The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-09
THE STORY OF The ICE.

| Last weeks record left the Golden Rod in
Dyer's dock, the Silver Star off the Belfast,
lslesbOrO and Castine route and the Pema-
quid making her regular trips. Thursday
morning the Penobscot arrived from Bos-
ton. She had difficulty in getting into
ROckland, where the only communication
with the sea was by narrow channel
which was kept open with the greatest diff
hculty. With the aid of two tugs the Pc
! nobscot was three hours in reaching her
wharf from ROckland breakwater, a dis
tance of less than two miles, She made her
| wharf here without difficulty; but on pre-
ceeding up river encountered heavy ice and
stopped several times to repair her copper.
She arrived at Bucksport at 445 p. m. and
| reported thick ice most of the way. In
some localities it was fully nine inches in
thickness. Friday the Pemaquid arrived at
III n. IN. She was two hours coming from
Castlne, finding the ice very troublesome
The Penobscot came down river in the af-
ternoon, but after leaving her wharf here
was stopped several times to repair copper
and did not pass out of sight until after D.
M Quite break in the ice was noticeable
Friday afternoon, clear water showing from
outside the monument, and it was reported
that the river was clear of ice up to Bucks
port A little work done at this time might
have cleared the bay; but the cutter Wood
bury, which was reported as leaving Port
land Thursday for Belfast, did not show up
The Portland papers say that on a recent
trip the Woodbury. broke one of her pre-
pellor blades and in order to make the
wheel balance the one opposite the broken
one has had to be removed pending the ar
rival of new propeller, which is being
cast. This leaves the vessel with greatly
reduced power. The Woodbury. arrived at
Rockland at 2 p. m. Friday towing in the
three masted schooner Millville from Bos-
ton for High Island to load stone.
The Woodbury. remained in the harbor
cutting ice and releasing some of the
schOoners, which had been ice bound
there for a week or more The Pemaquid
was late in arriving here Friday after
noon, having had hard time in getting
away from the railroad wharf, Rockland
The Star says: SIT was necessary to do
great deal OF backing and turning around
before the boat could cut the way through
the ice into open water" Saturday morn
ing the Pemaquid was so late that it was re-
port up town that she was not coming. She
arrived, however, about noon and returned
about 6 p. m. For two or three days Capt.
Bennett had a crew cutting ice at low wa
ter to open way from Dyer's dock for the
Golden Rod, which had hauled in there for
repairs, and Saturday she was moved out to
position just above the steamboat wharf
where she can lay atioat. Her crew was
discharged and the boat will remain there
until navigation opens. She is surrounded
by ice. Still no signs of the cutter Satur
day afternoon l. NJ. CottreIl was out with
his icebOat but there was not wind enough
for good sport. The ice outside of the
steamer tracks was very smooth, atfording
fine skating and iceboating. In the evening
it was reported that the PenobScot had left
Boston at ) p. M, and was due here Sunday
morning. She did not arrive until 80 p.
m., coming up the harbor behind the cutter
Woodbury.. 1t appeared that when the Pc
nobscot encountered the ice field off Temple
Heights, and it was seen that the whole bay
above was closed, it was decided to return
to Rockland. Then the cutter came up and
offered to go ahead and break the ice, and
this was done. Capt. Curtis said that the
Penobscot could make her way through the
ice as easily as the Woodbury., but for hay
ing her copper torn Off The Penobscot had
a very heavy freight, mostly for up river,
anG it was all landed here to be forwarded
by rail Monday. The Woodbury. did not go
above the steamboat wharf, but turned and
left for ROckland half an hour before the
Penobscot, breaking out a wider channel as
she went, The Penobscot had some diff
Guilty in turning, and left little after p.
IN. for Rockland There was quite large
crowd on the wharf and the general belief
was that we shall not see the PenobscOt
here again before April. There were seven
iceboatS and many skaters on the harbor
Sunday, and some young men are said to
have skated over to ISlesbOro in the morn
ing, crossing the track made by the Pema
quid the afternoon before. Monday the
Pemaquid did not arrive, and Feb. 9th must
be recorded as the date of the suspension of
steamboat navigation in the bay. 1t was
reported that the Pemaquid left Bucksport
as usual, but finding all ice jam at Fort
Point returned. 1t showed steadily all day
Monday, putting stop to ice boating and
the bay. Tuesday was cold and blustery.
Wednesday was clear and bright, with the
mercury in the morning about 10 above and
strong northwest wind blOwing-con-