Cable ship Pouyer Quartier arrived at Paramaribo, Surinam, according to the Dutch newspaper Suriname: koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad dated 13 May 1921

An item reported that the same morning the cable ship Pouyer Quartier in the harbour [of Paramaribo] anchored.(1)

The Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated 15 May 1902 reported that when she was replacing the Telegraph cable after the volcanic eruption the sea bottom was extensively changed. The depth of the former cable was 326 metres while for the new one was this 1,234 metres!

The Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 14 May 1902 published an item dated St. Thomas 13 May that she was involved just like many other ships in saving the survivors of the volcanic eruption.

The Dutch newspaper Amigoe di Curacao dated 13 May 1905 reported that the important Caribbean cable was not working which was a serious problem causing the lacking of up to date information what was happening in the war between Russia and Japan. In the morning of 12 May arrived the Pouter Quartier leaving the same evening to repair the connection.

The edition of the Suriname dated 8 October 1907 reported her arrival on Thursday to repair the cable which was broken in the Suriname river near the lighthouse. Under supervision of engineer Gugenhem was the cable repaired with assistance of the Government steamlaunch Coppename.

The edition of the Suriname dated 13 June 1913 reported that the connection with Martinique was restored and that telegrams could be sent towards Europe and America. That day was expected that the connection with Cayenne also was restored. If this was succeeded intended she to continue her voyage with on board as doctor G.T. May.

The edition of the Amigoe di Curacao dated Saturday 8 May 1915 reported her arrival on Sunday morning after competing successfully the connection between Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo.

The edition of the Amigoe di Curacao dated Saturday18 January 1919 reported her arrival that week coming from Santa Lucia for cable repairs. On Tuesday evening was her efforts successfully ended. She belonged to the French cable company.

The edition of the Suriname dated 18 August 1921 reported her arrival that night and her anchorage off Nieuw Amsterdam needing some small repairs. The telegraph office said nothing more when asked that she needed just some vivres. Another item reported that that morning Thierens and Koli went to the ship taking with them a large amount of stores. The two men rode with a car from the two to Leonsberg and from there with a vessel to the ship. More details were not supplied by this newspaper.

Note

1. See for more details the website http://atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/Pouyer-Quertier/index.htm with a note written by Bill Glover. She was launched by the shipyard of C. Mitchell&Company Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 4 August 1879 with a gross tonnage of 1,396 tons and as dimensions 238.2 x 35.9 x 22.9  feet on behalf of the La Compagnie Française du Télégraphe de Paris à New York, after 1895 serving for the La Compagnie Française des Câbles Télégraphiques and a year later she moved from her base at Le Havre to the Antilles where she was broken up in 1931.