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THAMES SAILING BARGE MATCH

... THAMES SAILING BARGE MATCH. The eighteenth annual sailing barge match for topsail aud spritsail barges, from Eritn to the Nore and back, took place yesterday. The Eagle (Captain accompanied by several other steamers heavily freighted, left Loudon Bridge ...

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB SAILING MATCH

... ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB SAILING MATCH. On Tuesday, the second match of the season came off, when an elegant silver cup and cover, value thirty guineas, was sailed for by yachts belonging to members of this club. The cup (an extremelyelegant piece of ...

THE LOSS OF THE HERON

... watch on the 9th, of May last. Mr. Blair, theamate, ,was officer *of;the watfb. The Heron was idder topgallant sails, einie-reefed tep..- sails, eourses, jibi' and boom maidatil,en* the atarboard tack Saw indications of a tornado comi g on thrue- quarters ...

LOSS OF H.M.S. HERON

... up. Mr. Blair told him we had better shorten sail. He replied, Pooh, pooh ; it will be nothing. There were appearances of the squall coming on three quarters of an hour before the accident occurred. If sail had been shortened in time I think the accident ...

THE BOATING DISASTER OFF DEAL

... was between WI twelve and one. We then hoisted our sail and sailed in sei towards Rainsgate. We had the storm sail up, as the e wind had begun to freshen up while the party were on dla the Sands. This sail is a smaller one than the regular ho isail. Nash ...

THE PROFESSION AND THE STRIKE

... America, took his passage to New York by the Lydian Monarch, which was advertised to sail on Aug. 31st, and he paid ten guineas in respect of it. The vessel had not sailed yet in consequence of the strike, and the delay had caused the loss of hil engagement ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1889
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 548 | Page: 15 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

EMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE

... of Wilisborough, and a magistrate for this county, sailed on Sunday-last for America. Mrs. Fansaett and family are, we hear, to follow in Augus. It is truly lamentable to see such vast i rwds sail hence for America, and amongst them persons of most ...

SHIPPING

... Callender from Havre for New Orleans.- Put back the Al- lianza with mainyard gone and sails split.. FALMOUTH, JAN. 31.-Arrived the Anteia from Havana, Orient fiom Mauzanilla. Sailed the Magnus for Amster- dam, Minerva for London, Sea Serpent for Portsmouth, and ...

THE LOSS OF THE EURYDICE

... soon after we came on duty an ordur was given to set starboard stullingenils, and woro sail was subsequently set. Soon after the watch was; called to shorteu sail, which was done. I canuot now rcmesnbor who was the oltiosr of the watch that riernloen ...

GOVERNMENT AND THE COURT OF DIRECTORS

... for an instant have contested. Public e opinion instantly detected the mistake about to be , committed, and the question of sailing or steam d vessels was brought before the House of Commons. re Ministers did not then meet it in the way their e, journals ...

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... arrived at the entrance to Smyrna Bay, Jamieson would state that he went down from his cabin into the sail-room, and having thrown some turpentine upon the sails, placed them near some brandy and then set firs to them, and returned by a private passage to his ...