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      The Graham & Morton Transportation company suffered another severe loss by fire at an early hour this morning when their popular propeller, City of Louisville, was burned nearly to the water's edge. The saddest part of the disaster was the death of Charles Southwell, the watchman of the ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 10 May 1890, p. 3, column 3     The Galatea and Miztec Released The barges Galatea and Miztec, of the Aztec's tow, were finally released and both taken to Manitowoc for docking and examination. The Aztec got back from Manitowoc Friday morning after being docked. She was but little injured. The tugs Nelson and ...

      The mystery of the lost vessel - A sensation was caused in marine circles by the announcement of Light-Keeper Young at Menominee that he witnessed the burning of some craft off the entrance of that harbor at an early hour Saturday morning. Dispatches have recklessly sent to the papers ...

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      Short Takes . A derrick is being constructed in the slip near Leathem & Smith's mill to enable them to remove the boiler and engine from the tug Tillinghast and transfer them to the new hull soon to arrive. {EB Note: tugs Tillinghast & George Nelson} ...

      Short Takes . The steamyacht Truscott was last week purchased by Martin Simon, of Sevstopol, who traded his farm in that town for the craft. The farm is valued at sixteen hundred dollars. The Truscott will at present be employed in picking up timber and logs along the shores ...

      Bay View . Capt. Wm. Jacobs, who has been running the steamer Truscott, has returned home, the yacht having been sold to parties in Milwaukee. The Truscott has been engaged in picking up logs for the Fish Creek sawmill.

      Marine Intelligence . The little steamyacht Truscott has been purchased by John Cochran, of Escanaba, who pays six hundred dollars for the craft. Capt. Jacob Hanson left for that port with the boat on Tuesday morning for the purpose of delivering her to the new owner. The ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 23 Jan 1897, p. 1     The schooner Madonna is properly hauled out for repairs since her unfortunate pounding on the rocks of Detroit Island. Most all of the seams in the bottom have opened and will have to be calked and there were also four holes or places stove in. Capt. Christianson is exceeding grateful …

      Captain Peter Jordan and John Brann have been very successful in raising the sunken tug Truscott from the bottom at Mud Bay, and she now lies high and dry on the beach. Nels Nelson, a ship carpenter came up from Sturgeon Bay to make repairs, which are quite extensive, and …

      Captain Kalmbach has sold a one-half interest in the fishing tug Hattie Jordan to Thos. Farrewell of Escanaba for $500. The Jordan has been taken up on Little Bay de Noque by Captain Peter Jordan, to be laid up for the winter. She will be utilized in the fishing business …

      Repairs to the gravel scow, consisting of almost a rebuilt, were completed Tuesday. On Friday the tug Hattie Jordan, Capt. Jordan, brought another scow over to be rebuilt, taking the first craft as well as a rented scow back. These carriers are used by Geo. F. Fitzpatrick, who has a …

      Frederick Diebald, a lad of 16 years, was knocked off the tug Hattie Jordan by the towline at Escanaba on Thursday of last week and was drowned. The tug was towing a sand scow at the time.

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 10 May 1866     Shipping .-- the schooner Josephine and sloop Libby came in on the 3d, loaded with supplies. The schooner Ludington came in on the 6th and loaded with lumber at the upper mill. We understand that the steamer Dunlap broke ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 31 Aug 1889, p. 5, column 3     A Veteran Steamboat Man Capt. Barney Sweeney, for the past twenty years or more in the employ of the Goodrich Transportation Co., spent a couple of days in this city this week, combining business with pleasure. Owing to his long and faithful services Capt. Sweeney has been retired ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 7 Jan 1899, p. 1, column 1-2     [Continued from last week.] Oct. 13.--The fishing tug Leo, of Kenosha went ashore at South Milwaukee during a heavy blow and the crew escaped In the yawl. The Leo was on her Way to Milwaukee to go intq dock to have a leak stopped, but in the storm the leak …

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 31 Dec 1898, p. 1, column 1-3     Marine Disasters for 1898. The following is a report of the wrecks and casualties occasioned by storms, fogs, fire and snow on Lake Michigan from the opening to the close of navigation for 1893 also a list of those lost by drowning. In each account a brief but detailed ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 27 Apr 1923     With the Gasolene Fleet. The gasolene fish boat Pathfinder owned by Weborg Bros. of Gillsrock (sic), and which has been fishing out of the canal during the winter, left this week for Washington Island, where fishing operations will be carried out. ...

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 11 Mar 1927     Gills Rock. Mrs. Jacob Johnson, Dick and Victor Johnson left here Monday. They were on their way to Two Rivers where they are having a crude oil engine installed in the fish boat "King." Mrs. Dick Johnson accompanied them as far as Sturgeon Bay where she will spend a few …

      Marine Intelligence . On Wednesday of last week the tug Tillinghast was brought to this port from Menominee, having been purchased by Leathem & Smith, as stated in a former issue of The Advocate. She is in command of Capt. Louis Legot, formerly of the tug Tornado. ...