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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1888

Page

3

SHIP NEWS OBSERVATIONS AND ARRIVALS AT BOSTON LIGHT

Observations at the United States Light Station Boston at 7 am and noon note magnetometer readings wind and weather. Several steamers arrive and depart including Siberian Marathon Charrington Hondo Amicitia Frostburg Star of the Mast and several schooners and brigs. Listings cover arrivals clears and coastwise movements with vessels to and from Glasgow Liverpool Portland and more along with shore observations.

United States Siberian Moore Glasgow Liverpool Moville Halifax H& A Allan Monts Marathon Hewilaon Alex Martin Charrington Dawson Matanzas Poetes A C Lombard’s Sons Hondo Brownrigg Port Morant Pril Port Antonio Boston Tait Co Amicitia Baracoa R Gen Whitney Bearse New York H M Whitney Frostburg Mills Baltimore Star of the Mast Collins Bath Penobscot Ingraham Bangor John Brooks Snowman Portland Hiiot Estella Barter Fleetwing Williams Ipswich Princess Davis Orland

Steam freights and cargo rates drift lower in New York market

New York on April 27 reports a quiet day in business with low rates across steam freights. Transactions show shipments to Glasgow Antwerp and the United Kingdom with grain and refined oil moving on various steamers and barkes at modest prices. Boston also notes firm coal freights and multiple engagements for lumber, cement, and general cargo to ports including Port Elizabeth and New York.

New York Glasgow Antwerp Team Buteshire Cuva Hatteras Ardan Calais Yarmouth Ark Lynnwood Liverpool Hemon Nor Quebec Berta Anderson St Pierre New Dominion Ger St Johns General Cargo Lucille Carita Natal Florence Lillian Ackgonville Albany George Lamb Bahamas R L Kenney Portland Wil- Rice Key Largo Warner Moore Charleston Richmond Rock Ada Ames Rockland Jonathan May Kings Ferry Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Norfolk Apalachicola Barkentine Gunn Port Elizabeth South Africa Schoon R Frankfort Washington Atteal Somes Sound Ira Laffranter Long Cove Sullivan Philadelpha Lanesville West Sullivan Newark Coat J . Drury Bermuda Hundred Kennebec Rockport Marion Hl Brunswick Ridgeport Conn Bangor Sarah Cullen Squire Nathan Lawrence Marion Hill Belfast T W Dunn Fiske Windsor P W Sprague Dema- Yara Port Spain Trinidad Emerson Salem New Orleans North River Knickerbocker Hudson Louisiana Texas New Mexico Arizona California Old Mexico Texas & Pacific Railroad Mobile Ala Mississippi Red Rivers J. N. Alagna S:reet Mass Samuel H. Seaman N. Y

Vessels Sail and Arrive Along Atlantic Coast Ports

From our correspondents shipping news notes multiple schooners and brigs sailing to Philadelphia Richmond and Boston from Maine and Massachusetts ports. Vessels include Mary Fernald Samuel L Russell Anna E Ketchum Madge and others with arrivals at Boston New York Calais Bridgeport and Portland. Several ships cleared and wind calm reported in various harbors with no vessel sailing on a listed day.

Catalonia Wylie Liverpool Alex Martin Yarmouth Dean J G Hall & Co Mark Arlington Leach Sierra Leone John F Brooks Schs Mary Elizabeth Melanson Ort Gilbert Delong & Seaman Portland Morris Windsor RS Picketts Wharf Glide Barkhous Aitland Meegheeere Cricket Kennedy St John F A Roberts Morien Martell Cow Bay Eolian Robichan Mereghan Riverdale Barton Hathaway & Co Rosa Mueller McLean Turks Island J G Emery Muriel Adele Highland Light Harrisburg Philadelphia Boston Jesse T Matheson Wiscasset Mary Fernald Cromwell Vineyard Haven Samuel L Rusell Fiddler Richmond Philadephia Anna Ebetchum Ketcham Pittston Rank McDonnell Anderson South Gardiner Peterburg Madge Call Edgartown New Lonma Swis Wigwam Strout Machias New York Keystone Wilder Calais Bridgeport Lottie Stewart Swis Valetta Kennebec W . Jordan Henry Whitney Jennie Glenera Genesta Speedwell Samuel L Russell Alabama Anna E Ketchum Frank McDonnell Madgie Kmpress H S Boynton Ralph M Hayne Canning Anastasia F Hans Lynn Benj Cartside Sharp Iran Sturgis Gloucester Gertie E Foster Rand Bank Edward Trevoy A M Burnam Alice S Hawkes Haddocking Salem Hattie Low Port Johnson Idwin Peril Amboy Pearl Harlow Rocknd F Benedict Linscott Julia Baker Farbush Bath Forde Sch Bat Wilson Elizabethport

Maritime Entries From Antwerp to Savannah April Shipping Notes

Sailed April 24 from Antwerp ship McDougall Brit Davis bound for Hing Horn. Arrived April 25 at Buenos Ayres bark Medusa Nor Oxholm from Pensacola. Arrived at Cronstadt April 21 bark Gurli Swed Ljwinberg from Savannah. Passed April 26 Dungeness bark Scammell Bros Br Inness Rotterdam to New York. Passed April 20 Flintrannon bark Solid Swea Halqvist Savannah to Stettin.

Ghent Sea Gull Thompson New York Gloucester Eng Campana Butcher Falmouth Glasgow Assyrian Montreal Colina Concordia Devonia Lisbon Ida Morrison Halifax Liverpool Mentmore Baltimore Alliance Collector Erato Jansen Shediac Stella Penderson Middlesborough Roma Pepper Port Pirie Naples Alexandria Palermo Glen Tanar New Orleans Queenstown Inch Green Miller Portland Reval Engelbrekht Swed Eckman Savannah Stettin Steamer Island Scilly Nimbus Smith Amsterdam Tarifa Alfredo Span Barcelona Maria Antonio Dien Tuskar Ship AG Ropes Rivers San Francisco Weston Point Tuld Antwerp McDougall

Fishermen Canso NS Ap April 23

H A Duncan put into Janda sick man on April 23 while Ambrose H Knight served Western area and filed report on the same date.

Canso H A Duncan Ambrose H Knight Western A

Maritime shipping movements and positions listed for April dates

A transcript of vessels including steamer Sardinian, bark Isabel, Bark Lady Elibank, stern Etta A Watts, James A Garfield, Royalist, Isaac Rich, Kate FE Morse, Glenerich, and brig Mary Rose with routes from Liverpool Goole Maroim Narberg Baltimore Jacksonville Eleuthera Kuatan Ruatan Cadiz Calcutta Dublin Barnegat Barnegat winds positions off Castle Island Cozumel coordinates and distances noted for April travel and current positions.

Ritchie Liverpool Halifax Baltimore Lon Isabel McClure Goole Prince Edward Island Lady Elibank Huxham Maroim New York Ann P Chase Poole St Lucia Castle Island Etta A Watts Narberg Jacksonville James A Garfield Collison Eleuthera Royalist Kuatan Cozumel Isaac Rich Ruatan Kate FE Morse Hutchins Cadiz Boothbay Glenerich

Steamer reports from Atlantic crossings and port reckonings

Boston telegraph notes from April 13 to April 27 record several nautical events. Stockholm City reports timber in sight. Norseman Williams sees long timber. Sibierian crew rescue at sea. Abby Weld cargo storm loss. Cosmo leaky at Madeira. Plymouth Rock wreck fate unknown. other vessels report gales, ice, and collisions along Atlantic routes.

Boston Stockholm City Thorpson London Norseman Williams Liverpool Johnson Ich Lake Shockland Old Man’s Leage Georges Island Siberian Glasgow Son Stove Eastport Fearaday Salem Cad Parson Clingy Campobello Cosmo Bennett Bankok Europe Madeira Thomas Joliffe Insurance Companys Joliffe le Conteur Paspebiac Holyhead Ete Plymouth Rock Raastad Fredrikstadt Quebec Margate North Sydney Anglo-American Smith Iloilo Montreal Louisburg Rio Janeiro Cedric San Francisco Port Hawkesbury Westaway Judiqueé Port Hood Philadelphia Tagal Hull Gulf Stream James Rothwell Williams’ Shoal Chincoteague Inlet Thurlow Portland Govine St Johns St Johns Harbor Boston City ST Thomas Kathleen, Cook Rio Grande United States Mark Elsie Higue New York Havre Wilmington Wrightsville Halifax Sir Wattie Lewis Aspy Bay Guyon Island Santiago Allen Ward Line Nassau St Jago Sandy Hook Joseph Jonbel No16 E Mayers Stapleton Macoris Echo Edward’s Reef Elcho Oxelgren

Ports in Transit Report From Global Shipping Ledger

Ships and barks from multiple ports including Barcelona Bremen Havana Halifax Hamburg Hong Kong Liverpool London and Gibraltar show sail and arrival dates in April with vessels such as McDougall Coleridge Atalanta Ems Victoria and Serapis listed among others scouring Atlantic and Caribbean routes toward New York Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore with various crews and cargos noted.

Satan McDougall Davis New York Davis New York Aspinwall Colon Ashdall Newport News Barcelona Scotia Liebke Bremen Ems Bristol Brynhilda Merkle Portland Buenos Ayres Mary Gibbs Moore Savannah Barks Schs Lady Agnes Piper Travellas St Johns UBLIN Active Bay Verte Coatzacoalcos Victor Leighton New Orleans Demerara James A Garfield Woodbury Baltimore Starlight Sears Telos Coney Gleneida Corning Delaware Pe K Forganhall Foruebec Gibraltar Bessarabia Martin Palermo Coventry Messina Serapis Dobson Jeddah West Cumberland Brown Mediterranean Sunbeam Mowatt San Francisco Hong Kong Kitty

Sailed and sailed again in April from multiple ports

A long ship and vessel list with April departures from Gravesend to Marseilles, Mazatlan, Havana, New York, and other ports, including numerous bark, brig, steamer and schooner movements plus domestic port entries and clearances across Alexandria to Wilmington North Carolina.

Gravesend Avoca Mitchener New York Marseilles Sarawak Mortensen Pensacola Baltimore Coa Rne Mohican Berry Mazatlan Acapulco Panama San Francisco Atanzas Euskaro Luzza Havana Sagua Anzans Gray Vieques Adam Gould Henrahan Vigo Manzanilla Cuba Crown Jewel Grafton Philadelphia Mary Mariner Wharton Martinique Sachs Blanche Minniss Surinam Edith Handy St Louis Senegal Dance Vasa Tallaksen Stella Ritch Barbados Cora Green Onilbrook St Kitts Edmund Phinney Young Kipistac Monson Alice Stuart Guadaloupe St Croix Susie Oliver Snare Arroyo Norwich Turks Island Nellie Moody Webster Boston Victoria Antonio Wallace Bay Carl Friedrich Frelch Nanaimo Anna Quebec Martha N Hail Taylor

Passengers Listed From Glasgow Boston and Havre Calls

Passenger list shows travelers sailing from Glasgow to Liverpool aboard Cunard Cat alonia and Lisbon bound ships plus Boston to Bremen New York routes aboard Umbria Saale Fulda and La Siretagne. Names include Stevens Sommerville Percival Rand Stockwell Whipple and Dresel families among others with cabin intermediate steerage classes listed.

Glasgow Siberian J D Stevens Sommerville Boston Liverpool Cunard Catalonia Lillian Percival Mary N Perley F L Porter George D Rand Edward Roberts C B Stockwell Stockwell A Stanley George M Whipple Isabella G Whipple Alice K Whipple Henry Whipple G W Cook HS # Freeman

Name From Date Agents P de Coninck Antwerp

From Antwerp on April 14 agents P de Coninck report Gill and Lootz Bulgarian. Liverpool on April 18 Thayer and Line'n report on Bulgarian matter.

P. de Coninck Antwerp Gill & Lootz Bulgarian Liverpool Thayer & Line’n

Trade and shipping notices from London and European ports

A compact OCR snippet lists dates and firms across European ports including Richmond Hill London April 6 Henderson Bros Denmark London April 10 F W J Hurst Wyoming Liverpool April 14 A M Underhill ghairace Bremen April 18 Oelrichs & Co Taormina Hamburg April 11 Kunhardt & Co. The fragment reflects vessel movements and mercantile agents active in April with multiple consignors and destinations.

Yue Richmond Hill London Henderson Bros Denmark W J Hurst Wyoming Liverpool Underhill Ghairace Bremen Oelrichs & Co Taormina Hamburg Kunhardt & Co

Destinat'n of Agents from Boston to Catalonia and Philadelphia

From Boston on a Saturday in April 28 sailing dates and times list agents such as Alex Martin Berkshire to Baltimore at 3.00 PM and Geo E Smalley to Philadelphia at 8.00 PM with other connections including E B Sampson Carroll and Loring Halifax noted for the day.

Destinat N. Pss Od Catalonia Liverpool Alex Martin Berkshire Baltimore Geo E Smalley Parthian Phil'd ‘Pia E B Sampson Carroll Halifax Loring Central Wharf Boston Geo. E. Smalley Arch Street Philadelphia Penn United States Quartermaster’s Department Quartermaster’s Venn Jeffersonville Ind Congress Pacific Coast M.I. Luding Q. M Epot Boston Latin School Asseciation Warren Avenue M. Grenville H. Norcross East Boston Company Boston Company Therm State Street Wesson, Glerk

Mails Close At Boston For Europe And Mexico

Mail service details list special addressed mail for Europe via Queenstown and Liverpool aboard Catalonia from Boston on Saturday April 8 and mail for Halifax and St Pierre Miquelon via steamship Carroll from Boston on Saturday April 28, with additional note of Progreso Mexico via El Cal.

Europe Ueenstown Liverpool Calonia Boston Catalonia Halifax N. Y St. Pierre and Miquelon

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