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Note: Home in 1870: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine Home in 1880: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine Home in 1900: Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts Home in 1910 Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts Arthur Strout Home in 1920: Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts Albert A Strout Home in 1930: Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts Albert A Stroub Name: Albert A Strout Residence Year: 1908 Street address: 19 Greene St Residence Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA Occupation: Letter Carrier Publication Title: Somerville, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908 Name: Albert A Strout Residence Year: 1929 Street address: 19 Greene Residence Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA Publication Title: Somerville, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1929 He was a trapeze artist with P T Barnum and Irwin Brothers Circus. With P. T. Barnum he sailed to London from New York on Oct 6 1889 aboard THE CITY OF ROME. After numerous engagements, including one before the future King George he returned to New York aboard the FURNESSIA on Feb 20, 1890. His circus performances took him into the Caribbean and as far west as St Louis. His last performance was in 1893 at the age of 29. He later said he had to retire because he was getting old, (they did not use nets in those days). He made a total of 2552 performances and traveled 62,663 miles. He operated with two others (Ernest C Whitney 1864- and William ?) and they called themselves the Melvelle Brothers. He was a postal letter carrier for many years and was a master craftsman in wood working. He was hit by truck on Charles St. in Boston Jan 16, 1932 and had his left leg amputated and was in the hospital for 10 weeks. He was married at the Trinity Church in Boston. He had a bad heart and suffered two attacks before the final one the day after Christmas. He died at 131 Clinton Rd. Weymouth Ma and is buried with his wife at Knollwood Cemetery, Canton Mass Bradford Plot #206 Section A-13. The plot is across from the entrance to the Maintenance Shop. They seem to be letting this section go without upkeep and it appeared in 1989 as if they might be planning to resell existing lots. Something that should be checked by future generations. His grandson Herbert Arthur Rideout was named after him. CITY OF ROME The "City of Rome" was built in 1881 by Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow for the Inman Line. She was a 8415 gross ton vessel, length 560.2ft x beam 52.3ft, clipper stem, three funnels, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 271-1st, 250-2nd and 810-3rd class passengers. Launched on 14/6/1881 she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown and New York on 13/10/1881. She made 5 round voyages and was then transferred to Henderson's Anchor Line, and made her first voyage for them from Liverpool - Queenstown - New York commencing 25/8/1882. On 4/10/1890 she left Liverpool on her last voyage on this service and was transferred to the Glasgow - Moville - New York run, commencing 7/5/1891 and was rebuilt to accommodate 75-1st, 250-2nd and 1,000- 3rd class passengers. In September 1898 she was used to repatriate 1690 Spanish troops from Portsmouth, USA to Santander, Spain after the Spanish - American war. On 26/9/1901 she left Glasgow on her last trip to Moville, New York and back to Glasgow and was scrapped in Germany in 1902. She was considered by many to be the most beautiful steamer ever built. FURNESSIA The "Furnessia" was built in 1880 by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow for the Barrow Steamship Co. She was a 5,495 gross ton vessel, length 445.1ft x beam 44.8ft, two funnels, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 242-1st, 136-2nd and 981-3rd class passengers. Launched on 19/10/1880, she left Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville (Ireland) and New York on 17/2/1881. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 5/4/1883 (21 round trip voyages) and on 9/5/1883 was transferred to the Liverp[ool - Queenstown - New York run. She made 6 round trip voyages on this service, the last one commencing 1/11/1883 and on 7/12/1883 resumed the Glasgow - Moville - New York service. In 1891 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and her funnels reduced to one. On 17/11/1893 she was transferred from Barrow Steamship Co. to Anchor Line and in 1909 her accommodation was modified to 1st and 3rd class only. On 12/8/1911 she sailed from Glasgow on her final voyage to Moville, New York and Glasgow and on 22/11/1911 was scrapped at Barrow. Knollwood Cemetery, Canton Mass Bradford Plot Lot 206 Sec A13 Tombstone here http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5125256
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