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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1891

Page

3

Port of Boston Arrivals and Departures Report

The port lists steamers Columbian Prussian Leon Olivette Penobscot State of Maine and others arriving or departing. Vessels carry passengers cargo and bunkers from Liverpool Glasgow New York Bar Harbor Yarmouth and Saint John with delays weather and navigational notes.

Columbian Parry Liverpool Thayer & Lincoln Samuel Brown K G Blair Gallia New York Boston Prussian Lairful Glasgow Galway Allan Queen of Grafton St John Leon Swanee Port Antonio Jam Oston Fruit Co IE Burr State of Maine Colby Bt John Eastport Portland Waldron Olivette McKay Bar Harbor Penobscot Ingraham Bangor Sagadahoc Baker Bath Tremont Craig George A Chaiee Godfrey Gloucester Dudley Pray Melon Rondout Binghampton Troy Bessie Wrestler Yulings Newbury L B Gilchrist UO W Morse Alice M Minott John Watt Hiram Emery Gorham Baltimore Ora Morrill Rimouski Andrew Adams Augusta Stahl Cockburn Harbor Chase Davenport Hatteras Susan H Ritchie Ellis Brunswick Sci Mary , Peters Haynes Savannah Sci Elina D Doucette Yarmouth Swis Acara Sullivan Atwood Oliver Port Acadia Almeda McDonough Quaco Soh Genius Apt Canada Creek Kate J Irelan Johnson Philadelphia Henry Lippitt Howes Port Johnson Sadie Kimball Burns Norton Wall Hattie Lewis Lowe Lille Perkins Eliot Sea Flower Quinn Alpine Marshall Waterloo Gulliver Geo Washington Freethy Henry A Creaee Medford Caress Thurston Anger May Queen Grant Josie Smith Machias Edward L Warren Colson Belfast Davis Harrington Mt Desert Turner Deer Isle Pea Samnerown Clifford D W Hammond Collins Rockland Prince LeBoo Rockport Charlie Steadman Mitchell Lanesville Geo P Rust Brocklebank Addie FE Seavey Baggerty Newburyport Stanwood JG Hall & Co Georgia Ball GM_ Winslow Ninn Montreal Walter Friend & Co Schs Cygiet Dalton Musquash SJ Golding E Norris Anthony Bear River Delong & Seaman Rite Sweet King Port Mulgrave Eastrt E A Waldron Olivett Richardson & Barnard Langor Calvin Austin George C Hills Charles JF Williams Bark Julia Reed Rio Janeiro J H Fisher & Co Schs MC Moseley Cotter Cockport Port-au-Prince John Moseley William Lorman Roberts, Bray, Kennebec Ashington Orion Light Observation

Charters Report for Ocean Trade and Colonial Routes

SAN FRANCISCO August 11 charter news lists ship Arabia bound for Cork Havre or Antwerp with grain at 28 6d. Bark Australia offers 37s 6d and Sarah and Emma 45s, all chartered before arrival. PORT SPALN TRINIDAD July 15 charters include bark 5 KR Lyman sugar to Breakwater at 15 cents per cask 13 cents per bag free alongside. bark Nora Wiggins sugar to Hampton Roads same rate. Sch Tyree mnologies to Montreal at 2750 dollars lump sum free cooper age and lighterage.

San Francisco Arabia Cork Havre Antwerp Australia Sarah Emma Port Spaln Trinidad Lyman Nora Wiggins Hampton Roads Sch Tyree Montreal

Global Maritime Movements Report from Aug 1900s Ports

A wide array of ships and vessels arriving, sailing, or passing ports across Alexandria, Algiers, Aarhus, Bremen, Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Havre, Kinsale, Lisbon, Lizard, Liverpool, Prawle Point, Queenstown, Seville, Sunderland, Auckland, Colombo, Cardenas, Demerara, Havana, Montevideo, Matanza, Musquash, Nassau, Newcastle, North Sydney, Pernambuco, Port Chalmers, Quebec, St Pierre, and more. Entries list ship names, flags, captains, departure or destination ports, and dates from Aug 4–11 and beyond.

Alexandria Egypt Teresa Olivari Ital New York Algiers Sant Antonio Aarhuus Antwerp Trefry Bremen Helene Ger Belfast Johanne Nor Rafen St Thomas Canada Cardiff Wydale Funchal Bertha Gray Glasgow Bolivia Montreal Hong Kong Yokohama Vancouver Havre Ville de Dieppe Philadelphia Kinsale Fama Halifax Mersey Lisbon Saratoga Green Lizard Crown of Denmark Smith San Francisco Falls of Afton Williamson Liverpool Esther Roy McDougall Jabez Howes Henry Weissenhorn Kings County New Munro Philomene King Dunkirk Semantha Dart London Queenstown Medea Portland Martino Cilento Sunderland Venango Baltimore Auckland Annie Reed West Motley Harper Colon Lamington Newport News Colombo Empresas China Penang Cardenas Port Nellie E Rumball Mitchell Boston John J Marsh Whittier Disz Golden Sheaf Chandler Niagara Islesworth Ciudad Caudal Montevideo Consiglia Galatoli Gunn Newark Matanzas Taylor Dickson Miller Thrasher Thurber Nassau Aar Schs Lady Shea Case Mabel Darling Roberts Jacksonville Andros Island Newcastle Nsw Mark John Vorster Sch Novelty Lewis Diego Wilmot Morris Acapulco North Sydney Barks Courant Rio Annot Lyle Duncan Parks Enterprise Polsen Valna Ulstien Rio Janeiro Jennie Parker Parker Oilo ST Pierre Mart Starlicht Olsted St Croix Lizzie W Matheson Rich Hayti James A Garfield Pisher Ff Munson

New Tonnage Vessel Launched From New London Yard

Aug 11 at Providence Charlotte M Miller of this city rated A1 for 14 years launched from Chute and Stark yard near New London. 115 feet keel, 32 feet beam, 9 feet hold, three masted, will sail between New York and Eastern ports in sand trade. Owner group includes New York, Stonington, Westerly, Providence interests. A larger schooner planned soon.

Providence Charlotte M Miller Chute & Stark New London New York J E Higbees Stonington Westerly Rockport Irene Thayer Pascal Sne Simon Wall Sch Jeamie Greenbank Harkness & Kel Bath Daisy Barley Kelly & Spear

Gloucester auction lists fish catches and a new schooner

On August 11 in Gloucester specialists reported large cod and halibut consignments from ships including Nellie N Davis and Willie M Stevens and orders for a 90 ton schooner Emmajand built by Moses Adams for David J Robinson. In Wellfleet Charles R Washington sold 50 barrels of mackerel and Nannie H Waterman 140 bbls off Mount Desert.

Gloucester Schs Grand Bank Joseph Maguire Nellie N Davis Willie M Stevens Carrie C George Pilgrim Levanter J. W. Collins Moses Adams Essex David J.robinson Emmajanda Wellfleet Charles R Washington Nannie H Waterman Mount Desert

Sperm Oil and Shipping News From Norfolk Report

A despatch from Captain Avery aboard ship E Conwell at Norfolk reports 340 bbls of sperm oil. On Aug 4 at lat 38 30 N 71 50 W the Rising Sun of Provincetown carries 240 bbls oil. On Aug 6 at lat 37 28 N 73 16 W the Gage H Phillips of Provincetown carries 120 bbls sperm oil.

Avery Sch E . Conwell Norfolk, Va Rising Sun Provincetown Son Gage H Phillips

Diverse Crew and Wreck News From Coastal Shipping

The long tale of the Francisco Garguilo shows a multinational crew from Italy Nassau New York Ceylon Japan Norway Sweden Malabar and multiple European nations. Wrecks and salvage updates follow from Yarmouth Centreville Rockland New York and St Johns with diversions into Prince Edward Island and Havre involving underwriters and repairs.

Francisco Garguilo Philadelphia Italy Nassau Bahamas New York New England Ceylon Norway Sweden Malabar Spain Portugal Russia France Greece Yarmouth Henry Warner Centreville O M Marrett Rockland Cornfield Light Long Island Sound Cathead New Bedford Gov Ames California Pensacola H A Dewitt Key West St. Andrew’s Bay Charlottetown Pei Olivia McDougall Reliance San Francisco Havre J D. Bischoff Ola St. Nazaire Bangor

Maritime Shipping Notices from Various Ports

A compilation of Aug 10 11 maritime movements across Baltimore Boothbay Harbor Bangor Brunswick Georgetown Hyannis Newbury Port Newport Norfolk New York and other ports. Vessels include Greystroke Benj F Poole Bertha I Walker Lady Antrim Olivia Elizabeth Minetta and others, with sailings to Boston Bangor Philadelphia St Vincent Calais Gloucester and more and several vessels loading for Philadelphia and St John NB.

Alicia Liverpool Elbruz Antwerp Winchester Dunkirk Huntsman Limerick Chatham Boston Metcalf Stettin Swhs Poole Ross Providence Bertha I Walker Harding Julia A Ward Rich Boothbay Harbor Ang Lady Antrim Freddie Higgins Wiscasset Charleston Erskine Bangor Lizzie Planter Smith Adeline Weymouth Sophie Willey Lord Gloucester Emily A Staples Sellars Penobscot Mary E Amsden Clark Calais Hattie Mayo Pottle Pemaquid Wheeler Rockland Susan Frances Haverhill Llth Centurion Charles M Patterson Baltimore Olive Elizabeth Billow L D Kemick Hampden Minetta Brunswick Bark Nor Barbadoes Ensign John Black Rio Janeiro Schs Isaac N Kerlin Steelman New York Lillie Ll’ Schmidt Henderson Messenger Bond Maggie J Lawrence Hallowell Philadelphia Emma C Knowles Mayhew Howard Breeks Mehaffey New London May Williams Reed Bath Harry B Ritter Nimbus Darien Chestida Rodman Watts Monroe Loyalist Vroom St Vincent CVI Port Daisy Reed Mitchell Ardanrigh Cienfuegos Fernandina—Ar Ang Maggie G Hart Blake Port Royal Mabel Thomas Robinson Normandy Rivers Lizzie E Dennison Small Martinique Fall River Mary Ellen Hyannis Anthony Kerry Glace Bay Perth Amboy Cotuit H M Howes Handy Dennisport Menunkatuck Baker Fannie Flint Newark Portland Packet Wm Daren Norfolk John E Randall Sarah & Ellen Henry P Havens Newbury Vort Hercules Berks Coral Meader Damariscotta Newport Icis Traveller Elizabethport James Kelsey Virginia Nobska Saturn Merryman Schuylkill & Kimwood Win Johnson Marjory Brown Anne J Pardee Colin C Baker Elvira J Wrench New Bedford Lancaster Hastings Cory A M Ridgeway Sarah A Reed Aylward P G Thompson Chase Alveno Savanilla Antonio Zambrana Gibara Seneca Colon Janan Baracoa Comat Galveston Dunmurray Johanneson Nassau Mommsen Denker Imperial Crosby Shanghai Hong Kong Italia Plymouth Eng Rortuna Bahia Nora Wiggins McKinnon Port Spain Trinidad Sehs Roger Wrary Delay Savannan David Baird Booye Lell Gate Easé Mary Mariner Pray Annie A Booth Wasson Yarmouth Wade Wilson St John Sabrina Harrington Avon Leonesga Pendleton Kendall Nettie Cushing Gregory Ltockland Cathie C Berry Foster David Faust Alley J F Leavy Kelley Hanibal Scott Amboy Lewis Jane Cole Kingston New Haven Chambers Lane Ridgeport Harold Beecher Pascagoula Johanna Swan Nash Velasco Henry Clausen, Jr Colcord Scremer Perry Flint Brown Harriet Kerlin Shaw Kinma Littlejohn Ann Elizabeth Decost Maria EH Williams Dodge Kennebec Aquilla Sencabough Besson Kleazer W. Clark Goodwin Maggie S Hart

Marvellous Coastal Steamship Listings and Clearances

Philadelphia to New York and Boston steamers, tugs Narragansett and Resolute operate with multiple vessels including Parthian Saxon Elihu Thompson and Lord Clive. Ports feature Portsmouth Wilmington and Scituate with schooners, brigs, and steamers cleared Aug 10 11 and Aug 8 10. Dated maritime traffic and vessel movements across multiple ports.

B Sanford Boston Resolute New York John W Platt French Norfolick A G Lawson Mehrhoff Haverstraw Messenger van Dyke Greenport Pawtucket Narragansett Heroin Winters Calais Annie E Webb Bennett Fisher Island Samuel M Hall Morford Philadelphia George Morant Vesper Norfolk Parthian Saxon Providence Elihu Thompson Lynn Milne R Bohannon Seville Kennebec Crescent Mehaffy Raymond T Maull Smith Hudgon Vaughn Pigeon Cove Belle Halliday Nickerson Lord Clive Liverpool Oranje Prince Havre Handel Rotterdam Shields Prudence St Louades Standard Percy Hawes Mary A Hood Somers Danversrt Annie E Stevens Tice George R Vreeand Abbott Allyns Point Laura C Anderson Potter Bangor Sarah Wood Hickman Lanesville Enmsa J Meyer Magee New Haven William C Tanner Johnson Portland Belle Liailiday Hurricane Island Porlmouth Sds R Kaplan Jesse Murdock Dover Hattie Lewis Lillie S A Kimball Chilton Raitt Perth Amboy Andrew J York Littlejohn Yarmouth Mass Richmond Jennie E Simmons Williams Bay Point Lockland Spectal Sehs Goldfinder Beaver Harbor Brenton Mereghan Anna Port George Emma E Potter Clements Port Comrade St John Laura E Messer Lla Frances Oston A Heaton Bertha E Glover Polly Owls Head Hampden Nautilus John Brown Willie D. Salmon River Sultan Sea Bird Island Bell Sallie E Ludiam Salem Srecial Swis Nightingale Sawyer Savannah Gate City Googins Scotland Bessie Brown Phillips San Francisco Dolbadern Castile Queenstown Vineyard Haven D Gifford Menawa Caroline Knight Karslie Wendall Burpee Jennie Hall C B Wood J Y ¥ Smith Abana Heather Bell Cyrus den James A Stetson T W Cooper James Arrett Aroug William Slater Haker Barge Lizzie H Cain Wilmington Isabella Balcom Delano Gonaives Wiscasset Sch Coquette Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Line Long Wharf Charleston West F. P. Wing

Boston Bound Vessels Sailings List of Ships

A list of ships bound for Boston with origins and sailing dates including Fanny L Cann from Buenos Ayres June 28 Monrovia for Singapore July 27 Paragon from Pisgua May 28 Siddartha from Buenos Ayres June 28 Wandering Jew from Manila April 27 and other vessels with passings and positions noted such as W W Crapo Waldemar Matanzas Julie Max Andrew Adam Newburgh Rosa Mueller Laura and more with nos. lat lon reports and positions.

Boston Fanny L Cann Br Bark Buenos Ayres Monrovia Singapore Paragon Pisgua Siddartha Wandering Jew Am Ship Manila Anter St Helena W W Crapo Am Bark Port Gamble Waldemar Amsch Gonaives Matanzas Havana Julie Norbark Montevideo Max Miraguane Andrew Adam Amech Turks Island Nobska Newburgh Brsch Rosa Mueller Amnsch Laura Zaza

Global mail closings and routes by steamer dates

Long list of international mail cutoffs by route and ship, detailing closing times for Great Britain Ireland France Belgium Germany and other countries, with multiple steamer names such as Furst Bismarck Lider Aurania and Cephalonia, plus dates Aug 12 to Aug 25 and regional notes for Bermuda Inagua Jamaica and the Windward Islands.

Overland Mexico Great Britain Ireland Southampton Mai Germany Hamburg Furst Bismarck France Belgium Bermuda Urinoco Inagua Gonaives St Mare Cape Hayti Yort de Paix Rowena New York Manaos Jamaica Greytown Truxillo Puerto Cortez Belize Guatemala Trondo Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Alps Scotland Farnessia Brazil la Plata St Thomas St Croix Martinique Guadeloupe Barbadoes Demerara Nova Scotia Newfoundland Miquelon Halifax

Behring Sea Commissioners Meet at Ounalaska

The British and American Behring Sea Commissioners met for consultation at Ounalaska on July 26. Seizures then known included the schooners E. B. Marvin and Laninpa. Sir George Baden-Powell and Dr. Davidson planned to depart for the Prybiloff Islands on July 26.

Victoria B. C Behring Ounalaska E. B. Marvin Laninpa Sir George Baden-Powell Dr. Davidson Prybiloff Islands

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