Hull bloke, Dave Morris (on the left), who has had photographs of Hull, and pubs, lives up on the coast near me. Check it out... please log in to view this image
The only thing that comes to mind about 1888 is Jack the Ripper. Though whether that is right and if he has any connection to that I don't know.I suspect not.
Close, the first (at least canonical) Ripper murder was on 31 August 1888. (I've coincidentally being studying Jack the Ripper recently, that's why I know that)