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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1889

Page

3

Shipping News Mini Almanac for December 19

Almanac style brief listing maritime data including water conditions sun moon phase and length of day. Includes coded references and day’s timing notes for sailors and merchants in a historical shipping page.

Port of Boston Dispatches Weather and Shipping Moves

On December 18 Boston port news report arrivals including Gen Whitney from New York and George from Gloucester with several schooners and steamers. Cleared foreign and coastwise vessels list arrivals and departures. Sailings include Venetian to Liverpool and Parthian to Philadelphia. local notes mention wind southest and sunset by Highland Light.

Whitney Bearse New York Ierks Adams Philadelphia George Chaffee Young Gloucester Nellie Leblanc Tusket Emeka Smith St John’s Grenada Romkey Lettie M Hardy Torridon Heckman Charlottetown Oliver Aimes Handy Hoboken Leander Beebe Rackett Norfolk Republic Neville Castine Soli Addie E Seavey Haggerty Newburyport Michigan Walters Liver Warren & Co Swis Cricket Kennealey St Ho Bolon Patterson Apple River James L Sullivan Mary E McDougall Ranault Guysboro De'ong Balmore Fruiter Highland Light Lancaster Frostburg

Freights and Charters Report From New York and Portland

Dec 18 freight market shows light tonnage demand in New York with steady rates. Charters include Europe to Cork with 6000 quarters grain aboard, New York to London for lubricating oil and wax on 283d, and a cargo to Rio Janeiro aboard Annie W Weston. Portland listings name coal, piling, fertilizer and granite shipments with several vessels and routes.

New York Europe Alfredo Altimore Cork Ajax London South America Annie W Weston Rio Janeiro West Indies Sarah & Ellen Ecke Havana Grace F Lyttleton General Cargo Cuba Coastwisk Thos Pillsbury Fernandina Portland Minnie Abbie Putpain Senator Grimes W C Bean Grace Webster Sarah Eaton Chamberlain Bentley East Blue Hill Communipaw

International Shipping Dispatches Chronicle Weathered Port Movements

Foreign ports report lists vessels sailing and in port across multiple sites. Entries cover Bremen Buenos Ayres Cuxhaven Cardiff Calcutsta Falmouth Gibraltar Hamburg Liverpool London Madeira Newcastle Naples Pernambuco Rio Janeiro Trieste Tenerife Anjer Bear Rivers Bahia Ellaunca Buenos Ayres Calartien Cienfuegos Cape Race Caluuta Halifax Laguna Montevideo Musquash Porto Oliva Venezuela Montevideo Port Spain River La Plata Rosario Singapore Sagua St Johns Picardy St John NB St Johns NF Crux St Croix Tampico with ships brigantines steamers schooners and bark entries giving vessel names owners captains destinations and dates in late 19th or early 20th century style.

Bremen Rocklight Br Tank New York Buenos Ayres Esra Nor Peter- Ben Quebec Charles Barnell McLaughlin Barbados Hugh Cann Bent Swalen Hendrickson Tybee Cuxhaven Louisa Auguste Ger Hansen Hamburg Cardiff William H Starbuck Reynolds Rio Janeiro Calcutsta Queen of Scots Lama Falmouth Eng Sarah and Emma Louis San Francisco Newry Frey Bentos Adela S Hills Jenkins Cardiff Gibraltar L Naieire Baltimore Naples Sailead Alesia Pernambuco Ethel Thompson Priscilla McClain Bahia Edmonton Rousseau Claribei Brown Rosario Lee Pern Pedersen Cupid Pratt Pensacola Louisiana Oliver Sandy Hook Trieste Capulet Mediterranean Tenerife FE Sch Aspinwall Bayonne Anjer Asia Hilton Probolingo Chittagong Bear Rivers Scisp Norris Anthony Seraphine Chate Boston Bahia Eeluanca Cyphrenes Liverpool Skobeleff Tucker Papa Giacomo Cafiero Savannah Montevideo Ee H Hopkins Blood St Nicholas Ricaneiro Caibartien D J Rawson Sabine l Havana Colon New Orleans John Price Odell Porto Oliva Ferris S .Thompson Potter Valparaiso Vernambuco Motley Marper United States Port Spain Barkentine Belmont Carter River LA Platte Dove Forsyth Rosarig Charles Loring Thestrup Geneva Virginia L Stagard Beatrice Havener Ora Wiggins John KB Chase Arlineton Una Lash Light Vernampunco Walter Holly Buhia James A Garfield Santos Belle Wooster Higgins Rio Jantir Singapore Port Noy Leonora Moresan Bangkok Celina Mountford Heston Venobscot McCaulder Osberga McKenzie Sagua—Ar

Ships and sails list wartime era voyage notes

A compendium of vessel movements includes Ship Dunedin bound for Otago via London on Nov 8 with 43 days voyage, Bark Fariscourt Anton sailing from Liverpool to Portland Oregon on Nov 29, Bark LET G Skinner from Cardiff to Rio de Janeiro on Dec 1, Bark Johann Wilhelm Neitzke from New York to Cette on Dec 5, and Sch Cora Gaskell from Barbados to Washington NC with Tec 16 off Hatteras and foremast lost.

Dunedin London Otago Fariscourt Anton Liverpool Portland G. Skinner Cardiff Rio Janeiro Johann Wilhelm Neitzke New York Cette Sch Cora Gaskell Barbados Washington, NC Hatteras

Missing buoy at Elbow of Ledge station Delaware Bay

Notice announces the buoy at the Elbow of Ledge station in Delaware Bay is missing and has been replaced. Fog bells at Halstead Point and Whitestone Point recently went into operation for the first time this month aiding inward steamers in dense fog.

Philadelphia Ledge Station Delaware Bay Whitestonee Halsett’s Point Whitestone Point Whitestone Flushing Bay

Gloucester Fishing Fleet Losses Reported at Gloucester

In Gloucester on December 18 a note lists ships and cargoes: Augusta H Johnson from Grand Bank with 20 000 barrels of halibut lost foremast. Ossipee from Georges with 40 000 tons of codfish. Lorna Doon from Georges with 40 000 tons of codfish. Percy 20 000 barrels. Fitz J Babson 26 000 pounds. New schooners Hattie L Worcester 112 tons and Blanche from Cunningham & Thompson’s yards 79 tons ready for fishing.

Gloucester Schs Augusta H Johnson Grand Bank Ossipee Lorna Doon Georges Percy Fitz J Babson Sylvester Winten Annie W Hodgdon Cunningham & Thompson Hattie L Worcester Samuel G Pool Blanche

Cobb Butler to Build 750-Ton Schooner for Captain W Look

Cobb Butler & Co of Rockland will start construction of a 750 ton three masted schooner for Captain W Look once the frame arrives from ruin. Pallee of Bath is currently building the model.

Rockeland Cobb, Butler & Co Pallee of Bath

Shipbuilders prepare new four masters for winter work

The New England Company has cut frames for two 1000 ton four masted schooners to be built over the winter with frames arriving before year end and work starting January first. The four masted set Alvertine Adone by Kelley & Spear for Captain Rich will be launched just after Christmas.

Farwell Waldoboro Leavitt Storer West & Co Rockland George Gilchrist Cobb & C BATH New England Company Kelley & Spear Captain Rich

Corrections on Wellington gate vessel cost and maritime notes

Correspondence to the Post corrects a marine column error claiming the Wellington gate vessel could be built today for 18000 dollars. A reliable shipbuilder cites 26000 to 28000 dollars. The Wellington is praised for its sailing qualities. The message also covers mixed cargo losses, insurance, ship sales, groundings, and towage news from Boston, Singapore, Bermuda, New York, London, and other ports.

Boston Wellington Massachusetts Maine J. Baker & Co Capt Spauld Lawrence Philadelphia Santander Bermuda Point Pleasant Charles H Marshall Land New York Narwhal Weston Hong Kong Southwest Spit London Ostend North Sea Hiogo Suez Canal River Platte Baltimore Britannia Hercules Savannah Bengore Head ST Joan Sir F James Burnie Rockport Cone St John

Shipping Movements Reported From Coastwise Ports

From Wiscasset Maine to New Bedford and Philadelphia vessels are listed with crew names and sailing dates. Ships Emma S Briggs Blake from Bridgeport and A H Peary from Wareham departed December 17 with crews including Kate Lilly Barter and Mary 8 Wonson.

Peary Philadelphia Murdock Phinney New Bedford

Mails Close At Boston For Global Steamship Routes

Post office notices list closing times and destinations including Progreso Tampico Tuxpan St Pierre Miquelon Cuba Jamaica Costa Rica and Europe via multiple steamships and dates from Dec 19 to Dec 21 with special addressed letters for certain ports. The schedule covers Halifax Havre Scythia and regional routes from New York Boston and Aspinwall with various vessels.

Central America South Pacific Aspinwall Colon New York Progreso Tampico Tuxpan Vizcaya St. Pierre and Miquelon Halifax Boston Cuba Seneca Fortune Island Jamaica Aux Cayes Costa Rica Port Limon Alvena Great Britain and Ireland Farktah Mobria Scotland Ee Anchoria St. Croix St. Thomas St Croix Windward Islands Muriel France Havre la Bourgogne Tampa Fla Olivette Great Britain

Mails and Ocean Steamers Listings for Boston Brief

For Asia and Pacific ports mails close at Boston Dec 26 71 for Japan Shanghai Hong Kong dependent Chinese ports and East Indies except certain regions. Also Tropic Bird from San Francisco closes Boston Dec 26 5 for pony Islands. Alameda from San Francisco Jan 11 closes Boston Jan 6 5 for Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoa and Hawaiian Islands. Ocean steamers due today through Dec 23 include Marmion Cremon Pavonia City of Macon and more with sailing dates and agents listed.

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

Coastal shipping notices and sailings from Dec 17

Maritime notices list numerous schooners brig sloop and steamers sailing or clearing from ports including Baltimore Bath Bridgeport Charleston and New York. Vessels such as Circassian Circice Circassian Liverpool Glasgow Hamburg and many others depart for markets in Boston New York Genoa Marseilles and beyond. Sailed and cleared ships include Emma L Shaw Bertha D Nickerson Waterman and Waterman plus multiple other craft with destinations from Boston to Havana and New Orleans.

Baltimore Schs Carrie A Lane Schofield New York Calvin F_ baker Hatch Boston Mark Lane Las Palmas Bremen Clearea Circassian Liverpool Circe Glasgow Gothia Hamburg Maine London Rhein Samuel Jillaway Smith Abbott W Lewis Baker Crescent Mehaffey Richard Kelsall Beard Charleston Harriet Kerlin Marts Annie Bacon Philadelphia Emma L Shaw Porter Genoa Emanuele Assanti Marseilles William W Converse Hazelton Lialuumore William B Steelman Bertha D Nickerson Baracoa Calais Arec Waterman Nantucket EM Cook J Kennedy Alabama Julia & Martha Perry Fall River Dolphin Dulch Island Harnor Nellie Joe Bangor Georgetown Lizzie Capp Bulger Red Keach Gloucester Katie Hall Mary Eliza F H Crocker H Curtis A Denike J A Gritfin Cherlie Willie L M Warren Hyannis Oliver Ames Handy Loston Ass River M E Eldridge Kelly Jacksonville Fannie A Gorham Woodlin Kennebunkport Port Onelaska Port Medway Cuba Norfolk Isaiah Hart Dee Lertha Ff Walker A B Sherman Charles A Briggs Augustus Hunt Ath Elizabeth Lee Perth Amboy Newport Newo Tuskar Galveston Bishopgate J & Ogden Newburyport Centipole Slansen Panther Anderson New Haven Douglass Haynes Greenleaf Wiscasset New Ledford Rachel Dane Kidd Ort Johnson Zacheus Sherman Babb Frank Herbert Anchoria St Oswald Dundee Shields Bug Saratoga Mexico Havana Sorrento Newcastle Ing Buffalo Hull Eng Agenor Frost Hong Kong Warsaw Foote Tybee Norwal Weston Bark Mendoza Ericksen Carbarien Barkentine Rca Smith Hoover Belfast Ruby Exander St Croix Sunlight Thompson Demerara Icis Roulette Blake Welcome Beebe Gertie M Rickertson St Augustine Geo Ella M Watis Stevens City of Jacksonville Stilwell Ohio Falcon Port Antonio Reed Portland Saxon Snow Otto Kremen Port de Bouc Samuel Walker J’erry New Bedford J Flowell Leeds Cranmer Fair Haven John A Beckerman Gammons Providence H & J Blenderman Rose Wilmington Delaware Breakwater Bark Selenzio Danelo Table Bay Perth Amloy J Paine Trainor Racer Cavalie Clara Rankin AJ Fabens Herbert Rockport Edward Rich Killew Maud Pye Stiles Moncton Frank W. Cole Alaska Wallace Richards Thibodean Eughan T W McKay Roberts Parsboro MM Chase Holmes Annie L Green Webster Castine Maurice Wilson St John Catherine Sincisir Ellsworth Amelia Cobb Johnson Waldron Holmes Dorrity Bluehill Hattie M Crowell Chase Pointa-Pitre Portsmouth H Jones Cookson Werth Amboy Viking Church Newport News Vocahontas Hammett John Warren Berkshire Foster F & T Lupton Longstreet Lilly O Wells Wells Port Royal Fernando Tynedale Great Britain Richmond Chase Wolston Kennebec Peter H Crowell Olsen Lambert Rockland Caroline Knight Ward Jas Maloy Burnet Glover Manton Mary Isenner Tolman Commerce Mathews Jonathan Cone Sherman Salem Ar Today Idis Atlanta Speed Rockiana Wm Dering Hodgkins Weymouth Ulrica R Smith Rogers Lynn Jonesport Sarah Hunter Mowry New Toys Ee J Chadwick Kerrigan Stohn Savannah Kalled Irelan Crockett Stonington Conn Dreadnenene Saunders Vaper Steelman Philaphia San Francisco A Campbell Havener Port Fownsend Vineyard Haven Addie Sawyer Cook Perth Ambo Minnie O Taylor Quinlen Plymouth Lyla, Leonard T John Arizona Helen G King Andrew Peters Samuel Hart Emma K Smalley Cerdic Inglewoode M A Achorn Jennie G Pillsbury F Merwin Edna John Isnow Leonora Senator Grimes John D Griffin M Brookings Swallow Mary Langdon Hazel

Shipping Schedules and Listings Across London and Liverpool

A fragmented shipping list shows multiple sailings and agents in London Liverpool and Glasgow with dates in December including Dec 20 21 22 and consignments to Panama Havre Antwerp and Kingston. Includes names Ismay St e Alabama J G Hall & Co edge & Co and various lines and ports.

Hull Sant’ & Son Buffalo Ceees London Sand’s’n & Son National Line Amsterdam Aims Erd Nch Edge&Co Britannic Liverpool Ismay St Alabama Glasgow Baldwin Bremen Oelrichs & Co Runks Ismay la Gascogne Havre Panama Bordeaux F'nch, Sdye&Co Servia H Brown &Co Suevia Tlamburg RJ Curtis Destinat’n Sail Durham City AMC Furness Gate City Savannah Rich’n&Barn Yarmouth J G Hall & Co Scythia Alex Martin Cremon Antwerp EA Adams &Coslowa Warren & Co Bavarian Thayer&Line Ovdam Rotterdam F'eh, Edge & Co Orinoco Bermuda Outerbr Ge &Co State of Penn A Balawin &Co Helowetia Vizcaya Havana NY & CubaMail I C Alvena Kingston D & Co Anchoria Henderson Bros Colon Aspinwall Rty Pacific Mail la Biardogee Aurre Wee A Forget Eee Ee Croix O'terbridge&Co Seneca Ny&cuba Mail Umpria

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