Storm Dives and Rescue at Cape Ann Bark Belmon t
A fierce April blizzard hits Provincetown as the American bark Belmont from Boston to Port Spain strikes near Cape St. Antone. Peaked Hill and Race Point crews launch surf boats in heavy seas. three men reach shore with one arm broken. Survivors state Captain Hagan of Boston led the vessel toward land from Port Spain on March 19, and the Belmon t broke up after a heavy sea slammed it ashore. Rescue efforts aided by Captain Isaac Fisher and Captain Samuel Fisher save some crew. casualties include the steward with multiple arm fractures and several missing from the wreck.
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Provincetown
Peaked Hill
Isaac Fisher
Lfe
W. S. Birge
W. M. Moore
Peter Turner
Belmont
Boston
Hagan
Port Spain
Trinidad
Cape St. Antone
South Channel
Oleson
Samuel Fisher
Race Point
Charles Olsen
East Boston
Curtis
Portland
Ben Olsen
William Reed
Peter Neilson
John Martin
Turner
Storm wreck yields heroic rescue off Nantasket
At Nantasket Point Allerton life-saving crew aided by Humane Society volunteers rescued seven crew members from the schooner Mary A Hood after a night ashore while the vessel broke up ashore. The crew, destitute, arrived in Boston in oilskins and sour have no money. Captain James of Hull Life Saving Station led the rescue with the help of thirteen lifesavers.
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Nantasket
Point Allerton
Mary A. Hood
Humane Society
Joshua James
George Pope
Frank B. Mitchell
Martin Hall
Martin Quinn
Martin Curran
James Murphy
James Dowd
James
Alfred Galino
Joseph Galino
Osceola James
W. Brewster Mitchell
Alonzo Mitchell
Carson
Highland Light
Harding
Captain James
Boston
Hull Life Saving Station
Fires and Taxes
About one hundred delegates of the Boston Associated Boards of Trade met at the Parker House. After dinner, discussions covered fire insurance rates, mortgage taxation, and opposition to proposed tax legislation. A standing committee on insurance and building laws was appointed, and guests included Richard H. Dana and Joseph E. Woods.
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Boston Associated Boards of Trade
Parker House
Lamont G. Burnham
William H. Sayward
Committee On Transportation
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
West
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
E. H. Haskell
Osborne Howes
B. B. Whittemore
Jonathan Lane
Jerome Jones
Richard H. Dana
J. E. Woods
Alexanders. Porter
Committee On
Joseph E. Woods
Albert E. Pillsbury
Charles P. Searle
Hearing On Railroad Injunction Delayed Awaiting Judge Colt
The hearing on the New York & New England Railroad Company's injunction against the New York New Haven Hartford line in U S District Court New Haven was postponed by agreement until after Judge Colt of Boston rules on the matter.
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New Haven
New York & New England Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Townsend
United States District Court
Colt
Boston
Missing Belgian steamer De Ruyter feared lost at sea
The overdue Belgian steamer De Ruyter, sailing from Antwerp twenty nine days ago under Captain Meyer, is presumed to have foundered after possible collision with ice or machinery failure. It carries beet sugar and window glass with cargo for Baltimore and Boston, crew of twenty eight, and officers including Charles Antiereno and Ferdinand Lang. Captain Meyer’s brother commands the Hermann.
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de Ruyter
Meyer
Antwerp
Baltimore
Boston
Henry Meyer
Charles Antiereno
Fernand Lang
Mr. Bernoski
G. Mathy
Captain Meyer
Hermann
Six Sailors Drowned When British Steamer Wrecked
A British fishing steamer homeward from Iceland hit rocks off Grimsby Lincolnshire in dense fog Saturday and six crew members drowned. The vessel was total wrecked and the incident occurred after the ship strayed from course.
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London
Iceland
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
Gale Hits Bar Harbor in April Storm
A hail storm began yesterday noon and intensified through day and night. Roads became impassable this morning. The Cherryfield stage could not pass and by 8 p.m. it was still snowing and blowing a gale.
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Bar Harbor
Cherryfield
Benjamin B. Church Strikes Bar Off Mecox Life Station
The three masted schooner Benjamin B Church of New Bedford struck the bar opposite Mecox life saving station at 11 last night while loaded with 736 tons of soft coal from Philadelphia to Fall River. Patrolmen saw the Coston lights and life-savers rescued the captain, mate, and seven crew members. The Bath Me built vessel will be a total loss amid a blinding snow storm.
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Bridgehampton
L. L
Benjamin B. Church
Allen
New Bedford
Philadelphia
Fall River
Mecox Life Saving Station
Rose
Stevens
Bath
C. R. Kelly
Belmont left Trinidad with sugar cargo and crew
John S. Emery notes the Belmont departed Trinidad March 21 with 4837 bags of sugar consigned to E Atkins & Co of Boston. Captain William R. Hagen, 72, of Prospect Ferry, Mo, commanded the vessel and had never lost a ship. The crew included mate Charles Carlson and cook John Stevens. others unnamed. The ship had long served in the West India trade and had no prior serious mishaps.
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John S. Emery
John S. Emery & Co
State Street
Belmont
Trinidad
Cuba
E. Atkins & Co
Boston
William R. Hagen
Prospect Ferry
Charles Carlson
John Stevens
Boston Highlands
Wreck of Henry D May at Lanesville near Gloucester
The schooner Henry D May of Milford Del lies wrecked at Lanesville after breaking from the Lanesville Granite Co wharf. She surfaced last night on Squam Bar then floated ashore on rocks while loading paving stones for Philadelphia. A four masted schooner sits in Ipswich Bay in a perilous position with wind on shore and no distress signals observed.
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Gloucester
Henry D. May
Milford
Del
Lanesville
Lanesville Granite Company
Philadelphia
Squam Bar
Ipswich Bay
Schooner Benjamin Church Aground and Lost
The three masted schooner Benjamin Church went ashore on the Mecox life saving station outer bar during the night and has since broken apart.
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Fire Island
N. Y
Benjamin
Mecox
Weathery Whispers From A March Snow Storm
A late season snow report describes two inches of wet snow on the ninth, with a mix of sun and rain forecast. Forecasters expect clearing skies and a warm rain later in the week, noting no major storms. Farmers view the storm as beneficial for spring crops.
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Greenland
Sailors Safe After Schooner Nellie Grounding at Granite Cove
The schooner Nellie of Thomaston Maine went ashore at Granite Cove on Cape Ann during a storm. Five crew members escaped by dropping to rocks and reaching shore. The vessel broke up and cargo scattered. Also noted were local ship arrivals, wreck recoveries, and wage changes for offshore sailors. General Starbuck arrives in Boston to compete for inspector of hulls position. In report the Landsman section closes.
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Nellie
Averill
Thomaston
Granite Cove
Cape Ann
Harry Belden
Georges
Mary A. Hood
Nantasket Beach
West Indies
General Starbuck
Boston
Burnham
Nelson
Warren
Postoffice Building
Night Owls Burlesque Thrills Lyceum Audience
A lively Night Owls burlesque show at the Lyceum impressed yesterday with a varied program. Acts ranged from Society Crushed to Liberty's Reception on Uncle Sam, featuring songs, sketches, dog acts, and jolly comedy.
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Lyceum
Night Owls Burlesque
Thomas Nolen
Leonard
Fulton
Sparrow
Carr
Jardine
Liberty
Uncle Sam
Rheme Nelson
Entertaining variety bill at Howard Atheneum charms large crowds
The Howard Atheneum drew hundreds nightly as a week of shows offered a strong variety program. Highlights included Fatty Langtry vs Miss Gussie Freeman, with Freeman delivering hard hits and lively crowd reaction alongside Ida Howell singing Too Late Boys and Emma Derrin returning to the West End stage. The burlesque act Satan in Paris featured fifty beauties, and Florence Elene performed new verses to Midway Plaisance. The eleven hour show runs daily.
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Howard Atheneum
Fatty Langtry
Gussie Freeman
America
Miss Freeman
Ida Howell
Emma Derrin
M. Nizarros
Mile. Thorn
C. H. Stanley
Henry Parnaud
Charles Zazelle
Ed Slocum
Ida Morrello
William Morrello
Frank Vennetta
Hattie Adams
Jule S. Kusel
Effie le Clair
Louise Hamilton
George H. Timmons
Leigh
Mayo
Charles F. Vann
Paris
Florence Elene
Frank N. Scott
Lothrop's Grand Museum hosts return of Miss Ethel Tucker
Miss Ethel Tucker returns after a two year break to star in Queena at Lothrop's Grand Museum. J F Kirke plays Walter with vigor while Frankie St John shines as Florence Nightingale Fletcher. The cast includes Grace Hamilton, Ben Reed, Nina Saville, J L Byrne, H Wilson, Thad Grey, and a lively array of novelties by The Wards and others.
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Ethel Tucker
Lothrop
Tucker
Queena
J. F. Kirke
Walter
Frankie St. John
Florence Nightingale Fletcher
Grace Hamilton
Alice
Ben Reed
Earl Chandos
Nina Saville
James May
Campbell and Daughter
Hurley and
Doyle
Knights of Honor Veterans Banquet at United States Hotel
The Knights of Honor Veterans Association held a large banquet at the United States Hotel last evening. President Adam Warnock led the event with speeches from notable members including Supreme Vice-Dictator Mulligan of New York and E W Bailey of Newton.
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United States
Knights of Honor Veterans’ Association
New England
Adam Warnock
Mulligan
New York
E. W. Bailey
Newton
E. Granville Pratt
Jones
Universalist Club Dinner in Boston Banquet Hall
Last evening the Boston Universalist Club held its regular meeting and dinner in the Thorndike Hotel banquet hall. A reception in the parlor ran until 6 30 with speeches by Rev Hiram W Smith of South Acton and Rev BE H Capen D D of Tufts College, with many prominent clergymen from across the state in attendance.
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Boston Universalist Club
Thorndike Hotel
Hiram W. Smith
South Acton
BE. H. Capen
Tufts College
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Union
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Amsterdam
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Clyde
A. Stephens & Sons
Tromp
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Gill & Lootz
Milk Street
Wii
C.e,oseood Co
Washington St
Whittemore
Judge Colt
Worcestershire
Pish
Lea
Perrins
India
Isaac Tiene
Lea & Perring
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OHN Duncan’s Sons
Loy
Moire Silks
Fisher
Life Saving Service
Race Point Station
Truro
Jason
Halifax
Maritime Provinces
Digby
Mate and Cook
Newburyport
Frank Stevens
A. Ozonnizep
Iver
Guaiacol
T. A. Slocum CO
Knobb’s Beach
Plum Island
Mabel Jordan
Boston Towboat Company
Congress
Washington
G. H. Hastings
Massachusetts Avenue
Hoylston Street
Hastings
Mr. Hastings
Tremont Street
Wen
James Pyle
Tabasco
Tony Pastor
Lyceum Theatre
Grand Museum
Tremont
Sylvester Schaffer
Basco
Roberts
Bostonians
Gotterdammerung
Walter Damrosch
Park Theatre
Donnelly and Girard
Stone & Shaw
Tremont Row Museum
Cadiz
Spain
Olinda
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Kentucky Rosebud
Dixon
Ibsen
Tremont Theatre
Courtney Thorpe
Boston Theatre
Frank Buckley
Charles Harris
Reeves
American Band of
Providence
R. I
P. C. Shortis
Old Homestead’ Quartet
John C. Rice
Sally Cohen
Knights OF Honor Veterans
Universalist Club
Illinois
Wilson Bros
Old Colony R.R
Tremont Row
Kitty
Amy
Albahfat
Jamaica Plain
Georgianna
George Albree
G. W. A. Williams
Edwards
South Boston
Joseph M. Edwards
Garland
Charlestown
Laura S. Garland
No. 32
Lynde Street
Ee Augusta Garland
J. Newman & Sons
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Post
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