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      The second steamboat on the scene was the A. C. Van Raalte.

      BURNING OF THE PROPELLER JOE BARBER . A serious disaster occurred on the lake about midnight on Tuesday, the propeller Joe Barber being burned between this city and

    BURNING OF THE PROPELLER JOE BARBER . A serious disaster occurred on the lake about midnight on Tuesday, the propeller Joe Barber being burned between this city and Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Launch Of The New Schooner Havana. - The new schooner Havana, built by A. Miller & Co. for T.S. Mott, was launched yesterday afternoon, from the foot of East 2d street. A large crowd assembled in the vicinity, every available spot being occupied, from which a view of the vessel …

      The Launch Yesterday. According to announcement the new schooner built for Mr. T. S. Mott, by A. Miller & Co., was launched yesterday afternoon. Every available space for watching the event was occupied by four o'clock. The trestle of the Delaware & Hudson Co. ran parallel to the course ...

      OPENING OF NAVIGATION TO LAKE SUPERIOR FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. -- As matter for future reference we present below the date of opening of navigation to Lake Superior for fifteen successive years, including the present, the date of which we set down as May 10th, and so far as ice ...

      BARGES! THEIR INCEPTION _______ A HISTORY OF THE INCEPTION OF THE BARGE ENTERPRISE -- THE SULTANA AND EMPIRE AS PIONEERS -- THE PROGRESS AND GROWTH OF THE ENTERPRISE _______ Previous to the year 1862, a great deal of difficulty had been experienced by the ...

      Vessels Passing Through the Welland Canal By special dispatch to THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, from Port Colborne, the following vessels are reported as passed through the Welland Canal September 11: DOWN Prop City of Concord, Chicago to Ogdensburg, ...

      The "Gilbert Mollison" Afloat. - This morning the steam tug Morley towed the new and staunch schooner Gilbert Mollison out into blue water, where the centre board was shipped, and the vessel is ready for sea. The Mollison is an A 1 vessel, full canal length, and capable of carrying …

      New Vessel. - A fine new vessel of the first-class, built during the winter at the yard of Andrew Miller & Co., hauled up the stream this morning, with flying colors, and in complete order to sail. She is named the "Gilbert Mollison," and is owned by Mitchell Brothers and …

      (arrivals and clearances) Schooner Gilbert Mollison cleared April 11 with 1,900 barrels of salt for Chicago.

      Cleared for Oswego. - The new schooner Gilbert Mollison cleared from Chicago yesterday with 19,134 bushels of wheat at 9 cts for freight.

      On The Stocks. - Messrs. Goble McFarlane have in course of building for Alderman Morgan M. Wheeler, a finely proportioned schooner. Its dimensions are 143 feet keel, 26 feet six inches beam; 11 feet hold. She will have a carrying capacity of about 21,000 bushels. The schooner is ...

      Launch of the "Madeira." - On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock the new and staunch A 1 schooner Madeira was launched from the yard of Goble McFarlane at the foot of West First street. There was a large gathering of people to witness the proceeding. They commenced to gather about …

      Way Down Near The The Suwanee River - Direct For Florida. - For some time the schooner S.S. Ellsworth, Captain Edwards, has been in course of reconstruction. The mainmast has been done away with, the boiler of the tug Dodge has been place in her, and she has been converted …

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      Most Remarkable Cat Journey on Record. - At the office of the Northern Transportation Co. is a cat which has made the most remarkable journey on record. The name of the cat is "Daisy," and she was born in Ireland. She was left at the N.T. Co.'s office by some …

      FATAL MARINE ACCIDENT. - On Tuesday evening last, as the Northern Transportation Co.'s propeller Maine was passing down the river near Brockville, on her way to Ogdensburg, one of her boiler flues was blown out and five persons lost their lives in consequence. the first engineer and a ...

      LOSS OF THE SCHOONER JESSIE ANDERSON. - A dispatch from Captain Lohr, of the schooner Melrose, was received yesterday morning, dated Port Colborne, which announces the loss of the schooner Jesse Anderson, off Long Point Cut. It is greatly feared that her crew have all perished, as ...

      THE ANDERSON. - The schooner Melrose, which took the colors off the Jessie Anderson, has arrived here. She reports the Anderson sunk fifteen miles out in the lake. Her colors were not set, and only her pennant was flying, indicating that she went down suddenly. It is believed that she …

      The average opening date was March 24, about a month later than the official openings of today. In 1871, wooden-hulled vessels had to be sure most of the ice was gone from their routes before they set out for the first haul of the season.