December 2015 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 23. HISTORY FROM THE PAST:... 23 May 1899 Bangor Port News 9702
The schooner MENTORA, with lumber, was among the departures on Tuesday. The schooner MAUD SNARE, Capt. Lowell, was expected to sail on Tuesday with lumber from Sterns’ mill. The schooner SERENA S. KIMBALL, which has been chartered to load lumber at Sterns’, will receive slight repairs at Warren’s dock in Brewer. The Italian bark SALVATORE, Capt. Jaccarino, will probably finish loading boxshooks at High head on Wednesday night and she is expected to sail before the end of the week.
Among the vessels now on their way to Bangor is the CHARLESTON, Capt. Atwood, from Scituate; the SARAH G. ROPES, from Newport News; and the R. L. TAY, Capt. Eaton, from Perth Amboy. The NAT AYER’s Cargo. The Bangor schooner NAT AYER is now at Bristol, Rhode Island, discharging her cargo of spars to be used on the cup- defender, COLUMBIA. A description of the sticks has already been published in the Commercial.
Sailors in New York.
Despite the efforts of boardinghouse keepers and local shipping masters, the ships
which were held so long in port by reason of the war between shipping masters and ship agents, which made it diffi cult for the vessels to obtain crew, have obtained their full complements and are now on the high seas, says the New York Herald of Monday, journeying to their several destinations. As the outcome of the trouble, however, sailing vessels which arrive from foreign ports are now boarded by police detailed from the harbor squad, who are charged with seeing that boarding house “runners” do not tamper with the crew. This new rule, which is the result of a conference between Percy Sanderson, the British consul general at this port, and Shipping Commissioner Dickey, was yesterday put into operation, when the Nova Scotian bark STILLWATER arrived from Iloilo. The vessel was boarded at Quarantine by a policeman, who will remain on board until the crew are paid off. The victory on the part of the agents and owners was not an easy one, it having been found necessary to bring men from Boston and other ports and to smuggle them on board ship after their arrival here. Edward McDonough, who was a seaman on board the ship, BENJAMIN F.
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'70s Memories - Shaky Tower Continued from Page 22.
running a week or two behind when a sup- posed problem fl ashes. Walked onto our shop fl oor from my
offi ce that morning after a call from one of the crew saying “You’d better come down, Mr. W’s here and he’s not too happy.” Walked into the worst dressing down I’ve ever had in my life including the Army where I hardly ever managed to step out with my right foot. Mr. W. used to getting his own way, went up one side of me and down the other as virtually the entire crew gathered round to watch the show. “And,” after listing off anything and everything he could come up with, he screamed “And the tower shakes!!!” “Whoa”. Noone ever wants an unhap-
py customer. Finally came up for air. I took his arm, exterior calm as could muster said, “Let’s go take a look at this situation.” “W” grabbed the tower and shook it. Obvious it shook. Cross braces hadn’t been
welded on. Couple of items were holding us up. Final installations couldn’t be com- pleted. Change orders midstream didn’t help. Finally, with all the patience I could muster we sorted out a “re-vised” schedule. Mr. W. would go home, captain would stay and new “launch/ departure” date was set. Captain, with smile in his eye, kind of grinned the next day, as he allowed I’d been initiated. Said he’d been through the wringer a few times himself but Mr. W’d never really meant anything by it.” I was relieved. Thankful never happened again. Within next few weeks, not immea- surably longer than original, launch date was accomplished. “spinet” piano installed (starboard), waterline and boottop raised and with a discernible list to starboard, owner and captain headed for some fi shing at Montauk. Wish I could have been on the dock when they pulled in with that serious group watching, having the fi rst one spot a piano in the pilot house.
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