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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1879

Page

4

Government securities close at day’s high figures

Government securities show firmness with prices closing at the day’s peak. Investors moved intoTreasury issues amid steady demand, pushing yields lower and signaling confidence in the bond market.

U. 8. Securities

Municipal Courts Patchwork Fines and Holds Across Districts

On August 16 Judge Parmenter fines and holds were issued in multiple courts. Lewis Simonds paid ten dollars for assault and battery. Daniel Roach awaits trial on highway robbery with fifteen hundred dollars bail. Michael J. Russell gets three months for drunk driving. Sweeny and Pryor face ten dollar fines for malicious mischief with Pryor bound over for peac e. Frank Hardy fined ten dollars for assault and battery. James Millar ten dollars for malicious mischief. John C. Sweeney held on liquor law charges with three hundred dollars for trial August 30. John McDavitt held two hundred dollars for trial August 18 on malicious mischief. H B Lawrence case continued at two hundred to August 30. Timothy Mahoney held eight hundred eight dollars for trial on breaking and entering and larceny and five hundred dollars for assault and battery.

Parmenter Lewis Simonds Daniel Roach Michael J. Russell House of Industry Roxbury Patrick Sweeny Charles Pryor Pryor South Boston Frank Hardy James Millar East Boston John C. Sweeney Charlestown John McDavitt H. B. Lawrence Timothy Mahoney

Suffolk County Transfers Across Boston Area Realty Deals

Central Boston lists transfers including Oak Street David Meade and io Hliza Meade. Boylston Square Margaret Schworer to Christian W. Lucas. Lucas to Schworer. Warren Avenue Henry Brown to Wm Kennedy. Maywood Street Oak Street etc. High value parcels, mortgages, and land measurements noted. numerous parcels across Dorchester West Roxbury Brighton Chelsea Winthrop and Porchester with prices from $1 to $7,400 and land area figures. Attachments and assignments include Hyannis Sayings Bank receivers mortgage and Catherine Ruby dated 1871.

Oak Street David Meade Io Hliza E. Meade Boylston Square Margaret M. Schworer Christon W. Lucas John M. Schworer Warren Avenue Henry Brown Wm. T. Kennedy Boston Highlands Maywood Street David H. McKay William H. Keal Patience Jr’. Taylor Gore Avenue True W. Townsend Chas. F. Curtis Charles F. Curtis Abijah Leavens John Lackey Wesley Irving John Young John Li. Moore John H. Moore Richard Street Levi B. Gay John P. Santry Chelsea Chester Avenue James Smith David M. Weston Dudley A. Dorr Winthrop Crest Avenue John W. Tewksbury Benjamin F. Brackett Boston Cross Street Philip A. Cunningham Jehn Hartin William J. Kennedy Charles A. Kennedy William H. Keat David H McKay Ted Porchester Cedar Street Lawrence Avenue Wm. Phipps Mass Hospital Life Ins. Co Hyannis Sayings Joshua Baker Abbott T. Stearns Taylor and Water Streets Neponset George Harriman Ira Litchfield Catherine Ruby South Margin Street

Commercial Record Sales at Brokers' Board Aug 16

Finance and trade notes report first and second calls with numerous bond listings and prices. Items include Missouri Kansas & Texas and Chicago Northern Railway earnings, dividends, and management changes. Also notes a new Missouri narrow gauge line from St Joseph to Summit Switch and the St Louis Kansas and Arizona construction progress near Ossawatamie.

Santa Missouri Kansas Kaneas Texas aRa BOAO Sand Y& Clev Eastern Old Colony Union “Pacite Pullman Palace Summit Branch Rd Etewee Ge Lyman Mills Bos. Gas Co Boston Land Co Calumet & Hecla Sesascainenss Topeka & Santa Quincy Min Fe Ra Seo St. Louis St. Joe Des Loge Aomnes Iron Mountain Road Summit Switch Mineral Point Arizona Miami Marais Des Cygnes Ossawattomie

Bank reserves shrink as New York banks face high demands

The Aug 9 and Aug 16 figures show loans and circulation moving, narrowing surplus reserve to 1.4 million from 29.2 million a year earlier, amid bond account closings and Treasury settlements. The Evening Post warns the banking system struggles to meet currency needs for crops and widening legitimate business, with renewed strain on reserves.

New York Boston New York Stock Exchange the Evening Post Treasury

Specie Movements In London And New York

The Economist notes small Atlantic gold shipments with little Bank of England withdrawal. A $100,000 gold transfer to America followed a $1,260,000 order completion. New York reports weekly specie imports of $825,706 including foreign and U S gold and silver coins and bars. Since January 1 gold imports total $1,670,123 and silver $5,641,664, with bullion adding reserves through the mint as part of a new specie basis.

London Economist Atlantic Bank of England America New York United States

PRINT CLOTHS PRODUCTION SLIPS AS PRICES SLIDE

The Fall River mill output remains below normal at 88 500 pieces for the week with 82 500 sold and 279 500 on hand. Sales rise from last week but demand stays dull, closing at 4 cents cash offered and 4 1 16 cents cash asked. No price gain is expected without stronger demand.

Fall River News

New York Financial Matters Reflect Stock Market Turmoil

The stock market opened unsettled after recent events with traders anxious about Lake Shore and New York Central consolidation talk. Prices firmed late morning though volatility persisted. New York Central rose to 12 bid, Lake Shore to 85 1/4, Pacific Mail to 17 1/2, and Northwest preferred to 98 1/2 while common hovered around 75 1/2.

N.Y Central Rock Island Lake Shore Roy Maly Canada Southern Wabasa Northwestern Stly Milwaukee and St. Paul Gels Michigan Sahailimots Central Bihy Union Pacific Ind Hannibal St. Jose Morris and Essex Chicago & Alton New York Central St. Paul Minneapolis Pacific Mail Northwest

Foreign Markets Update from London and Liverpool

Floating cargoes of wheat steady and corn easier as trade slows. Prices in Liverpool show wheat and corn dull with Western wheat around 10s and California averages near 8s. Cotton hardening in Liverpool with uplands around 8 1/2d to 9d and sales of 6,000 bales. Futures shift modestly higher with varying August to October positions. Havana Market noted.

Commercial London Liverpool California Uplands Orleans Havana

Boston Post Market Report on Cotton and Grains

The Boston Post notes firmer spot cotton at 1 hsgc BW for middling uplands and Gulf with 425 bales sold for consumption. Liverpool and New York futures rise modestly while exports and receipts for the year are tallied. Flour, grain, and produce markets show steady to firm pricing with strong pork and lard demand and mixed corn and oats activity.

Uplands Gulf Liverpool Orleans New York Atlantic Gulf Ports Choice Bakers Minnesota Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois St.ouis Boston New Orleans Texas Lugc Lligo State St. Louis City Sreem New New York Rio Long Island Pennsylvania Western Canada California City Steam Telegraph Chicago Sarge Buffalo Cincinnati Milwaukee

Boston Boot and Shoe Trade Buyers List

A three day register at New England Shoe and Leather Exchange shows numerous buyers listed by initials and firm names across the country. Names include M. D. Wells & Co., Geo. K. Johnson, S. P. Wilcox & Co., The Doggett Bassett Hills Co., and many Chicago and New Orleans firms among others.

New England Shoe and Leather Exchange Geo. P. Gore Weere Ill Smith Eddy, Harvey & Co Chicago M. D. Wells & Co W.S. Es M Henderson & Co Setz Scnwab & Co Perl Doggett, Bassett & Hills Co Ihi Buell Cook & Seixas Tits Samoe Ps HL Fargo & Co Ill Morse Geo. K. Johnson Lal Bell, Stoddard & Crane Chica S. P Toledo Fuller, Childs & Co A. N.W Dt Keen & Co Ls Conant L. Lee Co Louisville J.H. Laws & Co Cincinnati Benckenstein & Co A “Thorne & Co G. T.C Corian & McGrath O. E Egan, Middike Eddleman & Bower Atlanta, Ga D. O'Neil & Sons Dunourn A. S. Brown & Co Charleston S.C M. Meissner & Bro Milwaukee Wis Evansville Ind Stewart Muscatine Iowa RK. J. Tyre Detroit Mich L. L. Parnsworth M. A. Noll M. Noll & Son Fort Wayne M. M Mayer Bros. & Co Vicksbur, Miss F. G F. Greendyke & Co Lafayette Helena Ark Weak Bros Galveston Texas M. Stein & Co St. Louis Hamilton, Brown & Co McKee & Branham Indiana Olis Ide & Wilson Columbus C. E OC. BK. Conrade Ohio W. H. Collins St. Joseph J. B. Lewis Shreveport Cummings & Vila Minona Minn M. McCreery & Bro Columbia B. F. Randolp Macomb Aberdeen Miss. A Arne A Rose Anderson Ane Camden S. C L. T. Davidson Savannah Gee Tex W. B. Wallace E. C. Johnson Atchison

Bahía Sugar and Coal Goods Shipment Ledger Notes

A detailed list of ships and consignments from ports including Bahia, Port Caledonia, Hillsboro and Pictou. Cargoes include sugar, coal, logwood, indigo, woolens, machinery, books, clothing, and numerous merchandise items with consignors and buyers such as D W Job & co, Lyon Dupuy & co, Wells Fargo era firms, and many British and American brokers. Specific vessels include Brig Victoria Amelia, Schr Active, Brig Emma, Steamer Atlas, and others with tonnages and cargoes recorded.

Bahia Adolphe—S Gossier & Co Port Caledonia Victoria Amelia Darrow, Mann & Co Hillsboro Boston Gaslight Co Pictou Carrie Job & Co Port Paix Henry Dennison Logwood Lyon, Dupuy & Co Yabacoa P R Emma Sugar Whitney, Poasland & Co Liverpool Eng Atlas Pierce, Hardy & Co Little, Brown & Co Hubbard Samuel May & Co George A Gardner Gardner Ives & Co Worcester Indigo Baring Bros & Co C Spring & Co Rice & Co Smith & Co Macailar, Parker & Co Rousanamier & Kimball Eliot & Felte Walker & Co Hovey & Co Ae Co Bolls Steel Henry B Jackson Bolls Steel the Washburn Moon Mfg Co Chas Schouhof U Crooke Draper Wamsutta Mills Co Agassia Museum Darrel! & Co Haubensack Baring Bros Simons Hatch & Whitten J W Flocken Julian de Cordova Novel Art Association Booth & Co William Lowry & Co Brown & Taylor Wheelock & Co Macullar Parker & Co Talbot Wilmarth & Co Kendall Barrows & Co Hogg, Brown & Taylor Ewing Bros & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Stone & Downer Bowker, Torrey & Co James Skinner Marsh & Co Clark, Adams & Clark Norcross Mutlen & Co Williams Joan Munroe & Co James Jalley & Co Chandler & Co Jackson Mandell & Daniell Hogg Brown &Taylor Shépard Norwell & Co Mandeil & Co Sidney H Butterick Paris William Bellamy & Haley J B Moors Order of Baring Bros Paul & Co Henry P Cooke Henry J Brown Paul Bernays & Co Camille Reed Horace Partridge & Co Eben Sutton Charles Thorndike India Gay & Waite William Arnold & Ruppman George B Wilbur Robbins & Appleton L B Hollander & Co Schonhoff Bernard Nereus Hallett New York JoHn Whitney John Brooks Liscomb Portland Forest City Donovan Boudrot Hope Hill Cheverne Anna Parks Annapolis Lancaster Harris Sear River Daniel York Willinger Harberville Finley Active Pye Minnie N St John Emma T Story Ingersoll Grand Menau John D Paige Haley Philadelphia Mayfower Tainter Richmond Eaton Bangor Catherine Jordan Ellsworth Traveller Crossman Lubec Cupard Steamship Atlas Hoseason Queerstown Moise Chase Francklyn Dowinson Clements Yarmouth J G Hall & Co Adelfine Grell Gessier & Co Lon Westhaven Whitney Pousland & Co Essex Collymore Port de Paix Lyon Dupuy & Co Lieht Batavia Greenwood Carroll Johns Hopkins Sakon Nap Wind MN Victoria Strian

Raw Textile Shipments From Boston and Albany Line

The listing records shipments for the Leather Boston and Albany Railroad with multiple firms such as Wad leigh Adams Bryant Jewell Homer Beebe Endicott Brackett Hull Priest Prebble Farnum Dewson Cutler Rogers Saftora Corey and partners. Quantities include bags rolls bales and boils with various totals and distributors across the line.

lLeather Boston and Albany Wadleigh Adams & Co Bryant Rolls E Jewell & Co Homer Bros Boll L Beebe & Son Endicott Bolls Brackett & Co Rolls Hull & Co Williams & Co Cutler & Foster Rogers Saftora & Co Corey Baies Lee Clafilin &Co

Unclear ledger snippet with multiple firms and totals

Fragmentary OCR shows names like McPherson Kendall Hathaway Bowdlear Blake Pawe Ball co and various totals, suggesting a financial or shipping ledger page. Readable items include a New York steamer Nereus and several firm names such as Kidder, Ball, Faxon Williams, and Blake.

Eeee Lim Fitchbourg R. R. Oo LOOMN Azlo & CO McPherson & Kendall Hathaway Page Kidder & Co Bowdlear & Co Blake & Pawe G Ball & Co Ororo Re New York Nereus Eestlo Joodwin, Locke & Co Faxon, Williams & Faxon Blaney, Brown & Co

Provisions Receipts August 16 Railroads and Crease Totals

Provisions receipts list shipments from Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Eastern, New York and New England, Providence railroads with quantities of tallow, grease, beef, pork, lard, bacon, hams, boxes, and tierces. Totals show 2 barrels 98 birds tallow and 784 tierces lard among other items.

Boston and Albany Railroad Dickerman Bell & Co Treadwell Imivgan & Osgood Grand Junction Railroad Eastern Railroad New York and New England Railroad Providence Railroad

Produce Receipts Aug 16 Summary

Butter TM pkes. Cheese 4ilT boxes. Szgs 6 bbis 190 boxes. Beans 194 bbis.

Meal K Receipts From Multiple Railroads

Grain receipts show Grand Junction Railroad receiving 215 sacks of oatmeal while Fitchburg Railroad and J Greenough & Co tally 600 barrels of cornmeal. Maine Railroad records 260 barrels of cornmeal to Davis & Taylor and Lowell Railroad 120 barrels to Kimball & Bates. New York steamship Nereus ships bbis oatmeal, plus a receipts listing 1 530 barrels of cornmeal and 4 barrels totaling 345 sacks of oatmeal.

Boston and Albany Railroad Aldrich & Cressey Keynolds &Co Welch & Co Rossie Grand Junction Railroad Peckham, Ralphe & Co Grier & Co Waeeler Baker Rodney J Hardy & Co Davis & Taylor Lowell Railroad Jamson Sumner, Crosb & Son Hathaway & Woods Upham&co Doon Reynolds & Co Fitchburg Railroad Greenough & Co Maine Railroad Kimball & Bates New York Nereus

Tea Coffee and Sugar Receipts August 16

Rail receipts show Hobart & Co 30 boxes sugar AJ Houghton & Co 31 barrels chest tea 45 bags coffee ordered. Old Colony Railroad 31 barrels chest tea 45 bags coffee order. By sea New York Steamer Nereus 69 bags coffee order. Totals 31½ chests tea 113 bags coffee 69 barrels 58 boxes sugar.

Boston and Albany Hobart & Co Houghton & Co Old Colony Railroad New York Nereus

Grain freights and charters rise as August reports flood

Aug 16 shipping markets show grain freights securing tonnage for late summer loading with lower spot rates for some routes while better class vessels prefer grain. Long voyage tonnage remains scarce and demand for South American and West India trades grows. Baltimore arrivals drop and rates rise for spot engagements, with a large vessel fleet heading to the port and ample fall and winter business ahead. Coasting trade remains quiet though coal loading keeps demand active and Atlantic coast rates hold firm.

New York London Liverpool Haltimore Atlantic Bremen Maryland Virginia Kentucky Maggie M. Rivers Pernambuco Sarah K. Frazier Portland Matanzas Boston Portsmouth Salem Sound Ports Providence

Fish Market Provides Mixed Readings For Week Endings

Gloucester reports weak demand for mackerel with prices near bottom despite improved small fish quality. Bay and eastern shore arrivals steady. codfish market firmer with rising prices. New York notes show mixed commodities including flour, wheat, corn, and fats with varying gains and declines across markets.

Gloucester Enotice Georges Choice George's Sre Stif Haddock Eastport Newfoundland Labrador

Cotton Markets

Telegraph report to the Boston Post discusses cotton market movements with observations on price fluctuations and supply trends affecting buyers and merchants in the trade. The update highlights ongoing demand shifts in raw cotton and related textile markets.

Navy dock parts reach Pensacola and clipper steamer trail

Boston reports the Powhatan with a dry dock segment in tow arrived off the navy yard Friday. The Vladlia with the other section passed Key West and will likely reach Pensacola by the 19th inst. Glen Cove notes training ship Minnesota with 686 boys anchored in Hempstead harbor last evening for a stay through Monday before sailing to Gardiner's Bay. St Mary, the school ship, arrived Wednesday and plans to depart next Saturday.

Boston United States Powhatan Pensacola Sectional Dry Dock Navy Yard Vandalia Key West Fla Pensacola Glen Cove Long Island Minnesota Hempstead Harbor Gardiner’s Bay St. Mary

Excursion to Boston and Atlantic Shipping News Adrift

Maritime notices from ADGARTOWN dated Aug 15 report Greeley New York, Ingraham, and others on excursion to Boston aboard several vessels while ships and barks travel from Barrow to New York, Bremen, and Liverpool. Multiple off Absecom and Sandy Hook sightings accompany cargo movements and naval traffic.

Adgartown Ingraham Greeley New York Boston K Arcularius Hall Jan Henry Snow L D Barnes Wright Carrie E Spoftara Haskell Ida L Ray Hate Kelsey Crandall Tuskar Geo & Doane Doty Barrow United States Ion Truro Burris Uavre Lon Bristol Harry White St Domingo City Absecom Annie Troop Town Operto Baltimore D H Warren Bremen Evargeline Manson Liverpool Thomas Clyde Montana Mary Fisher Sandy Hook Boyneat

Lights for the Mariners at Old Saybrook Lighthouse

The United States Lighthouse Board has switched lighthouses along the coast to kerosene and installed a new lens at Old Saybrook. The lens now provides equal light on all sides, easing keeper duty on cold nights when whale oil tended to congeal.

New Haven Conn United States Lighthouse Board Old Saybrook

Guano Cargoes at Lobos de Afuere In Peru

Grace Bros and Co circular reports vessels at Lobos de Afuere loading 22109 tons of guano on the 12th seeking about 40000 more to fill cargoes. Last week shipments reached 1109 tons, expected to rise to 6000 tons weekly, with dispatch possible by August 20.

Lobos de Afeure Grace Bros & Co Callao United States Brazil Sthmamsuip ST. Thomas Para Pernambuco Baaia Brio DY Janeiro Porto Rico Jamaica Spanish Main City OF Rio DE Janelro Weir Roberts's Brooklyn New York Royal Mail Steam Packet Co Montevideo Buenos Ayres CG. H. Mallory & CQ Pier 20 Fulton Ferry

Wreck News and Portland Schooner Reports

The Belfast Journal notes Captain Damon formerly of Bangor arriving from Montevideo via France with more wreck news on the PR Hazel tines. Divers examined the wreck and found it as at the time of disaster, operations delayed until spring. Bath daily dispatches James E Bayles discharging coal at Hayden yard hailed as the finest schooner afloat, 426 tons, cost $40,000, with a distinct captain’s quarters and saloon. Hayden expects three more vessels.

Hazeltine Belfast Journal Damon Bangor Montevideo France Jones Bath James E Bayles Hayden New York

Port and offshore fishing fleet movement reports

Portamouth NH August reports show Mayflower discharging 400 barrels of mackerel at Doane's wharf while Gov Goodwin and 370 barrels arrive. Dennis Port West Harwich register 312 barrels on Charlotte Brown, 225 on Daniel McPhee, and 0 on Quiret. North Bay ships Ernest F Norwood and others bound for Gloucester or North Bay. Pirate Harbor records Martha D McLain for Portland. several boats from North Bay to Gloucester Portland and Newburyport with catches and mishaps such as topmast damage on Martha M McLean.

Portamouth Mayflower Doane'’s Gov Goodwin Dennis Port West Harwich Charlotte Brown Quiret Daniel McPhee Arat Mulgrave Ernest F Norwood North Bay Gloucester Manning Sinclair Iith Schs Rattler Cunningham Krank A Smith Whitman Eiedtric Flash McDonald Mary Fernald Tarr Rockport Booth Bay Pirate Harbor Martha D McLain Portland T L Mayo Morning Star Do Fer Cohasset Vanso Annie G Dane Banks Martha M McLean Margaret George W Brown Newburyport Red Wetherell

Whale oil reports and trade notes from New Bedford

Novice and seasoned ships report oil yields from Atlantic Ocean voyages. Arat New Bedford Aug 16 records 175 bbls sp and 25 do wh oil with a voyage home 33 bbls sp oil, while Avate at Provincetown boiles 45 bbls oil since July 1. Vessels Varnum H Hill and Arnolda report 160 and 170 bbls oil respectively this season. A brig H H Wright carried 44 bbls oil and 8 bbls bone from Montevideo. Capt Smith of bark Ohio notes 427 babies oil and 24 boils done by Kerk Syra. Sir Charles Thompson sold at New Bedford auction for 2100 dollars to George Pettis of Provincetown.

New Bedford Fannie Byrnes Luce Atlantic Osean St Eustacia Avate Rich Provincetown Chase Morse Silva Varnum H Hill Arnolda, Jones Montevideo H H Wright New York Capt Smith Ohio Kerk Syra Charles Thompson George Pettis Bangor Ruth Thomas Hatch Reston Magnum Bonum Bowker Portland Seguin Swhs Connecticut Julia Ann Hopkins H Grant Fickett D O Haraden Strout Cole Salem Milwaukee St John Bath Ar Mth Elizabeth Deffart Low Hi Emma Riley Washington Belle Nfardy Baker Boston George Walker Thompson Joseph Baymore Burdge Jesse Hart Wall Toad Richmond DS Williams Jr. King Thwing’s Point Baltimore Hvan Yates Yates Rebecca Florence Richards Philadelphia David Ames Ames Mabel Stayles Mitchell Louise P Mallory Mail Merrill Bvad Johnson Allen Hannah M Buel Frelando Henry Adelbert Meady Sarah Wright Fooks Cranmer Hattie M Crowell Crowell Portlan Saiied Karen Happuch Lewis Elisa Ann Mayo George W Chase Clark Mary B Smith Maroney Elizabethport Mary Means Parker Mountain Laurel Remick Dos H Poor & Bro W Snow Plummer Kennebec Geo D Perry Flinn Machias Portsmouth Milton Darling Yarmouth East Haddam Voun Lucy May Freeman Annie Chase Newport Mocesty Nickerson Plymouth Wareham Ada Herbert Alien Abby Gale Darby Church Kelley Georgetown Reindeer Howard Sailer Wilow Harp Norton Port Jefferson Raynor Alice U Noyes Perth Amboy Wm H Bowen Jackson K M Duffield Monitor Bowditch Mystic Panther Miller Ocean Belle Wasson Swis Campbell Marshall Marion K Rockhill Rockhill Lady Hirlen Howe South Amboy Harriet Lewis Keith James M Bayles Snow Yosemite J D Lugraham Lew's Urbana Aliso Constellation McNair Annapolis Hurd Barnett Jones Billington Philadelphie Tarquin Cobb Hallie Belle Dennis Ls Hayes Dimock Wood's Hole Sig Harbor Sam Weller Brockway Taunton Rambler Oak Blut Schs Jacob Kieuzie Reeves Cerro Gordo Champlin Port Johnson Jeddo Allison Maggie Ellen Littlejohn Hyve Qtis Gardiner Hattie Collins Crosby Helen Maria Boardman Providence New London James M Flannegan Holmes Montana Bearse Taree Sistere Julia A Rarrison Smith Caroline Young Young Pall River West Dennis Somerset C W Locke Bunce Mary EK Long Wiscasset Norfolk Harbor Clear Rachel Jane Pilnt R J Jamaica L T Whitmore Campbdell Pensacola Ee Havben Mary Magee John Blake Peterson Carbarien Iwis Willara Kyvans Laguayra Charles A Higgins McMillan Turk’s Island J L Crossley Dexter Windsor Ben Bolt Drake St George Sarah F Bird Hall Joseph Farwell Farwell Savannah Nellie Treat Dow Charleston Nellie Floyd Johnson Peicora Brennan Elizabeth City Oakes Ames Edmonds Newburg Lillian Soper Kila H Barnes Husted Gorgetown Eliza A Henderson Rankin Forest Oak Chambers Belle Brown Hunt Rodney Parker New Haven Garrett P Wrignt Cropper A C Lyon Jeffrey Senator Grimes Calais Swallow Carlow J M Kennedy Pomeroy Kilsworth Rondout Orton Bird Belfast Kolon Brookings Johnnie Meserve Rockland Laconia Crockett Herald Poland Tasca Newton Cherryfield Mansur Oakes Foster Camden Sargent Heary Constitution Black Diamond Sarah Purvis Lisle Baker's Landing Cornelius Pratt Stonington Vapor Murray Lineis Wilson AC Randall J G Pierson Ganos Pashby Havre Alnwick Castle Fox Artwerp Elysia Harris London Circassia Munro Glasgow Alhambra McElhifftrey Halifax St Johns Western Texas Hines Fernandina Bare Ernest Dreyer Breckwoldt Altona Bark Josef Bueno Jones St Jago Guantanamo Viigs Havilah Coombs Lisbon Nellie Ware Ackley Vera Cruz Iché Susan P Thurlow Faton Londonderry Phebe Medora Inagua Howard Holder Holder Astra Barlow Hermod Wesbourne Jacksonville New Brunswick Lewes Aurora J Antwerp Emma Cork Barks C L Tyler Valencia Varadis Dublin Alfred Havana Chiva Talbot Liverpool Belsize Thirwell Avonmouth Walter D Walcett Hatfield Rhine Knight Highland Light Park Charles Grave Knudsen Sligo Dunak Woodhouse Nueva Ignacia Ceara Scud Lindsey Hermon Hichborn St Thomas Nile Gordon Miragoane George Burpham Staples City of Chester Brooks England Rhein Louder Bremen Denmark Williams Salerno Neill Hull Banama St Pierre St Lucia State of Texas West Julia K. Pratt James Alderdice F Nelson Holbrook Elian Crowell Atkins Reuben 8S Hunt Wilde Hyne Otis JG Huntington Parrett Dacorra Perry Nellie Paine Kelly Hell Gate 15Th McElhinny St .Johns Post Bay Hodges Stelle Saybrook Parser Bridgeport Mth Lizsie H Mills Armstrong Saco Crisis Bowen Stridth Rattlesnake Swain Lynn Norman Equator Hinckley Fall River Wild Wave Madeira James Parsons Scuil Mist Carsner Hinton Plainmellor Fanny L Cann Joanna H Gann Tooker Dubin Mary Freeland Ailyn’s Point Helenmar Henderson FG Dow Gage M P Champlin Jas S Watson Cruse JY Smith Berry MJ Laurence Port Royal Florence Hand Gene Mayee Berks Hercules Perkiomen Eeland Haugesand Pedersen Barcelona Williamsport Wilsetts Josephine Nader Piankatank Limerick John Welsh, Jr Yorkshire Langley Rio Marina Newcastle Del Mary Weaver Bella Russell Abbie Corson S A Hoffman

Disastrous seas and encounters of sailing ships near New York

Reports from Laguayra to New York describe a strong SW gale lasting eight hours shifting to N, causing the ship Willard to list severely then calm with heavy seas. Several vessels report collisions, sinkings, and damage off Cape Hatteras, Delaware Breakwater, and New Haven. Notable incidents include the Kicane colliding with Huptrates, the Ebien Stuart reporting a hurricane, and the Oceana damaged in dense fog near St Johns.

J Willard Evans New York Laguayra Ebien Stuart Melbourne San Francisco Kicane Brown Bombay Havre Huptrates Natal Simon Geo H Dobson Ortolan Dorp Delaware Uardenas Cape Hatteras Timandra Nouawak Island Hamilton America Governor's Island Charleston Wilmington Wil Kinig John Welsh, Jr Havana Philadelphia Geo McKenzie Armada Hudson New Haven Harbor Sir Mary Magee Belfast David Crockett Andersen Cape Horn Cape St John Staten Island Alexandria Jefferson Borden Fort Foote Georgetown Channel Narragansett Schoontane New Orleans Richmond Nathaniel Holmes Providence Dow Lewes Del Ashland Hog Island Janton

Foreign Ports Sailed and Arrivals Noted Across Global Routes

A compendium of vessel movements on July and August routes including Amoy Shanghai New York via Suez. London to New York. Lizard Havre. Cardiff to New York. Liverpool to Philadelphia. Queenstown to New York. and various port calls at Laguayra St Domingo Callao Montego Bay St Jago Cuba near Callao. Included are ships: Serapis Australia Rheola Brittanic Hornet St Laurent Brittanic and others with listed masters and destinations.

Amoy Serapis North Shanghai New York Suez London Australia Ward Newark Lizard St Laurent Lonna Havre Cardiff Rheola Hesier Liverpool British Empire Lecky Philadelphia Falmouth Eng Thrasher Bosworth Calcutta Queenstown Brittanic Perry Laguayra Hornet Hopkins St Domingo City Mig Ane Ingram Gerrer Montego Bay Pomona Mahiman St Jago Cuba Hvening Star Chick Callao St James Hammond Rio Janeiro H L Richardson Hall Queen of State of Maine Small Edward O’brien Henry Willie Reed Yates Disg Royal Oak Hughes Gold Hunter Freeman Herman Parks Florida Sparks Valparaiso Woodward Colorado Ingraham Barks Markland Dakin North Star Davis Lobos de Rfuera Athena Davies Troop Mack

Vast Atlantic sailing log of numerous ships and crews

A dense report lists vessels and movements along the East Coast and beyond. Entries name captains, cargos, sailings, arrivals, and ports from Bangor to Providence and New York, including schooners, brigs, steamers, and yachts with destinations such as Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond and Washington. Many vessels cleared or sailed on given dates with crews named and ships loaded for various ports.

Cunard Steamship Passengers Embark at Cunard Wharf

Passengers embark at Cunard wharf East Boston for a voyage from New York to Liverpool aboard the Cunard Steamship Company liner.

Cunard Wharf East Boston New York Liverpool

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