New Davit Adopted by Holland America Rotterdam
Cable advices report the Holland America Line new steamship Rotterdam, built at Belfast, will feature Axel Welin davits. The ship ranks third in world tonnage, trailing only two Cunard liners, and includes a deck terrace, tailor shop, and confections stands. The welin design uses two-man operation to lower lifeboats quickly and safely even in list conditions, reducing panic and improving embarkation safety.
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Rotterdam
Harlan & Wolff
Belfast
Ireland
Axel Welin
Cunard
A. P. Lundin
Larchmont
Block Island
Secd
Columbia
Sam Pedro
California
la Bourgeone
Welin quadrant davit and safety lifeboats gain praise
The article praises Axel Welin’s quadrant davit system as a practical shipboard lifeboat lowering solution adopted by major lines including Allan, White Star, North German Lloyd, Royal Mail, Hamburg‑American and Toyo Kisen Kaisha. It notes reduced launch times, better leverage, and space efficiency, citing trials on long‑listed ships, a Clyde firm, and inquiries by Royal Mail. It also details Welin’s career in naval architecture, gun patents, and the push to save lives through safer davits amid historic maritime disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland-America Line
Allan
White Star
Royal Mail
Mnes
Lloyds
Midland Railway
England
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Oakland
Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha
theNorth German Lloyd
Guying
Clyde
Lundin
Welin
Naval
Axel Welin
Stockholm
Sweden
Oscar
Stockholm Technical College
Pailmcrantz
Nordenfeldts
Maxim-Nordenfeldts
Vickers & Maxim
Ing d. Krupp
Germany
United States
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Engineering Society of Detroit
Stanford University
Technical Society of
San France
Francisco
Mr. Weling
Mr. Welk
Realty Notes Leases In New York Properties
Real estate column lists multiple lease actions including William H. Falconer leasing No 19 Eighth Ave to A Shureman and several private dwellings leased to various individuals. Commercial spaces rent for apartments at Nos 6 and 8 East 97th St and offices in the Sanger Building with names like Moorish & Rechnitzer and Dillingham Theatre Company among lessees.
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William H. Falconer
Eighth Ave
A. Shureman
East Gist St
Frederick Gassman
Matthew Ward
Charles Russell
A. Kuster
M. McGivney
C. Williame
McVickar, Gaillard Healty Company
West Lith St
Henry A. Dix & Sons’ Company
Magazine
Beck
Mmany
Te Sanger Huilding
Ericsson F. Susanne
Tarce
Ball
Midtown West 23d Street Sales Highlight Active Market
Real estate activity in Midtown yesterday featured multiple parcel transfers including James Thompson selling No 346 West 23d St to E Holbrook Cushman who already owns No 348 West 23d St forming a combined 50 by 98.9 foot lot. Other deals include Daniel Birdsall & Co selling to John Duerin Nos 97 and 99 Hudson St and No 171 Franklin St, a six story mercantile building on a 40.11 by 98.2 by 75.2 by 23.5 foot plot. Slawson & Hobbs sold No 226 West 13th St a three story 20 by 69 irregular building. Alfred E Marling condemns the Saxe bill opposing public disclosure of real estate transfer considerations as harmful to enterprise and private business. The document also lists various legal notices and monetary judgments including amounts due and taxes across several properties.
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James Thompson
E. Holbrook Cushman
West 23d St
Cushman
Daniel Birdsall & Co
John Duerin
Hudson St
Franklin St
Slawson & Hobbs
Meta C. Wood
West 13Th St
Alfred E. Marling
Horace S. Ely & Co
Peter F. Meyer
ES Popper
Myrtle Ave
S S
Adams St
Brooklyn
Benjamin D Silliman
Frederick J W Bursch
26Th St
Sth
104Th St
J E Brush
Mary Hunt
P Latting
Atty
F T Fitzgerald
A Moran
Madison Ave
10Th St
Joseph Rosenaweig
Stuart Realty Co
Pleasant Ave
Saul Wallenstein
West Side House Enlarged and Lodging House to Loft Conversion
Plans filed to enlarge four story and basement dwelling at 23 West Sidh Street owned by Jacob Oppenheim with rear extension and roof sun parlor to be added. Edward Necarsulmer as architect. Also proposing remodeling of 202 Washington Street lodging house into modern loft building with ground floor stores for Henry O Heuer, architect Richard R Davis. Additional plans for 48 Avenue D meeting rooms and 517 Ninth Ave dwelling into office space with amusement hall ground floor for Revolving Picture Company. architects Paul R Allen and David W King.
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West Sidh St
Jacob Oppenheim
Edward Necarsulmer
Washington St
Henry O. Heuer
Richard R. Davis
Avenue D
Ninth Ave
Laura Block
Revolving Picture Company
Paul R. Allen
David W. King
Two Nassau County Farm Tracts Sold by McCormack Realty
The McCormack Real Estate Company sold two farms in Nassau County along the Montauk division line. One tract, 41 acres east of the development at Valley Stream, fronts Merrick Road and features a large house with typical farm outbuildings. price about 3900 per acre. The second tract, 40 acres between Baldwin and Freeport, south of Merrick Road, includes a fine farmhouse. price about 2500 per acre. buyers are out of town and New England investors respectively.
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McCormack Real Estate Company
Nassau County
Montauk
Long Island Railroad
Valley Stream
Merrick Road
Long Island
McCormack
Baldwin
Freeport
New England
Many Auction Sales At Real Estate Exchange
Numerous parcels were sold at the Real Estate Exchange salesrooms in Vesey street. Listings include several 3 and 6 story tenement houses with stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn properties, with prices ranging from about 6,000 to 65,000 dollars. Adjournments to March 18 and March 25 were noted for multiple lots, with detailed buyer and estate references.
Pease and Elliman Sell Brigatside Property at Cedarhurst
Pease and Elliman have sold for J Henry Harper the Brigatside estate at Cedarhurst Long Island comprising a large dwelling house stables and about seven acres of land. The buyer will occupy the premises.
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Pease & Elliman
J. Henry Harper
Cedarhurst
Long Island
Three Fifth Avenue Leases and Property Deals
Pease and Elliman lease two lofts at 688 Fifth Avenue to Henry G. Trevor for Whitaker & Co. and arrange a separate lease for New England Mortgage and Security Company store at 11 Madison Avenue to James A. Jenkins, now at 467 Fifth Avenue. M & L Hess lease for estate of Margaret Budd to William Hepburn a store and basement at 164 Fifth Avenue, 26 by 110 feet with a rear alley to 22nd Street, ten-year term, restaurant operation expected, rent 75,000. Title Grantee and Trust Company leases office at 67 Lexington Avenue near 42nd Street for one year for own use.
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Pease & Elliman
5Th Ave
Henry G. Trevor
Whitaker & Co
New England Mortgage and Security Company
Madison Ave
James A. Jenkins
M. & L. Hess
Margaret Budd
William Hepb
Grantee and Trust Company
Real Estate Transfers From Private Sales Market
In the private sales market multiple properties change hands. Manara C Williams sells 300 West Ltd st four story dwelling formerly Charles Wills residence. Louis Cohen sells two new five story houses at Autubon ave and 17th st to Mr Ungrich. Picken Realty sells another four story house on north side of 141st st near Amsterdam Ave to William Lathm. Pence Realty sells No in East 115th st two six story new law houses, and adjoining No 117-31% sold to Harry Matz. Frances Macintyre sells 173 St Nicholas Ave five story flat on lot 22.9x10T XITMSx96.1. Daniel Mahony sells 412 West 40th st three story dwelling to Harry Fischer. Kapelsohn buys three story dwelling at 1064 Morris Ave with occupancy planned.
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Manara C. Williams
Ltd St
Charles T. Wills
Louis Cohen
Autubon Ave
New York Surrogate Probate Notices For Maurice and Madson Seligmann
Notices in the New York Surrogate's Court cite Maurice Seligmann estate heirs and executors for probate of the June 2 1905 will. Albert Blum and Alfred Frankenthal among others are named as recipients of summonses with guardianship provisions for underage heirs.
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State OF
New York
Elias Asiel
Mathilde Seligmann
George A. Seligmann
Arthur R. Seligmann
Maurice Seligmann
Albert Blum
City of
County of New York
County of
de Sed
Charles H. Beckett
Said
Gua
Alia Depehucul
LA Lee Wades
Woltz
Alfred Frankenthal
Max Frankenthal
Paul Frankenthal
Moritz Frankenthal
Decedent
Alice Arnold
Alfred Ankenthal
Milton Frankenthal
Prankenthal
Carl Frankenthal
Alexander Sahlmann
Joseph
Madson Morganstern
L. S
York
Daniel J. Dowdney
Wolf, Kohn & Ullman
Broadway
Borough of
Manhattan
New York City
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Holland-America
Weith Welin
Davit
General Slocum
Hell Gate
Creek
United States “Irenit Court of Appeals
William van Schaick
Harry Knowlton
Long Istead Sound
Quadrant Davit
West 280 ST
John Ducrin
Hudson Street
Cypress Ave
136Th St
Sox
135Th St
Bernard Engesser
L J Phillips & Co
Amsterdam Ave
David Shaft
Hyman Horwitz
Arnstein & Lattys
West Side House
Lodging House
B. D. Silliman
Real Estate Exchange
Vesey St
E. S. Popper
Frederick J. W. Bursch
West 26Th St
Joseph P. Day
A. Moran
Samuel Goldsticker
East 118Th Ft
George Ricard
James L. Wells
West 15Th St
Mareh
156Th St
L. J. Phillips & Co
6Th St
Fifth Avenue
Stte
are OF _ God free and independent
Naries May
Baldwin, Jr
Mary Db
Col . Businell
Edith Men. Burnham
Lily D. Baldwin
Kblorence Baldwin
Margaret Hatuwin
Henry K. Baldwin
George V. N. Baldwin, Jr
Hizareth Baldwin
Louisa Edgar
Margaret Duryer
G. Willett van Nest
Rymer van Nest
Elizabeth V. Co
George W. N. Baldwin
Surrogate’s Court
Abner
Thomas
Kurzman
Frank Heimete
Broad Street
Borough of Manhattan
Geralditz
Herbert Delamer
Aim
St . Company of York
Thomas A. Phela
Hall of Records
Geraldine F. Skillin
L. S.J
Augustus H. Skillin
Administratrix
Pine Street
MP. Pehople
God
Howell L. Willan
John Taylor Lewis, Jr
Mildred L. Williams
Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust Company
Liberty One
Liberty Street
Anhattan
Mentagee Street
Nassau St
City Hall Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Subway
Osborne
West Ae
Madison Avenue
West End Ave
Riverside Park
Country Property
Rye
Westchester Co
Ind
Furnis
EO. R
35Th St
Summit
N. J
Summit, N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
City Hall
Ccres
Mark Tucker
Henry Gardner
George K. Horton
Kingston, N
Redford St
Thos. Leary
Ossin- NE
Grand Central Station
Harlem
N. HL
Hartford
Charles Field Griffin & CO
Matilda A. Elder
Dyer, Strong & Whitehead
Wall Street
Annie E. Munn
Adaline M. E. Peters
Strong & Whitehead
Abner C. Thomas
William Stebbins, Jr
Carter & Haskell
Wal Street
City of New York
Edward M. Franklin
Carter & Haskell, Atty’s For Executor
Abner CG
Richard Mansfield
Dittenhoefer
Gerber & James
Susan H. Mansfield
Executrix
Dittenhoefer, Gerher & James
Ohnson
Wilmot
Wilmot Johnson
Sperr & Bartlett
Walltreet
Helen G. Johnson
Speir & Bartlett
Tribune Asl
Groadway
S6th
Ave
S. E. Cor
6Th Ave
Teth
3D Ave
Gist
Madison Avenef
City
Entag
Tate Ruland & Whiting Co
Beekman
Northwest
Alker S Sons
Elgecombe
Frank H. Presby
Riverside
New Jersey Real Estate
Dudley Ave
BROWN
Bridge St
Ersey City Heights Real Estate
Jackson Ave
Krrk. of
Nw. J
Bason Faye Place
Jersey
Nentleman
Bayside Realty CO
Jersey City
J. James Asset
Br de Boro
Jacob
Tissot’s Bible
NEW York Tribune
Tissot Department
Tribu
Sunde
Daily and Tribune
Tissot Bible Pictures
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