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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), Monday, September 2, 1872
    Mail (Toronto, ON), Monday, September 2, 1872
    TextNewspaper       Oswego, Aug. 31 - A gale of unusual severity for this season of the year has prevailed here since Thursday. The schooner ALPHA, from Toronto, for this port went ashore, five miles below the harbor, and will probably be a total wreck. Her crew were taken off in the life-boat …
    TextNewspaper     Oswego, Aug. 31 - A gale of unusual severity for this season of the year has prevailed here since Thursday. The schooner ALPHA, from Toronto, for this port went ashore, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mail (Toronto, ON), Saturday, October 18, 1873
    Mail (Toronto, ON), Saturday, October 18, 1873
    TextNewspaper       Charlotte, N.Y., Oct. 17 - The schooner MARY of Chaumont, with a cargo of limestone, went ashore at 4 o'clock this morning. The crew were saved. The vessel is going to pieces.
    TextNewspaper     Charlotte, N.Y., Oct. 17 - The schooner MARY of Chaumont, with a cargo of limestone, went ashore at 4 o'clock this morning. The crew were saved. The vessel is going …
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), April 26, 1880, page 1
    Mail (Toronto, ON), April 26, 1880, page 1
    TextNewspaper       Obituary Notes [Part Only] A Prince Among Shipbuilders Flags were flying at half-mast from several of the principal business places in St.Catharines on Saturday [April 24] and nearly all the vessels and steam craft on the ...
    TextNewspaper     Obituary Notes [Part Only] A Prince Among Shipbuilders Flags were flying at half-mast from several of the principal business places in St.Catharines on Saturday [April 24] and nearly all the …
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), July 27, 1875, page 1
    Mail (Toronto, ON), July 27, 1875, page 1
    TextNewspaper       St. Catharines , July 26 - On Saturday afternoon last [July 24] Captain Miller launched from his yard in Port Dalhousie one of the largest vessels ever built on ...
    TextNewspaper     St. Catharines , July 26 - On Saturday afternoon last [July 24] Captain Miller launched from his yard in Port Dalhousie one of the largest vessels ever built on ...
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), April 20, 1874, page 4
    Mail (Toronto, ON), April 20, 1874, page 4
    TextNewspaper       New Steamers - Two new screw steamers named respectively Ontario and Quebec , have just been completed at Chatham , Ont., for
    TextNewspaper     New Steamers - Two new screw steamers named respectively Ontario and Quebec , have just been completed at Chatham , Ont., for
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), May 7, 1874, page 1
    Mail (Toronto, ON), May 7, 1874, page 1
    TextNewspaper       Sarnia , May 6 - The new propeller Ontario , of Beatty's Royal Mail Line of steamers, arrived here from Chatham this morning, ...
    TextNewspaper     Sarnia , May 6 - The new propeller Ontario , of Beatty's Royal Mail Line of steamers, arrived here from Chatham this morning, ...
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), June 15, 1874, page 1
    Mail (Toronto, ON), June 15, 1874, page 1
    TextNewspaper       Chatham , June 13 - The new propeller built by Messrs. Simpson & Chisholm for a stock company here was successfully launched at three p.m. today and christened "
    TextNewspaper     Chatham , June 13 - The new propeller built by Messrs. Simpson & Chisholm for a stock company here was successfully launched at three p.m. today and christened "
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  • Mail (Toronto, ON), Saturday, April 12, 1879
    Mail (Toronto, ON), Saturday, April 12, 1879
    TextNewspaper       An Interesting Relic. A Rocking Chair Made from the Keel of Vessel Built Sixty Years Ago. The sailing packet Duke of Richmond, 70 tons burthen, launched spring, 1820, at the foot of Frederick street, York; owned and sailed by Capt. Edward Oates; December, 1826, bound from ...
    TextNewspaper     An Interesting Relic. A Rocking Chair Made from the Keel of Vessel Built Sixty Years Ago. The sailing packet Duke of Richmond, 70 tons burthen, launched spring, 1820, at the …
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Sat., Sept. 11, 1880
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Sat., Sept. 11, 1880
    TextNewspaper       Wreck of the Schooner Isabel. ____ Exposure and peril of her Crew - the Rescuers. ___ We learn today that the crew of the Canadian schooner Isabel, wrecked at Charlotte yesterday, had quite a serious time on the lake during Thursday night and yesterday morning. ...
    TextNewspaper     Wreck of the Schooner Isabel. ____ Exposure and peril of her Crew - the Rescuers. ___ We learn today that the crew of the Canadian schooner Isabel, wrecked at Charlotte …
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  • Globe (Toronto, ON), Monday, May 4, 1914
    Globe (Toronto, ON), Monday, May 4, 1914
    TextNewspaper       The Chances Sailors Take _______ News from the Bay of Quinte of the safety of the schooner William Jamieson relieved the fear that another tragedy has been added to the long list that saddens the story of the lakes. Under-manned schooners have sailed, are sailing, and will ...
    TextNewspaper     The Chances Sailors Take _______ News from the Bay of Quinte of the safety of the schooner William Jamieson relieved the fear that another tragedy has been added to the …
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  • Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), Nov. 20, 1945
    Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), Nov. 20, 1945
    TextNewspaper       Harbor Bay Took Name From Wreck _______ Schooner Grampus Went Ashore Under Fort in Fall of 1846 _______ Speculation along the waterfront always has been rife as to the origin of the name of Grampus Bay, that cove lying west of the embankment of Fort Ontario, on ...
    TextNewspaper     Harbor Bay Took Name From Wreck _______ Schooner Grampus Went Ashore Under Fort in Fall of 1846 _______ Speculation along the waterfront always has been rife as to the origin …
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Jan. 6, 1877
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Jan. 6, 1877
    TextNewspaper       An Old Tar's Twister _______ The Speed of Vessels Twenty-Five Years Ago - A Miraculous Escape From Drowning _______ It was a dark stormy night - the wind howling its loudest and shrillest from the northwest, a good night for a yarn and it was evident from the ...
    TextNewspaper     An Old Tar's Twister _______ The Speed of Vessels Twenty-Five Years Ago - A Miraculous Escape From Drowning _______ It was a dark stormy night - the wind howling its …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mail (Toronto, ON), Friday, September 6, 1872
    Mail (Toronto, ON), Friday, September 6, 1872
    TextNewspaper       MARINE DISASTER THE "ORION" OF HAMILTON (The Oswego Palladium gives the following:) "From a conversation with Capt. Daniel Pease, of the lost vessel, we gather the following particulars: The ORION had a cargo of freestone from Cleveland, Ohio, for Brockville, ...
    TextNewspaper     MARINE DISASTER THE "ORION" OF HAMILTON (The Oswego Palladium gives the following:) "From a conversation with Capt. Daniel Pease, of the lost vessel, we gather the following particulars: The ORION …
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., Nov. 10, 1873
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., Nov. 10, 1873
    TextNewspaper       Another New Vessel Another new vessel, adding one more to Oswego's fleet, arrive in port Saturday night, on her maiden trip, with a cargo of wheat from Milwaukee, and since that time has been scanned with a critical eye by our ship builders, seamen and longshoremen. The ...
    TextNewspaper     Another New Vessel Another new vessel, adding one more to Oswego's fleet, arrive in port Saturday night, on her maiden trip, with a cargo of wheat from Milwaukee, and since …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Daily Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Mon., Nov. 22, 1869
    Oswego Daily Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Mon., Nov. 22, 1869
    TextNewspaper       Abandoned Schooner. - Yesterday forenoon the schooner Mary O'Gorman was seen drifting past this port dismasted and apparently abandoned. Along in the forenoon, O. H. Brown, Esq., got a couple of tugs and went out in search of the vessel, which was found about nine miles below the ...
    TextNewspaper     Abandoned Schooner. - Yesterday forenoon the schooner Mary O'Gorman was seen drifting past this port dismasted and apparently abandoned. Along in the forenoon, O. H. Brown, Esq., got a couple …
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tues., 8 Jun, 1869
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tues., 8 Jun, 1869
    TextNewspaper       NOTE: The 404 t. Canadian bark FANNY CAMPBELL had been built by Louis Shickluna at St. Catharine's the previous year. In 1877 she became what was probably the first Great Lakes tanker, when $10,000 was spent on the installation of large iron tanks in her hold for the transportation of …
    TextNewspaper     NOTE: The 404 t. Canadian bark FANNY CAMPBELL had been built by Louis Shickluna at St. Catharine's the previous year. In 1877 she became what was probably the first Great …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), December 21, 1866
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), December 21, 1866
    TextNewspaper       "p.t." presumably means "private terms." Most listed fractions are somewhat difficult to read in the original and represent my best guess at deciphering them. Some items of interest: most of the sales of vessels across the border were transacted in gold; the famous Oswego tugs Ontario and Superior were sold …
    TextNewspaper     "p.t." presumably means "private terms." Most listed fractions are somewhat difficult to read in the original and represent my best guess at deciphering them. Some items of interest: most of …
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  • Detroit Gazette (Detroit, MI), 25 July 1817, page 3
    Detroit Gazette (Detroit, MI), 25 July 1817, page 3
    TextNewspaper       Column 4
    TextNewspaper     Column 4
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 30, 1876
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), March 30, 1876
    TextNewspaper       Captain Edmund Welch. Yesterday Captain Edmund Welch, one of the oldest and at one time one of the most prominent captains on the lakes, died. Capt. Welch was born on the island of Newfoundland, in October, 1815, and being left an orphan at an early age, went to ...
    TextNewspaper     Captain Edmund Welch. Yesterday Captain Edmund Welch, one of the oldest and at one time one of the most prominent captains on the lakes, died. Capt. Welch was born on …
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), May 11, 1876
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), May 11, 1876
    TextNewspaper       The Countess of Dufferin ______ Her Blocks, Mast Hoops, Dead Eyes, etc., Made in Oswego _____ Oswego has an interest in the new yacht Countess of Dufferin, launched yesterday at Coburg, which is to sail the crack yachts of the New York Club this summer for the ...
    TextNewspaper     The Countess of Dufferin ______ Her Blocks, Mast Hoops, Dead Eyes, etc., Made in Oswego _____ Oswego has an interest in the new yacht Countess of Dufferin, launched yesterday at …
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