The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-08-26
THE cAMDEN,s FAST RUN.
Eleven Hours and 40 Minutes from Bangor
to Boston-3O Hours for Round Trip.
Bangor News August 21st.]

Bangor News August 21st.]
Steamer Camden arrived in Bangor at
1927 Friday afternoon from Boston with
a heavy passenger and freight list, and
left at T. 10 on her return, after taking
aboard upwards of $50 passengers and a
fair amount of freight.
She made the round trip from Bangor
to Boston in 30 hours and seven minutes,
and had made up 20 hours and 10 minutes
of her % hours delay. The direct run
from Bangor to Boston was made in II
hours and 80 minutes, and Capt. Brown
said she could have made it in II hours
and better if it hadn't been for low wat
err going out of the river Thursday MORN
ing. AS it was, from Bangor to Fort
Point the Camden travelled on about the
time of the steamer City of Bangor. AS
soon as she had deep water under her,
however, she stuck close to the 20-knot
clip and kept it up clear to Foster
wharf.
EvENTFUL PASSAGE.
The log of the Camden, from the time
she left Boston last Tuesday night at 5
o'clock, when the easterly gale was at
it's height, to her arrival in Boston this
morning, would make interesting read
ing.
Although the wind was so severe in
Boston harbor as to make it necessary
for tug to assist her away from the
wharf, Capt. Brown ran out by the
Graves and down pretty near to Salem.
The wind was constantly increasing
however, and after a sea had boarded
her which broke one Of the pilot house
windows, he decided to put back.
She crawled back to shelter in the lee
Of Deer Island, and was joined by nine
other steamers, including the Harvard
of the Metropolitan line, the Merchants
& Miners boat bound to Baltimore, the
Philadelphia boat, the Savannah boat.
and by the Portland, Kennebec and St.
John steamers, and the Metropolitan
line freight boat. There was no ques-
ton but boats like the Camden could
have lived all right but it would have
given the passengers a lot of unnecessary
iouncing, and might have damaged the
freight.
So the Camden let go both anchors
and rode out the gale until O'Clock in
the morning, when she started for Rock
land. 1t was rolling match all the way
across, and she arrived there late in the
afternoon. She kept right on up river,
however, Notwithstanding the thick fog,
leaving Belfast at $50 and Searsport at
o'clock. short distance from Sears
port wharf it shut in thicker than a
blanket, and off Brlgadier' Island it was
decided to anchor again.
At daylight it was still thick, and as
there was no point of departure, they
had to wait for it to ''scale up" In a
few minutes, however, Pilot Rawley who
was on watch up the river, got sight
through a rift in the mist, just long
enough to pick up the buoy, not hun
dred feet off the bow, so she was able to
proceed at once on her course.
She arrived in Bangor at 8.15, left at
800 direct for Boston, arrived in Boston
at 8.59 p. m, and was back on her course
for Bangor again at 11.40. She arrived
in Rockland shortly after o'clock Fri
day morning and Bangor at 3. 27 p. m.
Capt. Brown and all the officers show
ed the strain, and were looking forward
to the time when they could get little
sleep. 1t is expected that the steamer
will make up the two hours that she was
behind in leaving Bangor by running at
extra speed outside, so she ought to be
in Boston by O'Clock this morning.