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Page 10
... Philadelphia to Burlington , some 20 miles , the longest trip ever made by any
steamboat up to that time ; and on the 12th of October following , she took 30
passengers from Philadelphiil to Burlington in 3 hours and 10 minutes , which
was at ...
... Philadelphia to Burlington , some 20 miles , the longest trip ever made by any
steamboat up to that time ; and on the 12th of October following , she took 30
passengers from Philadelphiil to Burlington in 3 hours and 10 minutes , which
was at ...
Page 19
All is done hurriedly and takes a minute or two for each passenger . The oath is
not administered . The passenger then receives a card with a number for the
inspector . If a passenger has dutiable goods , he gives a list of them with their
cost ...
All is done hurriedly and takes a minute or two for each passenger . The oath is
not administered . The passenger then receives a card with a number for the
inspector . If a passenger has dutiable goods , he gives a list of them with their
cost ...
Page 28
... from 1889 they have been double or twin - screws . The Lucania at one time
held the records for both the fastest eastward and westward passages , when the
time in each instance was exactly the same , viz . , 5 days , 18 hours , 38 minutes
.
... from 1889 they have been double or twin - screws . The Lucania at one time
held the records for both the fastest eastward and westward passages , when the
time in each instance was exactly the same , viz . , 5 days , 18 hours , 38 minutes
.
Page 30
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
...
Page 31
ñ days , or 325 miles per diem for a week , and the Flying Cloud once made 374
knots or 433 statute miles in 24 hours and 25 minutes , equal to 17 . 17 miles per
hour . In 1867 the Thornton crossed from Sandy Hook to Liverpool in 13 days , 9
...
ñ days , or 325 miles per diem for a week , and the Flying Cloud once made 374
knots or 433 statute miles in 24 hours and 25 minutes , equal to 17 . 17 miles per
hour . In 1867 the Thornton crossed from Sandy Hook to Liverpool in 13 days , 9
...
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Page 23 - 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 22 - 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 17 - 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...
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Page 140 - 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 21 - ... and intends to return to the United States with the purpose of residing and performing the duties of citizenship therein.
Page 21 - 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.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Old Ocean's Ferry: The Log of the Modern Mariner, the Trans-Atlantic Traveler, and Quaint Facts of Neptune's Realm |
| Editor | John Colgate Hoyt |
| Translated by | John Colgate Hoyt |
| Compiled by | John Colgate Hoyt |
| Publisher | Bonnell, Silver, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 266 pages |
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