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- Bay City Tribune (Bay City, MI), 6 Jun 1902*Ironclad ram C.S.S. VIRGINIA, built from the burned hull of the Union steam frigate USS MERRIMAC.*Ironclad ram C.S.S. VIRGINIA, built from the burned hull of the Union steam frigate USS MERRIMAC.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Terrible Gale on Lake Erie - Sixteen Bodies FoundOnondaga Gazette (Baldwinsville, NY), Nov. 30, 1846 Terrible Gale on Lake Erie - Sixteen Bodies Found _____ Lake Erie was visited by a tremendous gale on Thursday, the 19th inst., which occasioned the loss of several vessels and a number of lives. Accounts state that sixteen bodies were picked up along ...Onondaga Gazette (Baldwinsville, NY), Nov. 30, 1846 Terrible Gale on Lake Erie - Sixteen Bodies Found _____ Lake Erie was visited by a tremendous gale on Thursday, the 19th inst., which occasioned the loss of several vessels …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Gale on Lake OntarioOnondaga Gazette (Baldwinsville, NY), 19 Apr 1849 Gale on Lake Ontario _____ There was a severe gale on Lake Ontario on Friday and Saturday last, which did much damage. The steamer Lady of the Lake, which left Lewiston at 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon, broke her shaft at 10 the same night. The Captain threw over two …Onondaga Gazette (Baldwinsville, NY), 19 Apr 1849 Gale on Lake Ontario _____ There was a severe gale on Lake Ontario on Friday and Saturday last, which did much damage. The steamer Lady of the Lake, which left …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 23 Nov 1883She was recovered in a few days and repaired at the Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, Milwaukee, over the following winter.She was recovered in a few days and repaired at the Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, Milwaukee, over the following winter.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 26, 1895PROGRESS 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 Tribune (Detroit, MI), 2 Jun, 1876THE ICE AT DULUTH. - Mr. Preston Brady of this city, writing from near Mayfield on the propeller Manistee, May 28th, says: We have been running all day through the ice, and I think about two hours more will bring us through. It is astonishing to see the immense fields …THE ICE AT DULUTH. - Mr. Preston Brady of this city, writing from near Mayfield on the propeller Manistee, May 28th, says: We have been running all day through the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Wed, 7 Jun, 1876ICE IN LAKE SUPERIOR. - There is ice enough in Lake Superior to block the ports there, so that it is almost impossible for vessels to enter or depart. A dispatch received at the office of the Northern Transit line yesterday, from Duluth, stated that the Nashua had just arrived …ICE IN LAKE SUPERIOR. - There is ice enough in Lake Superior to block the ports there, so that it is almost impossible for vessels to enter or depart. A …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Thur., 16 Jun, 1876FROM DULUTH. - The propeller A. L. Craig left Duluth Monday, June 12th, at 5 p.m., with a full load of flour, wheat, and passengers. She had no difficulty working her way out through the ice, which extends about twenty miles below Duluth. It is very rotten and will trouble …FROM DULUTH. - The propeller A. L. Craig left Duluth Monday, June 12th, at 5 p.m., with a full load of flour, wheat, and passengers. She had no difficulty working …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 22 Jun, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The Duluth Tribune of the 18th says of the situation in that vicinity: "Many score square miles of broken ice still remain at the head of the lake, but it has loosened up sufficiently under the action of the occasional west winds that we have had, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The Duluth Tribune of the 18th says of the situation in that vicinity: "Many score square miles of broken ice still remain at the head of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tue., 11 Jul, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, and that, in all probability it will be some time yet before it is all gone. This is quite remarkable, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tue., 11 Jul, 1876ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, and that, in all probability it will be some time yet before it is all gone. This is quite remarkable, …ICE AT DULUTH. - The propeller Garden City arrived down on Saturday from Duluth. Capt. Shaver reports that there are yet considerable quantities of ice in Lake Superior near Duluth, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 3 Aug, 1876The PARSONS was burned in the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871.The PARSONS was burned in the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 9 Dec, 1873MARINE -----o----- Marine Casualties of 1873 -----o----- We herewith present our usual annual statement of disasters on the lakes during the season just ended, in round numbers, figuring up to 1,021, so far as we have been able to obtain them, and which will no ...MARINE -----o----- Marine Casualties of 1873 -----o----- We herewith present our usual annual statement of disasters on the lakes during the season just ended, in round numbers, figuring up to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 1 Aug, 1876A MARINE JOURNAL. - The Nautical Gazette having died a natural death some weeks since, it is now proposed to establish a journal of this description on the lakes, as will be seen in the following from the Toledo Commercial: "Col. Richards, the well known publisher, is making ...A MARINE JOURNAL. - The Nautical Gazette having died a natural death some weeks since, it is now proposed to establish a journal of this description on the lakes, as …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- St. Catharines Journal (St. Catharines, ON), October 27, 1842Internal Improvements Of Canada - To a citizen of the state of New York, by far the most interesting feature of Canada, and the British colonial policy, at the present moment, is the vigorous prosecution and the rapid progress of the magnificent public works now pressing forward to ...Internal Improvements Of Canada - To a citizen of the state of New York, by far the most interesting feature of Canada, and the British colonial policy, at the present …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 2 Jun, 1874A BRIG NO LONGER. - The Brig Helfenstein, built at Milwaukee in 1847, has terminated her career under that rig and has followed the career of numberless other old craft and has been converted into a barge, to which all (if not previously wrecked) have come to. She has been …A BRIG NO LONGER. - The Brig Helfenstein, built at Milwaukee in 1847, has terminated her career under that rig and has followed the career of numberless other old craft …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 24 Nov, 1874ASHORE AND SUNK. - The schooner Exchange, laden with stone, while endeavoring to get under way from the dock at Kelley's Island Friday afternoon last (20th), got ashore, running upon rocks and sunk. Aid was sent for at Cleveland, and it is thought that she will be released without ...ASHORE AND SUNK. - The schooner Exchange, laden with stone, while endeavoring to get under way from the dock at Kelley's Island Friday afternoon last (20th), got ashore, running upon …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 29 Nov, 1874A TOTAL LOSS. - The schooner Exchange, which got ashore a few days since at Kelley's Island, has become a total loss, and is abandoned to the underwriters. She is valued at $10,000, insured for $6,700, and is owned by Capt. James Lawler, of Sandusky. The Exchange had been in …A TOTAL LOSS. - The schooner Exchange, which got ashore a few days since at Kelley's Island, has become a total loss, and is abandoned to the underwriters. She is …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 4 Dec, 1874ABANDONED - Schooner Exchange, ashore at Kelley's Island, has been abandoned to the underwriters. Valued at $10,000, insured for $6,700.ABANDONED - Schooner Exchange, ashore at Kelley's Island, has been abandoned to the underwriters. Valued at $10,000, insured for $6,700.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), 5 May, 1875THE EXCHANGE. - The party of wreckers who went down on the tug Winslow to Kelley's Island to raise this craft, got to work in earnest yesterday morning, with a fair prospect of success at present advices. They were obliged to suspend operation for a time on account of the …THE EXCHANGE. - The party of wreckers who went down on the tug Winslow to Kelley's Island to raise this craft, got to work in earnest yesterday morning, with a …Maritime History of the Great Lakes