The Republican journal., 1911-08-24
r,ntain Line. Jewett.
If His Daring Recalled by His
~ Retirement.
Portland Press.l

*. ..booner Eleanor A. Percy retir-
=, the sea everybody alongshore
..,si for, as they said in shipping
Line. Jewett was SO full of
.bst we thought he'd keep on
I, he dropped. -
Vas there a greater driver or a
'' .T..-,resaue figure in the life of the
y, Lire. Jewett. A typical down
T7.snz5e. smart as a steel trap,
Ia Morse voyager, daring and
9 mar who, while others failed or
as along in the narrow and beaten
.,aght MS way up from the skip
Iii in small fisherman to the
III nj six-masted schooner which
-,y ately was the greatest fore
;. .irged wooden craft afioat, and
surpassed by few.
~ are more stories of Capt. Jewett
=. around shipping Offices than ever
5--smed by romancers of Capt.
the flying Dutchman. Fast
..,sr .Tewett has made, close calls
!. has mad, big freights that he has
- great dividends that his vessels
ri. all these and more are relat-
where alongshore and will be
1. -awn, with trimmings, to the
Iteration of coasters.
Z, ant. Jewett was fishing out of
..., A. showed the fish dealers of
o.-r a ample of his business ability
.,rgatng skill, and they have not
.y7r,en ii. He brought fare of
~ -tr Portland when the market
Kara IN mid-winter, and, naturally,
.sl 10 get a good price for it, but
Fl dealers put their heads together
:,sn-a up a scheme whereby they
-. -e. Jewett's fish at low price
IN .g5e the fare between them.
nal aGe a bid that seemed alb
none Of the others would Of
: r- so that it looked as if Capt.
.-e4s c5rnered.
-,-. iigN't know Capt. Line. He
r. said he'd rather throw the
lock than sell at that price
. own to his schooner, re-
-lauy that he guessed he'd
.y The men were playing
re cabin, aud when they heard
ak about getting under
laid down their cards and
howling northeaster, with
It, was blowing, and every
- ould get in anywhere was
i to q wharf or holding onto
-ur@." asked the men in
-.r,' snapped Capt. Line.
-.t ans on her and let's warp
3oucester they went, and
-a.but brought high price
Slippers would never have risked
--..-.. never was any weather let
r4d jar Capt. Line. 1t was
tore he got out of fishing and
sling, taking the masters berth
master Grace Webster. In
az-- IL made money so fast that
v f. soon put him in the three
r berland, and as he kept on
- Inc fat dividends when other
.s.rr not doing much, they built
ar master, the Charles P. Not
IT, him at Bath.
. Jwett's career in the Charles
.rl was the sensation of the
When a group of sea captains get
- # fast passages and lively
sl~-1re is sure to mention the
r., J.. hoffman. The way Capt.
'' raced that smart four-master
T. own the coast from the Capes
g--a to New England ports was
el Of all hands from Norfolk to
. He made money hand over fist,
/ II. same time made reputation
.rg and skillful seamanship that
8 Ii" securely in the coasters hall
Il 1t is matter of record that
d aowling gale from the north
eame along, deep-loaded with
7r everybody else lodged into
sa Haven or some other harbor
~. Jth anchors DOWNRIGHT right
".rt and, where they needed the
.--g When the hoffman swept in
Kirkland head the light-keeper
IT t4al he had seen sea ghost
- Lying Dutchman had come
-,- =5mething was stirring, even
powerful steamers being tied
--Es ii their herths. the steve
.Were all loafng, SO that the Not
q. mex despatch, and on the re-
q. net the rest Of the fleet that
sailed from Hampton Roads with
DINING leisurely up past Chatham.
when he passed them Capt. Line.
rar1us cheerful remarks about
.g In harbors, etc. 1t is related in
ar To this day that when the Not
.rig4d on that famous trip Capt.
1c)ntemptuously declined the ser
Of tug, and actually locked the
githout help of steam-just luffed
g Of the pier head and backed her
the dock,
he in the late fall, Capt. Jewett
q Bangor with the Charles P. Not
ischarging coal at South Brewer.
I'm spell had been succeeded by a
Northwestern and the temperature
5+9 " degrees in few hours. Three
iet tons of coal were yet in the four
N mold, and Capt. Jewett, a very
BUS man, was fretting terribly. He
e- to deliver that coal, but was
that if he waited long enough to
H. vessel would be frozen in and
here all winter. With freights at
from Newport News to Boston, it
Doe serious matter to have a ves-
,les l the ice at Bangor all winter,
Is u. hours passed Capt. Jewett's
I. creased. He was pacing the
d shipping office in Exchange
s".a9 the ship reporter happened
trs. said one of the crowd around
s.y. ask the reporter-he's ben
this river more n 20 years, and
Z. guess pretty close whether it s
slo fr"eze up or not this hitch. ~
+ bal ali assured Capt. Jewett that
plenty of time, but he hesitated.
y about it, reporter" he asked,
'Fr his nervous stride. "Is this
gong to close up tight tonight, or
sabouJ lt?"
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