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 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 7 Dec 1842     The Late Gale. - It is but seldom that we have to record so many disasters on our inland waters as it has been our misfortune to do within the past few days. A great many lives have been lost, and a large amount of property destroyed. Among the shipwrecks …

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 1 May 1829     ADVERTISEMENT. - Notice is hereby given to the Public, that the TOLLS of the GOVERNMENT LOCKS and CANALS upon the RIVER St. LAWRENCE, will be REDUCED at the opening of the Navigation to the rates in force previously to the year 1827; but it will be obligatory to take out …

      The steamer the Augusta struck was the Lady Elgin.

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 9 Dec 1846, p. 4     Welland Canal The breach which at present interrupts the navigation of that canal detains some seventy vessels with their cargoes and threatens them with a Winter's berth in the interior of Canada. The break itself will, as we understand, be repaired in a few days, and the ice, ...

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 17 Nov 1826, p. 2     Another Steam-boat Accident. --A lette from Niagara, dated the 6th inst. informs us, that the new steam-boat Niagara , Capt. Mosier, while on her way up from Prescott, run on a rock in Lake Ontario, near Long Point. The steam-boat Queenston, Capt. Whiting, on passing ...

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 24 Aug 1827     Another Murder Committed by Rum .--A fireman of the steam boat Queenston, while at Prescott last week, being drunk, fell into the machinery, and was killed.

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 30 Oct 1844, p. 4     From the Buffalo Commercial of Saturday Propellor and Brig Ashore .-- By letters received in town to-day per Constitution, we learn that the propeller Emigrant, with a cargo of 9000 bushels of wheat, from Chicago, for this port, is ashore at Goderich, ...

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 4 Mar 1825, p. 1     Niagara River .--The weather was so cold a few days since, on the western frontier, that the Niagara river was frozen over, and from the storage of the water by the ice, the river rose from nine to twelve feet. The cakes of ice on the third day, were from …

 New York Spectator (New York, NY), 25 Dec 1827, p. 1     From the Buffalo Journal Commerce of Lake Erie .--By a statement furnished by the officers of the Custom-House, at this port, and published in the Gazette, it appears that the number of American vessels employed in the commerce of the upper Lakes, ...

      MARINE DISASTER PROBABLE LOSS OF THE PORPELLER BRITTON WITH ALL ON BOARD The propeller L. L. Britton , Captain John Q. Adams , which has been for some weeks past plying between ...

      The Guide - This is the name of a beautiful little vessel which was built at this place by Messrs. McMillan and Shaw, launched on Thursday evening last. Her capacity is estimated at ninety tons. She is a fine model, and we hope she will prove a success to her …

      It will be seen by the following account from the Chicago Tribune, that the Lady Franklin, which will ply between this place and Chicago during the coming summer, was launched last Saturday afternoon. It was the intention to have her on the route by the middle of March, but it …

      We notice in the St. Joseph Ship Yard, owned by Capt. Geo. Hanson, a fine new vessel on the stocks, which he is building for James E. Stevens, Esq. Her dimensions are - Length of keel 84 feet; breadth of beam 22 feet; depth of hold 6 1/2 feet. She …

      The St. Joseph Life Boat. It is well known that the Life Boat furnished by the United States Government for this port, is out of repair, and in its present condition, almost wholly useless. At the time of the getting up of these boats for our inland waters, it was …

      "C. McNeil" was Cornelius McNeil; his wife's name was Priscilla. The Napier mentioned in the article was Jack Napier, a brother to Nelson W. Napier of "Alpena" wreck fame. Jack was killed when he fired a cannon to celebrate the 4th of July and it blew up.

      The schooner " Whip," in attempting to make the harbor on Wednesday last, in a heavy sea and a strong wind, was driven to the beach just north of the north pier. The captain, Blend of

    The schooner " Whip," in attempting to make the harbor on Wednesday last, in a heavy sea and a strong wind, was driven to the beach just north of the …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Death of James B. Hobbie. It is with much pain that we record the death of this young man, who was well known to a majority of our citizens. He was killed one day last week by the explosion of the Propeller Globe, in Chicago harbor. Mr. Hobbie will be …

      The United States Revenue Cutter, Aaron V. Brown This vessel arrived in our harbor on Friday last, upon her first cruise around the Lakes, and sails this morning to continue her voyage. She is the handsomest craft that ever entered this port. She is 70 tons burden, and carries ...

      In the heavy gale, on Friday last, the schooner Enterprise, of Wilkinson City (near New Buffalo), ran ashore in making the harbor at Grand Haven, and broke in two. She was heavily laden with plaster for Michigan City. The gale struck her opposite this port, and forced her back to …

      "Bell Stevens." On Saturday last, J. E. Stevens new vessel, bearing the above name, was successfully launched, at the Ship Yard, foot of Main Street. Several hundred people assembled to witness the sight, and as she moved swiftly down the "ways" and dashed safely into the river, ...