Old Ocean's Ferry: The Log of the Modern Mariner, the Trans-Atlantic Traveler, and Quaint Facts of Neptune's Realm |
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... of October following , she took 30 passengers from Philadelphiil to Burlington
in 3 hours and 10 minutes , which was at the ... hour . Fitch made still further
improvements , and two years later completed another boat which proved a
complete ...
... of October following , she took 30 passengers from Philadelphiil to Burlington
in 3 hours and 10 minutes , which was at the ... hour . Fitch made still further
improvements , and two years later completed another boat which proved a
complete ...
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winton Loch , the little boat attaining a speed of something like four miles an hour
. The experiment was repeated on a larger scale in 1789 on the Forth and Clyde
Canal , the engine used being Symington ' s patent , with ratchet wheels and ...
winton Loch , the little boat attaining a speed of something like four miles an hour
. The experiment was repeated on a larger scale in 1789 on the Forth and Clyde
Canal , the engine used being Symington ' s patent , with ratchet wheels and ...
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May 4 , G . F . Train , American , completed a trip around the world in 67 days , 13
hours , 3 min . , 3 sec . , stopping over one day in New York . AMERICAN NAVAL
BATTLES . 1776 . Paul Jones in Providence , privateer , took 15 prizes in the ...
May 4 , G . F . Train , American , completed a trip around the world in 67 days , 13
hours , 3 min . , 3 sec . , stopping over one day in New York . AMERICAN NAVAL
BATTLES . 1776 . Paul Jones in Providence , privateer , took 15 prizes in the ...
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Hours . Mins . 20 15 48 48 58 21m 4h 3h 3h 50 1881 1882 41 Oscarvausvann
50m 58m 10m 9m 58m 17m 26m 43 26 22 18 37 1885 1886 18 30 10 10 Vessel .
Britannic City of Berlin Britannic Arizona Arizona Arizona Servia Alaska Alaska ...
Hours . Mins . 20 15 48 48 58 21m 4h 3h 3h 50 1881 1882 41 Oscarvausvann
50m 58m 10m 9m 58m 17m 26m 43 26 22 18 37 1885 1886 18 30 10 10 Vessel .
Britannic City of Berlin Britannic Arizona Arizona Arizona Servia Alaska Alaska ...
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The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse , May 2 to 3 , 1898 , ran 580 knots in 24 hours
and 50 minutes , which is an average of 23 . 35 knots per hour . OLD CLIPPER
SHIP RECORDS . In the old days when the clipper ship was considered a perfect
...
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse , May 2 to 3 , 1898 , ran 580 knots in 24 hours
and 50 minutes , which is an average of 23 . 35 knots per hour . OLD CLIPPER
SHIP RECORDS . In the old days when the clipper ship was considered a perfect
...
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Page 25 - By act of Congress approved March 23, 1888, a fee of one dollar is required to be collected for every citizen's passport. That amount in currency or postal money order should accompany each application. Orders should be payable to the Disbursing Clerk of the Department of State.
Page 24 - States, resided therein, and was a citizen at the time of the applicant's birth. The Department may require that this affidavit be supported by that of one other citizen acquainted with the facts.
Page 19 - Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment, toilet articles, and similar personal effects of persons arriving in the United States: but this exemption shall include only such articles as were actually owned by them and in their possession abroad at the time of or prior to their departure from a foreign country, and as are necessary and appropriate for the wear and use of such persons...
Page 73 - A gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute. Second. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, and so forth). Third. Rockets or shells throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time, at short intervals. Fourth. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus.
Page 59 - A red flag with a black center indicates that a storm of marked violence is expected. The pennants displayed with the flags indicate the direction of the wind: white, westerly (from southwest to north); red, easterly (from northeast to south).
Page 26 - States, and under such rules as the President shall designate and prescribe for and on behalf of the United States; and no other person shall grant, issue, or verify any such passport.
Page 152 - I therefore repeat, that it is absolutely indispensable for the United States to effect a passage from the Mexican Gulf to the Pacific Ocean ; and I am certain that they will do it.
Page 23 - ... and intends to return to the United States with the purpose of residing and performing the duties of citizenship therein.
Page 23 - A person who Is entitled to receive a passport. If temporarily abroad, should apply to the diplomatic representative of the United States In the country where he happens to be. or, In the absence of a diplomatic representative, to the Consul-General of the United States, or, In the absencs of both, to a consul of the United States.
Page 75 - Mexico) must be forwarded, whether any postage is prepaid on them or not. All other mailable matter must be prepaid, at least partially.