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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1889

Page

3

International Maritime Conference Forms Signals Rules Panels

Opening session at Waanineton covers divisions on vessel seaworthiness and night signals. Delegates from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Japan, and others debate fog signals, whistle codes, bell signals, and a proposed uniform system of buoys and beacons with amendments to article 12. The conference adjourns to reconvene Monday at 11 oclock.

Waanineton Hertofore United States Chile Ieutenant Beaugency Great Britain Gray France Richard Germany Steve King Italy Settembrini Netherlands Hubert Griscom Brazil Saldanha de Gama Costa Rica Don Manuel Aragon Lanneillc Donner Norway Salvensen Sampson Denmark Cardee Lannellac Connor Portugal Souza Roza Sweden Malmberg Shackford China Bisbee M. Ribiere Mensing Flood Siam Verney Uruguay Alberto Nin Commodore Monasterio Salvesen Goodrich Anothor Hall Jong Europe America England

Maritime Traffic and Weather Log for Boston Harbor Area

A long, dense list of ships arriving, clearing, and in ballast along with tug and barge movements, with several named vessels including Halifax, Gen Whitney, Kennebec, Tremont, City of Gloucester, and others. Weather notes indicate pleasant conditions early, then fresh northerly NW winds and squalls along the American coast, plus sunset east wind at Highland Light.

Halifax Hill Boston Halifax & Pei Steamship Co Gen Whitney Bearse New York H M Whitney Lincoln Downe Eliot Kennebec Collins Bath Tremont Donovan Portland City of Gloucester Young Gloucester Gladiator Kelley Gilchrist America Crocker Providence Machias Small Hoboken Addie Fuller Sanborn Anthony Berry Sallie B. Crosby Perth Amboy Woodward Abrahams Snow Baltimore Thompson Philadelphia Emily S Baymore Lanesville Fitz Bros & Co Salled Marmion Port Antonio Yarmouth de Ruyter Cumberland Evanell Joshua Lovett Seth Low Augustus Hunt Roger Drury Henry R. Congdon Oliver Scofeld Highland Light Steamec de Ruyter Sch Ueaton Hull

Freight market surge boosts coal carriers and lumber trade

Boston reports tight tonnage as coal carriers reap high rates with limited supply. Atlantic routes near capacity. ships to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore command premium, while lumber cargoes flood market for River Plate and Atlantic/Gulf ports. Numerous engagements listed from Africa to Buenos Ayres and Caribbean routes amid steady coastwise activity.

Boston Baltimore Norfolk Newport News Philadelphia New York Sullivan Somes Sound Phildelphia Cape Ann Kennebec Southern Atlantic Gulf Ports River Plate Africa Bath Charles F ‘Ord General Cargo South America Evanell Buenos Ayres Hark Ydun Apalachicola Alaska Rosario Wim Si Oler Demerara West Aligo Shediac Bermuda Jennie G O'Leary Same Sci Jennie Ss Arroyo June Bright Portland Guadaloupe Lahaina Goston Port Spain British Provinces Raymond Yarmouth Carita St Pierre Mia Isabella Sydney Andrew Adams New Orleans Providence Jennie Middleton Avanster Charles Lawrence Bangor Bridgeport M & Eldridge Charles W Raymond Port Liberty HN Squire Havoken West Side Plymouth Witherell Eh Lucinda G Potter Sch Cora Sores Sound Maude Sherwood Sch Bertham Walker Sch Crescent Jesse Barlow New Gireen Katie J Hoyt Buston E & Emerson Pigeon Cove Tanuys Middleton Melissa A Wuley King’s Ferry St Mary J J Moore Constable Hook Lizzie Babcock Charleston Katie G Robinson Simmona Baymore Wallingford Lanesville Paing Abbie L Dow Elliott L Dow Carver’s Harbor New Yok Europe Harriet Hickman Dunkirk San Francisco Lancaster Castle Cork Havre Antwerp Benjamin F Packard Frederick Builings Liverpool

Foreign Ports Shipping Movements Summary

Cable reports numerous vessels sailing or in port from Barbado s to Calcutta. Notable entries include Athena Rob erts bound for New York from Barbados, Weser for Baltimore, Dusty Miller Hughes Quebec, Vanadis Olsen New York, Kamfjord Andersen New York, Ohio Freese for Baltimore, Ameroid Crosby Philadelphia for Dunkirk, Athlon Pexter New York, Egypt Mentmore for Baltimore, Michel A Schiaffino Philadelphia, Wetherby for Montreal, Furness Abbey Edgett Dunkirk, Hedevig Elling Bathurat for Bordeaux, Innocenti Cunio San Francisco, Venere Vianello New York, Dunvegan Stevens Singapore for Liverpool, Colon for New York, Priscilla McClain Baltimore, Parthenope Heal San Francisco, Anna Aleida Bleeker Philadelphia, Orchomene for New York, plus multiple other sailings and in port notes.

Barbados Athena Roberts New York Bremen Weser Ger Baltimore Carnarvon Dusty Miller Hughes Quebec Drontheim Vanadis Nor Olsen Gottenberg Kamfjord Andersen Garrucha Ohio Hamburg Freese Isle OF Wight Ameroid Crosby Philadelphia Dunkirk Caravan Daggett London New Orleans James Stafford Scott Athlon Pexter Liverpool Egypt Mentmore Leghorn Michel A Star Schiaffino Leith Wetherby Montreal Newport Furness Abbey Edgett Natal Crawford Hampton Roads Pauillac Hedevig Elling Sen Bathurat Bordeaux Port Glasgow Norway Martinsson Queenstown Innocenti Ital Cunio San Francisco Swansea Alvah Stockholm Venere Vianello Anjer Dunvegan Singapore Alvinwall Colon Bahia Priscilla McClain Bombay Parthenope Heal Batavia Anna Aleida Bleeker Cecile Steele New Calcutta Orchomene

Shipping Notices From Atlantic Ports Include Sailed and Cleared Listings

A compact digest lists vessels sailing and clearing from Halifax St Johns New York and Boston with details of captains and routes. Entries include Valencia Emma C Golden Sheaf Hattie C City of Atlanta Concordia Lake Winnipeg Parisian Polynesia and several schooners brigantines and steamers with destinations to Baracoa Annapolis New York Glasgow Liverpool and Providence.

Curacoa Valencia Chambers New York Laguayra Digby Digby Gut Emma C Boston Annapolis Canning Packet Demerara Port Golden Sheaf Chandler Portland Mebrig Morning Light Edwards Frontera Henrietta J Powell Mason Halifax Alpha Crowell Bermuda Lincoln City London Portia Ash St John’s Havana City of Atlanta City of Columbia Newark Hillsboro Hattie C Stewart Harry W Lewis Hunter Montreal Concordia McLean Glasgow Gordon Castle Clark Lake Winnipeg Carey Liverpool Hibernian Brown Macoris Harry & Aubrey Tobin Ae York Baracoa PARA Augustine Panama San Jose San Francisco Spain Trinidad Mary Gibbs Moore Barbados la Brea Sai Polynesia Wylie Parisian Henry IV Samarang Harald Haaringer Nilson Delaware Africa Sobs Union Kelley Olivia Hatfield Annie Walters Mcintyre Providence

Cod and Pollock Receipts Reported at Gloucester Harvest

Gloucester reports a shipment totaling 225000 pounds of cod and 49000 pounds of pollock. Names listed include Ibs M L Wetherell from Portland William H Cross from Puritan James Dyer Oliver H Robinson Lucy Ann from shore and Howard Holbrook from Grand Bank.

Gloucester Ibs M L Wetherell Portland Wiliam H Cross Puritan James Dyer Oliver H Robinson Lucy Ann Shore Howard Holbrook Grand Bank

Whaling Fleet Update From Arctic Ocean Voyage

From the Arctic Ocean, the bark Lancer Blossom of NB returned near San Francisco on Nov 6 after two whales yielded 4000 pounds of bone. Earlier, Conwell of New Tedford sailed Oct 25 for Brunswick, Ga with 175 pounds sperm oil after leaving Bermuda in August.

Conwell New Tedford Bermuda Brunewick San Francisco

New Tonnage Launch Planned for Mar Randolph Sprague Vessel

Boston reports the three masted schooner Marrison F Sprague of about 760 tons will be launched at Brooks yard in East Boston next Monday at high tide. The vessel, an oil carrier for coal trade, receives modern fittings including steam pumps and a wrecking boat. Captain JH Fisher, formerly of Jerbert E, will command. Owned by Boston and Philadelphia parties, she will sail from Boston. The tugboat Aquidneck is to be launched next Wednesday.

Boston Marrison F Sprague Brooks’s Yard JH Fisher Philadelphia

Maritime Shipping Movements Report with Vessels Listed

A dated ship news snippet lists vessels sailing routes origins and destinations, with dates and approximate positions. Key ships include Centennial from New York to Sydney Oct 21, Holyrood from London to New York Oct 30, Louisiana from San Francisco to Rio Oct 8, Magnificent from Newport to Rio Oct 22, Pactolus from New York to Shanghai Oct 4, Dora from Dantzic to New York Nov 4, Draguette from New York toward Penang or Singapore Oct 21, Plymouth Portland toward Montevideo, and Gladiateur from Brunswick toward Rosario Oct 12. All reported as well.

Centennial Colcord New York Sydney Nsw Holyrood Crosby London Louisiana Oliver San Francisco Rio Janeiro Magnificent Merricks Newport Pactolus Beadle Shanghai Dora Lotmann Dantzic Ion Draguette Schiaffino Penang Singapore Jon Plymouth Coalfleet Portland Montevideo Gladiateur Kernan Brunswick Rosario Lon

Long Water Witch repairs after damage near Hatteras

Damaged by a recent gate off Hatteras the Long Water Witch of Boston, owned by Messrs. Green & Son, is being repaired at Mast Boston. Bulwarks stove. deckload of logwood and limes valued about $400 lost. insured. Reports from various ports note further vessel incidents and wrecks, with cargo losses and missing ships.

Boston Hatteras Messrs. Green & Son Mast Boston Johnson Sit John K Sowther Chatham Light Carles F Ward Coombs Turks Island Arnold Sch J J Moore Highland Light New Orleans Alice Bradshaw Gonaives Inagua Chester Penn Baltimore Patterson, Ramsey & Co Johnston Line Queensmore Ireland Barbados Acadia New York Harrison’s Point Searsport J A Hopkins Brewer Dick Williams Bath Williams Barnstable Camden Bermuda Schiller Savannah Buenos Ayres Fark Giacomino Havana Craighton Cientnegoster Jardinillos New Haven Norfolk ST Augustine Fla Navy Gertie M Rickerson Yokohama Japan Chese Antwerp London Stermer Emmanuel Treport Kingroad Winch Starbuck Reynolds Ramon de Larrinage Liverpool Three Castle Head

Coastal Port Ship Movements From New England to New York

Shipping notes list arrivals and clearances across multiple ports including Astoria Bangor Bath Calais Castine Brunswick and New York. Vessels such as Large Law Conecuh Rival Katholin and Ocean steamers like Asiatic and City of Washington are detailed with destinations including Boston New York Gardiner Philadelphia Havre and Lisbon.

Astoria Large Law Niven San Diego Boothbay William Rice Janeson Rockland New York Kinress Hatch George Prescott Dobbin Tuathaven Charleston Marskine Bangor Nantucket Ken Bolt Kelson St John Boston Bath Conecuh Southard Lizzie J Call Call Vineyard Cummings Portland Rival Stewart Gardiner Atwood Port Liberty Isetta Winslow Hoboken Majestic Turner Abraham Richards Wattershall Winbudman Closon Golden Logic Nutter Sherman Higgins Salem Wil’ Pigeon Paine Washington, DC Nathan Easterbrook Sharp Flora Rogers Rogers Calais Nettie B Dobbin William Stevens Watchman William Todd William Duren New Haven Like C W_ Dexter J Kennedy J H Kelley Leading Breeze Senator Grimes Fall River Castine D K Haim Chas Cooper Dutch Island Harbor Ar Navy Laura Robinson Matthews Hyannis Eliza Ross Lewis Danversport Marshall Perrin Scott Eastport Mary L Allen Gould Galveston Edmondslay Liverpool Morgan City Myra B Weaver Weaver Baltimore John & Penrose Smith Philadelphia Mass Nellie E Gray Pinkham Woodbury Snow Maddox Miles McLeon Merrill Commodore Tucker Powers Newark George Neviner Jordan Katie J Hoyt Bearse William Boardman Herbert Rockport Shaw N H Skinner Bass River S C Hart Kelley Charles & Raymond Cotuit James Rothwell Burlingame Newburyport Panther Anderson Addie Jordan Alice Bradshaw Dahm Gonaives Inagua Chester Penn Newport Hattie M Howes Handy Elizabethport Norfolk Asiatic Savannah Havre Naranja City of Washing

Plotting Atlantic Passages and Port Clearances in Occluded Log

Long, fragmentary shipping log lists vessels bound for Vera Cruz Havana and many ports including Glasgow Calcutta Manila and New Orleans. Sailed and cleared dates November 7 8 and 81 show steamers and barks bound for Hull Leith Portland Liverpool and other ports.

Passengers listed for multiple transatlantic ships

An OCR extracted list shows numerous passengers traveling from Boston and New York to destinations including Liver Scythia, Etruria, Bremer, Werra, Havre La Champagne, and by Cunard Norddeutscher Lloyd and Transatlantique steamers. Names include Nimmo, Lombard, Lincoln, Williams, Parker, Piper, Newell, Bridgman, and others, with multiple Misses, Mr and Mrs, and a few maid entries.

Boston Liver Scythia Helen I Nimmo John Holmes Edith Lombard Susan Helen Beach Ben ‘S Stickney J . Sharland Shari William S’iper Etruria New York Rka Murray Bremer Aller New Y Robert H Bancroft Bancroft Roland C Lincoln Edith Lincoln Marion Lincoln Catherine Watson Charles Williams, Jr Werra Charles W Parker Havre la Champagne Charles J Morse Norddeutscher Lloyd Ork Mary Wilams Lester H Williams EG Thorpe William H Bridgman Marion C Bridgman Temple Bridgsman

Mails Close At Boston For Various Overseas Routes

Postal notices detail close times for mails to Mexico, Europe, Britain, Central America, Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. Specific sailings include Scythia, New Port, Halifax, Mariposa, Oceanic, and Tahiti with deadlines in November. Instructions urge depositing letters eight to nine days before steamer sailing for Pacific routes.

Progreso Atone Ciudad Condal New York Great Britain Ireland Scythia Boston Liverpool Nova Scotia Miquelon Newfoundland Halifax Central America Costa Rica South Pacific Aspinwall Newport Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan Hawaiian Islands San Francisco Heston Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies British India Straits Settements Siam Dutch East Indies Oceanic Boston Omico Society Islands Tahiti

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