Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JANUARY 1872

GENERAL SHIPPING ITEMS

Ardrossan, January 9 – The ENTERPRISE, from this port for Matanzas, has put back for repairs.

Limerick, January 9 – Windbound in Tarbert Roads, the JANE THOMSON, for Ardrossan.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JANUARY 1874

TRADE REPORT

The shipments of pig iron at Ardrossan Harbour for the week ending January 10 were: -

Coastwise, 1795 tons.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JANUARY 1877

ARDROSSAN GRAIN MARKET

There was an excellent attendance at Thursday’s market, and a considerable amount of business was done.

The following sales were effected: - 96 bolls wheat sold at 22s 6d, and 22 at 23s; 10 bolls oats sold at 24s, and 38 at 21s 6d; and 30 qrs. barley brought 21s 6d.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 JANUARY 1938

GIFTS ON OCCASION OF RETIREMENT

The Rev. Dr. R. M. Adamson, St. John’s Church of Scotland, Ardrossan, who has retired from the full charge of the congregation after a ministry in Ardrossan of 45 years, was presented at a social meeting of the congregation with a wallet of notes and a wireless set. Mrs Adamson received a gold watch from the Woman’s Guild.

Dr. Adamson was educated at Edinburgh, Leipzig, and Jena Universities, took a particularly active part in the Union negotiations, being the first to move in the United Free Church Assembly for unrestricted conference with the Church of Scotland. He was a member of the Union committee throughout the negotiations.

Dr. and Mrs Adamson are taking up residence in Edinburgh.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 JANUARY 1856

SHIPPING NEWS

Boston, December 25 – Captain Durkee, of the British brig NAPIER at Providence from Ardrossan, reports on Saturday last, on Four Fathom Shoal, off Montauk, saw fore and aft schooner sunk, with topmasts about six feet above water, and came very near running over her.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 JANUARY 1898

ARDROSSAN - SMALLPOX

Yesterday afternoon Samuel Hylands, Prestwick, and George Wallace, Whitletts, Ayr, seamen on board the steamer BELLINGHAM, were admitted into Ardrossan Hospital, suffering from smallpox.

The BELLINGHAM hailed from Santander, and carried a cargo of iron ore.

It appears that at Troon, where the vessel touched on Wednesday, the authorities awaited the advice of the Local Government Board, which was that the patients should be isolated.

Meantime the ship was riding outside Troon Harbour, and while arrangements were being made to have the patients moved to Kilmarnock Captain Mackie, of the BELLINGHAM, grown impatient, weighed anchor and steered for Ardrossan.

Both cases are of a mild type, the patients being able, in spite of their mufflings, to walk down the gangway to the quay, whence they were, of course, conveyed to the hospital.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 JANUARY 1866

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Dublin, January 11 – The AMYNTAS, of Belfast, McIlvenes, from Ardrossan, with coal, when at anchor this morning at four o’clock, opposite the Pigeon House, the steamer SHEFFIELD ran into her, carrying away her jibboom, bowsprit, and four stanchions, also cutwater, and staving in her port bulwarks and mainrail.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 JANUARY 1877

TRADE REPORT

The following are the shipments of pig iron from Ardrossan Harbour for the week: -

Coastwise, 1640 tons; Foreign, 150 tons; Total, 1790 tons.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 JANUARY 1898

NEW LIFEBOAT FOR ARDROSSAN

The annual business meeting of the local branch was held in the Eglinton Arms Hotel, Ardrossan, yesterday afternoon. Mr John Craig, Ardrossan Harbour (Chairman of the Branch), presided.

Mr Emslie, solicitor, secretary and treasurer, submitted his annual reports, which were found satisfactory.

The financial report showed that the income of the branch to be considerably in excess of any other in Ayrshire.

Mention was made of the probability of a more powerful lifeboat being placed on the station, it having been found that during hurricane weather the lifeboat at this station depends upon the assistance of the tugboat.

It was stated that what was wanted in Ardrossan was a good sea-boat that would be able to boat out of the harbour against strong headwinds.

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 JANUARY 1856

COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE

About four a.m. of Saturday, as the Belfast steamer STORK was passing the Cumbraes, a collision took place between her and the schooner FIDELITY of Ardrossan, Young, master, bound from Clyde to Brest.

Immediately after the collision, Captain White of the STORK sent his boat to ascertain if the schooner had sustained much damage, and to render assistance, but found that she had not received much injury. The boat, however, brought back the melancholy intelligence that the master of the schooner had leapt overboard when the collision took place, and had been drowned.

The steamer’s bow was considerably injured.

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 JANUARY 1867

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Drummore, January 9 – The ECLIPSE, Jamon, of Runcorn, from Dundalk for Ardrossan, in ballast, which got ashore on 31st December, on Killiness Point, has been got off and brought into this harbour, with bottom damaged.

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 JANUARY 1888

FATAL DROWNING ACCIDENT AT ARDROSSAN

On Saturday night a drowning accident occurred at Ardrossan Harbour.

About eleven o’clock, persons in the vicinity of the harbour were attracted by loud cries for help proceeding from someone in the water. On reaching the spot a man was seen struggling in the water.

A pilot, named Robertson, at once went to his aid with a grappling hook, but he gradually ceased to struggle, and sank.

Constable Wilson succeeded in recovering the body half an hour afterwards.

Deceased, who was a stranger in the district, was about five feet nine inches in height, had close cropped hair, was clean shaven, and was in labourer’s attire.

The body lies in the mortuary for identification.