Under the yellow flag : an account of some experiences of Henry Leffmann as port physician of the port of Philadelphia ; to which have been added a few notes and comments on the history of the port of Philadelphia . k^^ BREAKWATER REPORTING STATION uncertainty, and I have not infrequendy waited during the greaterpart of a day for the arrival of such a vessel. The convenience of the service was much increased by the cour-tesy of The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange, which promptly furnishedto the Port Physicians office, without charge, its telegraphic reportsof the movements of arriving vessels.


Under the yellow flag : an account of some experiences of Henry Leffmann as port physician of the port of Philadelphia ; to which have been added a few notes and comments on the history of the port of Philadelphia . k^^ BREAKWATER REPORTING STATION uncertainty, and I have not infrequendy waited during the greaterpart of a day for the arrival of such a vessel. The convenience of the service was much increased by the cour-tesy of The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange, which promptly furnishedto the Port Physicians office, without charge, its telegraphic reportsof the movements of arriving vessels. There were two regular report-ing stations. Breakwater and Newcasde. Vessels frequently passedthe former during the night and were not distinguished as to name, but


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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectharbors, bookyear1896