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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1888

Page

3

Spreckels Defends Liberty and Sugar Tariffs Before Congress

Claus Spreckels urged liberty and warned against sugar trusts before the House committees on sugar, asserting U.S. beet and present machinery could yield 90 percent sugar from beet juice. He argued California beet yields at forty two tons per acre and that tariffs or bounties are essential to sustain domestic sugar production.

Wasumoeron Claus Spreckels House Sandwich Islands Phillipine Islands New York Pacific Coast San Francisco Germany America Speckels California Ohio Kansas Oregon United States Spreckels

Willimantic Savings Institute Closes After Depositor Notice

Willimantic Conn March 23 The Willimantic Savings Institute has closed its doors after omitting payment under four months notice. A shortage of about 150000 is attributed to Treasurer H F Royce and a pattern of defalcation and unapproved loans. Directors moved to safeguard remaining funds and a bank run occurred briefly though all claims were met. Royce not arrested. Frank F Webb named treasurer.

Willimantic Conn Willimantic Savings Institute H. F. Royce Royce New York United States Stamping Company Portland Portland Company Savings Institution Dime Savings Banks Frank FF. Webb

Switchmen Strike Sparks Burlington Turmoil Across Routes

Cuicano March 24 The Burlington switchmen strike at midnight and a general walkout across the system is suspected including brake men. The Burlington seeks court relief to force Rock Island to move its freight as unions widen action.

Cuicano Chicago, Gurlington & Quincey Railway Burlington Burlington Road United States Rock Island Road Rock Island Denver Col Union Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Dever Texas & Gulf St. Josefu Brotherhood

Sailors advised to adjust barometer readings at sea level

Observations from March 23 at 1am Boston signal station warn captains to scale barometers daily to correct errors. For every ten feet above sea level add one hundredth of an inch. Miniature Almanac notes March 24 high water and moon rise times and day length.

United States Signal Station Boston Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Company T Neponset

VINEYARD HAVEN TRADE AND SAILING REPORT

VINEYARD HAVEN Ar 22d tug Underwriter Riley from Boston with Mattie A Franklin and barge Joel Cook toward Eastport. Sailed Panther steamer and Pass by Sch Electric Light from Norfolk to Portland. Several vessels including Ada G Shortland Port John for Boston Karma McAdam Hoboken AH Hurlburt. Heavy NW gale prevailing. Knickerbocker with Sarah W Lawrence from New York to Boston arrived and anchored. Confidence with Lizzie II Summer Rhead and others from New York for Heston. SALUM Ar 23d Speedwell from St John Nb to New Bedford. Sailed Geo 5 Tarbell Norfolk J C Clifford Port Johnson Mabel Thomas Hattie Paige Tryon Perth Amboy.

Vineyard Haven Riley Boston Mattie Franklin Joel Cook Sarah Nightingale Whalen New York Eastport Stearmer Panther Sch Electric Light Norfolk Portland Ada G Shortland McIntyre Port Jotn Karma McAdam Young Hoboken Tag Knickerbocker Sarah W Lawrence Confidence Lizzie II Summer Rhead Heston Nelson Bartlett H Harriman Salum Speedwell Bishop St John New Bedford Alma Larsson Cape Town T Remick Hatch Laguna Atlas Port Simon Germanic Liverpool Eleanors Faust Padang Weser Caleta Buena Abrigssere Harton Pernambuco Harry B Ritter Edwin J Morrison Cardenas Kt M Brookings Melissa Lucy P Miller Homer Bucksport John MacDonald Stever San Francisco Kareo Munro London Echo Hansen Plymouth Alice Jacobson Stockholm Giovanni Trapani Caranna LM Swith Smith Barre Terre St Kitts Vie Scott Whittie Sydney Nsw Jupiter Stalin Rosario Baramatta Scott Sharpness Blanche Paltery St Johns Favoorite Kaman Point-a-Pitre Hooper Nanaimo Benglee Hipparchus Philadelphia Vorto Cabello Burnley Windward Islands Sarah & Emma St Croia Victoria Demerara Comet Trinidad Hell Gate Clark Sagua Ja Grand Charles H Sprague Providence RG Whilden Warren Mary A Frundy Galveston van Name & King James W Drury Laker Frank G Gow Keeley South Norwalk Newport Newss Minnie Rowan New London Newburyport Berks Adams Booth Brothers Burdick Florence Randall Randall Prop Maven Wells Norolk Nelie A Drury Wilson Baltimore N Hand Beeler Santa Cruz Ellen Tobin Haskins John J Hanscom Stevens Provincetown High Pole Hill Agusan Sprague Dalby No 7 No7 Fiying Edward O Porton Emma Curtis Longwood Ocean Ranger Charles Barrett Gen Scott Gertie Winsor Unione Pensacola Arbela Buenos Ayres Princs Leopold Nass Southampton Agnes Grace Seavey Aquila Steeson Amsterdam Port Royal LU Wolston Hinckley Harrisburg Albertson Centipede Shawmut Fuller Bencroy Beneke St Jago Faedrelandet Brunn Fort de France Ponca Bowen Hercules Swain Bark Vesta Jacobson Dunkirkr Schschilde Harold Manson New Haven Abel W Parker Dean Henry l Cleaves Charleson Sagua Eva I Smith Newcastle Alex Campbell Bath Guiseppe S. Do Naples Civita Vecchia J . Hoskins Hattie Nickerson Delaware Charles A Coulomb Wiltbank Cienfuegos John C Sweeney Shaw Vega Richmond Helen G Mosley Florence J Alien Bark Sthel Queenstown Newport News Marcia Bailey Cole Addison Ark Henry A Burnham Rebecca M Walls Porl Discovery Blairhoyle Petersborough Memnon Honolulu Gen Roberts Henry Buck John Bryce San Diego Straits Barks Meyer Pallimore Portsmouth List Jennie Cheney Chéney Cushman Helen Jamison Rockland Nellie D Dinsome Dodge Matan Swis Thrasher Carrie Band Nell Thomas W Hyde Sherman Abfields Mitchell Nansemond Eliza Emory Taylor City Point Julia GL Hopkins Hopkins Claremont Rockport Abby K Bentley Bridgeport Ira Laffrinier Savannah Gate City Toston Chattahoochee Maria Antonia Barcelona M K Rawley Annie Buss Abner Coburn Nichols Port Townsend Fairchild Boyd Seattle Barkentine Discovery McNeil Florence Duncan Sidney Ranee Edwards Ella Hanson Melrose Puget Sound Ophir Tacoma Palestine Washington, NC Albermale Forbes Spain Wilmington Samuel B Hubvard Mehaffey Fernandina

Maritime Vessels Listings From Various Ports

Shipping notices list arrivals and sailings from Antwerp Bristol Cardiff Dunraven Lagos and other ports. Entries name vessels such as bark J 1 Smith Grundloven Alma Suomi Cardiganshire Nimbus Jantje Alert Visurgis Palermo Prince Le Boo Valona Tem_erario and Citadel Drie Gelll with captains and destinations including New York Amsterdam Pensacola and St Johns.

Antwerp J 1 Smith Tingley New York Bremen Grundloven Ellingsen Bristol Alma Alberts Cardiff Suomi Haggblad Miramichi Dungeness Cardiganshire MeRechnie San Francisco Queens

Quarantine at Maracaibo and Lighthouse Notices

Notices detail a quarantine for vessels from suspected Antilles ports due to smallpox rumors in Martinique, with vessels from nearby islands to be inspected. Also published are buoy substitutions and lighthouse updates for Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay areas, plus a note on West Chop fog horn reliability in New Bedford.

Maracaibo United States Henl G Rivers Washington, DC Martinique Antilles West India Islands Ik H Plumacher Chesapeake Bay Cape Henry Cape Charles Swim Pott Bay Potomac River Point Lookout Smith’s Point Sharp’s Island Poplar Island Tilghman’s Island Tilghman’s Island. Bloopy Porer Ban Thomas Point Shoal Horseshoe Point Tally’s Point Haeckett Thomas's Point Hackett’s Point Craighill Channel Blakistone Island Heron Island New Bedford West Chop

Ships in Transit Across Atlantic and Pacific Routes

Sailings list multiple vessels with routes and dates including Sir Joseph Rudd Halcock to New York on March 22 from Charleston 17 miles south of Capes of Delaware. Strathearn to Queens town March 14 from San Francisco at 34 N 9 W. Mentone from New York to Valparaiso and Iquique Jan 20 at 4N. Nonantum from San Francisco to Tacoma March 15 in the Straits of Fuca.

New York Glasgow Newcastle Darien Lee Juimber Matanzas Philadelphia Richmond Reils Washington Havana Italan Park Baltimore Cadiz Lisbon Portland Frederick San Francisco Puget Sound Sydney San Diego United Kingdom Boston Norfolk Haltimore Lark Megunticook Cienfuegos Hatteras Kate Burrill Jamaica Logwood and Roots Johanna Santa Elena Argentine Republic Red Beach Caton Azaa Port-le-Paix Lozwo Rockland Joshua Baker Fernandina Waldemar Galveston Seal Harbor Bridgeport Rockport Mass New Bedford Clark’s Cove Alexandria Sir Joseph Rudd Halcock Charleston Capes of Delaware Tain O'Shanter Murray Harding Strathearn Grant Queenstown Camana Gordon London Victoria Jon Sb Bark Mentone Rafu Valparaiso Iquique Jon Zark

Wreck Passes Reported by Seeh Billie S Derby

From Fernandina, Seeh Billie S Derby reports two large wrecks sighted near lat 7 4430 with no date given. He notes the first wreck visible and the next day a second wreck observed along the Derelicts coast.

New York Fernandina

Marine Notes From Boston to Lewes Afloat and Aground

Maritime bulletin reports ships sold and rebuilt including Lina May from Halifax bound for Kingston Jamaica. Several vessels incur gale damage near Boston New York and Philadelphia with crews saved while wreck surveys and salvage orders follow. Overdue steams and tugs assist disabled ships as weather and seas disrupt routes along the coast.

Boston Lina May Cook Halifax Kingston Mareh Ld William Stevens Belfast Dodge Islesboro Myronus Ellsworth Palestine Bath San Francisco Puget Sound Will W Case Rockland Loth Hanson & Co Ark Alden Besse Lee Kong Amoates Provincetown Aguan William Sprague Wesley A Gove Ida M Dalby Dalby Sprague Calby No 8 Albert Gallatin Lwis Georgie L Dickson Baltimore William H Oler Newport News William Lewis Norfolk John i Kranz John F Merrow Windicott Sch Everett Webster Absacom N. Hier J W Peterson Dennisport Shoe New York 5 I Baker Grace Gower Mobile Barnegat Seb Isavc Oberton Cardenas Delaware Phebe Mayaguez Barneval Cassar St Jago Hatteras G de Zalde Samuel Havana Galley Mary Frazer Card Hell Gate Rotterdam Johanna Meyer Letang Harbor Bay of Fundy Zulu Corbett Porto Oliva Chile Hampton Roads Philadelphia Nehland Briges Grand Connetabble Island Gulf Stream Panehito Atlantic and Gulf Wrecking Company ST Thomas Ry Ll Cann Sabean Port Spain Trinidad Miladelphia Kathleen Rio Grande United States Lewes Del Wallace Rehoboth

Wreck and Maritime Notices From Coast to Coast

A compilation of shipwrecks groundings and maritime incidents across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Brimiga grounded near Cape May. Lottie Marshall and Wallingford reported sailing losses and fires. multiple vessels reported overdue or damaged near New London Dover Providence Rockland and Chatham with crew safety concerns.

Cape May Uncle Eph New London Conn Lottie, Marshall Thomaston New York Winthrop’s Point Dover Willetts Schimm S Wallingford White Henge Landing B F Nealy New York City Nealey Dover Navigation Company Wallingford Bath Cook Providence Sir Henry May

Foreign Ports Routine Shipping Notices and Movements

Maritime notices from Amsterdam to Sydney list ships, captains, ports, and destinations with recent sailings and arrivals across multiple ports including Amsterdam, Barbados, Havana, Liverpool, Nassau, Naples, Palermo, Queenstown, and Sydney. Readouts cover sailings to New York, Boston, Guantanamo, Matanzas, Sagua, and Delware Breakwater with vessels such as Bedford, Colon, Mary Culmer, Alpin, Sentinel, Erin's Gemelyea, New Dominion, Monsita, and Peace maker among others.

Amsterdam Bedford Mahon New York ASPLN Wall Colon Berbice Mary Culmer Albury Blueflields Nic Alpin Greytown Barbados Barks Sentinel Gray Buenos Ayres Cuba Hatteras Samuel le Hale Haven Rosario Delaware Peacemaker Gauther Calbarien Triade Dean Sagua Puerto Riqueno Martorelli Matanzas Louise Adelaide Orr Cardenas Alicia Aldamiz San Marcos Burrows Halifax Damara Dixon London Manitoban Glasgow Villladelphi Kingston Jam Alps Tobin Hondo Brownrigg Honduras Wydale Larst Cardbt Darpa Gilmore Morant Key Eldorado Marin Maracaibo Liverpool Counsellor Lang New Orleans Adelbert Ames Jamieson Ruby van Post Church Kelley Philadelphia Albemaine Forbes Washington, DC Margaret L Ryan Joe Reed Edwards Fernandina Jennie Sweeney Hudson Siddartha Andersen Palermo Granada San Francisco Queens Town Republic ST Woom George I Hay Erivet Gein Seeley Wolfville I Jearch Sebh Quoddy Hall ST Kitts Cora Gaskill Washington St Vincent Carrie EF Pickering Marshall Pascagoula Southampton Fulda Bremen Sydney Nsw Wimit Smith Merritt St David Peargon Parker Whitmore Gateacre Carleton Sauled Farvel San Diego Newcastle

Domestic Ports Log Reflects Shipping Movements and Arrivals

Astoria to New York and Caribbean routes show sails and clearances. Multiple steamers, brigs, and schooners including Berkshire, San Juan, Peeress, M C Haskell, and John RE F Moore are listed with ports from Boston to Porto Rico and Bermuda.

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