CHAPTER XXI
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Adelaide Steamship Co., Limited.—John Bacon, Limited.—R. Burton & Sons, Limited.—Fletcher, Woodhill & Co.—T. & J. Harrison.—W. S. Kennaugh & Co.—Lamport & Holt.—H. & W. Nelson.—R. & J. H. Rea.—J. S. Sellers.—Henry Tyrer & Co.
The following firms hold a prominent position in their respective trades—Foreign and Coastwise—and most of them have been established for many years:—
The =Adelaide Steamship Co., Lim.=, was established in October, 1875, its nominal capital being £100,000. In November, 1882, the capital of the Company was increased to £300,000, and in December, 1900, a further reconstruction of the Company occurred, the capital being increased to £750,000. The first two steamers built for the Company were the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN and the VICTORIAN. Each was slightly over 400 tons register, making a total of 900 tons; whereas the present capacity of the Company’s fleet (consisting of 25 steamers) is about 50,000 tons. The steamers, on their various routes, trade to and from nearly every port on the Australian seaboard. Amongst the vessels owned by the Adelaide Steamship Co. is the FERRET, whose romantic story is told in the first part of this volume. (See ante, page 137).
=John Bacon, Lim.=—This firm was established about the middle of the last century by the late Mr. John Bacon. Mr. Bacon died in 1886, and three years later the business was formed into a Limited Company. The fleet of the Company at the present date consists of the steamers EDEN VALE, EDITH, HEPTARCHY, PRESTONIAN, STUART, SUNLIGHT, TALBOT, TUDOR, VIGILANT, and WEXFORD. These steamers maintain regular sailings between Liverpool and Wexford, Liverpool and the Bristol Channel Ports, &c.
=R. Burton & Sons.=—The firm of R. Burton & Sons was founded by the late Mr. R. Burton, of Newport, Mon., over one hundred years ago, and since 1840 has been carried on by his three sons. In 1898 the business was transferred to a Limited Company, with a capital of £100,000, the major portion of the shares being retained by the Messrs. Burton. The Company maintains regular services between Liverpool and various ports in the Bristol Channel, a daily service between Bristol and Cardiff, and a daily service between Bristol and Newport, Mon.
=Fletcher, Woodhill & Co.=—This firm was established at Manchester, in 1893, by Mr. H. A. Fletcher (of Liverpool) and Captain T. J. Woodhill (of Sunderland). Since the opening of the Ship Canal Messrs. Fletcher, Woodhill & Co. have taken an active part in the steamship business of the port of Manchester. Their present services are between Manchester and France; Manchester, Portugal and Spain; and Manchester and Italy.
=T. & J. Harrison.=—This important Steamship Company maintains regular sailings from Liverpool to Calcutta, New Orleans, Galveston, Brazil and West Indies, and South of France; also joint sailings of Ellerman-Harrison Line from Glasgow and Liverpool to South and East Africa. The fleet at the present date (1904) consists of 36 full-powered steamships, exclusive of two steamers building, with an aggregate gross tonnage of 179,166 tons:—ACTOR, BARRISTER, CAPELLA, CHANCELLOR, CIVILIAN, COGNAC, COLLEGIAN, COLONIAL, COMEDIAN, COUNSELLOR, CRAFTSMAN, CUSTODIAN, DICTATOR, DIRECTOR, ELECTRICIAN, EXPLORER, HISTORIAN, INVENTOR, JARNAC, LOGICIAN, MAGICIAN, MECHANICIAN, MIRA, MUSICIAN, NAVIGATOR, ORION, PATRICIAN, POLITICIAN, SENATOR, STATESMAN, TACTICIAN, TRAVELLER, WANDERER, WAYFARER, WORKMAN, YEOMAN.
=W. S. Kennaugh & Co.= commenced business of steamship owners at a time when sailing vessels were being displaced in the general coasting trade by steamers. The first boat built for the firm was the SCALE FORCE, famous in her day for her large carrying powers on a low net register. She was designed by a brother of the senior partner of the firm, by whom all the succeeding steamers have been designed. The names of the steamers at the present date owned by this firm are the AIRA FORCE, BIRKER FORCE, HOLME FORCE, and STANLEY FORCE.
=Lamport & Holt Line.=—The Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Co., Limited, better known as the “Lamport & Holt” Line, was formed in 1865, the first Managers of the Line being the late Mr. William James Lamport, and Mr. George Holt. This Company is one of the largest of the Steamship Companies of Liverpool, at which Port its headquarters are situated. It owns a fleet, of thirty-nine full-powered modern cargo steamers, ranging from 1,671 tons to 6,508 tons, the average per steamer being 3,375 tons and the aggregate tonnage 131,654 tons gross register, representing a total dead weight carrying capacity of about 200,000 tons.
The Company has given special attention to the transit of cattle to and from the River Plate, in which trade it has nine steamers, specially built for this service, having permanent fittings for the conveyance of live-stock.
These vessels have a most satisfactory record for the carriage of the cattle shipped by them. Live stock are also carried between New York and Manchester by boats specially adapted to the requirements of the North Atlantic Trade.
All the steamers of the Lamport and Holt fleet are fitted with the most modern appliances for the rapid and effective handling of general cargo. The operations of the Company are varied and extensive and comprise the following regular services:—From Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool to Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Santos, fortnightly. From London and Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro and Santos, every ten days. From New York (carrying first and third-class passengers) to Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Santos, fortnightly. Also to the River Plate from Liverpool, fortnightly; from Glasgow, monthly; from London and Antwerp, fortnightly; and from New York at frequent intervals. A regular monthly service is also maintained between Liverpool, Glasgow, and West Coast ports in Chili, Peru, and Ecuador.
The steamers of this Line have always been very popular with shippers, who are able to depend upon regularity of service, and careful handling of their goods.
=H. & W. Nelson, Limited.=—This remarkably successful Company was founded in 1889, by Messrs. Hugh and William Nelson.
The pioneer steamer of the fleet was the steamer SPINDRIFT, now the HIGHLAND SCOT, which sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage on the 12th December, 1889.
[Illustration: HIGHLAND BRIGADE S.S. H. & W. Nelson, Limited.]
A few months later (May, 1890) the second steamer of the line, the HIGHLAND CHIEF, was launched, and the following year three additional steamers were built for the Company, and named respectively the HIGHLAND GLEN, HIGHLAND LASSIE and HIGHLAND MARY.
Since that date, nine vessels (including three now building) have been added to the fleet, which consists of fourteen powerful modern steamships of large carrying capacity. These steamers are all very similar in design (though several are much larger) to the HIGHLAND ENTERPRISE, of which particulars are given below.
The HIGHLAND ENTERPRISE was launched in January of the present year (1903). She is 385 feet long, between perpendiculars; with 45 feet beam, and draft laden 23 feet 6 inches. She has a carrying capacity of 6,500 tons. Like her sister ships, she is insulated throughout for carrying frozen meat, and fitted with the latest type of refrigerating machinery, as well as the most up-to date appliances for the effective handling of general cargo. Accommodation has been provided amidships for about a dozen passengers. Her engines, which are of the triple-expansion type, propelled her on her trial trip at a speed equal to 13¾ knots per hour.
In addition to a regular fortnightly service between Liverpool and Monte Video, Buenos Ayres and Rosario, the steamers of the Nelson Line sail at regular monthly intervals from London and Newport (Mon.) to the River Plate.
FLEET.
TONS REG. HIGHLAND BRIGADE 5,640 HIGHLAND CHIEF 2,640 HIGHLAND CORRIE 4,050 HIGHLAND ENTERPRISE 4,500 HIGHLAND GHILLIE 3,935 HIGHLAND GLEN 2,974 HIGHLAND HARRIS 5,500 HIGHLAND HEATHER 5,500 HIGHLAND HOPE 4,500 HIGHLAND LAIRD 4,116 HIGHLAND LASSIE 2,488 HIGHLAND MARY 2,974 HIGHLAND SCOT 3,060 HIGHLAND WATCH 5,500 TOTAL 57,377 TONS.
=R. & J. H. Rea.=—In 1872 Mr. Russell Rea (the present M.P. for the City of Gloucester), commenced business as a coal merchant in Liverpool. After a lapse of seven years (1879), he admitted his brother, Mr. James Rea, into partnership, and the style of the firm was altered to R. & J. H. Rea. The firm own a fleet of five powerful modern coasting steamers, each having a capacity of about 2,500 tons dead weight, and named respectively the BANGARTH, CALGARTH, DALEGARTH, GATESGARTH, and THROSTLEGARTH. In addition to these vessels, the firm possesses five steam tugs and about 200 lighters. Messrs. R. & J. H. Rea have offices at London, Liverpool, Southampton, Bristol and Cardiff.
=John S. Sellers.=—Mr. Sellers commenced business as a steamship owner at Liverpool in the early nineties, the first steamer acquired by him being the TIMBO. Although for a short time employed as a “tramp” she was soon placed in a regular general cargo trade, and during the past ten years she has maintained, with every satisfaction to shippers and consignees, the service between Liverpool and Preston. Mr. Sellers has also established a regular trade between Harlingen (Holland) and Liverpool, and since early in 1900 he has built up a regular weekly service between Glasgow and Preston, which is well served by the THURSBY and other steamers.
=Henry Tyrer & Co.=—Mr. Henry Tyrer, the sole partner in this firm, commenced business in 1878, in Liverpool, and in 1892 opened a branch office at Preston. The Albert Edward Dock at Preston, was opened by the late Duke of Edinburgh in June of that year, and immediately after the opening ceremony, the steamer LADY LOUISA, chartered by Messrs. Henry Tyrer & Co., commenced discharging, being thus the first steamer to unload in Preston Dock. This firm has continued from that date to be closely associated with the steam trade of Preston. In 1899 Messrs. Henry Tyrer & Co. built the steamer PRESTONIAN, the first steamer to bear that name, shortly afterwards disposing of her to Messrs. John Bacon, Limited, in whose service she is still employed. The following year (1900) Messrs. Henry Tyrer & Co. purchased the steamship HERMANN, of about 1,300 tons deadweight, which is regularly employed in the firm’s wood pulp trade from Baltic ports. The small steamer PRINCESS was purchased the same year for employment in the firm’s regular London and Preston general cargo trade. In 1901 the steamer PRESTONIAN, the first, was replaced by a new steamer of 1,600 tons deadweight, also named the PRESTONIAN, and which, like the HERMANN, is regularly engaged in the firm’s wood pulp trade.
During the present year (1903) the firm bought the steamer MINTERNE, and re-named her the NANCY LEE. She is a large steamer of about 4,750 tons deadweight, and has proved herself to be an excellent sea boat. A remarkable incident in connection with this ship is, that she has been chartered for six years, to run consecutive voyages between the Saguenay River (Canada) and the U. K., at a fixed rate of freight covering the whole period. In addition to their offices at Liverpool and Preston, Messrs. Henry Tyrer & Co. have also branch offices at London and Manchester, in connection with their extensive and largely developing wood pulp trade.
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INDEX.
AARON MANBY (1822), first iron steamboat, 39
Abbé Arnal and Marquis de Jouffroy (1781), 8
ACCOMMODATION, first Canadian steamboat, 9
ACHILLES (Holt Line), Remarkable steaming powers of, 136
Adelaide Steamship Co., Limited, 315
ADRIATIC (Collins Line), 114
African Steamship Co., 167
ALASKA (Guion Line), 111
ALASKA (ex FARRALONES, ex MASSACHUSETTS), 92
ALBION (1816), Clyde Steampacket, 29
Allan, James (Messrs. Wilcox & Anderson), 49
Allan Line, 147
AMERICA (National Line), 109
ANCIENT BRITON (1816), 24
ARCTIC (Collins Line), 95
ARCTIC (Collins Line), Loss of, 101
ARGYLE (1813), re-named THAMES, 12
ARIZONA (Guion Line), 112
ASIA (Cunard Line), 98
ATALANTA (1836), 49
ATLANTIC (Collins Line), 95, 96
Bacon (John), Limited, 315
BALTIC (Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Co.), 55
BALTIC (Collins Line), 95
Belfast, First steamer to and from Greenock and, 26
Belfast, First steamer to and from Liverpool and, 33
Belfast Steampacket Co., established, 40
Bell, Henry, present at Mr. Miller’s experiments in 1789, 6
—— gives Fulton the plans of the CHARLOTTE DUNDAS, 1803, 6
—— employs the steamer COMET on the Clyde, 1812, 11
—— Clyde Trustees grant Annuity to, 12
—— —— Erect Obelisk in memory of, 12
BERENICE (1836), 49
Bibby Bros. & Co., founded 1807, 56
Bibby Line, 203
BIRMINGHAM (City of Dublin Co.) brings news of defeat of Don Miguel, 64
Bourne, Messrs., establish steamship service to the Peninsula, 49
BRITANNIA, pioneer Cunard Liner, 92
BRITANNIA (1815), Clyde Steampacket, 27
BRITANNIA (1815), Season tickets issued for, 29
British and African Steam Navigation Co., Limited, 170
British and Irish Steampacket Co., Limited, 195
British India Steam Navigation Co., 55
British Queen Steam Navigation Co., 70
BRITISH QUEEN (steamship), 71
BURMAH (British India Co.), 56
Burns, G. and J., commence business as steamship owners, 42
—— first steamer AYR, 1825, 43
—— despatch steamer FINGAL, Glasgow to Belfast, 1826, 43
—— enter the Liverpool and Glasgow trade, 1829, 43
—— sell their West Highland steamers, 1851, 43
—— joint founders of the Cunard Line, 1840, 78
Burton, R. and Sons, Limited, 316
BUSSORAH (British India Co.), 56
CALCUTTA, Loss of, 55
Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Co., 55
CALEDONIA, Clyde Steampacket, 27
CALEDONIA, Clyde Steampacket (Quotation from “Life of Watt”), 29
Caledonian Railway Co., 154
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 150
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Loss of, 55
CAR OF COMMERCE (1813), 10
Cattle ventilators on steamers suggested, 1820, 35
CHARLOTTE DUNDAS (1803), 5
CITY OF CORK, first Irish steamboat, 13
CITY OF DUBLIN (1823), pioneer steamer of the City of Dublin Co., 40
City of Dublin Steampacket Co., established 1823, 40
—— establish regular steampacket service between England, Ireland and France, 1827, 44
—— History of, 179
CITY OF GLASGOW (Inman Line), 106
CLERMONT, first passenger steamer in the world, 7
—— Eye witness’s account of first passage of, 7
—— Wilful attempts to destroy, 8
Collins Line, 94
COLOMBO (P. & O. Liner), 53
COMET, first European passenger steamer, 11
—— Advertised by Henry Bell, 12
—— Dimensions of, 12
—— Amusing anecdote relating to, 12
CONDE DE PATMELLA, probably the first steamer to cross the Atlantic from Europe, 35
Cork Steamship Co., Limited, 207
Cunard, Samuel, crosses the Atlantic in the LIVERPOOL, 78
—— tenders for British and North American Mail Service, 78
—— conjointly with Messrs. Burns & MacIver, founds the Cunard Line, 78
Cunard Line founded in 1840, 78
—— obtains Mail Contract, Halifax, New York and Bermuda, 94
—— History of, 221
DEFIANCE (1815), Thames Steampacket, 13, 23
DE GARAY (1543), Alleged invention by, 2
Dodd, Captain, 17
Dominion Line, 150
Dublin and Liverpool Steam Navigation Co., established 1824, 40
—— purchased by City of Dublin Co., 41
DUMBARTON CASTLE, Clyde Steampacket, 27
—— sails round Ailsa Craig, 1816, 30
—— sails round North of Scotland, 1819, 30
Eastern Steam Navigation Co., 119
Elder, Dempster & Co., 90, 151, 161
EMERALD (Turbine S.Y.), 158
ENTERPRISE, first steamer from England to Calcutta, 43, 47, 48
ERIN (1826), 44
ETNA, first steam ferry boat between Liverpool and Tranmere, 24
FARRALONES, ex MASSACHUSETTS, re-named ALASKA, 92
FENELLA (Ardrossan and Fleetwood Steamer), 116
FERRET, Remarkable history of steamer, 137
Fitch, Mr. (1783), uses steam boilers on American Rivers, 4
Fletcher, Woodhill & Co., 316
Flinn, Main and Montgomery, 150
Franco-Algerian Expedition, Steamers chartered for, 63
GEORGE CANNING (1825), and the Rival Steampacket, 42
Glasgow Steampackets in 1815, 27
—— in 1818, 31
Glasgow Steampacket passenger fares, 1818, 31
Glasgow and South Western Railway Co., 154
GOLDEN AGE (steamship), 131
GREAT BRITAIN (steamship), in the Atlantic trade, 81
—— in the Australian trade, 129
Great Central Railway Co., 155
Great Eastern Steam Navigation Co., 119
GREAT EASTERN (steamship), 119
Great Eastern Railway Co., 156
GREAT LIVERPOOL, ex LIVERPOOL, 51
Great Western Steamship Co., 71
GREAT WESTERN (steamship), 71
Great Western Railway Co., 153
Guion Line, 110
Harrison, T. and J., 316
HERO (steam yacht), 39
HIBERNIA (1816), first steamer between England (Holyhead) and Ireland (Howth), 26
HIMALAYA (P. & O. Liner), 53
HINDOSTAN (P. & O. Liner), 52
Holt Line, 134
Houlder Line, 244
Houston Line, 237
HUGH LINDSAY (East India Co.’s steamer), 48
Hulls, Jonathan (1736), first patentee of a steamboat, 2
Hutcheson, David, & Co., 43
Imperial Direct West India Service, Limited, 90
—— History of, 175
INDIA, first steamer with Indian produce via Suez Canal, 56
INDUSTRY (1813), Clyde Steampacket, 12, 16
Inman Line, 106
Inman, William, 107
Irish steamers, 13
Johnston, Lieut. (1822), 45
Kennaugh, W. S. and Co., 317
KING EDWARD (Turbine Steamer), 157
Laird, Alex. A., 37
Laird Line, 29, 37, 251
Lamport and Holt, 317
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Co., 153
Langlands Line, 261
Lardner, Dr., on steam communication with America, 68
LEEDS, pioneer steamer between Belfast, Dublin and Bordeaux, 44
LEVIATHAN (_see_ GREAT EASTERN), —
LIGHTNING (one of the first steamships in the British Navy), 40
Lindsay, W. S., author and shipowner, 134
Little, James, & Co., 268
LIVERPOOL (_see also_ GREAT LIVERPOOL), 76
LIVERPOOL (first steamer ever seen on the Mersey), 15
Liverpool steamers highly commended in Parliamentary Report, 1822, 39
Liverpool and Kingstown Mail Service established, 44
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 152
London and North Western Railway Co., 153
London and South Western Railway Co., 153
LORD BLANEY, Mutiny on board, Loss of, 64
MacBrayne, Mr. David, partner in David Hutcheson & Co., 43
MacBrayne’s West Highland Steamers, 275
MacIver, David, & Co., 282
MacIver’s Liverpool and Glasgow Steamers, 287
McKean, McLarty and Lamont, 147
McKinnon, Frew & Co., 55
MAJESTIC (1816), Thames Steampacket, 23
Malcomson Bros., 113
MARGARET (first screw steamer belonging to Hull), Loss of, 65
MARJORY (1815), Thames Steampacket, 13
MASSACHUSETTS (Auxiliary steamer), 91
Miller, Patrick (Banker), 1780 to 1788, 4
—— builds a triple vessel propelled by manual labour, 4
—— launches (1788) a twin steamboat on Dalswinton Loch, 5
—— places (1789) a larger steamboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, 5
Miller dies (1815) having exhausted his fortune by experiments, 6
MOOLTAN (P. & O. Liner), 54
MORNING STAR (1819), Extraordinary accident to, 34
Napier, David, 25
—— establishes steampacket service between Greenock and Belfast, 26
National Line, 108
Nelson, H. and W., Limited, 318
NEPTUNE (steamship), 117
Newcomen, Thomas (1705), 2
North British Railway Co., 155
Norwegian Grace Darling, A, 117
OREGON (Guion Line), 112
ORIENTAL (P. & O. Liner), 51
ORION, Loss of steamer, 115
PACIFIC (Collins Line), Loss of, 100
PACIFIC, first Mail Steamer between Liverpool and Valparaiso, 60
Pacific Steam Navigation Co., 58
PAPIN (1681), 2
PARANA (Malcomson Bros. Line), 113
Peninsular Steam Navigation Co., established 1834, 49
—— title changed to P. & O. Steam Navigation Co., 1838, 51
—— history of Company, 49
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (_see_ Peninsular Steam Navigation Co.), 49
PERU, pioneer steamer of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., 59
PRESIDENT, Loss of Steamship, 76
Portugal, Civil war in, 63
QUEBEC (early Canadian steamboat), 10
QUEEN (Turbine steamer), 158
QUEEN ALEXANDRA (Turbine steamer), 158
Rea, R. and J. H., 319
REGENT (1816), Description of, 23
—— destroyed by fire, 24
REGULATOR (1818), early Liverpool and Tranmere Ferry steamer, 25
ROBERT BRUCE (1819), first Liverpool and Glasgow steamer, 34
ROBERT LOWE (Auxiliary screw steamer), 134
ROB ROY, first steamer between Greenock and Belfast, 26
ROTHESAY CASTLE (1816), Clyde Steampacket, 30
Royal Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. (Galway Line), 112
ROYAL CHARTER (Auxiliary Steamship), 132
ROYAL FERDINAND (1817), first steamer built in Spain, 25
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., 84
ROYAL TAR, pioneer steamer of the Peninsular Steam Navigation Co., 49
ROYAL WILLIAM (City of Dublin Co.), first Liverpool and New York Liner, 73
ROYAL WILLIAM (of Quebec), first vessel to cross the Atlantic by steam power only, 70
SAVANNAH (Auxiliary steamship), 32
Savory, Thomas, 2
SCOTLAND, first foreign vessel to load at Shanghai, 134
Season Contract Tickets (1816), issued per steamers, 29
Sellers, John S., 320
SIRIUS, first passenger steamer from Europe to America, 71
Siberian Steamers, The first two, 25
Sligo Steam Navigation Co., 290
SNAKE (1820), first Indian steamer, 35
SOPHIA JANE, first steamer from England to Australia, 129
South Eastern and Chatham Railway Co., 152
ST. GEORGE (Steampacket), 37
St. George Steam Packet Co., established, 37
St. George Steam Packet Co., re-constructed 1844, 39
ST. PATRICK (Steampacket), 37
Suez Canal opened by Empress Eugenie, 1869, 54
SWIFT (1825), Extraordinary advertisement by owners of, 41
SWIFTSURE (1813), Canadian Steampacket, 10
Symington, William, 5
Taylor (1780 to 1788) suggests steam power to Mr. Miller, 4
TELICA, first steamer on the Pacific, 58
THAMES, ex ARGYLE (1813), 12
—— London “Times,” Notice of, 13
—— Description of, 16
—— narrative of voyage from Glasgow to London, 17
Tod and MacGregor (shipbuilders), 106
TOURIST (1821), 35
TRENT R.M.S., Arrest of confederate Commissioner on board of, 90
TRITON (1820), Havre and Rouen Steamer, 35
TURBINIA, first Turbine Steamer, 157
Tyrer, Henry and Co, 320
Valentia Transatlantic Steam Navigation Co., 67
VESTA collides with Collins Liner ARCTIC, 101
VICTORIAN, first Transatlantic Turbine Steamship, 149
Waghorn, Lieut., 48
Waterford Steamship Co., Limited, 293
WATERLOO (1819), first Liverpool Cross-Channel Steamer, 33
Wesewelodsky, Mr. (1817) builds two steamers in Siberia, 25
White Star Line, 300
Wilcox and Anderson, 49
WM. FAWCETT (1829), Steampacket, 50
Wm. Wheelwright, promoter of steam navigation in the Pacific, 58
YORKSHIREMAN (1823), first steamer from Hull to the Continent, 39
C. TINLING AND CO., PRINTERS, VICTORIA STREET, LIVERPOOL.
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ENFIELD
Millers at ENFIELD, BURNLEY, BLACKBURN, BOOTLE & LIVERPOOL ]
AND OF APPLEBY’S SSSS LILYWHITE SNOWFLAKE SSS SS S CHOICE FINES.
Telegrams—“LIGHTERAGE.” Telephones:—Liverpool—1133. ” 8147. Bootie—333. Garston—143.
LIVERPOOL LIGHTERAGE CO., LIMITED,
Drury Buildings, Water Street,
[Illustration: Decoration] LIVERPOOL.
[Illustration: Sailboat]
_Every Description of Lighterage_
... _UNDERTAKEN BETWEEN_ ...
HIGH LEVEL LIVERPOOL DOCKS, BIRKENHEAD TIPS, GARSTON, WIDNES, ST. HELENS, WESTON POINT, SALTPORT, ELLESMERE PORT, NORTHWICH, MANCHESTER.
=Steam and Sailing Flats to all usual Coastwise Ports.=
HENRY BLOOR, _Manager and Secretary_.
WATSON PRICKARD,
_(Combining the business of J. H. KNIGHT & CO.)_,
SHIRT TAILOR,
GENTLEMEN’S COMPLETE OUTFITTER,
_16, NORTH JOHN STREET_,
[Illustration: Decoration] LIVERPOOL.
Telephone—5808. Telegrams—“Burnaby.”
BURNABY & CHANTRELL,
ESTABLISHED 1875.
LIVERPOOL.
[Illustration: Decoration]
Importers and Manufacturers of ...
Lubricating Oils and Greases.
CYLINDER. ENGINE. SPINDLE. LOOM. GAS ENGINE. DYNAMO. MOTOR. LAMP. SOLIDIFIED OILS. GREASES. COTTON WASTE. PACKING, ETC.
Price Lists and Samples on Application.
JOHNSON & SILVER,
DUKE’S DOCK, LIVERPOOL.
_Best prices given for Californian Lining Boards._
Dunnage Wood supplied at fair rates.
Telephone 5833.
COCHRANE & SONS,
SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS,
[Illustration: Decoration] SELBY, Yorks.
Builders of Steam and Sailing Passenger and Cargo Vessels, Steam Trawlers (a speciality), Steam Herring Drifters, Steam Tugs, Barges, &c., &c.
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