Loss of the Palmer Five Masted Schooner Off Hull Ledge
The Palmer sank after snapping anchors in a Sunday gale off Hull ledge with 12 aboard including Captain Dunton's Malden crew. wreckage washed ashore at Hull and Nantasket as life savers searched for bodies. masts and debris confirmed the tragedy between Graves and Minot's Ledge.
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Palmer
Harding
Boston Harbor
Graves
Minot
Hull
Minot’s
Salem Street
Malden
Boston
Charles Blanchard
Albert Delacy
East Boston
Arthur Holland
Charlestown
J. Voitier
Nantasket
Scituate
Olger
Folger
Frank
Daniel Souther
Harold Jerrold
Windmill Point
Davis Palmer
Allerton
John E. Ruderham
Hollingsworth & Whitney
H. O. Barrett
Nantucket
Ontario
Cape Cod
Bath
Mystic Wharf
Family Still Has Hopes for Davis Palmer Sailor
In Malden on December 27 Captain Leroy McKown of the fated schooner Davis Palmer told reporters his wife and two children remain hopeful despite family worry over the missing captain. McKown, a eight year resident born in Thomaston Maine, lives at 150 Salem Street with his wife and two children.
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Malden
Leroy McKown
Salem Street
Davis Palmer
Captain McKown
Thomaston
Great New England Storm Wrecks Vessels Off Coast
News reports describe the loss of the five mast schooner Davis Palmer with 12 crew near Boston, the wreck of 11 other vessels along the New England coast, and rescues by life savers. Other ships including Nantasket and Belle Halliday are stranded or damaged. crews are rescued or unaccounted.
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Boston Harbor
Davis Palmer
Boston
New England
Scituate
John W. Small
Sands Hill Beach
North Carolina
Belle Halliday
Brant Point
Nantucket
Philadelphia
Martha’s Vineyard
A. K. McLean
Perth Amboy
Halifax
Stonington
Maud Seward
Port Reading
Provincetown
Seward
Lambert’s Cove
Bonito
Blizzards Hit East as Weather Bureau Warns Second Storm
New York reports 15 dead from the December snowstorm as street cars halt and telegraph lines fail. A second blizzard is moving from Manitoba toward the frozen East, expected to arrive within hours per the weather bureau.
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New York
Manitoba
Five Big Ocean Liners Reach Port After Gale
Five large ocean liners with cargoes worth millions arrived safely after a weekend of brutal northeast gale. From Saturday night to Monday morning they battled gigantic seas that swept decks, yet all ships reached port unharmed, stunning the waterfront.
Red Star liner Menominee battles gale off Cape Cod
Captain Anfindsen turns back to sea for nine hours as the Red Star liner Menominee endures a gale near Cape Cod. Captain Crawford W. Smith on the Bucknall liner Barotse notes the gate as the worst he has seen, barometer dropping to 28.47. The Henry O Barrett arrives, towed by tugs Confidence and Pallas.
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Red Star
Menominee
Cape Cod
Anfindsen
Crawford W. Smith
Bucknall
Henry O. Barrett
Confidence
Pallas
Promoter Promises Safe, Satisfying Medical Care
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J. Gosson
North Square
Joseph
Dunton
Norfolk
Sylvania
Cunard
Liverpool
J. W. T. Charles
Albers
Anfridsen
Raues Cates Peaue
V/S
Falmer
Mill Point Beach
HALE
Alllify
Hg Seger
Harry A. Allers & CO
Baltimore
Tal
Ioe
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Shepard Norwell Company
Consumers’ League
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Harry M. Condit
Crowley
Cambridge
David Leo
David J
Catherine Crowley
Call Street Place
Henley Street
St. Mary’s Church
Warren Street
Providence
R. I
Donovan
John
Annie Donovan
Annie V. Brooks
Moulton Street
St. Catherine’s Church
Ferris
Catherine S. Ferris
John Ferris
Lynde Street Place
St. Joseph’s Church
McGinn
Orient Heights
Bessie
Charles EK. McGinn
Austin J. Quigley
Saratoga Street
East
St. Mary's Church
Star of the Sea
O’brien
Chelsea
Catherine A. O’brien
Hayes
Mulberry Street
St. Rose Church
Stacey
Ida Ryder Stacey
Jed H. Stacey
West Eagle Street
Tabor
Frances F
John Tabor
Lewis Avenue
Arlington
Walsh
Dorchester
James P
James
Ann Walsh
Michael J. Grainey
Buttonwood Street
St. Margaret’s Church
Mir
Charles A. Hutchins
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