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But by that time the boatsmen knew what they were searching for�the ship-to-shore mail plane of the liner Bremen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Arriving at Aspinwall, the point of debarkation, on the Atlantic side, boats and boatsmen were engaged to transport passengers and baggage up the "Chagress," a small and shallow river.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

The boatsmen thanked him, and Zackey was ordered off to fetch a jug of water; but his father’s voice arrested him before he had gone a hundred yards.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

John went off on his errand the moment he was out of sight of the boatsmen, and Maggot walked smartly to his cottage.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The boat being ready, all three seated themselves upon a pile of leaves in the stern, and the vigorous strokes of the boatsmen soon carried the frail bark a long way from the shore.

From Ticket No. "9672" by Kendall, Laura E.