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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1889

Page

3

Shipping News High Water at Boston Harbor Dec 11

The December 11 list reports arrivals and sailings at Boston with multiple steamers including Take Winnipeg Cumberland Neptune Reading John Brooks and City of Gloucester along with several coasters and foreign ships. Details include cargoes steerage passengers and consignments to Geo W Preston Wim Hawkshaw H M Whitney and others. Weather noted strong winds heavy seas and northwest wind at sunset.

Winnipeg Carey Liverpool Geo W Portland Mdise Kilby Neptune Berry New York Nndise H M Whitney Reading Smith Philadelphia John Brooks Snowman City of Gloucester Young Jubilee Crawford Pleasantville Publicover Georgetown Pei Hector W McG Oxner Montague PET Sarah B Putnam Beverly Devine Charlottetown Henry Sutton Pierce Norfolk Mason Crowell Port Johnson Kay State Baker Hoboken Lamartine Taton Deer Solis McNichol Flynn Dakotah Randall Stockholm City Thompson London Furness Christie Glasgow Allan Annie Harper Darwin Parrsboro Maitland Hatheway Nyra B Colwell St John R Splaine & Co H Miller Taylor Baltimore Smalley Saxon Snow Sampson Thanmore Coila Sydney DH Miller Rattlesnake Herman Winter Barks Taria Toppan Zanzibar Channel Charlies F Highland Light Vohn Paull

Freight and Charter Activity Across Atlantic and Coastwise Routes

Steamer demand rose at firm rates as oil, lumber, and coal cargos attracted strong interest. Notable charters include Ecxoor Ship Mommsen with 7000 bbls crude oil Philadelphia to Dunkirk and Slip Hallgerda with general cargo New York to Glasgow. Coastwise trades feature shiploads of yellow pine, coal, and fertilizer between Mobile, Norfolk, Baltimore, and New York with prices noted. Portland area charters list coal, lumber, cooperage, and staves to multiple destinations including Buenos Aires and Mayaguez.

New York Ecxoor Mommsen Philadelphia Dunkirk Hallgerda Glasgow Adolf Bantzic Peppina Portland Point-a-Vitre St Merce Mart Cooperage John J Marsh Mayaguez Louise Adelaide Norfolk Agpin Wall Minnie Abbie Mary Port Liberty Robert G Dunn Glen Cove Matte Alles Ella M Storer Humacoa C H Trickey Matanzas B . Cromwell Demerara Hattie © King Perth Amboy St Thomas Laenos Ayres

Maritime Schedule Listings From Port Notices

A compiled log of ships and brigs sailing to and from ports including Philadelphia New York Antwerp London Liverpool Buenos Aires and Havana with vessel names masters and destinations and dates in December and November in varied ports such as Newcastle Sydney Canning Halifax and Fort Lainon.

Provincetown Schooners Set for Winter Coasting and West India Trade

Gloucester dispatch notes 15 Provincetown fishing schooners to be engaged in coasting and West India business this winter. Two additional vessels to be involved in oystering. Local fishers John G Whittier and J Garland listed with halibut and codfish catches from Grand Gank Georges and Mary Fernia.

Gloucester Johu G Whittier Grand Gank J . Garland Georges Marsola UH Cross Mary Fernaia Yredonia Carrie E Parsons Provincetown Dee

Ships in transit and positions near mid Atlantic and Atlantic routes

The report lists vessels in motion or at sea with routes and coordinates. Steamer River Ettrick Aspata bound for Boston is miles south of Bard Rock. Eurasia Parkes sailing from San Francisco to Hw is at 35 54 N 46 60 W. Brambietve Fisher from Philadelphia to Calcutta at 35 40 43 40. Tanjore Manila to St John Nit off St Helena. Karbaura Emily Spicer Pascagoula to Buenos Ayres at 4 N 27 W.

Aspata Boston Bard Rock Eurasia Parkes San Francisco Dee Brambietve Fisher Philadelphia Calcutta Tanjore Manila St John St Helena Karbaura Emily Spicer Pascagoula Buenos Ayres Jon

Aged privateer schooner bowsprit repair at sea

The 1804 privateer schooner, last of its fleet, sailed toward Boston after losing bowsprit in Owl's Head Harbor. Captain treenailed planks to fashion a makeshift bowsprit amidship. The vessel carried four six pounders and a Long Tom. Other notes report the Sarah Potter sinking near Hart Island, the Daniel M French stranded near Napatree Point, and several ships salvaged or damaged near London and Cardiff.

Boston Schooliy Liden Bangor Owl's Head Harbor Clty Island Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Co Sarah Potter Hart Island City Island Westerly Daniel M French Napatree Point London Karoon

Worldwide steamship mail routes and dates listed

A postal notice itemizes multiple international mail sails with destinations including Brazil La Plata Curacao Venezuela Savannah Ireland Great Britain Germany Austria Denmark Sweden Norway Belgium Netherlands Russia Turkey France and many more. It lists steamships and departure cities such as Alene Finance Philadelphia Aurania Ems La Normandie Ethiopia Edam Halifa x and Cephalonia with various Dec dates and local times.

Anx Curacoa Philadelphia New York Ireland Greatritain Germany Austria Denmark Sweden Norway Belgium Netherlands Russia Turkey Aurania Great Britain Southampton Bremen Europe Ems France Havre la Normandie Scotland Ethiopia the Netherpan Edam Nova Scotia Channel Codroy Bay St. George Bay of Islands Boon Bay Newfoundland Halifax Boston Costa Rica Port Limon Oxhall New Orleans

Maritime Traffic Across Ports Reports Dec 10 to Dec 11

A dense list of vessels cleared sailed and in port across multiple ports including Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Ships steamers brigs and schooners are logged with origins such as Hamburg Bremen Leith and Kingston and destinations including New York Boston and Calais.

James McGingey Boston Suffolk Ruth McGinley Roaton Ebenezer C Milliken Arthur N. Milliken John K. Burlingame Culind Shyott Elizabeth D. Burlingame

Boston Bound Vessels Sail For Boston Listings

A compilation lists vessels that sailed for Boston around their dates. Entries include Abbie Clifford from Turk's Island, Alaska from North Sydney to Buenos Ayres, Blue Bird from Buenos Ayres, Charles G. Rice from west coast South America, Celina from Singapore, Creedmore from Chittagong, Echo from Bremen, Elia M. Waits from Demerara, Evie J. Ray from Singapore, Fannie eure from Buenos Ayres, Fantee from Accra, Gen. Pees from Manila, HW. W. Palmer from Montevideo, Jattie M. Bain from Bonair, UH. H. Wright from Rosario, James G. Pendleton from Iloilo, Lansdowne from Calcutta, Lizzie B. Willey from Buenos Ayres, Mabel Jordan from Turk's Island, Moonbeam from Turk's Island, Mary A. Troop from Loto, Martha Davis from Manila, Otago from Buenos Ayres, Screamer from Apalachicola, and White Clough from Acera.

Boston Abbie Clifford Turk’s Island Alaska North Sydney C. B Buenos Ayres Salem Blue Bird Charles G. Rice West Coast South America Celina Am. Bark Singapore Creedmore Chittagong Echo Ir. Sch Bremen Elia M. Waits Am. Sch Demerara Evie J. Ray Ar. Bark Dow Passen Anjer Fannie Eure Fantee Accra Gen. Pees Corbett Manila W. Palmer Br. Bark Montevideo Jattie M. Bain Bonair Mabel Jordan Ain. Sch Moonbeam Lon Mary A. Troop Loto Martha Davis Otago Br. Ship River Plate Screamer Apalachicola White Cloug Acera

Postal sailings and mail closing dates announced

For Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and dependent Chinese ports, and for the East Indies (except British India, Straits Settlements, Siam and Dutch East Indies), per steamship China, from San Francisco, Dec. 26. Mails will close at the Loston office Dec. 21, p.m. For society Islands, per ship Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, Dec 31. Mails will close at the Boston office Dec. 26. 5 p.m. For Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoan and Hawaiian Islands, per steamship Alameda, from San Francisco, Jan. 11. Mails will close at the Boston office, Jan. 6, 5 p. m.

Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies China San Francisco Loston Society Islands Boston Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan Hawaiian Islands Alameda

Ocean Steamer Schedules and Agents Listing

A fragmentary timetable lists ocean steamers with routes from Liverpool and Yarmouth to Jamaica Antwerp and Havre. It shows line names such as Hibernian Venus City of Berlin and Ocean steamers including Scythia and Arizona with dates in December and early December. References include agents like Gill & Sootz A Forget and P Wright Sons and firms such as Red Lines Ismay Bremen and Nave Company.

Hibernian Liverpool H &A Allan Qn Idamaica BostonFruitCo Venetian Laverpool Dee Tayer& Line Yarmouth J G Hall & Co Hermann Eros Antwerp Gill & Sootz Scythia L ‘Iverpool Alex Martin Y Brinels D G Hall & Co Gate City Savannah Rich’n & Bar'd Reteerdam Edge&Co Wright&s Ns Priday DEG Byitksass London National Line Germanic Erro Ismay Bremen Oelrichs & Co Trave City of Umbria s. s/c. Leiverpook Wncco Arizona Underhit&Co la Bourgogne Havre

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