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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1887

Page

3

Shipping arrivals and departures list at Boston harbor

A detailed harbor log lists arriving vessels including the Br steamer Yarmouth with passengers and goods to G Hall Co and Parthian to E 15 Sampson, plus multiple steamers and schooners arriving from New York to Philadelphia and Boston. It also notes sailing orders for bark Lapland to Rosario and brig Sarah Wallace to St John NB, with various other vessels sailing for Baltimore New York and St John. Harbor conditions indicate high wind and fading light.

Yarmouth Doane Muse D G Hall & Co Parthian Snow Philadelphia Sampson Gen Whitney Kearse New York H M Whitney Lremont Donovan Portland Longfellow Smith Provincetown City Gloucester Young Lucinda Potter Norfolk Taylor & Machis Brewer Brain J G Hall & Co Florence Kempton JG Hall & Co Albert L Butler Foster St Thomas Dwi Hoxie & Co D H Miller Howes Baltimore George E Smakey Tremont Donovan Charles & Williams Swis Childe Harold Manson A Heaton Handy J W Linnell Nellie Jerrell Vanniman Amanda C Parker Lee Wood Stanley Wood's Hall Eliza Taylor Lanesville Luta Bros 10 Lapland Rosario Sarah Wallace St John Elizabeth Lee Effie J Simmons Plymouth Rock Grover Cleveland Storm King Lone Star Nova Scotia Abeille Curlew Ivy Beile Mary Baker Sarah L Simmons Abby Kently Fernandina Boston Woods End Highland Hill

Charters Report Mixed Demand for Oil Carriers and Goods

New York reports light oil carrier demand with several charters to Shanghai Antwerp Bremen Hamburg and other ports. San Francisco notes wheat and cork chartering. Boston lists vessels carrying lumber coal and general cargo to Buenos Ayres Melbourne Port Elizabeth and US ports. Multiple small schooners and brigs hired for potatoes, paving stones, ice and fruit.

New York Clan Robertson Shanghai Guidbringa Antwerp Cornelius Bremen London Favorita Baltimore Hamburg St Patrick Celle Jacksonville Palatka Norfolk Liverpool Charleston United Kingdom Haltimore Sydney Jacmel Baracoa San Francisco Ruthven St Magnus B M Givan Cork Glamis Portland Boston Hampton Cayenne Prince Edward Island St. John Bangor Philadelphia Kennebec Washington Barbados West Sullivan Frankfort Carver’s Harbor Albany Brunswick Newport News Boson Fernandina Savanahjamar Amboy Hoboken Lynn South Amboy

Fish market activity and coastal scow traffic at Gloucester

Gloucester notes show a drop in cod and other fish supplies with 485000 pounds of codfish and 825000 pounds of pollock landed last week. Shipments built as crews sail for Newfoundland and Boston ports while several schooners load, depart or arrive from nearby fisheries towns.

Vineyard Haven Arioto Bark Falmouth Merriam New York Windsor Schs Joshua Baker Kelley Baltimore Leston Nelson Holbrook Pangor New Bedford GA Smith Smith Summerside PEJ New Haven Anna S. March J J Moore David Torrey Lizzie Lee Judge Lowe EF H King Silas MacLoon Dixon Ethel Granville Mary George Sliam H Allison Silver Hevs Douglass Hovey Olive E M Sawyer Alligator Au Sable Lock Philadelphia Boston Nobska Charles Dennis Canning Nellie Anche McDonald Wiscasset Nat Meader Brown Portsmouth Stamford Ad Bouthbay Schs N Jones P Machias Ellsworth Portland Stewart Camden Gloucester Mabel Kenniston David Wo Lawessie M Wells Mascot Anniet T Hodadon Ido Levanter Mystic Loring Haskell Breeze Clyde United State Gallatin Myrtle Putnam Sch Rapid Yranait North Bay Sohs Saulsbury Warren J Crosby Newfoundland

Lostun Sailor and Panamanian Bark Barcelona Tale

A fragmented item mentions Lostun and the bark Barcelona with references to Seeley and Jotie. It lists Amazona from Span and Boides in New York with an October 8 marker, but details are unclear.

Abcension Bark Katahdin Seeley, Jotie Lostun Barcelona Bark Amazona Span Boides New York

Ship. oe from San Francisco to Cape Flattery

A report notes the bark Kiikitat, from San Diego, with its voyage toward Cape Flattery, details obscured by garbled OCR.

San Francisco Cape Flatter San Diego Cape Flattery

Vessel Sighting Near Pascagoula Reported

Captain Kitch ens of the Margarethe from Key West reports a large coppered vessel bottom up in lot 2735 N lon 84 22 W on Nov 7. Name not ascertained.

Pascagoula Mississippi Kitchens sh.Margarethe Key West N.lon

Whaling News From San Francisco and Provincetown

A San Francisco despatch reports the belvedere and Lucreda arriving with 15 whales. Gage H Phillips plans to sail from Provincetown mid month for Atlantic whaling. Coral docked for cleaning. Young Phenix from the Arctic carries 600 barrels oil and 13,500 pounds bone. Provincetown district quarter results show 15,879 gallons sperm oil and other whale oil 15,435 gallons plus 500 pounds whalebone and 38,905 gallons oil other than whale valued at 4912.

San Francisco Belvedere Cook New Doom Lucreda Sherman Ildo Gage H Phillips Provincetown Young Phenix Millard New Ledford Arctic

Multiple Vessels Hit Shore in Storms From Boston to Barbados

The report details several ships ashore or damaged after a southeast gale and heavy seas. The Macaulay from Hamburg was hauled off in good condition, while Sir Maggie J Smith ashore at Narragansett Pier faces total loss. The S M Bird of Rockland ran aground near Portland. efforts saved the vessel. Additional wrecks and drownings are noted near Newcastle, Narragansett Pier, and various Atlantic ports, with crews rescued or lost and ships towed for repairs.

Boston Macaulay Hamburg Cape Henry Maggie J Smith Narragansett Sea S M Bird Rockland Merrill New York Portland Teddy Rocks Tongs Wesley A Gove William H Chik Lovell’s Island Willian H Clark Portsmouth Mystic Eliot Light Newcastle John Lowry Kittery John Mace Rye Providence Newport News Narragansett Pier Bennett London Marion Jeffers Savannah Bremen Falmouth Julie Wilmington Del Isaac Burpee St John Race Point Cape Cod Bark Union Knudsen Pernambuco Augusta Stockholm Swansea Aspinwall Monomoy Barbados Salvatore Massa Lisbon Santa Rosalla Perrambuco Norfolk Wallace J Boyd Baltimore Moston Willoughby Spit Macauley May Williams Charleston New Cut Off Channel G Lewis New Bedford New Cut

Multiple Atlantic Seafaring Vessels Sailed and Cleared

A dense log of ships and barks sailing from and arriving at ports in late October to November. Entries list vessels such as Acapulco Alvo Balthasar Havana St Kilda Arabic and others, with origins including Panama CHAMVPERICO and destinations like New York Philadelphia and Liverpool.

Acapulco Panama San Francisco Aspin Wall Alvo New York Chamvperico Balthasar Jantzen Calbarlen Havana Rice Emerara Emma R Smith Trinidad Morning Light Fries Bangor Guasgow Alcides Rollo Baltimore Circassia Campbell HULL Santiago Potter Saratoga Antonio Saia Pierce Limerick Lord Cairns Davies Falmouth Liverpool Sardinian Ritchie Portland Oxenholmes Thomas Arabic Matanzas J Balkinson Donahue Fernandina Nanaimo Lindisfarne Miller Newcastle Eng Ixia Philadelphia Pictou Carrol Charlottetown Pel Pernambuco Amal Lance Rio Janeiro Rio Grande del Norte Palm Branch Buenos Ayres Maceio United States New Dominion Leeux Boston Dapa Gilmore Rio Grande Do Sul Talbot Puit York Jorgen J Lotz Anderson Boss Viva Neilson Hardi Nielsen Quebec Parisian Smith Saildath Texas Montreal Bristol Lake Superior Barx Ane Avres Everest Hibbert

Multiple Vessels Sailed and Cleared at Various Ports

Shipping notes list sails and clearances from STETTIN ST THOMAS ST JOHN NB YREKA VERA CRUZ VICTORIA BC YOKOHAMA Fleetwood Martin and others. Vessels include brig Swiftsure Lizzie Energy and City of Washington with destinations to Boston Azua Barahona San Francisco and Hong Kong. Some ships to load cargoes for Channel and departures to Esquimult and Departure Bay.

Stettin Privateer Landry New Tees ST Thomas Lizzie Sabire Para Swiftsure Mulhall Gonaives Boston Energy McBride Azua Barahona Olivia Wilmington Channel ST John Sarah Hunter Mowry New York Loth Camarin Pedersen Dusty Miller Hughes Carnarvon Olis New York C E Robinson Swansea Eagle Yreka Vera Cruz Ar Navy City of Washington Tuspan Victoria London Frank Pendleton Nichols San Francisco Esquimault Don Adolfo Chemainus Royal Roads Southern California Raines San Pedro Yokohama City of Pekin Hong Kong Fleetwood Martin

Domestic Ports Ship Movements From Various U S Ports

Maritime listings show vessels sailing cleared and arriving at ports including Alexandria Bath Baltimore Charleston Galveston New York Norfolk Newport News Newport Rhode Island and more with multiple schooners steamers brigs and barques listed by name voyage destination and load or clearance status. Readers are given dense rosters of vessels such as Maggie S Hart Emma Middleton Hatch and Benaj min Courtney among many others with destinations including Philadelphia New York Boston Fall River and Newport News.

Alexandria Maggie S Hart Georgetown Bath Emma Middleton Hatch Philadelphia Benjamin Courtney Baker Portland J A Louisa Smith Wilber Hoboken RF Hart Dodge New York C French French Julia Martha Young New Bedford Leonora Nickergon Boston Hattie Curtis Hodgkins Susan F Pickering Haskell Henry Whitney Tapley Belfast Arith Ichard Woodruff Richardson Alice Rich Mentora Gott Ella Roudout Elfen White Norwalk Maud Briggs Ann Wooster Lucy M Collins Kendall Hyannis Majestic Gross Gloucester Congress Harris de Lucy J Warren Kent Provincetown Baltimore Ar Loth Edward Waite Kennepec Benjamin Hale Hall New Haven Berkshire March Swis Alf Brabrook Sawyer Fall River Lucy A Davis Loring Providence John Rose Allen Leander V Beebe Beebe Swis Lehman Blew B R Woodside Nathan Lawrence Cha W Hill Higgins Jame Annie S Conant Blackford Newco Charleston Edith Mcintyre Baracoa Gardenia Rutherford Bremen Park Alina Riera Barcelona William KR Morelight Webster E & GW Evgartown Emma C Collins Ayers Salem Island City Thomas H Dixon Torrey Moses Eddy Hart Rondont Searsville Smith Somerset Galvesson Moorhill Brown Barbados Platon Anderson Havre Washington City Morgan City Lith Galveston Liverpool Comal bLastern Queen Jones Hull Jonathan May Little Pensacula Mass Everett Eaton Saco Daniel Webster Sechs MG Hart Kate Lottie Creighton Thomaston Sarah W Lawrence Jacksonville John Davis Green Attic Roberts Nassau Marion Joseph G Dean Chase Ruatan Monte Louisiana Do Harold Utila Prince Umberto Keane Rio Janeiro Carrie Nelson Otis Manatee Fla Port Eads Amadeo Rutter Sare Steabo Sevilla Seville Kval Douglass Letts Wil Bailey Vearce J B Ogden Tole Sch van Name & King Newport Annie G. Hicks Moncton Thomas N Stone Willie Ebrightman Sanford Fiverton New Peter Mencase Deanne Edward Alien ‘True bicLaughlin Fernandina Flora Condon Elsa Wilkesbarre Bark Union Pernambuco Tiber State of Pennsylvania Glasgow Larne Chalmette New Orleans Hip Race Horse Jansen Stettin Big John Shay Conk Schs Red Wing Johnsen Henry Mason Verey LaNormandie DeKersabiec Havre Kigiva Hutton St Ann’s Bay Etruria Cook Liverpool Giaueus Coleman Caracas Hopkins Laguayra Andes Gessing Gonaives Volaria Scitude Hamburg Chateau Yquem Sourviel Bordeaux Snow & Iurgess San Francisco Barks Talisman Amerika Paulsen Chistiania Elizabeth Brauer Rotterdam Tetoria Hammond Port Spain Schis Bina Fox Brooks St Vincent Annie Harper Darwin Campovello Ayr Fowler St Andrews Welcome Home Morrison St John Hell Gate Stephen Dorton Lewis London L McKeen Mahoney Kendall Kendall Hattie Maud Tunis Jeffrysunk Fred Clark Ciara Stella Lee Treat Wiscasset Loston Vporl Discovery Ar 3d Diego A É Dolls Orth Starcellus Pragt Swis New Haven Rowe Archer & Reeves Simpson Handel Matthews Seit Witely Clark Atalantcham Rockland Maud Pye Dixon Monstan Nik Fink Bulled Loth Raul Seavey Kimball Brewer Me Lymouthh É Tliggins Skol- Sloningson Port Jonson W H French George B Markle Sullivan Finoch Talbot McNeil Fort Discovery Pearse Francisco San Palem William A Crockerton Hurricane Island S Rovinson Charles Lister Parker Ell Lasham aAr Lith Mary Riley T. Philadelphia Sarah Quinn Sackett

Passenger list entries for transatlantic steamers

From Boston for River Ae Cunard steamer Etruria lists John Sykes William Ormerod Oia eeen Puree Geo f Warren Miss Warren Smith W Miller E A Miller. From Boston for Havre Transatlantique Line steamer Normandie from New York Mrs Emma Liller.

Boston Cunard Etruria New York Nompson John Sykes William Ormerod Oia Eeen A Puree Geof Warren Miss Warren Smith W Miller E A Miller Havre Transatlantique Line Emma Liller

Boston-bound vessels list arrive with sail dates and origins

The list shows ships and brigs sailing toward Boston with their origins including Turkisland Iloilo Yokohama Cebu Rosario Pernam Rio Grande do Sul and Buenos Aires. Vessels named include Agate Belle of Oregon Bowman B Law Dagery Freeman H Hi Wright Independence James G Bain Jose Alaverri Jorgen J Lotz Ries Bokie Gill Seeley Murphy Nelson New Dominion Patagonia Kota Swiftsure Tremont Mogadore Willie Freeman and others with dates from July to October.

Boston Agate Powers Alb Bark Turkisland Belle of Oregon Matthews Am. Bark Iloilo Bowman B. Law Abbott Br. Ship Yokohama Cebu Dagery Svendsen Nor. Park Nonlo Anjer Freeman, Howes H. Hi. Wright Meyers Rosario Independence Pavett Valparaiso Pisagna James G. Bain Mockler Jose Alaverri Arey Am. Schi Jorgen J. Lotz Andersen Dan, Bark Pernam- J Am. Sch Turks Island New Dominion Lemieux Br. Brig Pernambuco Patagonia Hibbard Br. Bark Kota Sorensen Nor. Bark So Bee Barinian Gould Buenos Ayres Seri Swiftsure Mulhall St.Thomas Gonaives J Tremont Brophy Galveston Noy Willie Freeman McIntosh Br. Sch Mogadore Barbados

Outgoing Steamers From Boston Schedule

A list of incoming and outgoing steamers from Boston for November 12 to November 16. Destinations include London Halifax Philadelphia Baltimore Yarmouth Liverpool Hamburg Glasgow Amsterdam Bremen Havre Antwerp Antwerp Pennland and more with ship names agents and sail times.

Destinat’n Sail London Furness Worcester Halifax Har’son Loring Parthian Phiadelia Yarmouth J G Hall & Co Michigan Liverpool Warren & Co Norman Philadela E B Sampson Bohemia Hamburg Kunhardt & Co Etruria H Brown& Co Devonia Glasgow Henderson Bros Edam Amsterdam Fu’dh B’ye & Co Eider Bremen Veirichs & Co Normandie Havre Louis de Behian Pennland Antwerp Wright& Sons Polaria Aemparee MjPhelps Bros&Co Allan Boston Quebec Charles WY. Casey Broad Street I. d& A. Allan State Street

Incoming steamers for Boston due Saturday and Sunday dates

List of ships and voyage details showing arrivals to Boston with dates in November. Entries include ship names such as Pavunia H and Oceanic types, ports of origin like Liverpool Halifax Antwerp London and Havre, and agent firms including Warren & Co Hall & Co Ismay & Co Wrights Sons Oelrichs & Co and others.

Michigan Liverpool Warren & Co Pavunia Alex Martin Yarmouth Hall & Co City of Macon Savannah Bich’n &Barn Hi Miller Baltimore Otranto Hull Sanderson&Son Vaderland Antwerp Wright&Sons Egypt Ees WJ Hurst Greece London Hurst Belgenland Wright&Sons _Germanic Ismay A Onaryee Eee Hamburg Kunhardt & Co Louis de Bebian Pennsylvania

Mails Close at Boston for Several Foreign Destinations

The notice lists closing times and routes from Boston via Halifax and New York to Europe and the Caribbean. Steamship routes include Worcester to Nova Scotia, Etruria to Europe, Yarmouth to Nova Scotia, Harlan to Greytown and Bluefields, Panama to Progreso and other Mexican states, Whitney to Campeche and Yucatán, and a rail and steamship link to Cuba via Tampa and Key West. Closing times span morning and evening sessions.

Nova Scotia Miquelon Halifax Worcester Boston Europe Quenstown Liverpol Etruria New York Yarmouth N. Son Tiday Greytown Bluefields Harlan New Orleans Progreso Mex Havana Panama Campeche Chiapas Tabasco Yucatan Whitney Cuba Tampa Fla Key West Mexico Yarmouth Steamship Company Lewis Wharf LU A.m Digby Kentville Davison St. John N. B City of St

Trans-Pacific Mails From Zealandia and Tahiti

Mail routes to Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoa and Sandwich Islands depart via Zealandia from San Francisco with mail closing in Boston on Friday November 11 at 1 pm. Tahiti service to Society Islands departs November 30. Correspondence for these routes should reach Boston at least eight days before the listed dates.

Australia New Zealand Fiji Samoan Sandwich Islands Zealandia San Francisco Boston Society Islands Tahiti Elizabeth Cundy Suffolk

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