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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1903
Page
9
Gloucester reports Captain Joshua T. M. Stanley of schooner Lizzie M. Stanley has achieved a historic winter docking fishery gain, earning about $8,700 in under six weeks this year with crew shares totaling $220 after expenses. Since Sept 2, 1902, the tally reaches $17,000 for the schooner and crew.
Early yesterday a barge dragged across the harbor and struck the Chauncey Burke, tearing away its jibboom while the Roanoke anchored safely at South Boston. The Ajax ran aground at Fort Warren and needed Juno towed to Lovell's Island. Portland reports the Governor Dingley and St Croix reached harbor after snow delays.
Severe weather grips Newfoundland as the US revenue cutter Seminole remains icebound in Chandel Harbour en route to Bay of Islands. The mail steamer Bruce is 54 hours out from Channel to Sydney amid floes, while the Regulus reports vast ice in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Train service across Newfoundland is virtually halted as 15 feet of snow blocks lines and rescue prospects remain unclear.
Secretary Moody plans a West Indies cruise after his Annapolis accident. He will rest briefly then visit Guantanamo and Bahia Honda in Cuba to seek naval station concessions, traveling with See board Rian Jaccruiser and Specialists consulted after the incident.
The British steamer Bellucia, under Captain Horne, is ashore on rocks at Guaraniy Islands about 20 miles south of Victoria. It is probable the vessel will be a total loss. She was bound to New York from Santos and this port, having sailed from here on the 14th.
The brigantine James Daly, Captain Doucet, sailing from Annapolis with lumber for the West Indies, reached Plympton St Marys Bay with fore sail, two topmasts, and mainstay sail carried away. The vessel battled a Bay of Fundy gale for 10 hours, lost sails near Brier Island, and sought port in a crippled condition.
Salvage to about 730 dollars will be claimed by Captain Nickerson of the Merchants and Miners line after the abandoned St. John, N. B. schooner E. H. Foster was towed into Boston Sunday by steamer Howard from a life-saving station crew. The owner says half the vessel’s value would be salvage. if put up for auction it may not bring much more.
New York reports the Vader land arrives with the French fishing schooner Anda dense in a dismasted state. White Star Line reshapes routes with the Tauric and Nomadic to Portland in summer, adds the Cedric the largest vessel, and notes the fleet’s growth while observers compare crew sizes. Stevens resigns after a confrontation with Louis W Hill in Minnesota.
Hake Regina with 65000 haddock and 5000 cod and the Orinoco with 40000 haddock and cod report prices haddock 23-6 to 28-4 per hundredweight large cod 6 and markets 3 hake 41-2. Alfred Sorensen plans a new wooden fishing steamer for Sundays holidays and weekdays likely not ready this season. may wait until 1904. Telegram from Fortress Monroe notes the five masted schooner Baker Palmer lost headgear near Hog Island after collision. Metropolitan steamer possibly H. F. Dimock anchored near Wood End, Cape Cod. Dominion liner Vancouver left Charlestown after collision with Ixia, loaded passengers 320 plus 360 from Italy. Winds and snow across European ports, colder weather toward Grand Banks. Steamer City of Gloucester bound for Gloucester. Penobscot reached Portland. Steamer St Ronald and others passed Tarifa. A large two masted steamer near Scituate had a black funnel, lost bearings, heading north. Six Belie. steamers from Europe, Altonia and Merion from Liverpool and Queenstown visible after clearing weather. The Merion sailed two days after the Litonia and was to quarantine before pier. Saloon passengers listed including Miss Edith Bowers and others. 269 steerage passengers aboard. THE LANDSMAN.
Shipping notices list arrivals and clearrls for multiple steamers and ships. Vessels include Altonia, Merion, J. W. Taylor, Lord Erne, Ikbal, Progress, Unique, and more with coal, merchandise, and passenger details. Multiple ports such as Liverpool Cardiff Hull and Newcastle are mentioned alongside destinations like Alexandria and Jam.
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