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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1890

Page

10

Theorist Urges Stronger Fire Safety Measures for Boston

Edward Atkinson presents theories on fire protection in Boston buildings. He argues for stricter control over risky iron and granite supports, calls for a city building act, and praises fire department engineers while urging owners to adopt safer designs and sprinkler systems. He credits Captain Reagan for elevator shaft protections and notes partial remedies amid ongoing concerns.

Sistor Boston Fire Aly Boston Varity Wildings Letit P Boston Fire Department Anyope Reagan Hostun Boston Aire Department Fire Department Ashla Summer Street Sears Edward Atkinson

Metlakahtla Progress and Plans for Boys Home and Village

Letter from W Duncan at Metlakahtla Alaska on December 11, 1889 describes resuming publication of the Metlakahtlan, staffing needs for a boys home and village layout, and efforts to advance education and industrial training. He notes shortage of teachers, plans for two married workers, and ongoing church activities amid favorable building weather.

Notes on winter walks through Boston and harbor freight news

A writer recounts a winter of daily urban strolls through Boston from Summer Street to Charlestown and Cambridge noting bridges parks and the evolving cityscape beyond a boyhood memory. He describes attire mild temperatures 20 to 30 F and the desire for a walking companion while detailing freight charter news for New York and foreign ports with ships and cargos.

Gloucester Schooner Isaac A Chatman Reported Lost

The schooner Isaac A Chatman sailed December for a frozen herring voyage to Newfoundland. After calling at St Pierre and leaving in company with Valkyria Dora A Lawson and Hattie E Worcester, a gale turned hurricane and no word has come since January 17. Seven crew lost including Ozro B Fitch master born Boothbay and others from Norway Russia and Maine. The vessel measured 130.81 tons, built 1879 at Essex, owned by James G Tarr & Bro and insured by Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company.

Gloucester Isaac A. Chatman Newfoundland Placentia Bay St. Pierre Mia Valkyria Dora A. Lawson Hattie E. Worcester Ozro B. Fitch Boothbay Olof, Nelson Mate Mandel Norway John Baker Cook Langsund Charles EK. Jorgen Kurland Russia Jacob Wynack Lockport N.S Benjamin Lunt Long Island Manuel VD. Silva William Erickson Pathfinder Chatman Erickson Mattie Winship Vigilant Stockholm Sweden Tie Chatman Essex James G. Tarr

Port of Boston arrivals and clearances news brief

Port of Boston records arrive and clearances for February 12 show multiple steamers, brigs, and schooners arriving from New York Newport News, Baltimore and more. Vessels include Herman Winter Forest City City of Gloucester and many towed barges. several ships cleared for Liverpool Loddon and Providence. Local tides note Highland Light and Hull wind observations.

Herman Winter Hallett New York Whitney Forest City Snowman Portland City of Gloucester Young Gloucester Orton Wiley Lone Star Mercedita Newport News Tus OM Winch Baker Navesink Leo Mattson Ponce Pouslana & Co Sceptre King Savanna Provincetown Cape Cod Wousland & Co Hutchinson Portie Liatte May Paix Japes Sra Vineyare Sra Vineyare Haven, With Togwooud 3 I.von Dupuy & Co Cyrus Chamberlain Kellar Martha Inns Speed Port Wirwinian Frye Liverpool Thayer Tincela Durham City Jacobson Loddon UC Furness Lake Ontario Campbell W Preston Howard Walters Lunenburg Whitney, Pousland & Co Crover Cleveland Bonla Fortuneau Holmes & Nichols Muller Taylor Baltymore Norfols Mo Graham HF Dimock Kidridge M Whitney Saxon Snow Philadelphia Fo Sampson Williams Hronswick Colby A Waldron City of Macon Lewis Savannah Richardson & Borpard Vautine Birth Whaltimoe Pheins Bros & Co Carbsay Prugarther C Patterson Sehs Booth Bros Gurney Mt Desert TW Linnell Carsols Bay Park Nes Ti St John Florence Locatoon Boothway Salliers Coastwie Koads Park Jennie Cushman Cape Verdealands Africa Bri Sullivan Mary Standish Fawn Highland Light Culam Britannia Kdith Heraton Chathaw Puny Jennie Cush Observation

Maritime Cargo and Crew Movements Across Caribbean and Atlantic

Shipping notices list numerous vessels sailing or in port from ports such as Matanazas Ponce St Michaels St Thomas and Turcs Island. Ships and crews include brig Acacia Veronica for Boston bark Julia Rollins for Baltimore schooner Uranus for Boston and steamer Read ing from St Thomas. Also entries for ground salt unloading in Turks Island and molasses loads for Boston with various captains and destinations.

Restituta Madre Parascandola Tor Do Akbar Holmes Boston Mansanilla Winnie Lawry Ritchie Hort Au Prince Matanzas Eleanor Poole Sagna Harold B Cousens Davis Mobile Azalea New York Elias Storer Simmonds Edith Berwind McBride Delaware Telos Coney Ponce Acacia Vere Ruby Alexander Lax Seh Uranus Hanley Tag Molasses Porto Plata George Bird Gray Turks Island Rlo Janeiro Julia Rollins Johnason Baltimore Colorado Wright Trinidad Port Barks Army Klages Mary Hasbrouck Ludwig Allan Wilde Keyes Unc M & E Cann Kimball Buenos Ayers Portland Sarah Lockne Cardiff Chignecto Knowlton Exile Pearce ETG Clement, Inc Mississippi Kieline Holovein ST Michaels Astral Rotterdam Arreo Adam Gould Hanrahan ST Domingo Reading St Thomas Schs Sila Boudrot Magellan Irving Sic Jagu Irma Gardner Philadelphia George Lockhart Olsen New Stthomas Fred A Small Small Peterson Demerara St John Annie A Booth Wasson Kondo Somerville

Ships in Atlantic trade summary and lost vessel report

A mixed ship news brief recounts several vessels sailing from New York to Calcutta, San Francisco to Queenstown, Pensacola to Buenos Aires, Galveston to Lowestoft, and Philadelphia to Oporto with positions given. It notes the Wachusetts ashore at Fella Cove and a vessel total loss, plus a Gloucester Insurance report and a Western Bank cod fishermen fleet preparing to sail for bait.

Dakin New York Calcutta Latimer Robertson San Francisco Queenstown Rinzdove Stewart Pensacola Buenos Ayres Evans Galveston Lowestoft Ion Armenia Rowan Carrie Winstow Valparaiso Philadelphia Ohio Crawford Oporto Schranile Wintmore Boston Cape Henlopen Sch Mattie Russell Martinique Currituck Arditt Cape Town

Foreign Ports tour by Cable to the Post

Shipping notices list vessels sailing and passing ports from Anjer to Southampton with dates in February and March. Notable movements include the bark Celina from Singapore to Boston and ships bound for New York from London Liverpool and Hamburg.

ANJER Celina Mountford Singapore Boston Wm H Connor Batman Hong Kong New York Sea Witch Tibbets Sminart Crowell Pendleton Hivgo Anser Antwer Nederland Philadelphia Finsing Slam Barbados Boylston Small la Brae Hatteras Bremen Minister Maybach Ger Bremeruwaven Johanne Leache Galcutta Buckingham Lyall Dover Spain London Isle OF Wight Alice M Claridyve Lockhart Dunkirk Kissale Whiteford Portland Liverpool Vorwarts Mercat Tal Fitzroy Ric Janerlo Holborn Sth Plato Southampton Suevia Hamburg Sunderland Wildflower Tarila Impi Rue Bystrom Tarragona Kalifax la Fiduccia Ital Tevola Smyrna Marianne Notiebohin Norton Salvatore Accame Carrara Genoa

Dangers in Rockland Thoroughfare Unmarked Obstacles Warn Sailors

In Rockland Maine the Feo 11-Fox Island Thoroughfare harbors two unmarked hazards. The sunken Haskell Ledge SE of Haskell Ledges and Crabtree's Point lies near the channel and shoals at low water. Lighthouse Reef west of Brown's Head Lighthouse narrows the passage toward the Sugar Loaves, causing wrecks.

Rockland Feo 11 Fox Island Haskell Crabtree Grtef Brown's Head Ligthouse Vinalhaven Haskell Ledge Lighthouse Reef

Keel Laids and Plans For Several Schooners on the Coast

In Bath and Rockland Maine on February 12 a 2000-ton schooner keel for Captain Stevens of Clinton Conn will be laid on the Portland block. The Lavender four-master at Kelley & Spear's has all square frames up and the stem was set Monday. William Rogers laid a keel for a 600-ton schooner for Brooklyn parties. Two three-masted schooners are to be built next season at Rockland, one for Captain Otis Cole of Harrington and one for Captain Ellis Lock of Addison, in Isaac Carnon and John H Crandon yards respectively. John Shaw's new vessel of about 800 tons will be built this year, with frame moulded in the Provinces and soon brought here. George Christensen of Kennebunkport won a contract for an 850-ton three-masted schooner for New York parties. David K. Kennebunkport to build a 750-ton three-masted schooner for Sew Redford parties. A 125-ton centreboard schooner will be built at Millbridge for Capt A P Smith of Jonesport.

Bath Stevens Clinton, Conn Portland Kelley & Spear’s William Rogers Brooklyn Rockland Otis Cole Harringtop Ellis Lock Addison Isaac Carnon John H Crandon John Shaw George Christensen Kennebunkport Ted New York David Redford Millbridge Godfrey Pove, Harris & Co A P Smith Jonesport Boston Galloupes Island Gath Douglass Dearborn Reders San Francisco Columbia River Port Blakeley Puget Sound Philadel Bia Boothway Portla Witherell Perth Amboy Cape Elizabeth Wysch Nellie F Sawyer Brunswick Pascagoula Lyman, Son & Co Peter Ss Nickerson James O Willard Sch Pereverance David Clarkson Paragore Philadelphia Bouy Island St John Fein Natar Yazil Alsey Rizetos Staten Island Garfield Machias J B Poellegrew Schimena Norfolk Heabens Howes Baltimore Hampton Roads Chesapeake Bay Glengail Antwerp Baltmore Newport News Feb &Clark Hermeltin Pacagoula Port Natal Low Darien Seb Robert Ff Parker Steelman Savannah Saus John Benjamin Davis Yarmouth Calais I Paine Eastport Boardman Bros Yoddot aTi W S. Tucker Derritt Wrecking Company K Hartington Tybes Shoals Savannah River London Robilant Longobardo Cape ‘Own Yokohama Cape Colony Rheetia Vogelesang Hamburg Persian Monarch Kristow Lons Sit Thomas Augustinus Halvorsen Pensacola Cape Town

Multiple Vessel Collisions and Repairs Across Atlantic Fleet

Reports from Boston to Calais detail schooners and schooners colliding, grounding, and taking on water. Key incidents include a schooner grounding on Galloupes Island and being towed for repairs, another vessel stranded near Ocracoke Inlet with most cargo saved, and several ships reporting damage from recent gales. Proprietary owners and captains are named alongside ports from Maine to New York and beyond.

Port Weather and Vessel Movements Across Atlantic Ports

Shipping bulletin lists arrivals and sailings on Feb 11 12 across Boston New York Providence and regional harbors. Vessels include steamers Rheis Queensmore Horn Head City Co lumbia and many schooners with routes to Liverpool Boston New York and Jamaica.

Shipping Schedule Fragment Reflects 19th Century Trade Listings

Fragmentary OCR shows ships and agents with travel routes from Liverpool Glasgow London and Antwerp. Entries indicate numerous vessels such as Nestorian Manchester Jan 27 and Jamaica Feb 7, with dates, ports and consignments listed in terse line items.

Nestorian Glasgow Jan Stih Allan British Empire Onsdon Furness Ctemot Antwerp RA Agams &Co Roman Eeees Liverpool Feo Warren & Co Postonian Liverpool Thay'r & Line Flamborough Jamaica Boston Fruit Co Nant Gwynant Gibr Istar Herman Gill & Lootz Furness Warren & Co Dominion Yarmouth D G Hall & Co

Mails Close at Boston for Regions and Cuba

Mail dispatches specify special addressed correspondence for Fortune Island Cape Hayti Jamaica Costa Rica via fort Limon and New York on the steamship Alvena dated Feb 18 in the evening. It notes additional Mexican states Yucatan Campeche Tabasco Chiapas and other regions including Cuba receive special addressed mail.

Fortune Island Cape Hayti Jamaica Costa R Rica Fort Limon Alvena New York Yucatan Ampeche Tabasco Chiapas Cuba

Transatlantic Steamship Mail Routes and Schedules

Shipping notices announce mail sailings from New York and Boston to France Germany Britain Ireland and other destinations aboard vessels including La Bretagne Kider Umbria Prof Morse and Umbria with dates February 14 15 and routes via Havre Bremen Southampton and Port Limon. Also lists special correspondence and mixed European mails for various countries.

City of Alexandra New York France Havre la Bretagne Germany Bremen Great Britain Ireland Belsium Great Britein Netherlands Umbria Truxillo Ruatan Prof. Morse New Orleans St. Pierre and Miquelon Uv PD

Trans-Pacific Mail Deadlines From Boston Office

Notice lists mail close dates for multiple routes from San Francisco via autumn ships Gaelic Australia Tahiti and Zealandia. It details closing times in Boston on February 22 23 and March 3 as well as deposits required eight to nine days before sailing for Pacific steamers.

Japan Shanei Hong Kong East Indies Irish India Straits Settlements Siam

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