City of Columbus relief fund urged after loss
A partial relief effort is launched to ease gloom from Columbus loss and honor its services. The Post has offered to collect and forward any reader donations to support the beneficiary, with hopes the fund will rapidly grow beyond its infancy. Current contributions include names such as OMG, PORT, seeses Joseph AH, Centre, Chas F Buffurn, Homebirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph AH
Chas
F. Buffurn
Conflicting Accounts of City of Columbus Course at Gay Head
Quartermaster McDonald recalls steering southwest by south before the City of Columbus struck near Devil's Bridge. Captain Wright and Captain Hedge dispute the usual passage from Nobsque light to Gay Head, with plans to investigate the ship’s course during the upcoming steamboat inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Quartermaster McDonald
City of Columbus
Hedge
The
Gate City
Gay Head
Nobsque Light
Wright
Nobs
Roxbury
Mr. Spaulding
Edward Leary
Storm King
Harding
Boston
Capt
McDonald
Nellie
No Man’s Land
W. A. Boardman
Hyde Park
W. D. Boardman
W. D. Eaton
Bangor
Maine
J. B. L. Bartlett
Mattapan
Mrs. Rich
L. W. Lawrence
Fitchburg
Levi Lawrence
J. B. Parker
Nashua
N. H
W. T. Cardy
Chelsea
Mass
Caroline E. Slade
Frank Ball
Hollis
C. D. Ball
O. J. Slocum
Darius Small
Georgia
Richard Sullivan
Taylor
Heroic Rescue by Lieutenant Rhodes at City of Columbus Wreck
The Dexter crew’s valor in saving two frozen seamen amid freezing seas is praised by Portland and Philadelphia papers. Lieutenant Rhodes swam to the wreck twice, freed men trapped to the rigging, and died rescuers were unable to save all, earning enduring honors for his bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Press
Dexter
Revenue Marine
Rhodes
Philadelphia
United States Revenue
Columbus
Newspaper corrections highlight risk of errors in reporting
The Transcript and Journal admitted publishing a mistaken item naming the wrong company in a legal case against American Electric and Hluminating, correcting the record yet warning of damage to reputations. The piece laments rushing to meet deadlines as gambling with eternity and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Transcript and Journal
American Electric and Hluminating Company
Had the Cape Cod canal been in operation
The remark suggests that if the Cape Cod canal were open, the disaster off the Devil's Bridge would have been prevented. No further facts are provided to identify people or organizations involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod Canal
Devil’s Bridge
Loom Idle Figures Across Lancashire Cotton Mills
The Liverpool Post on January 5 reports idle loom numbers caused by the cotton strike. Blackburn shows 29,806, Darwen 4,226, Clayton-le-Moors 908, Padiham 4,693, Ramsbottom 2,014, Billington 864, Church 1,582, Burnley 1,275, Rishton 1,986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Blackburn
Darwen
Clayton-le-Moors
Padiham
Ramsbottom
Billington
Church
Burnley
Rishton
Democratic Nominees for Governor Mentioned in Camden and Thomaston
The Camden and Thomaston areas highlight two strong candidates for the Democratic nomination Edward Cushing of Camden and J. E. Moore of Thomaston both regarded as satisfactory possibilities if a Democratic governor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cushing
Camden
J. E. Moore
Thomaston
Erald
Democratic Faith in Press Deepens in Lewiston
The Lewiston Gazette comments on the influence of the Boston Post praising its plain truth and candor while condemning Democratic follies with unsparing candor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Gazette
Dem
Democratic Party
Boston Post
Bodies From Columbus Wreck Brought To New Bedford
News of the Columbus disaster fills New Bedford as the Storm King and Nellie bring 12 to 20 bodies from Gay Head and Vineyard Haven. Survivors include J Tibbetts and seamen Leahy Kennedy O Brien and Gallant. Identify efforts continue amid crowded wharves and renewed search along No Man s Land and Cutty Hunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Breprorp
Mass
Columbus
Vineyard Sound
Vineyard Haven
Gay Head Light
Nellie
Gay Head
United States
Verbena
Storm King
Boston
Woods Hall
Monohansett
New Bedford
Monohansett Hove Insight
Associated Press
William Leach
J. Tibbetts
West Somerville
Leahy
Kennedy
O’brien
Gallant
City of Columbus
Leach
Charlies F. James
Everett
Congress
Mattie F. Sampson
Joseph B. Robinson
Savannah
Ryan & Kelsey
Portland
Daniel McCarty
Thomas Gallagher
Joel Nourse
Caleb Richardson
George F. Hart
Taunton
Edwin F. Leonard
Purchase Street
Lucy Grayband
Willey Street
D.C. Dickinson
John Forbury
Maxwell Street
New Bedford Mercury
Sylvanus L. Rich
Tamson Rich
Taylor
Rich
Charles F. Jones
James B. Hazzard
Mr. Hazzard
Quartermaster McDonald
Wilson
Mr. Rana
Capt. Baker
Baker Wrecking Company
No Man’s Land
Cutty Hunk
Col
Arnold A. Rand
Tremont Street
Baker
Col. Rand
J. Tibbitts
Bodies and passengers arrive as Old Colony trains reach city
The 9:05 a.m. Mon train brought Roderick McDonald and James Browne and the body of Miss Beach, with Undertaker B F Smith taking charge. The 10:10 a.m. trains carried Henry Collins John Hines William Spaulding Thomas Butler and the body of Mrs Henry L Batchelder. The 10:40 a.m. New Bedford train delivered Henry L Batchelder and F A May, plus George H Kellogg whose remains were moved to Fitchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony
Roderick McDonald
City of Columbus
James Browne
Lawrence
Nickerson
Congress Street Bridge
Miss Beach
B. F. Smith
Tremont Street
Wood’s Hall
Henry Collins
John Hines
Boston
William Spaulding
South Boston
Thomas Butler
Prince Edward Island
Hines
Spaulding
Collins
Butler
Henry L. Batchelder
Joseph Waterman & Son
New Bedford
F. A. May
Undertaker Waterman
George H. Kellogg
Taunton
Fitchburg
Iisnson
Furber
John
Kennedy
Michael
Seaman
St. Johns
N. F
Leary
Eirdwrad
Madden
Charlottetown
P.E
McDonald
Reverick
Eugene
Somerville
Uss
O’brien
Edward
St. Jonas
O’ Leary
Thomas
Phillips
MW. A
Boson
Pitman
A. A
Brooklyn
N. Y
William
Tibbetts
F. H
Mass
Vance
North Truro
N. 5
Waterhouse
Horace
Bath
Weidman
Whitcomb
Hudson
White
Wright
Dartmouth
Atkinson
Woodstock
Mollie
Child
N. B
Horace C. Beach
Beal
James
Inez
Bell
Charles D
Hollis
Northborough
Carney
Chase
Lewis J
North Newmarket
N. H
Newmarket
Phillip
Cummings
Watertown
Daniels
C. E
Daniela
Henry L
Day
Tavis
Miss L
Lynn
Dinn
Quartermaster
Durband
Eaton
N. D
Hermon
Fawcett
Fitzpatrick
Win
Pantryman
Nashua
Natick
Fuller
Barnstable
Gallagher
Gibson
Miss
Giddings
T. E
Messman
Daniel
McGarry
Henry
McGiggan
Alexander
McKenna
Merrill
Cobey
James A
Mitchell
Vu. W
Morrison Archibald
Moore
Harry
Waiter
Morton
Nathaniel J
Murray
Nourse
Joel
Cornelius
Pearson
August
Pinkham
Dover
N.H. Rand, Rev. C. A., Passenger, Haverhill, Mass, Rand, Mrs. C. A
Rand
Rich
Dwight B
Richardson
Caleb
Roach
Sargent
Frederick M
Merrimac
Skeane
Slade
Chelsea
D. R
Southampton
Smith
Theresa
Susie
Sullivan
Richard W
Walker
Whitehead
Cook
Willett
Lost and Saved List From the Shipwreck
A corrected list of the saved and the lost from the disaster details numerous names with residences and roles. The saved include Edward T. Briggs and James Brown among many passengers crew and officers. The lost list features Mrs. J Atkinson and Henry L Batchelder among others.
Funeral Rites for G Fred Hammond Hyde Park
Funeral services for G Fred Hammond of Hyde Park were held at his Williams Avenue residence with Rev P B Davis officiating. The service featured singing by local performers and noted tributes from the Hyde Park band and Fairmount School alumni, concluding with interment at Cedar Grove cemetery. The event drew colleagues from Chandler Co and various connected societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Fred Hammond
Hyde Park
Williams Avenue
P. B. Davis
Congregational Church
Samuel E. Ward
Albert Whitcher
E. R. Farwell
William H. Harlow
Fairmount School Alumni Association
Congregational Sunday School
Chandler &Co.’s
Cedar Grove
Caleb Richardson
Everett
Richardson
Universalist Church
Resolutions of Boston Produce Exchange on Frederic L Hale
At a Monday noon meeting the Boston Produce Exchange adopted resolutions on the death of Frederic L Hale, a member lost in the City of Columbus disaster. The body expressed sympathy to his family and noted the calamity as a warning of life’s uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Produce Exchange
Frederic L. Hale
Columbus
Exchange
Exchange Members Appoint Committee for Funeral Services
Brief remarks were offered by G. E. Mitchell J. M. Upton and N. A. Fitch. A committee of J. M. Upton E. F. Caverly G. E. Mitchell Guy Smith and N. A. Fitch was appointed to represent the exchange at their deceased brother's funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. C Upron
Charles H. Utley
Guy Smith
W. H. Pearsons
G. E. Mitchell
J. M. Upton
N. A. Fitch
E. F. Caverly
President Nickerson Assesses Vineyard Sound Route And Ship Safety
President Nickerson discusses the usual Vineyard sound course for ships bound southward and its benefits. He notes Capt Wright’s proposed departure path would have kept the steamer farther from danger near the buoy. He confirms crew numbers on the City of Columbus were sufficient and describes lifeboats and automatic plugs aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Nickerson
Vineyard Sound
Capt. Wright
City of Columbus
Boston voyage captain recalls accident and courses
Captain Hedge of the Gate City discusses the recent disaster near Gay Head. He explains uncertainty over Captain Wrights order and describes his own standard sailing approach in the sound, favoring the north shore to avoid hazards. He notes rough passage and snow during the crossing.
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Hedge
Boston
Gate City
City of Columbus
Savannah
Gay Head
West Chop
Tarpaulin Cove
Vineyard Shore
Remains of Lynn Wreck Victims Include Woodstock Party
Families from Woodstock New Brunswick lose relatives after the City of Columbus wreck. The Belyea group and Mrs Atkinson, plus a grandson, were visiting Lynn and are presumed lost. A.S. Belyea identifies remains. Charles Griffin of Millbury sails for Boston. Wallace W Wright body sent to Lynn for funeral arrangements. Steamboat inspectors plan to probe wreck causes. Mus sel bed noted near Devil's Bridge buoy by Vineyard Haven fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merrill
Vineyard
Wallace W. Wright
Lynn
Col. Carrol D. Wright
David W. Mitchell
Waterbury
Conn
Mary B. Richardson
Boston
Francis J. Mahoney
W. W. Wright
Francis J. Mahony
Mrs. Richardson
R. B. Belyea
Alice Atkinson
Mortie
Woodstock
N.B
George E. Walker
No. 10
Carver Street
Atkinson
A.S. Belyea
Franklin Street
Guy Head
Charles Griffin
Millbury
City of Columbus
Florida
Wallace W.wright
Undertaker Alley
Vineyard Haven
Devil’e Bridge
Election of Officers in Various Organizations
The New England Methodist Historical Society held its annual meeting with Rev. Dr. L W Thayer presiding. Officers elected include President William Claflin and a slate of vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer Willard S Allen, and 23 honorary vice presidents. The City Missionary Society also met with James White as president. reports show 23 missionaries made 58 691 visits to 14 134 families and numerous charitable outcomes. Directors were elected for both societies and the Boylston Mutual Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Methodist Historical Society
L. W. Thayer
William Claflin
Newton
Stephen Allen
D. D
Augusta
Horace W. Gilman
Nashua
N. H
Paul Dillingham
Waterbury
Lorenzo RK
Thayer
Newtonville
Mass
M. V. Morrison
Providence
William T. Neill
New Haven
Ralph W. Allen
Malden
George Whitaker
Somerville
Willard S. Allen
East Boston
Daniel Dorchester
Natick
Willard 3. Allen
Bradford K. Pierce
Daniel Sherman
Edward H. Dunn
Jacob Sleeper
William McDonald
Micah J. Talbot
Pliny Nickerson
Thomas Green
W. R. Clark
Rodney M. Howard
William F. Mallalieu
L. B. Bates
John H. Twombly
Hebron Vincent
Wm. D. Bridge
Samuel L. Gracey
Orion Currier
B. K. Pierce
David Sherman
City Missionary Society
Congregational House
James White
George M. Boynton
A. H. Plumb
D. MD
S. F. Wilkins
Edwin B. Webb
Albert H. Plumb
Samuel F., Wilkins
Timothy Smith
Samuel E. Herrick
J. L. Withrow
D. P
Wm. Burnet Wright
Joseph T. Duryea
Benjamin F. Hamilton
Alexander S. Twombly
R. R. Meredith
Frank E. Clark
Edward N. Packard
Lewis ¥. Price
Robert F. Gordon
D. M. Stearns
P. Fay
Mathews
William R. Campbell
J. E. Twitchell
Michael Burnham
Wm. Hayne Leavell
C. A. Beckwith
John W. Ballentine
George W. Brooks
Messrs
Arthur W. Tufts
Thomas D. Demond
Richard H. Stearns
Amos W. Stetson
Benjamin F. Whittemore
George W. Coburn
Luther A. Wright
David M. Weston
Albert Gay
Thomas Y. Growell
Frank Wood
Samuel B. Capen
Samuel D. Smith
James Fisher
William Gallagher, Jr
George H. Davis
Andrew J. Castie
Thomas S. Wentworth
Frederick ©. Russell
Frederick M. Swan
Samuel B. Shapleigh
Joseph A. Haskell
H. Parker
George E. 5. Kinney
Augustus T. Perkins
J. W. Balch
W. Glover
Boston Marine Insurance Company
Massachusetts
Boston Marine
Ransom B. Fuller
Thomas Hi
Frauds and floor privileges loom in Washington probe
Special despatch reports a House reform inquiry into ex members on the floor and lobbying for private claims. Keifer faces further questioning over charges involving newspaper correspondents and a nephew stenographer’s $3,800 per vacation claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Committee On Rules
Keifer
Committee On Accounts
Boutelle foes unswayed in Maine against iron clad oath bill
In the House on January 21 1885 Mr Cox New York moved to suspend rules and pass a bill repealing iron clad oath laws. Mr Boutelle Maine opposed saying no urgent need. The bill passed 185 to 11. Lectures on Porter and West Point followed with questions about officials and discipline. Other items included land grant forfeiture and linen handkerchief duties now set at 35 percent.
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Boutelle
Maine
Washington
Cox
New York
South
Secretary of War
Fitz John Porter
West Point
Porter
Ray
Gibson
West Virginia
Department of Justice
House
Hemphill
South Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
Springer
Illinois
White
Kentucky
Utah
Holman
Indiana
Barksdale
Bingham
Bisbee
George
Horr
Kean
Libby
Lyman
Morse
Muldrow
Poland
Ranney
Reid
Rice
Russell
Stone
van Eaton
Whiting
Treasury Department
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Disraeli
Albany
Brooklyn
Scotland
Charles O’connor
New York City
Opinions on Attorneys and Their Standing Through History
A long discussion traces lawyers from medieval England to modern times, noting distrust, limited practice rules, and reforms. It cites cases of humble beginnings, the ethical burden of defending clients, and the evolving role of lawyers in society.
McCready case turned over to federal authorities
Joseph McCready faces examination before Commissioner Hallett after the case is handed to U S authorities for review over a check raising from five to five hundred nine dollars. Detective Dearborn recovers books worth four hundred dollars stolen from 8 L Hall and pawned by Prior A Simonds amid embezzlement claims. Five year old Michael Braham dies after being struck by a train at the Prentiss street crossing in Roxbury. William P Thurber arrested for larceny of clothing from a boarding house on Broad Street with losses totaling about two hundred forty six dollars and value recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCready
Joseph McCready
Washington
United States
Hallett
Dearborn
North End
8. L. Hall
Prior A. Simonds
Michael Braham
Tremont Street
Boston and Providence
Prentiss Street
Roxbury
William LP. Thurber
Broad Street
Austrian killer confessed plan for five murders to flee to America
Hugo Schenk confessed to authorities that he planned five murders last week after seducing women, taking their money with marriage promises. He aimed to obtain 30 000 florins to fund an escape to America, in addition to the four women already killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Hugo Schenk
America
Highwayman Arrested While Robbing Drunken Priest in Chicago
Abbe T. J. Hilliard, a Catholic missionary from Marquette diocese, was found in a south division alley in distress after an attempted robbery. A robber was arrested and the abbé, heavily intoxicated, was jailed for safekeeping. he had a large sum of money on him and had faced similar arrest months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
T. J. Hilliard
Marquette
US Minister Lowell Denies Telegram Denouement
In a Times letter from London dated January 22, United States Minister Lowell denies ever receiving any telegram from Minister West and brands the circulating claim as absurd and unworthy of contradiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpdon
United States
Lowell
the Times
West
Foreign Office
Burlington and Quincy VP denies Boston tripartite meeting
Vice-president Potter of the Burlington and Quincy road denies a Boston report that directors of the Union Pacific and the Burlington and Missouri roads will meet in Boston on January 26 to discuss a tripartite agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Potter
Burlington and Quincy
Boston
Union Pacific
Burlington and Missouri
Missing Boy Jesse Dean Returns Home After Disappearance
The boy Jesse Dean who vanished from his James street home on the morning of January 15 reappeared between 7 and 8 PM Monday. His mother was too prostrated to provide details of the unexplained absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Dean
James Street
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Hoston Post
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Carlisle Linner
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England
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Briggs
Edward T
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Prince Edwards Island
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Warren Street
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Putnam School
Frederic L. Male
Rickenson
House Committee On Appropriations
Greely
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Senate
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Civil Service Commission
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St. Johnsbury
Chas. H. Edwards
Portland, Conn
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West Lebanon
N.H
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Supreme Court of the
Union League Club
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Folger and
Teller
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Friends of the Census
Hatch
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Lucy A. White
Newton Centre
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Alfred Pray
Hawes Street
Maria P. Hulbert
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Mary D. Godfrey
Adams Street
Horace W. Jordan
Massachusetts Avenue
Reuben E. Denman
Mary M. Horn
Transit Street
Geo. B. Wilbur
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Charles A. Siebert
Western Union Telegraph Company
Warren Bridge
Causeway Street
Broadway
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Motte Street
Lucy H. Spooner
Tyler Street
C. H. Dean
Ellen Martin
Seneca Street
George W. Berry
Alice C. Driscoll
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Wm. M. Flanders
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Altice Dixon
Annie Mather
Lucy Read
Nettie Fisher
May Melbrand
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Nutt
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Atlantic
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Jesse Duan
Paine’s
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