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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1889

Page

3

Sails and S pars Dorchester Yacht Club Lecture

Adrian Wilson sailmaker lectures at the Dorchester Yacht Club winter quarters on sail materials and construction. He details duck weights for light sails, sail sizes for a forty footer, and the importance of correct sail sizing, cutting, and boom handling. The crowded talk ends with questions and a lively discussion.

Dorchester Yacht Club Adria Wilson Cosey Wilson

Fifth Regiment inspections show strong cores with few weak spots

The past week’s inspections of Fifth Regiment companies reveal most in excellent condition. B and C, from Cambridge and Newton, show weaknesses. Waltham improves with 20 drill attenders discharged and 20 new attendees. New companies D I K M also in excellent shape.

B of Cambridge C of Newton Waltham Company Malden Woburn Charlestown Clark Medord Kennedy Haynes Waltham Bancroft Brockton First Regiment Fifth Infantry Quincy Enyon Cider Mill Pond M. V.M Warner Grand Army of the Republic Grand Army Battery C Lawrence Fred W. Wellington Worcester J. P. O’sullivan J. H. Joubert Jone P. Sullivan Thomas Ahey Luke Collins George H. Kelley New England M. V. Muring Myles Standish Howard Cavalry

Authors Reading at the Museum On Copyright Reform

Remarks by Professor Goodwin and Mr. Estes at the authors reading in Boston recount the push for international copyright. Goodwin argues foreign authors deserve ownership of their work and condemns laws that shield US publishers while harming foreign creators. Estes reports net proceeds over 2000 dollars and thanks supporters, noting ongoing efforts despite the failed bill.

Professor Goodwin Estes Congress Browning Boston State Street Mr. Browning United States England Executive Committee Reform Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett Field

Warner's Log Cabin Remedies Offer Old Timers Value

Warner's Log Cabin Remedies promote old fashioned, simple compounds once used by hardy forefathers. The line includes Sarsaparilla Hops and Buchu Remedy Cough and Consumption Remedy Hair Tonic Extract Plasters Rose Cream and Liver Pills from Harner & Co proprietors of Warner's Safe Remedies. All druggists carry them.

Warner’s Warner's Harner & Co Warner’s Safe Remedies

Supplementary Mail and Steamship Notices

Notices announce sailing details for Cephalonia from Boston on March 9 at 12 80 P M and supplementary mail at 9 6 455 P M Foxhall bound for Costa Rica from New Orleans on March 9 7 30 P M and a Newport departure for Central America and South Pacific ports including Guatemala on March 10 7 30 P M

Great Britain Ireland Cephalonia Boston Costa Rica Foxhall New Orleana Central America South Pacific Guatemala Newport New York Unday Liverpool Queenstown Cork Harbor Samaria Palmyra Maren Catalonia Pavonia Reland State Street Alexander Martin Baltimore Norfolk and Washington Steamship Line Tenn, & Ga Air Line Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line Tenn Balimore Norfolk GRO E. Smalley Gen Central Wharf

Healthful Tonic Promoted as Kidney Aid by Med Journal

The piece cites Professor Seminola of the University of Paris noting dryness of skin poor digestion and protein transformation mark early Bright's Disease. It then endorses Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy that restores kidney function and relieves digestive disorders by addressing underlying causes.

Seminola University of Paris Gazette Mediecale de Paris Bright Warner

Funeral of Sidney Bartlett at King's Chapel

The funeral of the late Sidney Bartlett was held at King's Chapel at noon after prayers at 95 Beacon Street. The service, conducted by Rev. Andrew P. Peabody, featured a choir under B. J. Lang and was followed by a burial at Mt. Auburn. Notables including Oliver Wendell Holmes and Governor Ames attended.

Sidney Bartlett King’s Chapel Beacon Street Andrew P. Peabody Marcus Morton Supreme Court Field, Devens William Allen Charles Allen Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Knowlton William G. Russell John Lowell United States Circuit Court William 8. Dexter Bar B. J. Lang Paradise Mt. Auburn Oliver Wendell Holmes Eliot Harvard College E. Rockwood Hoar Robert C. Winthrop Samuel Cobb Lincoln L. Brigham Lewis Danner Charles Merriam John Duff Benamin Cheney Abbott Lawrence Union Pacific Railroad Charles Francis Adams Frederic Ames Boston Young Men’s Christian Union William H. Baldwin Charles A. Prince Moorfield Storey Edward C. Hutchins Francis C. Welch Francis Peabody, Jr Melville M. Weston Henry Swift William Bartlett KE. R. Hoar Josiah G. Abbott George 8. Hale Elias Merwin A. S. Wheeler J. J. Storro

Port of Boston Ship News Logs Strong NW Winds

Arrivals and clearances at Boston evoke a brisk maritime day with steamer Xe Glaucus Forest City Katahdin Berks George A Chaffee and others arriving from New York Portland Gloucester and Baltimore. A northwest gale 35 mph plus drives schooners back to harbor and delays across Cape Cod with tugs Rattler and Winch attempting to maneuver vessels.

Glaucus Colemah New York H M Whitney Forest City Snowman Portland Katahdin Pierce Winterport Berks Adams Philadelphia George A Chaffee Proctor Gloucester Markentine Louise Adelaide Orr East Harbor Turk’s Island Warner & Jarvis J F Alexander & Co Addie H Cann Litson Barbados Ethel Arenburg Cienfuegos I O Whiting Whitney, Pousland & Co Weybosset Townes Ibelen Buenos Ayres Charles Hunt & Co St Andrews Hatheway C F Williams John Pierce Oger de Bliuenelds Nic Rattler Alfred Brabrook Baltimore T P Dixon Perth Aimboy Minnie Rowan Norfolk B L Burt Abbott W Lewis Hattie A Marsh Newburyport Alice B Pillips Wm Mason Woodward Abrahams Charles F Sampson Zacheus Sherman G H Mrainard Eva L Ferris M Winch Adelia Carleton Lavinia Campbell Hanes Aguan Frostburg Ella Varuna Lockeport Acts Cayenne New Provincetown Adelia Carlton Puy

Ships in Transit Returns From Diverse Routes Across Oceans

In the latest shipping notes several vessels report varied itineraries. Woolton sails from Liverpool to Calcutta on January 25 with coordinates shown. Jacob E Ridgeway bound Manila to New York towed by North America with no date. Kambira ordered by a pilot to St John New Jersey near Montevideo. Arnold von Rippen sailing New York to Wellington and Auckland. Sir Edwin I Morrison departing New York for Cardenas with positions listed.

Woolton Liverpool Calcutta Jacob E Ridgeway Manila Tybee New York North America Kambira Brownell Montevideo Sandy Hook St John Arnold von Rippen Moller Wellington Auckland Sir Edwin I Morrison Cardenas Lon

Brighter General Cargo Outlook With Several Charters Reported

Boston reports a brighter market for general cargo with several charters completed and many freights awaiting tonnage at higher rates. Coal and phosphate remain scarce, coastwise business stands still, and rates vary by route with shipments to Buenos Aires, Port Spain, Berbice, and North of Hatteras among those noted.

Boston River Platte Buenos Ayres South America Bushnell Brunswick Rosario Hattie H Vist Ipigs RLT Port Spain Trinidad Rocky Glen Baltimore Luston Portsmouth Philadelphia J. H Patrick Mary Wellington Boothbay Emerson Pigeon Cove New York North Boothbay East Snpies Orealia Calcutta Europe Northgate New Orleans Cork Piato Lisbon Baumwall Coosaw iJamburg Rock Starlight Jamaica London Malabar Pensacola United Kingdom Empress Do Tod Lo Continent Doris Mara Bordeaux Cuina Manitoba Aden Hong Kong Case Oil West Indies Amaryllis Cuba Hatteras

Various Coastal Shipping Movements and Wreck Reports

Reports of schooners and tugs sailing to Boston Portland and Gloucester with barges and cargoes. Wreck and salvage news include Isaac afloat after a New England wrecking firm response, and Ho King seized near Vineyard Haven for lack of papers. A vessel fleet and divers update from multiple portsCape Cod to New Brunswick.

Maritime Arrivals and Departures From Global Ports

A dense log of vessels with origins and destinations across continents. Ships and barks from Adelaide Melbourne Buenos Aires Bremen Bristol Barcelona and more report sailing dates owners captains and ports of call including Portland San Francisco New York Philadelphia and Pensacola with drydocking and passages noted.

Adelaide Atlantic Soderstrom Melbourne Rose-Inness Marwick Guam Buenos Pensacola Dublin Romsdal Jarman San Franciscqy Williams Charleston Hull Ayrshire Miller San Francisco Queenstown Hamburg Dora Meyer New York Polynesia Liverpool Ior Mornington Jones Darien London Marans Margaret Bahia Latimer Robertson Titania Dunn Victoria Montevideo William Gordon McKellar Ship Island Agnes Port da Cunha North America Anna Beattie Boston Gettysburg Stewart Greenock For Newport Negrisuola Ital Giadatte Newcastle Nsw Annie Reed Warren San Diego Drumbarton Rio Janeiro Imperator Nor Nilsen Savannah Yamoyden Walters Barbados Rio Grande DO Sul Aldebaran Swed Ohlsson Richmond Sch Chance Pedersen Rabbi Einertsen Rouen Kedron Cardiff ST Vincent Cairo New Orleans Swansear City of Lincoln Tuskar British Army Goulding Portland Ore Knox Libby Tarifa Mark Mattia Castellano Marseilles

Shoal Obstruction Marked Near St George's Ferry Landing

The lighthouse board notes a shoal spot with 19 feet of water in the ship channel off St George's ferry landing Staten Island marked by a horizontal striped spar buoy at bearings near St George's landing Mill's Reef Beacon Robbin's Reef Lighthouse and Delaware Breakwater March 8 Steamer Zizania reports buoy replacement at the Capes point after it adrifted.

Lighthouse Board St George's Ferry Landing Staten Island Mill’s Reef Nun Robbin’s Reef Nevan Delaware Zizania

Sapphire Returns with 560 Seals Caught off California Coast

The British sealer Sapphire, sailing from Victoria BC in January, reportedly hauled in 560 seals along the Pacific coast from Cape Flattery to Point Arena, with most of the catch near Point Arena.

San Francisco Victoria Cape Flattery Point Arena

Wrecks and Salvage Across Atlantic and New England Ports

Reports detail wrecks and salvage near Matanzas and Biddeford Pool, with several vessels ashore or leaking. The Gouverneur Robie and other ships ride Cape rocks while tug assistance and favorable weather aid saving efforts. Multiple ports including Boston, Gloucester, Bath, Newport, and New York report ships, hull damage, and tow operations along with cargo and repair updates.

Boston Edward B Leisenring Davidson Philadelphia Matanzas Matanilla Reef Ella M Hawes New York St Augustine Matanzas Inlet William Sprague Ivy Governor Robie Biddeford Pool Elsie Confidence Sch Carrie Watley L C Cushing Horse Island Charlestown Cushing Belle Higgins London Madre-e-Fight Scarpati Marseilles Fayal Alice Cooper Williams Newcastle Buenos Ayres Tyne Rothiemay, Burns San Francisco Dee Queenstown Valparaiso Bark Thalassa Johanssen Shields Riogenes Ireland Gloucester Augusta H Johnson ST Thomas Jane Adeline Cates Natal Brazil Belfast Kate E Morse Bath Crocker Clara Clarita Rockport Tce New Orleans White Head Marine Railway Portland Chase, Levitt & Co Fov Robie Gov Robie Cape Newport W W Ward Conanicut Island Providence Charleston Morgan City el Monte Lewes Del Hornet Stago Loston Port Townsend Sir John G North Seattle Kodiak Columbia

Foreign Ports Anew Report from March Seaplane

Shipping notices list arrivals and departures across numerous ports including Antwerp Jamark Kingston Halifax Liverpool Havana and more. Vessels named include brig Zara bark Blue Bird steamer Athos and schooner Hazelwoode with routes between New York Philadelphia Boston Havana and North of Hatteras among others.

Antwerp-Ar Zara Denton Savannah Black River Jam Blue Bird Mitchener St Thomas Cardenas Mary Fink Darrah New York Ichsom Jones Collins Gertrude Abbott Thompson Philadelphia Chase Morrison Smith Cienfuegos Mattie Franklin McDonald Aspinwall Wensleydale Johannesen Galveston Cyril Oliphant Liverpool Ceara Kingston Athos Colon Alpha Halifax Bermuda St Charles Purringwoar Alexander Keith Meligorm Mobile England London Gravesend Bengore Head Baltimore Monika Johannsen Wilmington Rebus Irons Brunswick Matanzas Lillian Rumball Skobeleff Tucker Carrie E Long Clifford North of Hatteras Ernestine Whittier Alaska Buck Teneriffe Tracy Schs Dickson City Island Sydady Nsw Astoria Maignard San Francisco Savanna LA Mar Stockton Allen Tampico Mary C Decker Farrell Elsie A Baylis Bedson

Vast Atlantic Shipping Movements From New York Ports

A long list of vessels sailing and cleared from Whitestone Newport Port Hadlock Port Discovery Port Townsend Port Blakeley and other ports. Ships include N B Morris Dorian Ariadne and Strabo with destinations Jamaica Sydney Hong Kong and Havana. Several bark ships and steamers head to Philadelphia New York Portland Bay area and European ports with multiple brig and schooner movements noted.

Whitestone Morris Smith New York Montevideo Dorian Jamaica Sea King Sydney Nsw Tacoma San Francisco Ariadne St Louis du Rhone Anna Aleida Batavia Havana Solani Russell Basse Terre Fulda Ringock Bremen Philadelphia Hopkins la Uayra Amsterdam Pottjo Rotterdam Santiago Otter Hull Waesland Berships Mindoro Luscomb Manila Occidental Taylor Shanghai Thomas Dana Dow Yokohama Mark Merrit Johnson St John Susan Bergen Rafford Ponce Swhs Emma W Brown McFarland Boston George D Paine Paine Jacmel Newport Schsoames M Baylis Whipple Hoboken Lexington Walters Hannah Blackman Burdick Perth Amboy Eurotes Winchester G Willard Foster David J Atkin Plymouth Port Hadlock J M Griffiths Avery Port Discovery Valley Forge Reed Port Townsend Melrose Kalb Port Blakeley Nostra Signora del Boschetto Pere- Hite Cardiff Carmel Caldager Ohn Foss Portland Carre Ware Keene Lutzburg Foote Antigua von Qth Andrew J York Wallace Newark Magnolia Buenos Ayres Bradford French Providence Propitious Kemp Kimasi Greece Bertha Ff Walker Thomas Baaltimore F & T Lupton Erastus Wiman Rose Esterbrook Nellie Doe David Seiner Guthrie Favorite Dyer Trimpus Michelsen Fowey Bertha Warner Henry Bb Cleaves Charlesop Matanzis Sch Tolanthe Card Malion Hampton Roads Emily F Northam Norris Wilmington Georgie Clark Bartlett Isaac H Tillyer Carson Pensacola Maine Griffiths London Baltimore Straithairly Boughton St .Thomas Barks Romance Toye Cienfuegos Guiseppe Emanuele Olivari Catania Lucie Wheatley Mountford Savannah Viola Burton Washington Newcastle Del Barks Saron Oporte Gran Canaria Elaware Breakwater Jeremiah Smith Saybrook Barbara Preve Genoa Hornet McDonald Rachel Jane Kidd S P Hitchcock Charlotte T Sidley Fernandina Satilla River Fannie E Wolaton Marr Port Royal Nat Meader Dunton Brynhilde Meikle Hakodati Wilder Thatcher Cuba Southport Minquas Cobb New White Rock Phillips Falconer Wilson FORD Ida Palmer Williams TYBEE Augusta Titan Witt Cape de Verde Demetra Schramm Antwerp Amazon Eleassen Demerara Peplin Johannsen Perpambueo

Passenger arrivals from Boston and New York to Europe aboard Cunard Norddeutscher Lloyd and Transatlantique steamers

A Boston sourced transit list notes passengers sailing to Liverpool aboard the Cephalonia including the Rev William H Morrow and wife along with several companions. The Aurania carries W F Sellers from New York to Boston bound for Liverpool. The Trave departs for Bremen with Dr Horace Clark and party. The Bourgogne lists E M Walsh Adolph Berius among travelers from New York to Savre in Bourgogne.

Boston Liverpool Cunard Cephalonia William H Morrow Thin Lindsey J L Smith A G Smith Sabina B Frye Aurania New York F W B Sellers Bremen Norddeutscher Lloyd Trave Horace Clark L B Clark Bessie Clark Robert N Toppan L Spidel Carl Baier Louisa Roth Ter Savre Transatlantique Bourgogne E M Walsh Adolph Berius

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