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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1887

Page

3

Observations at Boston Light Station Weather Report

Notice to captains records observations made December 28 at seven in the morning Boston Light Station. Corresponding noon readings include imometer velocity and light indicators. Weather noted as cloudy with velocity and light readings.

United States Ligal Boston

Steamer movements and coastal shipping notices

Foreign and coastwise steamers cleared or sailed from various ports including Gloucester Provincetown Halifax Halifax NL for Provncetown, with ships like Samaria Jan Breydel Siberian and Chatham listed among sailing, cleared, and anchored vessels. Weather notes indicate southeast winds and heavy rain at Hull.

Samaria Watt Liverpool Bavarian Leask Thayer ¢ Coln Jan Breydel Meyer Antwerp New York Gilt & Lootz Siberian Moore Glasgow H & A Allan Brooks Buffalo Reading Philadelphia Lizzie H D M Anthony Glauens Independence Pavett Pisagua Ralph M Hayward Samuel H Walker Bill Stowe Highland Light

New York and Portland Charters Tie Up Private Shipping

New York reports private charters including Harvest Queen to London and Antwerp 13000 barrels refined oil Avonport to United Kingdom 6000 barrels Servia to United Kingdom 8200 barrels Chattanooga Philadelphia to Havana 18000 cases crude plus ships to Cork Barbadoes and Havana with various terms Port of Portland lists Bark Alexander Campbell coal 82 dollars Brig H B Cleaves lumber 6 dollars and wharfage etc San Francisco notes Duchess of Albany chartered to Cork or United Kingdom 23s 34d

New York Harvest Queen London Antwerp Avonport United Kingdom Servia Chattanooga Philadelphia Havana Charlestown Savannah Brunswick Cork Barbadoes San Blas Porto Rico North Hatteras Portland Alexander Campbell Baltimore Ortland H B Cleaves Fernandina Luis Gabel Boston Cardenas Schertha Warner Edward Waite Carenas Schelen G Mosely Sagua Abr Weeks Glen Cove San Francisco Duchess of Albany

Maritime Traffic and Sailed Vessels From New England Ports

A condensed shipping log lists vessels from Sullivan Milbridge Boothbay and Vineyard Haven with destinations to Boston New York Portland Eastport Belfast and others. Sailed entries include sch Mollie Phillips Elia M Watts and Racehorse and noting tug Knickerbocker towing barge Scotia with Rainy conditions. Schutna repairs completed ready to proceed.

Larabee New York Robert Byron Willard Portland Rockland Sehs Henshaw Lincolnville New Bedford Rattler Hunt Eastport Marcia Bailey Cole Addison Boston Mollie Phillips Mitchell Eliza Levengaler Keller Thomaston J H Budler Brown Ella M Watts Stevens Ichs Wilson Kelley Jonesport Mary Ellen Brackett Charity McGee Belfast Bessie Carson Maplebeck Port Williams Edward T Russell Cook Borden Narcissus Ceylon James Warren Caroline E Jonathan Bourne Danning Schutna

Maritime ship movements and listings from ports worldwide

A compact record of vessels sailing and docking across multiple ports including Bangkok, Buenos Aires, New York, Pensacola, London, Rotterdam, St Johns, NF, Shetland, Boston, Portland, San Francisco, Newport, Galveston, Elizabeth, Rio Grande do Sul, Santos, Tarifa, Trieste. Entries note vessel names, flags, owners, masters, and destinations with dates such as Oct 18 and Dec 27, reflecting a busy late autumn to early winter shipping season.

Bangkok Luda Nor Mortensen New York Buenos Ayres Dora Hansen Pensacola Sophie Ludsen George B Doane Whitehouse Montreal Yuba McKenzie Adele Babin Anna Ger Hellmers Boston Rosa Italy Lagomarsino Portland North Star Shetland Haskell Dunedin Smith Newport Galveston Port Elizabeth Olustee Nickerson Rio Grande DO Sul Rolf Mor Richmond Dana Dan Serra Philadelphia Santos Edwin Bickie Tarifa India Sust New Orleans Barcelona Trieste Rosario

Dramatic Boston Sighting of Stranded 70-Ton Schooner

Nelie Swift from Georges reports a 70 ton schooner bottom up copper painted with a white bowsprit and red end. Spars broken and floating, along with a cabin house and smokestack drifted nearby. Latitude 41 20 N longitude 67 40 W reported December 18.

Boston Nelie Swift Melaskell Georges

Ships and voyages listed in 19th century maritime notes

Numerous vessel movements with origins and destinations include the Grecian Gardiner Hamburg San Francisco to New York Philadelphia and Rio de Janeiro routes. Entries mention bark Chasca Carleton Kate and other ships with dates latitudes longitudes and approximate positions off Cape Hatteras and near Boothbay and Pensacola.

Gardiner Hamburg San Carleton Maryport San Francisco Kate Crowley Charleston Boothbay Pyree Rens Nerlee Gale Rio Janeiro Baltimore Cape Hatteras Jonathan May Littie Pensacola Philadelphia Jon

Boston to San Francisco ship report with gales and strain

A British ambassador ship from Antwerp to San Francisco encountered very strong gales and terrific seas near the Oct and 10 report, causing heavy strain on the vessel. The Henry A Burnham from Charleston reported Dec 22 passing a vessel's house while 60 miles west of Shinnecock, its top bright and sides painted white. The John B Connor from New Bern, NC, bound for Philadelphia, returned with a broken foremast and leaking hull. its lumber cargo damaged. The JB Saint from Glace Bay for Halifax reported coal laying near White Head Harbor striking False Rock while entering port.

Boston San Francisco Antwerp New York Henry A Burnham Charleston Newbern John B Connor Philadelphia Halifax JB Saint Glace Say White Head Harbor False Kock New London Sir Isaac H Borden Fall River ST Thomas Hamilton Hiogo Japan London Hampshire Kerruish Yokohama Suez Shanghai Rhynland Jamison Flushing R F Matthews Hoff New Orleans Norfolk Shields Reval Anholt Lord Lansdowne Arthur Baltimore Glasgow Mareca Young Queens+ town St Michaels Valparaiso Cambridge Hill Iquique Harbury Sch Taylor Dickson Selover Body’s Island Light Kitty Hawk Samson Harvester Ocean View Nette Savannah Thomas Bells Jacksonville Mosquito Inlet Seh Five Brothers Portsmouth Newport Point Judith Nobska Reach

Weathered Seas Strain Vessels From New London to Chatham

Reports from Dec 27 to Dec 28 detail multiple maritime incidents. Sir Isaac H Borden arrives with lost sails and repairs, while ships Undaunted and Hampshire encounter damage and need docking. Several vessels run aground or are leaking, with crews towed or discharged cargo. Gale conditions lash Norfolk to Portsmouth and Cape Cod, risking further losses and heavy shipping disruptions.

Multiple ships and cargos sailing from world ports in December

A compilation of ships and steamers sailing or in port in December from routes including Acapulco San Blas to Panama Crescent City Antwerp Alexandria Batavia Barbados Cape Town Gloucester Gibraltar Hamburg Havana Kingston Liverpool Minatitlan Matanzas Panama City Rio de Janeiro and Vera Cruz. The list notes vessels names captains and destinations with dates in late December and early January.

Acapulco San Blas San Francisco Panama Crescent City Aspinwall Colon New York Antwerp Pinmore Maxwel Garfield Thompson Alexandria Lay Jassick Batavia Royal Alexandra Jones Samarang Barbados Statesman Edgar Liverpool Cape Town CGH Samar Port Elizabeth Valparaiso Ahrens Cardenas John J Marsh Whiner Dsg Schs Edward & Leisenring Davidson Susan P Thurlow Smith Bsig S Packard Yannelow Saga Gloucester Ross Gibraltar Acadia Haynes Mediterranean Hamburg Margarethe Savannah Havana Mexico Abivax Geraldine Goodwin New OTR Seis Syanara Hinsden St Marys Dominion Young Dee Mabel Howard Rhode Jamaica Portia Dawson St Johns Kingston Nettie Shidman Hudson Black River Thomas M Reed I Cna Kar Mmantel Molbach Pensa Dunloe Matt Tetorla Minatitlan Ichis Seguin Hunterman Progreso Magnolia Rolle Vera Cruz Matanzas Ardanrigh Aero of Hatters Ldg Sugar Ernestine Whittier Arthur C Wade Sherman Portland

Maritime Ship Movements and Arrivals Across U S Ports

From Baltimore to Newport News and New York multiple vessels including steamers, brigs, and schooners sail and clear. The logs record arrivals at Charleston Bath Calais and Jacksonville with crews, destinations such as Liverpool Nassau New York and Boston, and vessels like the George Appold Peruvian and Westgate along with several barkentines and schooners.

Baltimore Emma I Cottingham Somers Charleston George Appold Field Providence Due Fratelli Carbone Newport News Lasbon Sehs Chase Tuttle Ives Portsmouth James Ives Blake Boston Win H Alison Keniston Eva B Douglass Letts Blanche Hopkins Turnell Peruvian Liverpool Bath Philadelphia Calais Alabama Warr New York Wm Deming Hodgkins Lucy Wentworth Norwood Tremont Dutch Island Harbor Adria Weldon Halifax Ontust Clark Kyannis Enterprise Robinson Pike Thrasher Danversport Lynn Perry Look New Orleans Louisiana Gager el Monte Hawthorne California Pickthalls Charlie Baker Bent Pensacola Port Eads Mandalay London Antwerp Mary I Baker McLaren Buenos Ayres Newberne Beulahnd Hunting France City of Alexandria Vera Cruz Havana Minnie Mulcahey Pernambuco Starlight Sears Port Said Trinidad Frederike Pomeres Brown San Blas Antonio Sala Zlerce Savona Hamburg Mexico Flamborough Demerara Gow Wilmot Montevideo America Temerara Mimi Padang Galeonia Port Spain Icis Onrust Hyannis A i Perry Edwin Somerset Dessie M. Halifax Frederica Schepp Winthrop Bragg Portland Britannic Pursell Martello Albert Hull Finance Baker Bahia Aller Christoffers Iremen Hermann Meyer Anwarns

Multiple ships sail from Norfolk to Liverpool and other ports

A long list of steamers and brigs depart from Norfolk and Newport News for cities including Liverpool, New York, Savannah, and Boston. Vessels such as Yifield, Vasey, St George, Three Friends, Lydia Hooper, and many others are noted, alongside arrivals and sailings from ports like Philadelphia Providence Portland and Charleston.

Norfolk Yifield Vasey Galveston Liverpool St George Walker New York Europa Stiefel Sehs Taylor Dickson Philadelphia Savannah Three Friends Lydia Hooper William H van Name Seis Lina May Halifax Lucinda G Potter Boston Sunlight Bridgeport Mary A Drury Providence Newport News Fannie Whitmore Whitmore Nelson Bartlett Watts Cox & Green Blake John L Hasbrouck Doanés Thomas Turnbull Shiel New Orleans Rose Havana Dictator Beraldsen Brake Robert Ruff Stilphen Trinidad Lowspring Thomsen Buenos Ayres Pensacola Carl Pihl Omundsen Monark Halvorsen Greenock Freya Eliassen Bjorviken Sorensen Newcastle Edward Cushing Dow Port Madison Barkentine Modoc San Diego Port Blakeley Barkentine Amelia Honolulu Rose Esterbrook Davis Baltimore Marvel O’keefe Baltimore Annie Conant Blachford Portsmouth Knowlton Dover Lower Harbor M J Russell Clark Portland Imma Salmon River Druid Wilcox Christline Dixon Lille Bell Erb Juno Hatfield Aurora Borealis Gayton Jeanette Golden Mary George Wilson Nell Perry Crickett Long St Pierre Hamilton St.John Celtic Plymouth Rock Ferris Carslie Delong Winer Milford Look Wilmington Rattlesnake Anderson Salem Pottsville Ritson Lottie Hardy Charlottetown Pet Gertrude Abbott Richard Leaming Doughty Mary JE Morris Smith Charleston J B Johnson Shaw Lucy E Friend Collins Gloucester Harriman Demerara Delaware Hagarstown Richmond George P Hallock Edmonds Sterra Lee Batley Schs Wim Frederick Burgess Cassie Jameson New Bedford Valona Satilla Florence & Lillian St Augustine San Francisco Oakland Welfare Bundaleer Augur Esquimalt Frank Pendleton Nicols Queenstown Magdalena Bay Dundonald Goodall Panama Bayard Niles Great Admiral Rowell Hong Kong Tweedsdale Buchanan Vidette Gilmore Seattle Aureola Tacoma Burns Tahiti Charmer Holmes Ivanhoe San Pedro W H Meyer London Gallina Sagan Stockholm City State Street

Outgoing Steamers Schedule for late December and January

Ships depart from Liverpool and Philadelphia with listings for dates December 29 to January 5. Vessels include Bavarian and Spartan with Savannah departures, and Parthian Cephalonia Virginian Cephalonia with Liverpool timings. Agents Thayer & Line n, Rich n Barn d, E B Sampson, Alex Martin, Warren & Co, and Gate City noted for departures and arrivals.

Laverpool Thayer & Line City of Samaria Liverpool Alex Martin Siberian Glasgow Allan Wees Philad Sampson Weees Warren & Co Parthian Virginian Cephalonia Alex Martin Gate City Savannah Rich'n & Barn’d

Shipping Schedule Fragments From Various Ports

Partial OCR shows multiple ship and company names with times across ports including Hamburg Glasgow Liverpool Havre Rotterdam Para V Wright &Sons and others. Entries list vessel operators and departure or arrival times, but many fragments unreadable.

Incoming Steamers and Dates From Liverpool Listings

Incoming steamers list ships and origins with dates and agents. Mareca from Gothnl'g City Antwerp by British Crown in London Des 13. C Furness from Kansas to Liverpool Dec 17. Virginian from Liverpool Dec 18. Phayer Line from Liverpool Dec 20. Cephalonia from Liverpool Dec 20. Alex Martin from Liverpool Dec 21. B Brigham from Savannah Dec 29. Rich'n & Barn'd from Yarmouth Dec 5. G Hall & Co from Antwerp Nov 26. Furness from Liverpool Dec 10. Lake Ontario from Gate City Dominion due Jan 2. Gibraltar from Phelps Bros&Co Dec 28.

Mareca Goth'nl Antwerp British Crown London Furness Kansas Liverpool Warren & Co Virginian Phayer& Line Cephalonia Alex Martin Brigham Savannah Rich'n & Barn Yarmouth Sijj G Hall & Co Furness Furness Lake Ontario Gate City Dominion

Shipping Schedules From Various Ports

Due Friday December Hamburg and Bremen lines list arrival dates with Oelebhs and Co Polaria. Phelps Bros Co Greece London and WJ Hurst Schiedain Amsterdam entries indicate shipments from Liverpool to Havre and Havre to Scotland. Other vessels include Fu'dh Edge Co Etruria La Bretagne Moravia and Moravia with Dec 21 to 24 deadlines and multiple European ports.

Pulda Bremen Oelebhs & Co Germanic Liverpool Ismay Polaria Hamburg Phelps Bros&Co Greece London WJ Hurst Schiedain Amsterdam Fu’dh, Edge&Co Etruria H Brown &Co la Bretagne Havre Louis de Bebian Ethiopia Glasgow Henderson Bros Moravia Mrunhardt & Co

Travel Steamship Schedules From New York to The Americas

The notice lists ships and routing for December departures including City of Para to Costa Rica and Guatemala via Port Simon from New Orleans, Thorn Hill to Progreso and Cuba via Tampa and Key West, with daily closing times around 7:30 PM in Boston and other vague deadlines.

Costa Rica Guatemala City of Para New York Port Simon New Orleans Progreso Thornhill Cuba Tampa Fla Key West Boston Mexico Louisiana Texas New Mexico Arizona California Old Mexico Texas & Pacific Railroad Mobile Ala Mississippi Red Rivers J. N. Magna Washington Street Mass Samuel H. Beaman North River N. Y

Trans-Pacific Mails Dates From San Francisco

Notices list mail deadlines for Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoan and Sandwich Islands via Mariposa, Oceanic and Australia ships with January dates and Boston mailing cutoff eight days prior. Includes City of Papelli call for Society Islands and instruction to mail correspondence in Boston ahead of deadlines.

Australia Fiji Islands New Zealand Samoan Sandwich Islands San Francisco Boston China Japan the East Indies Oceanic Steamship Australia Society Islands City of Papelli

Boston-bound vessels list with sailing dates and origins

A catalog of ships sailing to Boston listing vessel names such as Arizona Robbins Alice Antioch Belle of Oregon Bowmen bB. Law Buda Dione Dyane Hall Daggry George Moon Indian Empire Seg dpe Sahor Katahdin Lennie Burrill Matilde Mignano M. C. Moseley Nellie Crosby St. Kilda Snefrid Swiftsure Spoken at lat 28N near Jon 74W with distress at St Thomas on Dec 24 andWare Warrior Calcutta Nov 16.

Boston Arizona Robbins Br. Bark Iloilo Anter Alice Stunart Maceio Antioch Heminway Ain Singapore Belle of Oregon Matthews Hloilo Anjer Bowmen Bb George Moon Wolfe Am. Bark Almeria Indian Empire Mauritius Calcutta James G. Bain Mockler Cebu Nellie Crosby McKinnon Haskell Buenos Ayres Warrior Kitchin

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