Old Ocean's Ferry: The Log of the Modern Mariner, the Trans-Atlantic Traveler, and Quaint Facts of Neptune's RealmJohn Colgate Hoyt Bonnell, Silver, 1900 - 266 pages |
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... minutes , which was at the rate of over six miles an hour . Fitch made still further improvements , and two years later completed another boat which proved a complete success . A day was appointed for a public experiment , which was ...
... minutes , which was at the rate of over six miles an hour . Fitch made still further improvements , and two years later completed another boat which proved a complete success . A day was appointed for a public experiment , which was ...
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... minute or two for each passenger . The oath is not administered . The passenger then re- ceives a card with a number for the inspector . If a passenger has dutiable goods , he gives a list of them with their cost , and it is desirable ...
... minute or two for each passenger . The oath is not administered . The passenger then re- ceives a card with a number for the inspector . If a passenger has dutiable goods , he gives a list of them with their cost , and it is desirable ...
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... minutes . EASTWARD RECORDS , NEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN . Year . Days . Hours . Mins . Vessel . Reduction . 1873 7 20 9 Britannic 1875 7 15 48 City of Berlin 4h 21m 1876 7 12 48 Britannic 3h 1879 7 7 1881 7 1882 7 7 19∞198 58 Arizona 3h ...
... minutes . EASTWARD RECORDS , NEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN . Year . Days . Hours . Mins . Vessel . Reduction . 1873 7 20 9 Britannic 1875 7 15 48 City of Berlin 4h 21m 1876 7 12 48 Britannic 3h 1879 7 7 1881 7 1882 7 7 19∞198 58 Arizona 3h ...
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... 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 type of ocean travel , twenty days was a quick passage between New York and Liverpool ...
... 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 type of ocean travel , twenty days was a quick passage between New York and Liverpool ...
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... minutes , equal to 17.17 miles per hour . In 1867 the Thornton crossed from Sandy Hook to Liver- pool in 13 days , 9 ... minutes . In the same year the Dauntless went from Sandy Hook to Queenstown , 2,770 miles in 12 days and 17 minutes ...
... minutes , equal to 17.17 miles per hour . In 1867 the Thornton crossed from Sandy Hook to Liver- pool in 13 days , 9 ... minutes . In the same year the Dauntless went from Sandy Hook to Queenstown , 2,770 miles in 12 days and 17 minutes ...
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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 148 - 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.