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 Sault News Record (Sault Sainte Marie, MI), 5 Dec 1902     THE ABANDONED SCHOONER ALOAH First Mate Woolner of Ossifrage, Put in Charge -- Was a Lucky Find First Mate Woolner, of the Ossifrage was put in charge of the abandoned schooner Aloha, of the wrecked Herbard's fleet which the former boat picked up off Montreal Island on ...

      New Vessels. The Oswego Advertiser of the 18th announces the launch of the Queen of the West. She is a beautiful vessel of the first class. Mr.Weeks, the proprietor of the West, has another vessel on the stock, which he will launch in a month. Mr. Dobbie of Oswego, has …

 Syracuse Journal (Syracuse, NY), 15 Oct 1846     SCHOONER ODD FELLOW.--This is the name of a new vessel lately constructed at the ship yard of Mr. Thomas Dobbie, of Oswego, and which was launched at that place on Tuesday last. Her length of deck is 127 feet--breadth of beam 23 feet 5 inches and depth of hold 10 …

      The Bon Voyage Disaster. W.S. Fain, a traveling man who was a passenger on the steamer Bon Voyage and made discovery of the fire which destroyed the craft, blames the crew and says they became panic stricken as soon as the alarm of fire was given. He declares boats could …

      Montgomery Abandoned The steamer Leland came into the canal Saturday night and reported the loss of her consort the schooner Montgomery off Whitefish Point Saturday morning. The Leland with two schooners in tow were in the northwest gale of Saturday morning and when off Whitefish ...

      Loss of Montgomery Underwriters are Investigating Her Condition Capt. John Perew representing Montgomery and Sill Underwriters of Buffalo was in the city yesterday. He was here to investigate the loss of the schooner Montgomery, abandoned near Whitefish last Saturday. The ...

      MONTGOMERY WENT TO PIECES ON WEDNESDAY Cargo of Lumber is Scattered for Miles Along the Shore of Lake Superior Alf. Richards returned Saturday from a trip to the life saving stations and he reports that the schooner Montgomery, which was abandoned near station 10, two weeks ...

      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, ...

 Syracuse Journal (Syracuse, NY), Dec. 16, 1902     Five Rescued From Wreck ____ Charlotte Life Savers Succeed After Hours Of Heroic Work In The Cold. ____ ROCHESTER , Dec. 16. - Exhausted and almost frozen, four men and one woman were rescued from the schooner barge

 Syracuse Journal (Syracuse, NY), Dec. 16, 1902   Five Rescued From Wreck ____ Charlotte Life Savers Succeed After Hours Of Heroic Work In The Cold. ____ ROCHESTER , Dec. 16. - Exhausted and almost frozen, four men and …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Str. Bon Voyage Burned Last Night Houghton, Mich. May 10 The Steamer Bon Voyage of the White Line, Duluth, was burned to the water's edge on the beach near the Lake Superior Ship canal tonight. The fire broke out around the steamer's smoke stack and spread swiftly. It was ...

      West Superior May 17 C.E. Dickson who was head waiter on the steamer Bon Voyage which burned at Houghton a few days ago, has arrived in the city and tells an interesting tale of the burning of the boat. He tells a particulary interesting story of the loss of the …

      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 …

      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.

      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 ...

      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 ...

      New Steamers - Two new screw steamers named respectively Ontario and Quebec , have just been completed at Chatham , Ont., for

    New Steamers - Two new screw steamers named respectively Ontario and Quebec , have just been completed at Chatham , Ont., for

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Sarnia , May 6 - The new propeller Ontario , of Beatty's Royal Mail Line of steamers, arrived here from Chatham this morning, ...

      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 "

    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 "

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      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 ...

      Oswego, Oct. 20 - The schooner NEW YORK, with lumber from Toronto to this port, went ashore last night, above the new breakwater. The crew were saved. - LATER : - The schooner NEW YORK, ashore above the piers, is breaking up, and will be a total wreck. The storm …