Record 3830/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  Four pages from the 2/22/1989 Salem Evening News including an article entitled "Clipper captain's achievement undiminished". The article describes how the Flying Cloud's 1851 speed record from New York to San Francisco was finally bested in 1989 by a sailing yacht, Thursday's Child. The article also discusses the local relations of Capt. Josiah Cressy of the Flying Cloud, Norman Cressy and his son Eric Cressy. The article gives a brief biography of Josiah Cressy and discusses the history of the Flying Cloud.

Flying Cloud and Cressy Family -Archives Catalog -Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission Capt Josiah Cressy COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ Contact the Marblehead Historical Commission for rights to use this image.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013