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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1910
Page
6
Seven crew members of the British schooner Preference were brought to Boston by the fishing schooner Fannie Belle Atwood. The Preference nearly foundered after being vic tim of the December 16 blizzard and was kept afloat by two days of pumping by its crew.
Captain George S. Gale of the schooner says the Preference must have sunk within two hours after he and six crewmen were rescued. The vessel, carrying 360 tons of coal from Elizabethport to St John, endured a northeast blizzard off Nauset, tearing away bow gear and loosening stays. Pumps kept the leak under control for 48 hours as distress signals flashed until a distant schooner appeared Sunday noon.
A fisherman signals distress from the rigging. Six dories are launched and Captain Gale with his crew are rescued and brought aboard the Atwood.
Civic memorial services for Julia Ward Howe will be held at Symphony Hall on Sunday evening January 8. Speakers include Mayor Fitzgerald ex Governor Guild Assistant District Attorney Lewis and Judge Robert Grant. Sixteen Perkins Institution for the Blind children will sing hymns followed by an eight voice chorus performing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Archibald D. Davidson will open with an organ voluntary and nationalities sing with flags to honor Howe's sympathy for Armenians Russian Jews and Italians.
A Roslindale reader urges the public to include expressmen in Christmas holiday considerations. He notes they work long hours to deliver gifts on time and asks readers to send express matter early to allow a proper Christmas day off. The letter echoes a prior plea for letter carriers.
Robert E. Davie of Brookline, a former stock broker, faces a pair of car crashes when his former car No 6007 collided with car No 19886 at Boylston and Hammond streets Brookline. The second car belonged to Mrs Lizzie Blume of Boston. Both vehicles sustained light damage and occupants were shaken but unharmed.
Superintendent Rourke announced promotions in the street cleaning department yesterday. Joseph O'Brien became chief inspector of the division succeeding A D Hourin, and Michael J Corcoran was named inspector at the South End yard succeeding Daniel Leonard. The promotions were said to be nonpolitical.
1600 Christmas dinners will be distributed by Mayor Fitzgerald next Saturday afternoon at the People's Palace Salvation Army HQ. Over 1100 baskets and 500 bags will be handed to the poor, each dinner supplying a full holiday meal. the mayor will deliver about 1600 short addresses beginning at 2 30 as he speaks to recipients and hears their needs. Colonel Gifford of the Salvation Army notes the effort aims to aid the silent poor and strengthen cooperation with overseers of the poor.
In North Adams on December 20 the no license side won by a single vote 1479 to 1478 after years with 21 saloons. A recount is expected. Charles I. Frank, Republican, won the mayoralty in a three way race, beating Independent Republican Wallace E. Brown by 394 votes. Earl D. Getman finished third. City government remains Republican.
Isidor Fox was appointed receiver for Robert E. Davie, the State street broker who fled, by Referee in Bankruptcy Emery B. Gibbs yesterday.
The Chelsea committee of 50 voted to publish six charter drafts and mail them to every registered voter asking for opinions. Rep I J Carlton and ex Alderman H R Delano, both backing a Mayor and large Board of Aldermen, will choose a final plan for presentation to the committee. Once perfected, the charters go to a mass meeting for consideration.
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