The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 80
J^Ul^-t_^ ^Tt-A.^ /V*^ Tyrian with the mails, were overtaken by the Sirius steamshipfrom New York, which stopped, took on board the mails, and wassoon out of sight. Howe went on board the Hirius, and was soimpressed by the incident that he at once foresaw that Halifaxwould be nowhere without… … THE CUNARD LINE AND ITS COMPETITORS. 6l of the Great Western Company, who offered at once to run a lineof steamships to Halifax if the Government would grant a subsidyfor the carriage of the mails. Cunard, hearing of the efforts ofHowe and Haliburton, met them in London with his own…
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