The Bark Priscilla The community at large was pleased to learn on Sunday, Sept. 30, 1878, of the arrival of the pioneer company of Portuguese, procured at Madeira, through the exertions of Dr. Hillebrand, formerly a family from this city. They came on the German bark, ‘Priscilla’, after a passage of 120 days and all…
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Description of the Voyage of the S.S. Orteric to Hawaii 1911
The SS Orteric Death stalked amongst the 1,500 Spanish and Portuguese immigrants aboard the British steamship, Osteric, which arrived yesterday after a long voyage from Spain and Portugal. There were 48 deaths recorded among the children on the voyage. Measles was the cause, to enter on the Ship’s Log. In all instances, the bodies were…
Description of the Voyage of the S.S. Kumeric to Hawaii 1907
KUMERIC HERE WITH SMALL-POX CASES ON BOARD Passengers, Who Are A Fine Lot of Immigrants, To Be Landed on Quarantine Island The British ship Kumeric, Captain Baird, bringing 1058 Portuguese Immigrants from Funchal, Madeira, arrived off port last night at 6 o’clock and will come into the quarantine dock early this morning. There were 3…
Description of the Voyage of the S.S. High Flyer to Hawaii, Voyage 1, 1880
These descriptions are from newspapers articles written at the time of the voyage of the S.S. High Flyer in 1880, the first voyage The SS High FLyer HAWKINS, MASTER MEMORANDA – Notice to Mariners. Left St. Michaels on Oct 15th at 4 p.m., with a fresh north-east wind; after that had moderate trade winds to…
Description of the Voyage of the S.S. Hankow to Hawaii 1883
These descriptions are from newspapers articles written at the time of the voyage of the S.S. Hankow in 1883 April 1883 – July 1883 The steamship, Hankow, left Madeira at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, the 26th of April 1883, bound for Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, after having embarked 952 souls, equal to 731 1/2 adult…