The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-02

pect, now Stockton, in 1851, for Capt. Thomas
M. Hichborn of Prospect, now Stockton. She
was 212 tons. The vessel in which the late
Capt. William McGilvery carried grain to Ire
land during the famine in 1S47 was the bark
Henrietta of 2s6 tons of Searsport, and not the
bark E. Churchill. The writer is also in error
as to the vessel which Capt. Lebbeus Curtis
commanded on the passage from Searsport to
San Francisco. 1t was the bark Solomon
Piper. which sailed from Searsport in March
20, 1850 and was 148 days on the passage The
report that Capt. Curtis went through the
Straits of Magellan is an error, as he went
through the Straits of LIE Marie, and his
nephew, Capt. Henry G. Curtis of Water street,
Searsport, has now in his possession the chart
used by his uncle in going through the Straits
of LIE Marie. In the list of briggs E. B. B. is
correct. The brig Isola. 1913 tons, built in 1S4S
by Master Henry Mathews for the late Capt
James G. Park, was not included, having been
overlooked in the list. Also the briggs Wacca-
nav of 1877 tons, built in 1855 by the late Mas
ter Elisha Dunbar for Capt. Andrew Grant of
Prospect, the Viator of 142 tons built in 1S47 by
Master Henry Mathews for the late Capt.
James G. Park, and the Trieste built in 1851, of
249 tons, by Henry Mathews for Capt Elisha
Lamphor. The brig L. T. Knight spoken of
was built in Frankfort in 1858, of 2O3 tons, and
was bought by Searsport parties The James
Bliss was a topsail schooner, built in Bangor in
1S4S, of 1873 tons, and was also bought by Sears
port parties. The Hudson was topsail
schooner of 1872 tons, built in West Prospect,
now Searsport, in 1882, by the late Master John
Carver, and from the custom house records
now in the possession of the writer coastwise
license was issued to Capt. William Berry in
1850 as master of the schooner Hudson en-
gagged in the coastwise trade" The Hudson
was lost in 1865 while in command of the late
Capt. Dennis Griffin on the passage from
Cambridge, Md, to Searsport with oak ship
timber for the late Master John Carver. Be-
coming waterlogged she was abandoned at sea.
The ST. Cloud was topsail schooner, built in
1888 at the foot of Water street, by the late
Richard Smith. James Blanchard was the
master builder and Capt. Loring Blanchard her
commander. 1t was the last vessel built by
Mr.. Smith. The brig Mungo Park was not
built in Searsport but was bought by Sears
port parties and commanded by the late Capt.
Wilson C. Nichols while owned here. Follow
ing are the officers and crew of the bark Solo
mon Piper, which sailed from Searsport March
TO- 1850, for San Francisco, laden with general
cargo and deckload of spars: Captain, Leb-
beus Curtis Of Searsport; first officer, James
Smart of Belfast; second officer, Joseph Dyer
of Wnterport; steward. John Harris of Swan
vile; seamen, Charles P. Ferguson and Charles
Staples of Swanville, Charles Black, Andrew
J. Merthew, Isaac Treat and John Daley of
Searsport, and Andrew Littlefeld of Prospect;
carpenter, Horatio N. Curtis of Searsport
cabin boy, George w. Curtis of Searsport.
The run to the straits of LIE Marie was made
in IS days, thence to Valparaiso in Is days
where fresh provisions were obtained; thence,
to her destination in GO days, making the pas
sage from Searsport to San Francisco in 148
days. George W. Curtis of Searsport is the
only survivor of the crew that sailed on this
| voyage.