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- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), 15 Sep 1884
*August 29, 1880 - up to 20 lives were lost **ignis fatuus - "A wide variety of spectral lights, whose alleged purpose is to herald death or play tricks on travelers at night. It literally mean "foolish fire" and is so named because anyone who follows such a light is … *August 29, 1880 - up to 20 lives were lost **ignis fatuus - "A wide variety of spectral lights, whose alleged purpose is to herald death or play tricks on …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), September 10, 1884 THAT ANCIENT WRECK A Pentwater correspondent of the Marine Record says: "The tug Neilson, Capt. C. J. Heath, and the schooner Experiment have been wrecking what is supposed to be the schooner John B. Wright. They have taken 1,100 kegs of nails out and some coal. The oldest settlers ... THAT ANCIENT WRECK A Pentwater correspondent of the Marine Record says: "The tug Neilson, Capt. C. J. Heath, and the schooner Experiment have been wrecking what is supposed to be …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Aug. 3, 1885 A PIRATICAL CRAFT Yesterday the scow schooner Trader was tied up by an officer at Wyandotte on a charge of piracy. The Trader has been under suspicion for some time of appropriating the loose property of vessels lying in harbor at Detroit and neighboring ports. A few nights ago a … A PIRATICAL CRAFT Yesterday the scow schooner Trader was tied up by an officer at Wyandotte on a charge of piracy. The Trader has been under suspicion for some time …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Sept. 15, 1885 A NARROW ESCAPE Oscoda - Yesterday afternoon as the wrecking tug Winslow was dredging a cut to the barge Wyandotte, wrecked on the beach, the cable to which the line was goied (sic) broke. What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted. John Delaney was caught by the … A NARROW ESCAPE Oscoda - Yesterday afternoon as the wrecking tug Winslow was dredging a cut to the barge Wyandotte, wrecked on the beach, the cable to which the line …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Wed., May 11, 1885 THE MASTER OF A LEAKING VESSEL COMMITS SUICIDE Special to the Detroit Post. Sand Beach, Mich., May 9. - Last night Thomas W. Weegs(sic) of Marine City, master and owner of the barge C. N. Johnston (sic), committed suicide by hanging on board his boat at the breakwater. ... THE MASTER OF A LEAKING VESSEL COMMITS SUICIDE Special to the Detroit Post. Sand Beach, Mich., May 9. - Last night Thomas W. Weegs(sic) of Marine City, master and owner …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Nov. 6, 1884 But the GRUMMOND (US#85552) was not so easy to kill. The iron-hulled sidewheel steamer was actually built in 1856 by Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, as the survey steamer JEFFERSON DAVIS, specifically for the survey of the Great Lakes. She was 138 feet overall, 21 feet, 6 inches beam and 8 … But the GRUMMOND (US#85552) was not so easy to kill. The iron-hulled sidewheel steamer was actually built in 1856 by Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, as the survey steamer JEFFERSON DAVIS, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 23 June 1836, page 3 Column 1 Column 1Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 28 July 1836, page 3 Column 1 Column 1Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 25 Aug. 1835, page 3 Column 3 ad. Column 3 ad.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 15 Sept. 1836, page 3 Column 1 Column 1Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 29 Sept. 1836, page 2 Column 5 Column 5Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Black Rock Advocate (Buffalo, NY), 4 Nov. 1836, page 3 Column 4 Column 4Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Dec. 9, 1884 Kelley's Island is still the center of the range of the (now rare) Lake Erie Water Snake. The shipwreck may refer to the loss of the schooner PARROTT somewhere in western Lake Erie in 1835. She was lost with all hands and did have a deck cargo of hogs. Kelley's Island is still the center of the range of the (now rare) Lake Erie Water Snake. The shipwreck may refer to the loss of the schooner PARROTT somewhere in …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Apr. 17, 1885 READY FOR THE OPENING Preparations by Marine City Vessel Men - Appointments Special to the Detroit Post. MARINE CITY, April 16. - Vessels are preparing to resume business. During the winter considerable repairs have been made and they will start out in good condition ... READY FOR THE OPENING Preparations by Marine City Vessel Men - Appointments Special to the Detroit Post. MARINE CITY, April 16. - Vessels are preparing to resume business. During the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Apr 17, 1885 MASTER MARINERS ST. CLAIR CAPTAINS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMANDS The following assignments have been made for St. Clair captains during the season, the larger number of which are for steam craft: Capt. Wesley Brown will command the steamer Siberia, Capt. Donald Morrison ... MASTER MARINERS ST. CLAIR CAPTAINS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMANDS The following assignments have been made for St. Clair captains during the season, the larger number of which are for steam …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Wed., May 27, 1885 Photos of the MANISTEE: http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1c.jpg&msg2;=%20Manistee http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1b.jpg&msg2;=%20Manistee http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1.jpg&msg2;=%20Manistee Photos of the MANISTEE: http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1c.jpg&msg2;=%20Manistee http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1b.jpg&msg2;=%20Manistee http://webpac.wayne.edu/graphics/shipping/picture.html?msg1=http://image.udmercy.edu/marine/manistee1.jpg&msg2;=%20ManisteeMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Tues., Sep. 15, 1885 River pirates continue to victimize the craft lying along the docks. The latest victim is the schooner M. P. Barkalow. While lying at the wharf foot of Eighteenth Street Saturday night her supply box was relieved of its contents, valued at $18. River pirates continue to victimize the craft lying along the docks. The latest victim is the schooner M. P. Barkalow. While lying at the wharf foot of Eighteenth Street Saturday …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), April 2, 1885 Captain Gillman lost track of the iron steamer MICHIGAN, sister of the WISCONSIN, because that vessel had sunk on the 20th - finally crushed after having been trapped in the ice since February 9. Capt. Gillman's boat was the 842gt wooden propeller CITY OF LUDINGTON (US#125873), built at Manitowoc in … Captain Gillman lost track of the iron steamer MICHIGAN, sister of the WISCONSIN, because that vessel had sunk on the 20th - finally crushed after having been trapped in the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Oct 21, 1885 Though the charts show a light at this position (Cleveland pierhead), photos of the light there don't match this description. Anyone know if this light was replaced? I'd heard that one Cleveland light was replaced in 1895. The position of this light is marked "lighthouse" on the following map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n;=4594179&e;=440873&s;=50 Though the charts show a light at this position (Cleveland pierhead), photos of the light there don't match this description. Anyone know if this light was replaced? I'd heard that …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Sat., October 10, 1885 Capt. Thomas Henner, master of the steamship Iron Duke, complains that the light-keeper at Passage Island did not sound the fog signal on the night of the 19th while a heavy fog was prevailing. There is so little traffic in Chicago creek, it is said, that the bridge tenders have … Capt. Thomas Henner, master of the steamship Iron Duke, complains that the light-keeper at Passage Island did not sound the fog signal on the night of the 19th while a …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
