Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-18

Town and Landing, an assortment OF
European and India goods.
and chintzes just from Dublin for sale.
1892. Woodbridge & Snow have for
sale teas direct from China: fresh
Bohea, Hyson and Hyson-skin-"
1893. Joseph Rowland has for sale
Manchester goods direct from the
manufacturer"
1900. Jabez Huntington & Co. ad-
vertise salt, nails. crockery, and hard
ware, direct from Liverpool, by the
ship Three Friends"
1904. Peter Lanman Jr. imports
from England and keeps for sale,
crown glass, hardware, etc"
But the history of early commerce in
ancient Norwich Is not always rec
ord of quick trips OF so or 100 days,
with returning big cargoes from dis
tant ports.
There was dark side to these mar
inc adventures, as has been noted in
former papers; tragedies OF brave craft
setting forth down the Thames River,
with captains and crews waving fond
good-byes to home friends on shore,
| apparently favorlng breezes swelling
| the NOrwich-made sails, longing and
| lingering glanceS of farewell until the
/ tiny craft would be lost TO sight
around the bend in the river; then
hours and days and weeks and months
/ of anxious waiting and fearing and
| hoping, with no wireless or cable to
| bring one word OF tidings of the alb
| sent craft.
! The best that coud be hoped for was
! the remote possibility that the Nor
witch ship might be spoken by some
other vessel, either going or coming
or that some craft returning to tbs
home port q week or month earlier
might bring back the precious new:
that ship and crew were left safe II
some foreign harbor. It is easy L
fancy the ache in the hearts OF moth
ers and wives and sisters and sweet
hearts in the old town, during the Ions
days until the craft would be spied
making her way up the Thames, 10 b.
greeted with cheers and tears Of wei
come, from the crowd on the wharf q
, The Landing.
In the long list Of disasters appear:
in September, 1883, the record tina
Capt. Azariah Hillard, who had sale
from Norwich in August, encounterc
a hurricane Mt sea His vessel wa
overturned and all on board persisted
! except Joseph Pierce. the mate, VIII
: chung to the wreck and after fear
, full experience, was taken Off and re
turned home in safety.
In August, 1855, the sloop Lydit
Capt. Zachariah Bin, was wrecked
4 gale near St. Martins, the vess
: and cargo lost, and one man browne,
IN the same gaze Two OlAAGI SAgNlA. y
= longing TO Norwich, the St. Mar
Capt. Rossiter. and the John. Cap
White. were driven out to sea, suffer
: ing considerable damage.
t March 5, 1876, Capt. Henry 7ilIin!
= in the schooner Humbird, was ca
away. Al St cuStasia; the vessel al
S most Of the cargo were lost.
d During the winter OF 1887, q
- schooner Virgin, Aipheus Billings. on
&c ward bound. was cast away on 4
49, coast OF Dcmarara, and vessel al
cargo lost.
q H. February 17SS. the brig Claris
Il came in from Port-au-PrinCe. II
master. William LoTing, had died
the passage home, just as they car
- UPON tGe coast The vessel touched
4 Elizabeth Islands, and buried Cal
Z Lor.ug at TGrpaulin Cove, That We
III cold Tuesday" as it is recorded, Fe
) rUGry 9Th.
March 24th. 1873, Asa Waterns
homeward bound from Port-au-Print
in tho brig Fanny. was wrecked in
y fog on Nara gansett Eeach. In y
II vember. the s'oop Polly, Capt c. Coz
he was lost a. Deer Island on the cos
IS, Of Maine; crew and Part Of the lul
nd Der saved, il is recorded.
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