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VALKYRIE AND DEFENDER

... having skilfully effected the rescue £ d of the crew of the barque Tori, which vessel was d fallen in with, in a sinking condition, in the Atlantic, near Newfoundland, on the night of le the 2Zrd ultimo.-A vote of thanks to Mr. Alex- ao ander HaImbieton, second ...

Published: Friday 27 September 1895
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2096 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN NEWS

... dlepartmient, whent m interviewed regarding thostory, asserted that such an act would he impossible because the forts would Hi sink thee-raiser. They added that the Goverunleut a. ne-ver had any such plan in mind. It was, how- co1 ever, intended that whren ...

Published: Thursday 15 October 1896
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2177 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP ELBE

... pithily 'describes the terrible fate of the W German liner:- Elbe was struck port side mail- Q room by unknown steamer, sinking in 20 minutes. Colliding boat gave no assistance. Watch in an order. Stormy weather. - Hope second boat t which was lowered ...

Published: Friday 01 February 1895
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4142 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

NAUTICAL JOTTINGS

... per hour, be ; ,)t fnir davs at over 20J knots an hour, bef. rdtt u zot n the best of weather. She made bee, Sr aC ?? the Atlantic which, if made on the Wa r, )nit. t;lbt other records have been made, scri -6 ri 1ivc been a passage of five days nineteen ...

Published: Friday 03 April 1896
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3007 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

OUR AMERICAN LETTER

... New York eity, is appointed chairman. The committee, it is expected, will obtain proofs, inter alia, of the existence of a sinking -fund of 120,000 dollars raised on behalf of the Now York police department to defeat the Police Bill before the State Assembly ...

Published: Monday 03 April 1899
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2908 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Notes and Queries

... deamnd the most of their-ifne and prevent the opportunities of attaining tp scientifio h elpinence, yet they are not dqbarrejr.f rm thi pliasure C of enjoying th8 fruits of tle ?? of others, Ap .a a;9ny;uous ?? sings:. This is a wondrousttrsth indeed, The ...

Published: Friday 10 June 1892
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2968 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

CREAM OF CURRENT LITERATURE

... itexscs the ocean. At that time the to Atlantic had never been crossed by a screw steamer to at so high a rate as 15 miles anl hour, the Scotia being the fastest liner in- those days,, she having u n crossed the Atlantic at an- uveragei rate of 14 1-3 sit ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1899
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 10808 | Page: 15 | Tags: News 

TERRIBLE NAVAL DISASTER

... C. J. Collins. he Staff-Coimmander T. H. Smith. I Maior A. C. Smith, R.M., Captain G. G. Aston, : Rn.MA., Liemtenant H. D. Farquharson.1!I. i R ?? Lienttenant H. D. Farquharson, R.M. it ,13 Chaplain, Rev, S. 0. Maorris. n Fleet Surgeon Herbert A. Elli ...

Published: Saturday 24 June 1893
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 11226 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

HEAVY GALE OFF THE PORT

... and Albert Martin par- a , tioularly so. The comrades of the three men did I Lrr- what coud be done for them, but, of course, -rm that was very little in the terrible circnmstances wal under which they were placed. With the return I Meo. of ?? the wind abated ...

Published: Thursday 21 July 1892
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 6554 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... Chancellor -of the i or- Excheqner. h 4.- . . HOUSE OF COMMONS. Yn C3 TheA S er~ook -the chai at theo~cloc. Ca to A DANGER TO ATLANTIC WI . IERS. P ML_ WACDONAasked-theirord of the f. Admiralt -whather Ihe wsw sre that % tele- IfA Sa waa x in ?? ?? last, ER ...

Published: Friday 17 April 1896
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 13094 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... D. Firth, M.A., to offloiate in the dioeese of once LivEsrpol. form Tsx SmKiYG or Tm YAcnT Trso.-In regard churl to the sinking of the Tyroj which belonged tot Dr coulc Wilmer, of Birke d, it should be stated that elect the party went on hoard the steamer ...

Published: Wednesday 01 June 1892
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7306 | Page: 6 | Tags: News