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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1898
Page
6
A distressing account describes the crew of a Greenland bound voyage enduring awful sufferings after their vessel was forced onto ice. Stoup moved to rescue seamen and hid the ship from view to avoid further peril.
Halifax dispatch reports the sealing steamer Greenland carried nearly 300 crewmen. A third of the crew perished as a gale and frostbite struck on Arctic ice. 25 bodies were loaded at St Johns and 23 men remain missing, believed dead.
War Department seeks land condemnation after owners refused sale as Narra gansett Bay entrances are surveyed for submarine mines and torpedoes. Steam up for Nahma with Robert Goelet family aboard and Alliance training ship arrives for naval apprentice drafts.
Cornell officials in Ithaca express dissatisfaction with Yale and Harvard seeking to move the triangular race date. Captain Colson notes Cornell cannot race later than June 23 or 24 at New London due to a July 1 race with Pennsylvania and Columbia. He adds two big races in one week are impractical, and a date for the second race is unlikely to move.
Worcester firm Wash burn Moon Co received a Navy Department order for twenty miles of torpedo cable and was asked to quote on a large quantity of wire for field telegraphy.
President Zelaya and Mme Zelaya sponsored the marriage of Herbert Emery of Boston to Winifred White of Richmond Indiana. The service was held at the U S Consul's residence in Bluefields with Rev Tully officiating. A large banquet followed at Lupone's Hotel.
The Rev Charles S Hutchinson started duties as rector of St Luke's Episcopal Church Chelsea and preached at morning and evening services. He celebrated holy communion at 8 o'clock as his first official act. A native of Lowell he is about 30 years old and this is his first parish.
Water on the Wabash, White, and Patoka rivers rises about two thirds of an inch per hour around Princeton Indiana. Rail connections are being redirected as floods threaten to cut off access to distant destinations. Flooding endangers bottomland farms with substantial losses expected.
Branch No 2 of the Charles Stewart Parnell Associates organized in Towti Hall Boston with 115 initiates. Roxbury members marched in. Joseph F Madden presided and officers including Cornelius J Coughlin were installed. Plans call for a branch in every Boston ward within a year amid songs and music by Branch No 1 performers.
Madrid reports a patriotic wave as readers insult President McKinley calling him an ignorant sutler and Napoleon like. Spanish donors pledge a day’s wages to fund a warship with the bishop of Madrid presiding over a subscriptions committee set up to collect funds.
The papers argue Spain must defend Cuba with full valor. Imparcial urges naval action and warns U S limits if seven ironclads block Vizcaya. El Tiempo promises ample means to defend national rights. Reports reflect a nation ready to war if compelled, yet avoid dishonor.
Captain Chadwick of the New York sails to Havana on the Bache to confer with Lt Commander Wainwright and decide whether further wrecking work on the Maine is needed as war fears rise and ships at Key West resume painting.
Washington March 27 Special Despatch to the Post reports President McKinley will not endorse any autonomy plan for Cuba. The issue remains between Spain and Cuba with the administration seeking peaceful withdrawal of Spain if possible or by force if necessary. Secretaries Gage and Bliss see the Spain proposed tribute as a potential peace path, but Congress would not accept pressure on the Cubans.
New York dispatch reports Madrid officials promise to appeal to European powers if the United States recognizes Cuban independence. They say Europe may block Monroe Doctrine extremes and Spain would withdraw from Cuba if European aid is not forthcoming. Minister Woodford says peace negotiations are advancing and pacific documents are being sent to the United States.
Ex-Chancellor Von Caprivi told a friend at Skyren estate near Frankfort that he sees no real danger of war with Spain. He argued Spain cannot sustain war and that the United States would win without bloodshed if hostilities prolonged. He urged Americans to meet Spain half way with generosity.
A March 31 report outlines naming new war vessels with ties to Sou knv Germans and Somera Indian Nanms. The notice lists designations and calls for official approval and allocation of names to the upcoming ships.
Secretary Long announces the torpedo boat bought from Germany will be named Somers in honor of a famed naval officer and will sail to New York under its own steam. The plan may see it accompany the San Francisco and New Orleans, with Hornet and Wasp slated for two yachts and tugs assigned Indian names.
London dispatch summarizes Madrid's response to U.S. notes on Cuba. Washington seeks relief and disclosure of correspondence, while Spain insists U.S. conclusions rely on faulty data and rejects interference with its sovereignty. The Maine affair looms as a backdrop to broader tensions.
Berlin report says Vienna telegram indicates Austro-Hungarian government is negotiating the sale of a war vessel to Spain. The Vienna press dispatch notes the potential transfer amid prewar tensions.
Dr J E Bishop informs Post readers she is the only woman doctor to practice at her Boylston Street office. She now consults on diseases incidental to woman at 74 Boylston and also attends patients at Hotel Pelham Suite 102 Tremont and Boylston. Hours are 10 am to 9 pm. closed Sundays.
A historical remark frames Spain as historically warlike, noting prior battles with Hans and a readiness to meet threats decisively. It emphasizes defending national honor by force if needed, recalling past triumphs.
Rome March 27 The Fanfulla reports the Italian government refused to sell the warship Santa Buona to the United States after a bid of 36 million lire, five million lire above her cost.
Philippine gendarmerie strengthened forts to guard against a sea assault. In a coup attempt, eighty armed Separatists were surprised in a house. They resisted violently. ten were killed, three wounded, and the rest captured. Three gendarmes were wounded. Order was restored.
The World reports that the battleship Texas has returned from Key West to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs after striking a coral reef in Southern waters. The exact damage is unclear but the vessel was hurt in the incident days ago near the Dry Tortugas.
London march 28 The Washington correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports Spain has told the US government it has a new autonomy plan for Cuba. Details are not yet disclosed but the scheme is believed to grant Cubans virtual independence.
Major Smith M. Leach, chief of the War Department engineers, arrived in Bridgeport to arrange fortifications along the sound to shield the Union Metallic Cartidge Company and American Ordnance Company. Both factories lie on the water and face exposure to danger.
Diario de la Marina condemns the Maine report as a perfidious diplomatic breach by the President. It criticizes precedents and calls McKinley unmasked as the representative of American hostility, while de Duarta lauds Spain for exposing the true stance.
Reports from New York on March 27 indicate a $200 bet against $1000 was booked or offered at the close of the Stock Exchange regarding a possible war between Spain and the United States. No names were given due to market betting rules, but small street bets appeared at similar odds.
George and Anthony Aldersmott, sons of John Aldersmott, were killed by an electric street car last night in Akron. The brothers were crossing the street with arms about each other when they stopped, and their bodies were described as horribly mangled.
Members of the Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College gather at the Church of the Immaculate Conception for their annual retreat. Rev. Charles B. Macksey, S. J., delivers the opening sermon on destiny and divine service. Music features solos by James J. Herrick and Lon FB Brine. The retreat runs nightly through Palm Sunday with a mass for members.
Middlesex Superior Court hears a session of tort actions including false arrest claims against Margaret Ford and H Quinn, with juries set for Monday. Several cases list parties such as Stiles, Pattee, Addison, Wiley, Clark, Wiglen, Pihl, Soderman, Gallagher, Long, Toohey, Conway, Landergan, Hall, McMasters, Crocker, Fiske, Murphy, Starratt Food Co, O Brien, Le sley, Newton, Harris com, and West End St Ry among others with varied trial statuses and damages assessments. A separate Cambridge session notes Wheelwright Scientific School v Commonwealth with damages verdict of 8748.74 for land taken for Metropolitan Park.
A garbled OCR fragment lists items such as copper, mining, shoe making, machinery, and places like Boston and Fountain. It references quantities like 2000 and 500 and brands or terms including Dunkin and Black Wonder. The text shows scattered product terms and old trades without complete sentences or clear events.
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