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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1888

Page

3

Steamer voyage weather and vessel updates

The report chronicles the Steamer da Ger from Nash to Lomard's Sons with heavy seas and gale conditions February 2 to 4, leaking forward and cargo damage likely. Additional entries list arrivals and clearances for multiple steamers and schooners, including State of Maine, Tremont, City of Gloucester, and Annie R Kemp, with ports from St John to Boston and Halifax.

Ger Bannan Sagua Nash, Spaulding & Lo A C Lomard State of Maine Hilyard St John Eastport Portland H Kilby Tremont Donovan City of Gloucester Proctor Gloucester Doane Hyannis Annie R Kemp Provincetown Kemp Gonaives Vineyard Haven Grover Cleveland Boston Lakeman Grand Manan

Petroleum Charter List Reports Mixed Oil Tonnage Moves

New York reports limited gains with several oil charters. Vessels including the Glauckaut Forest King Friedlander St Julian Caronilla and others are noted for refined or crude shipments to destinations such as Bremen London Java and the Baltic. Prices range with private terms.

New York Glauckaut Bremen Forest King London Continent Friedlander United Kingdom St Julian Java Caronilla Seville Wdy Lisgar Liverpool Bristol Doris Prio Norwegian Park Cleveland Alma Magdalene Progress Cork Farewell Baltic Selkirk Japan Sovereign Munster Antwerp Norma Reunion Otto

Vessels and weather report from New England ports

Maritime notices from Salem to Gloucester and Boothbay detail ships sailing for New York Pensacola Portsmouth and Boston. Sailed ships include Nina Tillson Grover Cleveland and Grover Cleveland. Reports describe damage to Sch W H Wellington, loss of anchors, drift ice near Nantucket Shoals, and fleets awaiting ice clearance.

Salem Walter Scott Harrington St John New York Douglass Haynes Dunton Wiscasset Bucksport Nina Tillson Green Loston Pensacola Gloucester W H Wellington Fortune Bay Morgan Isaac A Chatman Carrie Martha A Bradley Georges Annie H Mason Portsmouth Mary J Wells Grand Banks Boothbay Grover Cleveland Eastport Bertham Nickerson Thompson MJ Sewall Jonesport Cora C Meader Meader Portland James Nichols Blake Red Charles Fobes Belknap Portand New York. In Port 7Th Gayton

Sailing records from multiple ports with bark and ship movements

A compiled list of vessels arriving, sailing, or passing at Alicante Anjer Batavia Bangkok Bristol Barcelona CETTE Chittagong and other ports, detailing ship names, captains, routes, and departure or destination cities including New York Philadelphia Baltimore Liverpool Rosario and Barbados with dates in January and February.

Alicante Anna Maria d’ Albando Ital Monti Sophie Wilhelmine Nor Bugge Vhiladelphia Anjer Dee Asia Anderson Hong Kong New York Benjamin Sewell Ulmer Jabez Howes Henry Manila Oneida McGilvery Singapore Bark Defensor Olsen Iloilo Lepreaux Brown Bark Sirene Ache Barbados Beyrout Marietti W Aus Smojuina Batavia Eugenale Geerdes Holyhead Aspatogan Mckenzie Liverpool Rosario Havre Sarah McMullen Cardiff Lessing Brarends Hamburg Fong Kong Mount Lebanon Nelson Ilonoluln Lisbon Cyril (Br Cooper St Johns Henry L Gregg Dow Philadelphia

Ships Sailed From Global Ports In Early February

A list of vessels sailing from Liverpool Montevideo Naples Palermo Port Pirie Paru Pio Grande do Sul Rio Janeiro Salonica St Louis Du Rhone Lillouh Singapore Valencia Waterford and other ports in early February includes bark Pohona Newnham Nuova Margherita Bluse and White Iron Crag and ships with masters Keenan Duncan Perello Sodich Jones Freeman and others sailing to destinations like New York Boston Port Royal Cardiff San Francisco Penang and Harbor Grace.

Liverpool McCallum Tatarsel New York Queeta Bryan Jamnnesona Tybee Montevideo Barketty and Arnold Nor Thorsen Pensacola Naples Alesia Velnat Palermo Newnham Pawnee Boston Port Pirie Lake Ontario Keenan Falmouth Paru George Booth Port Royal Pio Grande DO Sul Sulgran Colbensen Richmond Rio Janeiro Stewart Keeman Raymond Cardiff Henry Lawrence Sinclair New Orleans Anaet Lyle Duncan California Salonica Conte Geza Szaparry Ans Sodich Louis DU Rhone Nuova Margherita Perello Lillouth Baranger Hunter San Francisco Singapore Samuel D Carlton Freeman Penang London Valencia Harbor Grace Waterford Jones Queenstown

Sperm oil and ambergris aboard Conwell sister ship report

A letter from the second officer of the schooner E B Conwell, Foster, from New Bedford, notes arrival at St Vincent on Jan 9 with 72 barrels of sperm oil and 68 pounds of ambergris. All well aboard.

New Bedford Sch Conwell Foster St Vincent Cvi

Navigation Buoys Misplaced Near Sandy Hook Channel

Captain Dick of Jug L Pulver reports buoy No 12 on Middle out of position and near middle of channel. Iron buoy No 5 off the Hook is about a quarter of a mile out of its regular position.

New York Jug L Pulver Sandy Hook

Magdalene Vessel Reported Upside Down Off Rotterdam

The ship Magdalene sailing from Rotterdam was described on October 6 at latitude 39 42 and longitude 69 05 as bottom up with a broken mast beside. The vessel, about 150 feet long, is believed American built and in poor condition.

New York Magdalene Rotterdam

Maritime vessel positions and routes from a ships log

A list of ships with captains origins and destinations including coordinates and dates such as Sch R D Spear Southard Fernandina for New York Jan 31 and Sir George W Whitford Pender San Blas for New York Feb 5 plus multiple bark, brig and ship entries with lat long positions and ports of departure like Manila New York Queenstown San Francisco and Liverpool with scattered remarks of all well indications.

R D Spear Southard Fernandina New York Lon Sir George W Whitford Pender San Blas Sand Cape Eaton Hail San Francisco Queenstown Lord Cairns Davies Cardiff Greystoke Castle US Libby Richardson Manila Glenavon Farney Astoria Liverpool Ashlow St John Mark Francisca R. Mensina Brig Sunlight Thompson Demerara Steimer Walter ‘Thomas Baltimore London Jark Mary P Kitchen Ryan Mobile Dundee Jon Bark Thomas A Goddard Sears Palenlembang

Ships sailings to Cuba Mexico Europe and beyond list

Shipping notices from New York detail sailings for Bertow Yoresday Chiapas Tabasco Campeche Tampico Tuspan Vera Cruz and other Mexican ports via City of Alexandria and Samaria. Also listed are sailings to St Domingo Cape Hayt Turks Island Europe via Queenstown Liverpool and Havre and to Central America Guatemala Belize via Aspinwall with dates Feb 6 8 9 10 from New York and Boston.

St. Domigo Cape Haytt Turks Island Samaria New York Truxillo Uerto Cortez Morse New Orleans Europe Queenstow France Tzerland Spain Portugal Aurania Amsterdam Canaan Belgium Bergenland Carthagena Costa Rica Andes Norway Geiser Cuba Tampa Key West Fla Boston Mexico

Harbor Ship Movements and Outbound Vessels Listed

A compiled note of ships and barks sailing or cleared from various ports. Entries include Amelia P Schmidt bound for Delaware Breakwater. Balthassar Jantze en route to San Juan to load for Boston. Ponomah Brisco for New York. Margaretha Blanca via Elsinore. Olustee Nickerson to Brazil. Hattie G McFarland to Baltimore. multiple vessels from Halifax to Boston, Havana, and Liverpool.

Amelia P Schmidt Pashley Delaware Champerico Balthassar Jantze San Juan Boston Callao Ponomah Brisco Ar Deo William Hales Hoyt New York Christiansand Steamer Island Cadiz Teresius Lubrano Dungeness Tagal Sorensen Hull Othelo Harvey Shields San Francisco Purlin Frederica Roberts Dantzic Margaretha Blanca Bone Elsinore East London Dee Olustee Nickerson Brazil Guantanamo Thomas Brooks Johnson Halifax Worcester Regina Angua Havana Glenola Phillips Liverpool Grace Butler Balcom Poace Poston Hamburg Orpheus Krowel Philadelphia Haes and Kurt Acapulco Punta Arenas Cora Devig ST Joans Adamantine Clark New York ST Joln Bark Brothers & Sisters Grafton Savannaa Lamar Julia Blake Patterson Lucia Sourabava Oberona Halliday Oscar L Smyrna Angela di Amore Maddalina Janello Norfolk Marsala Maria Ambrosano Cagliari Gaste Lebotie Wellington Bark Deutschland Luders

Trans-Pacific Mails from Boston Office Notice

Transit schedules for China Japan and the Fast Indies via Belgie from San Francisco Feb 21. Hawaiian Islands via Australia from San Francisco Feb 28. Society Islands via Tahiti from San Francisco Feb 20. Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoan and Hawaiian Islands via Alameda from San Francisco Mare. Mail closes at Boston office Thursday March 1 at 1 POG. Correspondence should be mailed in Boston at least eight days before the date above.

China Japan Fast Indies British India Belgie San Francisco Hawaiian Islands Australia Society Islands Tahiti Fiji Islands New Zealand Samoan Hawaiian Islanos Alameda Mare Boston

Domestic Ports Report From Baltimore and Nearby Harbors

Shipping news lists arrivals and clearances across Atlantic ports. Vessels including Polynesian Wye Liverpool and many schooners, steamers, and brigs cleared or sailed from Baltimore Charleston Newport News New York Providence and more with destinations to Liverpool Havana Boston New York and Antwerp.

Wreck reports and ship movements from various ports

MARINE NOTES reports confusion over the loss of the Elva E Pettengill after a wreck near Wood Key and mentions the brig Page speaking the vessel off Florida Reef. It also covers multiple ships in distress, groundings, carries away masts, and collisions reported along the Atlantic coast and in global ports with crews saved or injury noted.

Boston Wood Key Page Spinney Cienfuegos Florida Reef Pettengill New York Baracoa Ag North Sea Lizard Ushant Hatteras Gulf Larnica Boyd London Lon Jason Schumacher Little Papa Wga Lisbon Sedr William McKay St John Little Gull City of Truro Mediterranean Ethiopia Glasgow Rockland Ames & Co Tremont Highland Light David F Loring Amasas Dyer Duxbury Loring Loston Capt Jones Bark Vivid Swansea Galveston Carthagena Helmsley Naples Edgartown Monahansett Jennie M Carter Friendship Jennie F Willey Chadwick Crystal Lake Annapolis Savannah Virginia Lee Hickman St Augustine Bar Genoa Puteshire Hohenzollern Bremen Kingston Eldorado Marin Marecaibo Bath Sarah W Lawrence Halifax Wachusett Gloucester Georges Banks Iquique Maudie Dart Philadelphia Park Peerless Macdo Sir Mary J Gubbard Sagan Hark & Sutton Pernambuco Tinium Island EF Sutton Tuga Elaware Sir William E .Miones Broad Kiln North America Laplace Rio Janeiro Madeira Thomas M Reed San Francisco Liverpool Plymouth Leerdamon Caland Lewes Georgie Clark Bartlett Charleston Gollsvore Delaware Penny Atlantic City Colby Newport News Providence

Maritime arrivals and sailings from Atlantic ports

Ships listed sailing and arriving at Antwerp Bremen Batavia Caracao and other ports with captains and origins including steamer Newport Venezuelia Abbie 5 Hart Fritz Hashagen Canada Herman Widga Melisa Trask Emma RSmith Caracoa Lewis A Adwards Mary 1 Pen nel Calabria from New York Pensacola and other origins during January February and December.

Aspinwall Salled Newport New York Venezuelia Lagnarra Antwerp Abbie Hart Durken Bremen Probolings Caracoa Melissa Trask Fletcher Fernandina Stormer Caracas Emma Rsmith Faulkner Laguara Cuba Norton

Boston-bound Vessels List From Ocean Bulletin

Shipping list records numerous vessels sailed for Boston around late December to January, including Am bark Anbdurndale from Buenos Ayres and Am bark Arthur C. Wade from Matanzas, with ships, brigs, and schooners such as Locke from Cardenas and Lion from St Jago noted as in transit or distress near St Thomas and St Helena.

Boston Anbdurndale Wooster Buenos Ayres Assur Kursen Locke Cardenas Rio Grande Do Sul Au Sable Adele Wundt G . Alpheus Marshall McFaden Cutta Arthur C. Wade Slieman Am. Bark Manila St. Aletena George Moon Waite Almeria Gevalia Sjostrom Swed. Bark Melbourne Hyaline McLeod Demerara Indian Empire Watson Mauritius Calcutta Katahdin Seeles Hr. Bari Moilo St. Thomas Laie A. Smuifa Blue Br. Sch Cienfuegos Louise Bablup Bark Montevideo Buck Port Elizabeth Mary C. Mariner Wharton Aux Cayes Janu Nineveh Crooke Salt Pond W.C. A Navarino Cole Vineyard Haven Ocean Pearl Stetson Matanzas Sierra Leone

Outgoing Steamers and Ship Schedules Across Ports

A fragmented list shows ships and sailing times from Liverpool Glasgow and Baltimore to cities including Macon Savannah and Philadelphia. Entries mention Warren & Co E B Sampson Furness Geo E Smalley and Parthian with dates February 14 16 and related departure times in the era.

Allan Warren & Co E B Sampson G Furness Geo E Smalley

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Ship News United States Momieter Wronrespay Gan Waren Moon A.M Port OF Martello Abbott Hull Eng Sanderson & Son William R Drury Brunswick Hioston J C Cliford Clifford Hoston Booth Brothers Burdie Port Johnson M Winch Fernald and Herald Jenkins Lorena Joel Cook Ssolo Big Fidelia Olds St Thomas John di Kranz Underwriter Riley Novelty Card Amelia Ireland T C Merryman Macaulay Storm King Lewis Josip Elin D M Anthony Argus Ark St Kilda Knickerbocker Annie KR Kemp Lizzie Smith Sarah A Need G W Hinds Willaim Deming Edward Lameyer F Merwin Katie Gifford Nantucket Lorenzo Dpd Tinker Church Seguin Horton Jennie Cushman Brandt Goree WCA Toston Bermuda Cape Cod Swhs Benj Fabens Condon Chesapeake Bay Homas W Hyde Sherman John H Kranz Ugh Cunard Line Marbee- Cephalonia Catalonia Cephalonia Palmyra Pavonia Bothnia Great Britain OY State Street Alexander Martin Norfolk and Washington Steamship Line Tenn Air Line Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line Kanawha Baltimore & Ohio GEO E. Smalley Gen. Agt Central Wharf Associated Railways Virginia Carolinas Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Air Line Boston & Norfolk Steamship Co Pildmont Air Line Boston & Providence A. BR Waldo N. E Washington Street Shrippe Boston & Providence Railroad Waldo A. Pearce N. Eng Washington St Walifax Prince Edward Island Carroll Lewis Wharf Hairfax Allan Lines S. Co St. John’s Newfoundland A. Dew. Sampson Harrison Loring Atlantic Avenue Trans-Pacific Mails Morris W Child Torrey Hattie S Williams Bray Wim Hshebert Vaughn Polynesian Wye Uatharna Gray St Asin’s Bay Decatur Miller Taylor Schs Core Studley Samuel H. Walker Thomas Rosa Muller McLean Eva B Douglass Letts S Culver Anthony Georgie L Drake Emily F Northam Wilmington Charles C Dame Daniels Darlen Humarock Thatcher Mary Jane Daka Sitta Stimpson Lizzie Chadwick Fanny Whitmore Whitmore Meyer & Muller Kennebec Walls Enchantress Bolleut Fortress Monroe Comal Uisk Harbeson Hickman Small Duchess Dr Lasker Buschenhenke Horse Island Harbor Wolfre Ison Biddle Mass APD Witherell Garfield Lygonia Fullerton Schs Cox & Green Dreadnaught Maud Sherwood Lavinia Campbell Elm City Annie E Kranz Jacksonville Jennie Rosalene Saxton Fort George Caroline Hall Louis Bothen Garvin Nassau Jupiter Manhattan Chater Lanarkshire Koenig Anton Abrahamson Dublin Morewead City Thos Thomas Beveridge Martha Sabiston Paris Chevalier Netley Abbey Vyvyan Senator Fulton Joseph Rudd Halleck Swis Horace P Shares Hoboken E T Stinson Bertha Dean Spartan New Haven Claribel Evans Port Simon Freddie Hencken New Sedon Pensher Hamark Minnie Rowan New Loning City of Truro Saratoga Bedford Eureka Hudson Theodore HL Rand Morris Gleaming Dinsmore Charles F Ward Stehrman Ormus Randall Port Spain Trinidad Gen Pierce Ruby van Post Arcadia Woodward Frithjof Bahia Ida Mathis Adriatic Astronom Krouse Nueces Jalveston Alice D Cooper Saunders Lida J Lewis Townsend Bull River Marcus Edwards Oulten Erin Chicago Newcastle Prise Ruby Arcadid Gem Icis Mi Anthony Hattie V Kelsey Lucy E Friend Amelia G Treland Lubec Kennedy Calais Gazelle Campobello Tay & Eagle WD Mangam Vinal Whitten Vinal Haven Rainbow Healey Port Fads Clenred Ist Bark Veritas Hagen Dordrecht Ar Gih Sir Jenry Fischer Mark Medusa Oxholm Mark Gleneida Cowan Black Silver Josh Maggie Andrews Solis Zaccheus Sherman Coombs Benjamin Hale Hall Parthian Nickergon Screamer Berry Matanzassets Centennial Bowie Georgetown Pei Mary Hubbard Hubbard Ethelbald Simith St Ann’s Bay Manitoba Dunlap Tillaon Julia Odell Edith Chat- Stonington Coun Wank Farnham Fall River von York Anna Lansil Linen Brooks Bene Seiriol Wyn Storm Port Towns San Diego Memnon Wey Nee Marine Notes Allan Line Siberian A. 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