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death occurred in Rockland this week, was a native of Bangor, having been born here in 1827. Although he had cruised along the Maine coast for half a century, strangely enough, he had not visited here in 40 years. He began cruising when he was 16


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years old and in 1850 was in command of the topsail schooner ATAKAPAS, carrying molasses and sugar from Louisiana to New York. He was engaged in coasting over half a century, the last vessel he had command of being the famous old schooner POLLY, which if she lives will celebrate her 100th birthday next year, being the oldest vessel in commission still afl oat. He gave up his captain’s license in 1902 and since had lived in Rockland. Last winter he lived aboard the sloop


ISLAND BELLE, tied up in the rear of Brid’s block and had tidy quarters fi tted up aboard. He was a man of infi nite knowledge of the sea, replete with stories – especially of those concerning Rockland schooners – and had a list of all Rockland vessels lost and incidents about them for the past 35 years. This record which was on a continuous


roll of paper he kept in a little brass studded leather covered trunk which was over 100 years old. He was nearly drown himself in the Trades off Monhegan with a cargo of lime. The schooner was lost. Remembered Them All. He had the most wonderful memory


for names and dates and could call up a vessel incident of 40 or 50 years ago as readily as if it occurred yesterday. His tales of adventures for ten years with the famous POLLY were full of charm and intensely interesting of how, when the Atlantic coast would be strewn with winter wrecks the POLLY, which he said seemed to bear a charmed life, would ride out the storm and in her remarkable history she suff ered but few accidents none of them of much damage. He was a man of extensive knowledge


and was an extensive reader. Last summer he frequently took out sailing parties and was an expert at handling a schooner or sloop. Capt. Bradbury was a kindly gentleman of the old school, who in his latter days mingled in conversation with but a few and to his friends he was always a welcome visitor.


16 March 1904 To be Launched in Brewer Craft is Now Being Constructed There Which Will Take Water With Opening


the well known shipbuilders, are now engaged on the construction of a craft for a well-known Bangor lumber concern which is exciting considerable interest on both the Brewer and Bangor waterfront. She is to be launched with the opening of navigation in the Penobscot and is said to be one of the handsomest craft of her class afl oat. The new vessel which has not yet


been named will be commanded by Capt. Matthew Hines while Harry Lewis of the city will be business manager. Capt. Hines has not yet decided whether his craft shall have three or four masts. Her equipment is of the best and most up-to-date. The engines consist of the pick-pole and scull variety, her smoke stack is of the T. D. make and the wrecking pumps will be after the bucket class.


The new craft will engage in the lumber


trade coasting from Sterns’ reef northward and she will be ready for charters as soon as launched. No doubt her initial plunge into the waters of the Penobscot will be attended by a large crowd of Bangor and Brewer people.


17 March 1904 Here’s the Design for Maine’s New Cutter


Proposals Will Be Called for Soon for Building New Craft Which is to Do Service on This Coast.


The design for the new revenue cutter


which is to do duty on the Maine coast and on which $200,000, appropriated by the 57th Congress, is to be expended, is practically fi nished and proposals for her construction will be called for within a short time. In design of the null the new vessel will present a radical departure from the cutters of her class, owing to the peculiar duties assigned to vessels on this station. In the long winter season frequent calls


for assistance come from ice bound sailing vessels, and to perform this duty effi ciently it has been decided to construct the vessel of wood. The bow, instead of being ram- shaped, as has been customary on other cutters, is cut away under water to facilitate getting through the ice by crushing it down rather than cutting through it. The stern is on the order of those used for the double-end gunboats during the Civil War. Although wood is used for the greater


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portion of the vessel, metal has been worked in wherever it will add to the lightness and strength of the vessel without detracting from the object from which the wooden construction was adopted. As a consequence, all deck beams will be of steel, as will also the hanging knees, deck stringer plates, hatch coamings, etc. The stern post, rudder post and rudder are to be of manganese bronze. The vessel will have three decks


extending the whole length, the spar deck being fl ush fore and aft. The rig will consist simply of two pole masts upon which stay- sails can be set for steadying the ships in a beam wind. The living quarters will be very commodious, provision being made for a crew of 70 men and eight offi cers. The new cutter, in addition to being fi tted for carrying a light battery, is also fi tted for


carrying six four-inch breech loading rites. For assistance to merchant vessel in time of peace, large towing bits and a towing machine are to be provided, as will also complete apparatus for destroying derelicts. The following will be the principal


dimensions of the new craft: Length over all, 210 feet; length between perpendiculars, 188 feet, beam moulded, 35 feet, two inches; beam extreme, 36 feet; depth moulded, 26 feet, 3 inches; displacement to 12 feet, six inches water line, 1,190 tons. The Machinery.


The steam machinery will consist


of a triple expansion engine of the usual vertical, direct acting, inverted type having steam cylinders 20 ¾ inches, 32 inches and 50 inches in diameter, respectively, by


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