
about noon.
The recent improvements on Union
river make it possible for a steamer OF
light draft to come up to the wharves at
almost low tide. With the Percy V. it will
be possible for her to come up when there
are seven feet of water. In dredging
the river two years ago specifications
called for six feet of water at dead low tide