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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
12
Margaret M. Perkins recounts witnessing the Cymric rescue of the burning St Cuthbert. Lifeboats struggled amid flames and debris as 30 volunteers joined the effort. The captain was badly burned, and stowaways described harrowing escapes and deaths.
Hymack the chameleon comedian mystifies shoppers at Keith's this week. At Jordan Marsh a man identified as Hymack changed glove colors from brown to ochre and green to red, then his purple necktie became a green bow tie before leaving.
The complete rescued list includes Captain Lewis and officers D J Tuohy and G M Paterson among many others. Names span Liverpool to Antwerp and New York, with ranks from chief officer to apprentice and diverse addresses. The long roster highlights international crew survivors from the St Cuthbert incident.
William F. Spaulding, 19, one of six stowaways who survived the St Cuthbert fire, recounts fleeing from a troubled family history in Malden and tracing his search for his tuberculosis patient father in New York and Denver. He left home to find work at sea, hopped from Chelsea to Europe, and concealed himself aboard the ill fated liner. He learned his mother resided in Denver and learned of his father’s illness after the disaster.
The St Cuthbert disaster saved 40 lives, including Polly the parrot. Assistant Engineer Hancock carried Polly in his coat to the Cymrie lifeboat as flames roared and the deck burned, while Chief Engineer Patterson was injured. Polly remained lively and even bit a reporter’s finger after the rescue.
The Home Furnishers Association of Massachusetts, by unanimous vote, rejects the extension of the parcels post system sought by Postmaster General Meyer. The group cites harm to retail business, government deficits, and lack of demand, sending their resolution to the state committee on federal relations. The event also featured the association’s second annual banquet at Young’s Hotel with Jackson Caldwell elected president and Mayor Hibbard sent a floral City Hall gift.
Lynn February 5 The General Electric Company resumed full time operations alleviating the financial strain on about 11 000 employees. Most had been out of work since mid last summer with only a few kept on two or three days a week.
General Electric announces resume of full operations at Fore River works and plans to extend in Lynn. Walter C. Fish says turbines under 1200 kilowatts to be made in the city instead of Schenectady. About 4000 long unemployed will be recalled soon and 7000 others begin full time today.
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