The Republican journal., 1919-10-02

were In town tor the launching, included
Walter D. Noyes, President; VIM. A. Nc,
Kenney, vice president; Louis X. Thur
low, treasurer, and Edward Pierce, one of
the Directors. Others from out of town
included Capt Peter Quinlan, inspector
for Crowell & Thurlow; Chester Paschal
of Rockland, inspector for French Lloyds;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N Taylor of Welles-
ley, Mass. and guests Judge and Mrs.
Henry C. Mulliean of Natick, Mass.
Many were also present from adjoining
places Another schooner is in process
of building to be finished in the early
spring.
A serious accident occurred last Thurs
day in East Hampden to people well
known in town. Mrs. Frederick A. Eddy
and daughter Hazel, with her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Emery, and three lady friends
were motoring to Hampden to attend a
meeting of the Unitarian Benevolent So
ciety, when the car became unmanage-
able and went down 12-foot embank-
ment, turning oveI several times in its
descent. All the occupants were taken
to their homes or to the E. M. G. Hospital
Mrs. Eddy and daughter were not much
injured, but the others received severe
shocks, cuts and bruises. 1t was at first
feared that Mrs. Emery's case was most
critical, as it was long before she recov-
cred consciousness, her advanced age
causing fears for her survival; but latest
reports are that she is much improved
and out of danger. The driver has a
reputation for carefulness and no cause
for the cars running wild has been dis
covered.
Last Thursday was day of interest to
all Stocktonites and many others, since
it witnessed the successful launching of
the four masted schooner Herbert L..
Rawding, the fourth to take the water
from the new yard. 1t was estimated
that thousand people were present. At
80 o'clock the schooner left the ways
and took the water with graceful dip, to
the accompaniment of cheers from the
crowd. She was christened with flowers
and Poland Spring Water, by Mrs. W. H.
Morrison, wife of one of the members of
the Stockton Yard, Inc, assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Fred Sanborn, who dropped
the flowers as Mrs. Morrison broke the
bottle over Che bow and allowed the water
to flow down the sides Of the schooner
fitting Maine ''lha:.ion to the Gods.u Mr.,
and Mrs. W. H. Morrison, Mrs. r. E.
Morrison, Mrs. Fred Sanborn, Mrs. L. E.
Bancroft and Mr. and Mrs. C, N. Taylor
OF Wellesley, Mass, and guests, Judge
and Mrs. Mulligan of Natick ,tMass., COM
posed the christening party, and others
to the number of fifty were launched
aboard=-a delightful sensation, as the
schooner dipped and rose in the water
like bird. She is of graceful proper
lions, and was ching of beauty" in
her coat of white, with flags and stream
ers fl, ing. Her momentum carried her
half way over to Cape Jellison, and those
on board returned in the shipyard
launches. Capt. Herbert l.. Rawding,
for whom the schooner was named, is
retired shipma ster, connected with Crow
ell & Thurlow, and has been inspector of
the three schooners built here for his
company. The master builder is James
M. Parker, and the foremen are as fol-
lows: Iron work. Hiram Eaton; joiner
work, Ernest Fentiman; rigging, Henry
Gardner; calking, H. R. Rogers; painting,
Reed Lowell; spar maker, Walter A.
Wardwell; liner, E. R. Richards; planker,
Walter Cummings; fastening, Alvah Dun
ham; John R. MeTrithew, general fore
man in the yard The schooner is 1875
feet on the keel, 215 feet over all, 80 9
feet beam and % feet depth of hold, with
net tonnage of 1lQ9, the largest craft
ever launched in the harbor. She is
equipped with all modern conveniences,
having running water, a bath room,
steam heat and electric lights. The cab
ms are attractively finished in cypress
and sycamore, the captains room and
cabin being finely furnished and the
galley" is as model little kitchen as
any housewife would desire, The Raw
ding was entirely completed when launch
ed and proceeded on Saturday to Norfolk,
under command of Capt. John Mckowu
of Boothbay, where she will load coal for
the Canary Islands, and receive her per-
manent captain. For the benefit of dis
tant townspeople ,e copy the following
from another correspondent: at is of in
terest to note that according to history
OF local shipbuilding written about 1887
for the Republican journal by {. S. Crit
lin, based largely upon data collected by
the late Captain Warren F. Griffin, there
were 43 vessels launched at Sandy Point,
Il at Lowder Brook, and 1T in the har-
Lor, total of 1856 for the town, including
two or three small craft built on the
Searsport shore of the harbor The three
largest were squaTe-rigged deep water
craft: Jacob Badger, 1913 tons, built in
1854; E. Sherman, 765 tons, built in 1856;
Sontag, 1O04.63 tons, built in 1870"
SWAkVILLE.