The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-01


 rigged British ship 'sPass- of Balna- ha Captain Richard Lee. from Bue- nos Ayres to New york with d car- go of logwood in transit to the Stam- ford AEanufacturtng Company loom ed high abreast Of the lookout on the Sandy Hook lightship some months ago, and the deep red Union Jack of Great Britain was dipped in honor Of Old Glory old salts crowded the 5ss they admired her trim lines they shook their heads and spoke in ad- nlfration.
 For not only is it seldom that one vas that the old-tffne fu1IzF5g ship presents to the eye and the ba-eeze, but the ssPass of Ba1mal aha !, with her gallant lines had shown her wake to nsny a modern steamer and held the reeord passage between New York and Buenos Ayres.
 Therefore it was that those old timers watched with Interesting and envfohs gaze the Scotch built ship which with clean bow and three 1naBts fully canyassed, drove her 245 feet Of bulk clearly through the water leaving but a white spume to show s where her ,4S8 gross tons displace- Inent had been.
 As pufing tug towed her closely ft1rled sails and lowered stopInasts
 
 8tamxord It was with keen sense of disappointment almost fraught with a sense Of premenition that old British sailors cast their eyes upon her stEip- ped yard-arzns. If seemed that des- tiny had something undehnab1es in store for her. and as later she entered the pert of Stamford and the customs agent v1zed her papers. for the last time she deYa the lag of England which had doated from her mizzen since her laaanehing at eslazgow. Scot land in the year 1888. For at the outbr eak Of the European war fer owners the Export Lumber Comps any. Of Boston, or which William A. Taft, acousdn of ex-presfd ent William Fl. Taft. is president decreed that she should remain tied to the dock 1z11tfI her safety was assured
 With the passing of inc new regzs4 trHxion act by Congress. permitting vessels of foreign build to become a psrt Of the new Merchant Marine. the regeneration Of the ePass of Ba1Ina- has became possible. Papers for her change of registration were applied. for and Captaln Lees formerly of No- va 6eekza but more recently a rea1- dent Of Boston broke the Joyous news 5 III the eIaforta0le cabin of the ss'i to Mrs. Lee and his daughter Ei1ntca. who For nearly two decades have. travelled the st1fnny tropical seas with the more hardy navigator. They we're to become mer1can in every seMse ~ tS4 svorsd s Not 6n1YTwSs ss thel stAunch steel ship with her masts and ards of steel to become rugged bl1I- NJark of the new American trade but even the Captain was to secure his naturalixation papers and swear a1le- e1Ance to the Stars and Stripes
 As month after month the big ship stazned lightly at the steel hawsers which held her to American shores, the Captaan studied and passed his. navigation exarni nations and the United States government consi dered owners for the transfer of thS big vessel. one Of fleet Of three a TnfIa1s boats, two Of which had already made entry in the Port of Boston and be- fore the consulate at Buenos Ayres- With the arr1v4I of tne new papers from Washington yesterday the for xl1aI transfer was made before .. rep resentative body of spectators i1cIud- ing Collector Of the Port James L. Me Govern, deputy Collector J IL shan nom General " skiddy, presi- dent Of the Stamford Manufacturing Ca; J Fl Bcodeld. Walter E. Scofield. Z and Capt, ". D. Anderson of Stan1- ven
 Aa the hour of one approached Capt. Lee 1n furIed a new A Arnerican Z the breeze as General Skiddy vigor- ous1y hauled 1t to the halyards peak. while with barred heads those assenl. b1ed gave three ringing cheers for the Stars and Stripes.
 Fo11owing the hag-raising the invit- ed guests sat down in the cabin where Mrs. Lee and Mrs w. D. Anderson served a repast that was worthy of the event 1t celebrated
 The Pass built in 1888 was first owned by Gibson & Clark of Glasgow who sent her over the seven seas. Tn 1908 she was engaged in the Raver 7latte trade, by Canadian owners La Ser she was transferred to her pr es- ent owners who run her between South and North America She is one CT the largest full rigged ships afioat being 245 feet in length and over 35 foot breadth She has a draught of between z1 and 22 feet when load ed. From the topmast to the deck Is a, distance of 14O feet Her sails are raised and lowered by gasoline power full complement is on board. Her first mate fs Richard Mcvicar ot Scotland who has sailed with the ship since she was built a
 AS commentary upon this being : the. first ship in the present collection district to change her registration. it is interesting to note that her last cargo was also brought to the first dXe-wood extracting concern in Amer ica. or any other country
 A history Of the company furnish ed yesterday by President Skiddy Of the Stamford Misunderstanding Com pany shows that the company was founded in 796 by a pioneer named Fitch. who securing a right to dam the Noroton stream for milling pur- poses established a grfst mill between the mainland and what was once an island, forming what was later known as the Holly Pond Two years later this pniH was purchased by Holly & AsElph who improved upon it and still SsS71nta1ned the grist business. About EbsS tsss=.e Eanry SanIord. of New York e~-fved with knowledge Of dye woods and with the many little mills in operation for the weaving Of wool en and cotton goods in the LitchfeId