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  • Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), June 27, 1935
    Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), June 27, 1935
    TextNewspaper       Intrepid Lake Master Dies at 79 on Farm _______ Capt. A. R. Hinckley Succombs After Short Illness. ____ Oswego. - An eventful career as a master of vessels and as a marine contractor on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence river closed with the death of Capt. ...
    TextNewspaper     Intrepid Lake Master Dies at 79 on Farm _______ Capt. A. R. Hinckley Succombs After Short Illness. ____ Oswego. - An eventful career as a master of vessels and as …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Rescued from Gale's Clutch
    Rescued from Gale's Clutch
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Tues., Dec. 16, 1902     RESCUED FROM GALE'S CLUTCH ____ Five Persons, All of Oswego , Saved at Lakeside _____ HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE _____ Adrift on Angry Waves Thirty-Six Hours Without Food and Without Prospect of Help - Rescued After One of ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Tues., Dec. 16, 1902   RESCUED FROM GALE'S CLUTCH ____ Five Persons, All of Oswego , Saved at Lakeside _____ HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE _____ Adrift on Angry Waves Thirty-Six Hours Without Food and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • George Goble Dead At Oswego
    George Goble Dead At Oswego
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 15 Oct 1906     George Goble Dead At Oswego _____ Well-known Shipbuilder and Mason of High Standing _____ Oswego, Oct. 14. - George Goble, an active participant in those scenes of the days of Oswego's maritime glory, when passage across the river might be had on the decks of ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 15 Oct 1906   George Goble Dead At Oswego _____ Well-known Shipbuilder and Mason of High Standing _____ Oswego, Oct. 14. - George Goble, an active participant in those scenes of the days of …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Barge Sherman Towed To Port
    Barge Sherman Towed To Port
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 15 Oct 1906     Barge Sherman Towed To Port ____ Boat Wrecked in Gale on Lake Ontario Arrives in Oswego. ____ Oswego, Oct. 14, - The barge Sherman that was wrecked and beached on the southern shore of Lake Ontario near Sodus during the heavy gale of a week ago arrived ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 15 Oct 1906   Barge Sherman Towed To Port ____ Boat Wrecked in Gale on Lake Ontario Arrives in Oswego. ____ Oswego, Oct. 14, - The barge Sherman that was wrecked and beached on …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Lake Sailor of 58 Years, Retires From Service
    Lake Sailor of 58 Years, Retires From Service
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 16 Mar 1916     He lived at 14 W. Fifth St., Oswego. He died Sept. 13, 1921. A brother, Matthew, of Grantwood, N.J., died July 26, 1917. The family belonged to St. Mary's Church. He was survived by three sons, Dr. Patrick H. Hourigan of Buffalo, Daniel P. and Leo Hourigan; two daughters, Mrs. …
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 16 Mar 1916   He lived at 14 W. Fifth St., Oswego. He died Sept. 13, 1921. A brother, Matthew, of Grantwood, N.J., died July 26, 1917. The family belonged to St. Mary's Church. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners 
in Bustling Trade on the Lakes
    Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 12 Jun 1940     Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes ____ CAPE VINCENT - Sailing as a crew member upon the schooners that plied from Lake Ontario to Chicago in the busy years of inland water traffic following the Civil War, Wayne B. ...
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 12 Jun 1940   Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes ____ CAPE VINCENT - Sailing as a crew member upon the schooners that plied from …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Frank Phelps' Shipyard at Chaumont
    Frank Phelps' Shipyard at Chaumont
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 28 Nov 1920     Frank Phelps' Shipyard at Chaumont ____ Of the Many That Once Nourished Along the Lake Shore It Alone Remains. ____ Of all the ship building plants that once flourished along the Jefferson county shore bf Lake Ontario, a single yard, that of Frank Phelps, at ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 28 Nov 1920   Frank Phelps' Shipyard at Chaumont ____ Of the Many That Once Nourished Along the Lake Shore It Alone Remains. ____ Of all the ship building plants that once flourished along …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Just Around the Corner
    Just Around the Corner
    TextNewspaper  Bertrande, Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 27 Oct 1946     The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rockbound coast. And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tossed." When the schooner "Illinois" left Sacket Harbor with 104 passengers and a crew of nine bound for the village of Chicago on Lake Michigan. The date was May …
    TextNewspaper  Bertrande, Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 27 Oct 1946   The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rockbound coast. And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tossed." When the schooner "Illinois" left Sacket Harbor with …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • When Fast Traveling was Done by Packets
    When Fast Traveling was Done by Packets
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 9 Aug 1903     WHEN FAST TRAVELING WAS DONE BY PACKETS _____ Reminiscences of the Passenger Traffic of Central New York Fifty Years Ago Recalled by Discussion of Utility of Canals ____ NEWARK, N.Y., AUG. 8. - In these days when the utility of the canals is being ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 9 Aug 1903   WHEN FAST TRAVELING WAS DONE BY PACKETS _____ Reminiscences of the Passenger Traffic of Central New York Fifty Years Ago Recalled by Discussion of Utility of Canals ____ NEWARK, N.Y., …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • C.W. Cole's Fish Tug Nearing Completion
    C.W. Cole's Fish Tug Nearing Completion
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 14 Oct 1922     C.W. Cole's Fish Tug Nearing Completion ___ Staunch Lake Craft Will Soon Be Launched From the Phelps Shipyard, Chaumont ___ Another wooden steamer, fresh from the Chaumont yard, once so active but of ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 14 Oct 1922   C.W. Cole's Fish Tug Nearing Completion ___ Staunch Lake Craft Will Soon Be Launched From the Phelps Shipyard, Chaumont ___ Another wooden steamer, fresh from the Chaumont yard, once so …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Oct. 4, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Oct. 4, 1850
    TextNewspaper       The Storm of Wednesday. - Among the vessels which grounded while entering the harbor in the gale of Wednesday was the schooner Scotland with a cargo of wheat. She lay for a time exposed to the action of the waves, thumping on the bottom, so that ...
    TextNewspaper     The Storm of Wednesday. - Among the vessels which grounded while entering the harbor in the gale of Wednesday was the schooner Scotland with a cargo of wheat. She lay …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Sat., July 25, 1863
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Sat., July 25, 1863
    TextNewspaper       New Vessel. - A new vessel will be launched from the ship-yard of George Goble , Esq., on Monday forenoon next, which for symmetry and staunchness of build will compare favorably with any sailing craft on our inland waters. She is named ...
    TextNewspaper     New Vessel. - A new vessel will be launched from the ship-yard of George Goble , Esq., on Monday forenoon next, which for symmetry and staunchness of build will compare …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 14, 1855
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 14, 1855
    TextNewspaper       Attempted Suicide. - Mrs. Mary Ray , wife of Thomas Ray , boatswain of the Revenue Cutter on this lake last year, now on the steamer Corwin , Survey Service, at Key West, ...
    TextNewspaper     Attempted Suicide. - Mrs. Mary Ray , wife of Thomas Ray , boatswain of the Revenue Cutter on this lake last year, now on the steamer Corwin , Survey Service, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 9, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 9, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Business On The Docks. - The harbor is crowded with Steamers, Propellers and Canal Boats. They come in from New York, Troy, and from Albany, by Canal, and from the Upper Lakes, and the Canadian ports, by lake, on the North and on the West. The docks are crowded with …
    TextNewspaper     Business On The Docks. - The harbor is crowded with Steamers, Propellers and Canal Boats. They come in from New York, Troy, and from Albany, by Canal, and from the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 5, 1850
    TextNewspaper       The Horse Boat is almost ready to get up steam for Sodus Bay. Old sorrel is having an extra peck of oats, and his iron-gray yoke-fellow will have additional cat-feed prior to the first experimental trip. Would it not be well to have the inspector of boilers take a look …
    TextNewspaper     The Horse Boat is almost ready to get up steam for Sodus Bay. Old sorrel is having an extra peck of oats, and his iron-gray yoke-fellow will have additional cat-feed …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 29, 1850
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), June 29, 1850
    TextNewspaper       Evening Promenade On The Lake. - The Piers are used for the double purpose of pleasure and utility. They protect the harbor from the severity of storms, and they furnish a most refreshing and beautiful promenade during the sultry evenings of summer. it is only to be feared that they …
    TextNewspaper     Evening Promenade On The Lake. - The Piers are used for the double purpose of pleasure and utility. They protect the harbor from the severity of storms, and they furnish …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Mon., April 25, 1859
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Mon., April 25, 1859
    TextNewspaper       "Marine News" The schooner Northerner, Capt. Disbro, bound from Ogdensburgh to the Genesee river, was out in the gale of Saturday. She left the St. Lawrence Saturday morning, and after having been out a few hours, snowing hard, with the wind gradually increading and the sea ...
    TextNewspaper     "Marine News" The schooner Northerner, Capt. Disbro, bound from Ogdensburgh to the Genesee river, was out in the gale of Saturday. She left the St. Lawrence Saturday morning, and after …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1858
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1858
    TextNewspaper       The Osprey was built at Sandusky, Ohio in 1853 and was 247 tons. W.T. Richmond, Buffalo, listed as last owner in enrollment records, April 24, 1858.
    TextNewspaper     The Osprey was built at Sandusky, Ohio in 1853 and was 247 tons. W.T. Richmond, Buffalo, listed as last owner in enrollment records, April 24, 1858.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 1, 1876
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), May 1, 1876
    TextNewspaper       Marine News ________ Sixty-Eight Years Ago. - In looking over old papers at the Custom House a few days since, we found some clearance manifests issued in 1808, in manuscript. The following is a transcript of a manifest dated Nov. 1st, of that year: District and ...
    TextNewspaper     Marine News ________ Sixty-Eight Years Ago. - In looking over old papers at the Custom House a few days since, we found some clearance manifests issued in 1808, in manuscript. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), July 21, 1876
    Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), July 21, 1876
    TextNewspaper       The Disasters of 1799 From the Mexico Independent Probably nothing occurred in the earlier days of the town which created as much consternation and sorrow as the lake disasters in 1799. The drowning of so large a proportion of the settlers of ...
    TextNewspaper     The Disasters of 1799 From the Mexico Independent Probably nothing occurred in the earlier days of the town which created as much consternation and sorrow as the lake disasters in …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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