Rickmers Crew and Wreckers All Escape After Night of Gallant Surf
The four masted German ship Peter Rickmers was driven ashore off Long Island in a fierce gale. All 33 crewmen and 39 wreckers reached safety after more than 24 hours of peril, with lifeboats battling heavy seas. Captain Bachman and officers led the evacuation as wrecking crews aided by the Mohawk and Sandy Hook lifesavers worked through the surf.
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Peter Rickmers
Rickmers
Rijkmers
Bachman
George Wilhelm
Short Beach
Fink
New York
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S Yard
Charles Hagestrom
Coast Patrol
Jack” Bonner
Norfolk
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Bonner
Mohawk
Sandy Hook
Art Objects And Pictures Sold At Collins Fifth Ave Gallery
A Rococo French altar frontal on pink satin sold for 220 at the Collins sale. Victor bought it at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. Other items included a Spanish Renaissance portière for 75 bought by F. A. Frazer and a Florentine embroidered portière bought by L. Taylor for 5. A Fiorentine curtain with Arras nerdlework sold to Mr. Benguiat for 320. The Soldier by Meissonier led evening sales at Dun and Burton with R. Devis the bidder. An Italian Fruit Vendor from Fortuny realized 50 to Holland Art Galleries. Mrs. Seaton paid 365 for Thaulow Canal in Venice. a J. Cazin Landscape sold for 360 to George Anistee. Lerolle French Peasant went to Mr. Seymour for 245. Total final sale realized 1729. The Prentiss collection of books will be sold tonight.
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Fifth Avenue
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F. A. Frazer
L. Taylor
Arras
Rest of St Louis and San Francisco bonds sold
The St Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company sold the remaining 4 percent refunding bonds in its treasury and those held as collateral under trust notes to J and W Seligman and Co and Readmend and Co. The sale covers all refunding bonds the firm will offer through July 1, 198. The company will redeem notes secured by the refunding bonds as collateral.
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St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Readmend & Co
Wheat and grain rally after government crop report
Chicago grain and provisions report notes May wheat gains over 3 cents due to demand after a government crop condition drop of 23 percent in the spring. July delivery up. corn and oats higher. provisions unchanged. Strong late session as bulls and bears react to worse than expected acreage and condition data. Exports and receipts detailed. local market closes near highs amid wet weather in the corn belt.
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United States
Liverpool
Argentina
Bradstreet’s
Minneapolis
Duluth
Market closes strong after May option rise from opening upturn
Market weak from realized sales after an opening upturn driven by May demand from shorts. May option traded 13 4c to Tic, a new season high. July opened 644c to 47mc, sold off to G41ge, then rose to 5',c. Close at & 4c to fic. Local receipts 89 cars, five of contract grade.
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Shorts
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Highlights Shipping Radio Data
Ocean weather shows sun rise and set times with high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate. Wireless reports list distances east of Sandy Hook for vessels and expected dock times, plus outbound and inbound sailings to Havre Liverpool Naples Havana and more with close dates in May and transpacific mail routes and schedules.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Shipping News From Port of New York May 8 1908
Arrivals include Berwind Dyer Aguadilla to New York and Porto Rico Co in ballast, Marie Rodick with cargo and passengers to Insular Line, Marie Ger Jantzen with 150 cabin and 154 steerage to Odrichs Co, Hermia with sugar to United Fruit, Iroquois to Clyde Co, Fernfield to Munson Line, Sheppy Allison to Munson Line, Prinzess Irene to Oelrichs Co with 499 steerage, Caronia to Cunard Line, Spartan Prince to Paul F Gerhard, City of Columbus to Ocean Steamship, Fl Valle to Southern Pacific, Mauretania to Cunard, Baltic to White Star, Pawnee to Circle, Rio Grande to Brunswick and more, with numerous sailings and quarantine notes.
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Dyer
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Arroyo
New York
Porto Rico
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Bylands +Br. Williams
Cardenas
Matanzas
JH Winchester & Co
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Iroquois
Chichester
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
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Fernfield Br. Cox
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Sheppy Allison
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Freke
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Genoa
Naples
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Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd
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Ocean Steamship
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Newport News
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White Star Line
Proposals for Electric Elevator Engine Fort Wood 1908
Commissioners of the Board of Water Supply invite sealed bids for furnishing and installing an electric elevator engine at Signal Corps storehouse Fort Wood New York with bids due June 9 1908. Government may reject any or all bids. Information from the undersigned G Burnell.
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Board of Water Supply
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Washington
District of Columbia
District Building
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FL Macfarland
Henry L. West
Jay J. Morrow
Transatlantic Ship Movements Including New York and Liverpool Routes
A list of numerous ships and routes, detailing vessels such as Queenstown Br, Indrasanha Br, Neuenfels Ger, and Greta Jelniff, sailing to New York, Liverpool, Boston, Havre, and other ports. The notes mention departures and transits via multiple ports including Singapore, Cape Town, Algiers, Aden, Rotterdam, and Cherbourg with various May dates and several British, German, Dutch, Italian, and Austro-Hungarian lineages.
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