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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1889

Page

3

Port of Boston Ship News Roundup

A list of foreign steamers and coastwise vessels calling at Boston, including Yarmouth Br, Stanwood Yarmouth NS, and John G Hall & Co steamers from Gothenburg, Antwerp, and Buenos Aires. Also notes on sailers Norseman and Yarmouth, a brig towed by Nathaniel P. Lane, and varying wind conditions with one ship and a barkentine bound in.

Yarmouth Stanwood John G Hall & Co Gothenburg City Harrison Antwerp Baltimore Furness Ika Frigga Nor Josiensen Buenos Ayres Gill & Lootz Passepartout Johnsen St John Lottie Mills West Bay Hancock Guytill Dakar WCA John Tremont Donovan Portland C F Williams Star of the East Baker Bath H Hyde Penobscot Ingraham Bangor Gilnanastin Dunholme Wilkinson New York Acinbard’s Sons State of Maine Hilyard H H Wright Meyers Charles Hunt & C Swis Louisa A Grant McDonald Provincetown Julia Strout William O Snow Hatch J W Linnell John A Chaffee Buell Sarah Fell Loveland Charleston Fitz Bros & Co Norseman Dunnane Nathaniel Plane HULL Sunset Southwest Highland Light West Light Clearingelow Barkentine

Shipping notes from Batavia and New York cargoes

Batavia reports the ship Alice D Cooper is freed to load syrups for the English Channel at 36A New York May 14 chartered steamers Arcadia and Doria of the West Indies fruit trade to South America Montevideo or Buenos Ayres, and the John A Briggs from New York or Philadelphia to Hiogo with oil at 35 cents.

Batavia Alice D Cooper English Channel New York West Indies Arcadia Doria Sovuth America Montevideo Buenos Ayres Japan John A Briggs Philadelphia Hiogo Case Oil

Seafaring Movements and Ship Arrivals Across Ports

From Our Correspondent: Red Beach Ar May 12 reports arrivals at Sea, with vessels Seh Belvidere Newcomb Windsor NS and others. Trinidad Port Spain Ar April 18 lists Annie Conant, W G Gordon, Venice, Anna polis NS, Albert W Smith, James 8 Lowell Delaware Breakwater, plus brigs RL T Sentinel and more. multiple sailings to New York Barbados and Del aware Breakwater. Vineyard Haven reports steamer Panther Philadelphia for Newburyport and several sloops for Bathrave New York and Rockland. Gloucester May 14 arrivals include Canopus Lorna Doone Lelia J Norwood and other small craft. Gracie C Young sold for 5500 to Augustus Hall. Grand Bank halibut fishing under Captain French Cross. Valparaiso cleared May 9 sch Besale Curser for Boston. Angor Ar 14 sch Henrietta Boston. cleared ships Anna Elizabeth Newark Kate Walker Jed Fred Langley John Lenthal Oprid Otranto Lucy Kent for Boston.

Red Beach Navassa Hatfield Windsor Belvidere Newcomb Trinidad Port Spain Annie $ Conant Biddle New York W G Gordon Harding Lockeport Venice Dugas Annapolis Albert W Smith Berry Barbados James Lowell Reid Delaware RL T Sentinel Anna Nellie Pickup Vineyard Haven Panther Anderson Philadelphia Newburyport Hinckley South Aimboy Bathrave Stanley, Sullivan Ada Ames Mills Rockland Gloucester Schs Canopus Lorna Doone Lelia J Norwood Iron Georges Geneva Mestro William B Keem Gracie C Young Boothbay Augustus Hall Grand Bank French Cross Besale Curser Mapplebeck Boston Valparaiso Independence Morgan Pisagua Angor Henrietta New Bedford Carrie Ware Keene Port Johnson Ralem Augusta J Fabens Peck Julia Nelson Kelly Port Royal Maud H Dudley Oliver Portland J L Bowen Ray Baltimore Minot Hatheway Sea Vigeon Thurston Sarah Hill Lane Rockport James Freeman Jasper Machias Maroni Buenos Ayres Aldine Dennison Ponce Williamsport Miller Hercules Odiorne Centipede Hansen Lynn Cuba Springer St Loudes George Walker Small Sagua Hattie L Sheets Dale Georgetown John A Griffin Norbury Wilmington City of Bowen Albert Mason Abbott Nellie C Paine Dottridge Kennebec Mary Standish Robinson Samuel C Hart Persian Prince Carthaena Coventry Rio Marina Gluckauf Kremen Schlethel Merritt Cobb San Andreas Maggie Andrews Snow Strathairly Brighton St Thomas Ethelbald Smith Roco del Toro Yuma Davis Helle Wooster Higgins Matanzas Ormus Wiltbank Havana Jennie Sweeney Morse Del Ensenada James Pon''ar Lynch Helen G Martin Fountain Doboy Calvin Harris Maggie Lawrence Fort Spain Newark Isaih K Stetson Trask Black River Helen G Moseley Holt Mane Charles F Mayer Hand Nathan Lawrence Haines Lucey Sprague Perth Amboy Ellen Perkins Cooks Mary Jane Tainton Alvert Jameson Jameson Eaton Grierson Calais Providence Hamline Raritan River Sch Belle Galway San Blas Panama Estella Onalaska Seminole Delano Port Moody San Francisco Savanah Gate City Hedge Boston Stonington Annie Louise Cole Dennis Joseph G Dean Chase Fall River Speedwell, Smith Wortsmouth Waregam

Maritime Ship Movements and Port Departures Listed

A detailed roll of vessels sailed and passed at ports including ANJER Paased April 7 Wildwood for Hiogo and ADELAIDE Ar prior to May 13 Racehorse for New York. Also notes arrivals at Antwerp, Buenos Ayres, London, Le Havre, and Kingston with multiple ships and bark entries, plus Caribbean ports such as Barbados and Curacao and other harbors worldwide.

Anjer Wildwood Saunders Philadelphia Hiogo Adelaide Racehorse Nor Jensen New York Antwerp la Flandre Belg Buenos Ayres Fratelli Biancni Ital Castellano Edward D Jewett Lockhart Newport Anita Berwind McBride Barbados Banjowangie Vigilant Gould Amoy BONA Linda Copenhagen Grundloven Ellingsen Stettin Calcutta Centennial Concord Cardiff John M Blakie Faulkner Montevideo Fleetwood Isaac Reed Waldo Iloilo Landseer Smith Manila Bark Artisan Dwyer Cyprus Steeves Montreal Low Wood Thurber London Bark Belt Monroe St John India Clapp San Francisco Liverpool Macassar S R Lyman Pinkham Newcastle Nsw Sch Newberg Parsons Canada Rolando Secondo Benjamin Sewell Ulmer Portland Rio Janeiro Alice Clements Baltimore Glad Tidings Roberts Trinidad Sierra Leone Liberia Paige Monrovia Swinemunde Ar Mey Olbers Nielsen

Whaling Ship Antarctic Reports Voyage to Sanay Grounds

Captain Cornell reports from St Eustatia on April 25 aboard the whaling ship Antarctic carrying 175 barrels of sperm oil. The vessel is set to sail for the Samaay whaling grounds, with all hands reported well.

Provincetown Cornell Sch Antartic St Eustatia Samaay Ali

Ships and Vessels Departures and Routes in May

A list of ships and bark entries with departure ports and destinations across May. Erminta bound for Liverpool, Jacob for Amsterdam, Josefa for Queens Town, Oxo for Buenos Ayres, Benuuela for the Tyne, Harveson sailing Havana, Jacob Reed from Port Royal to Boston off Cape Hatteras, and Charies from Cardenas bound north with May 11 dates and coordinates.

Erminta Dunn St John Liverpool Jacob Rome Mobile Amsterdam Josefa Brunnings San Francisco Queenstown Oxo Dahl Pascagoula Buenos Ayres Benuuela Fuglesang Pensacola The Tyne Lon Harveson Hickman Havana Jacob Reed Nickerson Port Royal Boston Cape Hatteras Charies Mitchell Frost Cardenas Ion

Multiple vessel incidents and salvage reports across ports

On May 14 vessels near Boston Port Johnson and Salem were damaged at anchor with limited losses on the Eurotas. Highland Light reports Captain Watts sending for spars to build a new schooner. The bark Mary K Campbell, ashore at Matane last October, is now afloat en route here. The Weybosset sprang a leak while loading ice at Bangor, pumping underway. The C B Church arrived Bath with coal after a 22 day Kennebec round trip. Aberlady Bay at Beaufort is a total loss. Star of China surveyed for leaks and being discharged. Ebel A Merritt hauled off Goose Island after grounding. minor damage reported. Remaining notes include a Trinidad bound vessel and other minor port movements.

Boston Schi Reno Colbeth Port Johnson Salem City Island Eurotas Highland Light Samuel Watts Thomaston Turks Island Sidney Hopper Watts Washburn Broa Quebec Mary K Campbell Matane Bangor Weybosset Union Ice Company Loston Bath C B Church Gallagher Sundsy Baltimore Kennebec Washington Beaufort Aberlady Bay Cochin Star of China Barkstar of China McDonald Colombo New York Philadelphia Merritt Cobb San Andreas Goose Island Andrews Snow Trinidad Cuba

Wrecks and ship movements reported in Atlantic coast notices

May 9 near Cape Hatteras sighted two masted vessel wreck with masts protruding from water. May 11 reports from New London of Sch William Be ment and May 13 collision involving Sch B Jayne. Other notes describe the Diamond at Halifax area, dismasted ships, and coastwise sales in Portland and Rockland along with ships damaged in storms at San Francisco and London postings of ships in transit and salvage.

May dates and ships listed in Liverpool notices

A fragmented maritime notice lists due dates in New York and Liverpool with several ship names and agents such as Underhill Polynesia and Oelrichs & Co. The text includes dates in May and references to destinations like Stettin and Saale, indicating a schedule of sailings or cargo consignments.

New York Wyoming Liverpool Underhill Exibore Ant Peers F’dh, Edve &Co Obham RJ Cortis Polynesia Stettin Saale Sc’amp’ton Oelrichs & Co Bremen Ismay Liverpool P Wright & Sons Antwerp P Wright & Sons Bermuda Outerbridge&Co

Port moves and ship clearances list across ports

Shipping notices show multiple vessels cleared or sailing from New Bedford Philadelphia Portland and Boston to destinations including Havana New York and Rio de Janeiro. Entries name ships captains owners and ports with dates on the 13th and 14th and list cargoes and ballast movements along the Atlantic and Caribbean routes.

Diverse East Coast Ports Report Teems With Arrivals and Departures

The log records ships at ports from Apalachicola to New York, listing arrivals, clearances, and sailings. Notable entries include steamer Salisbury to Swansea and brig Clara Jickens to Savannah, with other vessels bound for Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. Multiple ships report weather-impacted damage and routine transfers, reflecting a busy maritime scene on the 13th.

Mails Close at Boston for Multiple Destinations May 15 19

Boston mails close times and destinations list for routes to the Netherlands Great Britain St. Croix Jamaica Curacao Guatemala Japan and more. Includes specific ship names sail dates and deadlines. Advises letters for Pacific steamers be deposited eight to nine days prior.

Huevaiian Islands Umatilla San Francisco Boston Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan Hawaiian Islands Marinosa Society Islands Tahiti Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies Belgh

Maritime Agents and Dates From Liverpool Listings

A fragmented OCR record lists multiple shipping and agent names with dates across Liverpool and other ports. Entries include Warren & Co Venetian May 4, Thayer & Line Hull May 3, Sanders & Son London May 4, Furness May 18, Cervin Palermo April 23, Scythia Liverpool May 9, Martin Gate City Savannah May 16, Richn & Barnsd Yarmouth May 18, JG Hall & Co Buffalo 6 6 4 Milanese.

Bostonian Liverpool Thayer& Lincoln City of Iowa Warren & Co Venetian Thayer&Line Hull Sanders’n&Son London Furness Cervin siPalermo Scythia Martin Gate City Savannah Rich’n&Barn Yarmouth JG Hall & Co Buffald

How to Prolong Life in Our Cities and Towns

A health column promotes nutrition knowledge as key to lowering mortality. It cites Boston surgery stats, noting low death rates from breast cancer, and highlights Murdock's Liquid Food and Suppositories as aiding recovery after illness or operations.

Murdock Boston Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut New York Fres Surgical

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