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- Chicago Times-Herald (Chicago, IL), October 22, 1900
A dispatch from Kingston, Ont., says the Canadian schooner FABIOLA foundered in Lake Ontario near the False Ducks yesterday morning. The crew escaped in their yawl boat, and landed at McDonald's Cove. The FABIOLA was loaded with a cargo of coal for James Swift and Company of Kingston, and ... A dispatch from Kingston, Ont., says the Canadian schooner FABIOLA foundered in Lake Ontario near the False Ducks yesterday morning. The crew escaped in their yawl boat, and landed at …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Daily Globe (Toronto, ON), Tuesday, November 30, 1875 DISASTERS TO SHIPPING AND LOSS OF LIFE Kingston, Nov. 29. -- The steam barge IVANHOE is ashore at Oak Point, a short distance down the river. A large schooner, name unknown, is reported ashore on Carlton Island. The gale has abated. Freezing hard tonight. ... DISASTERS TO SHIPPING AND LOSS OF LIFE Kingston, Nov. 29. -- The steam barge IVANHOE is ashore at Oak Point, a short distance down the river. A large schooner, name …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Chicago Inter-Ocean (Chicago, IL), Tuesday, August 13, 1878 The catamaran GIROFIE GIROFIA, en route from Pultneyville to Oswego, in charge of Augustus A. Kimball, son of Captain Joseph Kimball, of Oswego, was found off Sodus Point on Friday morning in a waterlogged condition and towed into the harbor. Kimball is supposed to have drowned in endeavoring ... The catamaran GIROFIE GIROFIA, en route from Pultneyville to Oswego, in charge of Augustus A. Kimball, son of Captain Joseph Kimball, of Oswego, was found off Sodus Point on Friday …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 26, 1895 PROGRESS docked in the South Pond at Chicago - from a Columbian Exposition guide of 1893. PROGRESS docked in the South Pond at Chicago - from a Columbian Exposition guide of 1893.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 4, 1896 Search for the Chicora Abandoned _______ St. Joseph, Mich., July 3. - The search for the lost steamer Chicora was abandoned to-day. Six weeks ago the search started under encouraging prospects. Several thousand dollars have been expended in the search. ... Search for the Chicora Abandoned _______ St. Joseph, Mich., July 3. - The search for the lost steamer Chicora was abandoned to-day. Six weeks ago the search started under encouraging …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wed., Oct. 7, 1891 THE BARGE W. L. PECK FOUNDERS The propeller Oneida arrived here yesterday with the crew of the barge W. L. Peck, which foundered Monday morning off Ashtabula. Capt. G. W. Pardee, of the Oneida, made the following statement to a FREE PRESS representative: "We left Buffalo, ... THE BARGE W. L. PECK FOUNDERS The propeller Oneida arrived here yesterday with the crew of the barge W. L. Peck, which foundered Monday morning off Ashtabula. Capt. G. W. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 2, 1880 RUBY was actually converted from the 135 t. sidewheeler to a 106 t. three-mast schooner and lived out her usefulness in the lumber trade until abandoned about 1894. RUBY was actually converted from the 135 t. sidewheeler to a 106 t. three-mast schooner and lived out her usefulness in the lumber trade until abandoned about 1894.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sep 23, 1896 CLAIMS TO HAVE LOCATED THE CHICORA A spiritualist calling himself Prof. James Gustin, who has been at Benton Harbor several weeks, says the Chicora is in the lake ten miles out and 255 ½ (degrees) from the lighthouse in St. Joseph, in 180 feet of water. He shows a document … CLAIMS TO HAVE LOCATED THE CHICORA A spiritualist calling himself Prof. James Gustin, who has been at Benton Harbor several weeks, says the Chicora is in the lake ten miles …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tues, Nov 9, 1880 *Sand Beach is now Harbor Beach, Michigan **The prop H. LUELLA WORTHINGTON (US#95603) was a brand-new freighter of 149 ft. and 375 gt. The W. R. HANNA (US#26669) was a 23-year-old two-mast scow-schooner of 103 gt and 86 ft. *Sand Beach is now Harbor Beach, Michigan **The prop H. LUELLA WORTHINGTON (US#95603) was a brand-new freighter of 149 ft. and 375 gt. The W. R. HANNA (US#26669) was a …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), Wed., July 14, 1876
NORTH FAIR HAVEN The Southern Central Railroad has its northern terminus at North Fair Haven, on Little Sodus Bay. here are two small villages, Fair Haven and North Fair haven, about one mile apart. The bay is a deep indentation from the lake, and is two miles long and over … NORTH FAIR HAVEN The Southern Central Railroad has its northern terminus at North Fair Haven, on Little Sodus Bay. here are two small villages, Fair Haven and North Fair haven, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 15 December 1860 Vessels laid up at Detroit - The following is a correct list of all the steamers and vessels laid up at this port for the winter: Steamers - Ocean, May Queen, Illinois, Ruby, Columbia, Forest Queen, Forester, Sea Bird, Cleveland, City of Cleveland, Pearl, T. Whitney, Islander, ... Vessels laid up at Detroit - The following is a correct list of all the steamers and vessels laid up at this port for the winter: Steamers - Ocean, May …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 4 Oct. 1887, page 1 Buffalo, October 3. - [Special].] - The storm which set in shortly before 7 o'clock this morning has been the most severe one of the season. The wind reached fifty-two miles an hour several times between 7 a.m. and noon, and blew at a rate of forty-five miles steady since … Buffalo, October 3. - [Special].] - The storm which set in shortly before 7 o'clock this morning has been the most severe one of the season. The wind reached fifty-two …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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Sturgeon Bay Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 12 Feb 1914, p. 1, column 1 ITEMS FROM DETROIT. [Special Correspondence] The steamer Matoa of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., released by the Reids at Point aux Barque, Lake Huron is also awaiting for Reids dock. The lumber steamer Edward Buckley is at Oades drydock, Detroit, for ... Sturgeon Bay Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 12 Feb 1914, p. 1, column 1 ITEMS FROM DETROIT. [Special Correspondence] The steamer Matoa of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., released by the Reids at Point aux Barque, Lake Huron is also awaiting for Reids dock. The …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
