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  • Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle
    Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle
    NewspaperText  Cole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932     Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since 1828 it has warned sailor men from as rock-bound and ...
    NewspaperText  Cole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932   Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since …
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  • Kildonan (Schooner), C92548, aground, 15 May 1905
    Kildonan (Schooner), C92548, aground, 15 May 1905
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • J. W. Brooks (Propeller), sunk, 4 Nov 1856
    J. W. Brooks (Propeller), sunk, 4 Nov 1856
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: 22 Hull damage: $17,000 Cargo: $76,000 Freight: produce Remarks: Raised and rebuilt
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: 22 Hull damage: $17,000 Cargo: $76,000 Freight: produce Remarks: Raised and rebuilt
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  • Cayuga (Schooner), aground, 6 Nov 1854
    Cayuga (Schooner), aground, 6 Nov 1854
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: white wheat Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: white wheat Remarks: Total loss
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  • Richmond (Schooner), aground, 1 Oct 1860
    Richmond (Schooner), aground, 1 Oct 1860
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $100 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $100 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • Manola (Propeller), U92170, sunk, 2 Dec 1918
    Manola (Propeller), U92170, sunk, 2 Dec 1918
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: 11 Remarks: Total loss (bow)
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: 11 Remarks: Total loss (bow)
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  • Kildonan (Barge), aground, 16 May 1905
    Kildonan (Barge), aground, 16 May 1905
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • The Palmateers: Schooner Days LXXIX. (79)
    The Palmateers: Schooner Days LXXIX. (79)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1933     THE PALMATEERS Schooner Days LXXIX. (79) Something has already been said of the experiences of Capt. Nelson Palmateer, of Picton, that sturdy scion of a seagoing stock who has organized the send-away services in Cherry Valley annually for the Prince Edward County ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1933   THE PALMATEERS Schooner Days LXXIX. (79) Something has already been said of the experiences of Capt. Nelson Palmateer, of Picton, that sturdy scion of a seagoing stock who has organized …
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  • Master Mariner to Be Rides Out Snowstorm Hove To: Schooner Days CCCCXXX (430)
    Master Mariner to Be Rides Out Snowstorm Hove To: Schooner Days CCCCXXX (430)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 20 Apr 1940     Master Mariner to Be Rides Out Snowstorm Hove To Schooner Days CCCCXXX (430) By C. H. J. Snider "We hove our ship to In a gale from the north east, boys, We hove our ship to Our soundings to ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 20 Apr 1940   Master Mariner to Be Rides Out Snowstorm Hove To Schooner Days CCCCXXX (430) By C. H. J. Snider "We hove our ship to In a gale from the north east, …
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  • Three White Colliers: Schooner Days CCCXXXV (435)
    Three White Colliers: Schooner Days CCCXXXV (435)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 1 Jun 1940     Three White Colliers Schooner Days CCCXXXV (435) (Beginning another adventure of Capt. John Williams, Master Mariner) By C. H. J. Snider WHILE working diligently with Tom and Joe in the ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 1 Jun 1940   Three White Colliers Schooner Days CCCXXXV (435) (Beginning another adventure of Capt. John Williams, Master Mariner) By C. H. J. Snider WHILE working diligently with Tom and Joe in the …
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  • Supposed Loss of Toronto Schooner
    Supposed Loss of Toronto Schooner
    NewspaperText  Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Oct 1876     Supposed Loss of Toronto Schooner Mr. Samuel Hunter, coal and wood merchant of this city on Queen Street West and proprietor of the schooner Maggie Hunter, has received the following copy of a telegram from S. Stone, commission merchant, Oswego: "Oswego, Oct. 13 - Cabin ...
    NewspaperText  Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Oct 1876   Supposed Loss of Toronto Schooner Mr. Samuel Hunter, coal and wood merchant of this city on Queen Street West and proprietor of the schooner Maggie Hunter, has received the following …
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  • Fifteen Hours for Oswego: Schooner Days CCLXXXVIII (288)
    Fifteen Hours for Oswego: Schooner Days CCLXXXVIII (288)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 Apr 1937     Fifteen Hours for Oswego Schooner Days CCLXXXVIII (288) _______ FIFTY years ago, almost, the first rays of the rising sun touched the white balls above the topmast trucks of the schooner St. Louis as she left Sylvester Brothers' ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 Apr 1937   Fifteen Hours for Oswego Schooner Days CCLXXXVIII (288) _______ FIFTY years ago, almost, the first rays of the rising sun touched the white balls above the topmast trucks of the …
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  • Getting a Dusting Off Dunkirk: Schooner Days CCXCI (291)
    Getting a Dusting Off Dunkirk: Schooner Days CCXCI (291)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 8 May 1937     Getting a Dusting Off Dunkirk Schooner Days CCXCI (291) _______ HERE is a sample from the gallery in the office of John S. Parson's ship chandlery store at Oswego: A two-masted schooner tossing wildly, with both anchor ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 8 May 1937   Getting a Dusting Off Dunkirk Schooner Days CCXCI (291) _______ HERE is a sample from the gallery in the office of John S. Parson's ship chandlery store at Oswego: A …
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  • Notched Ledger of "The Dummy": Schooner Days CMLXIV (964)
    Notched Ledger of "The Dummy": Schooner Days CMLXIV (964)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 12 Aug 1950     Notched Ledger of "The Dummy" Schooner Days CMLXIV (964) by C. H. J. Snider MOST forecastles were better than the chamber of horrors last described. None was worse. If the ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 12 Aug 1950   Notched Ledger of "The Dummy" Schooner Days CMLXIV (964) by C. H. J. Snider MOST forecastles were better than the chamber of horrors last described. None was worse. If the …
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  • Route West Through Oswego
    Route West Through Oswego
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 17 Apr 1850     Route West Through Oswego - There are indications this spring of a very large increase in the forwarding business through this city.-The Canadian trade is finding that it is for its advantage to come this way rather than wait for the opening of the St. Lawrence. The ease with which …
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 17 Apr 1850   Route West Through Oswego - There are indications this spring of a very large increase in the forwarding business through this city.-The Canadian trade is finding that it is for …
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  • Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary: Schooner Days MLVI (1056)
    Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary: Schooner Days MLVI (1056)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 7 Jun 1952     Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary Schooner Days MLVI (1056) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - II.
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 7 Jun 1952   Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary Schooner Days MLVI (1056) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - II.
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  • Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets: Schooner Days MLVII (1057)
    Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets: Schooner Days MLVII (1057)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 14 Jun 1952     Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets Schooner Days MLVII (1057) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - III.
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 14 Jun 1952   Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets Schooner Days MLVII (1057) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - III.
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  • Two Peggies of 150 years ago: Schooner Days MXCIV (1099) Happier Bride's Diary - 2
    Two Peggies of 150 years ago: Schooner Days MXCIV (1099) Happier Bride's Diary - 2
    Text  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Apr 1953     Two Peggies of 150 years ago Schooner Days 1099 Happier Bride's Diary -2 The Oswego Peggy, in which Mrs. Anne MacDonell, bride of the High Sheriff and Speaker of the Upper Canada Parliament, embarked at York with good companions, June 2nd, 1805, was a little black ...
    Text  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Apr 1953   Two Peggies of 150 years ago Schooner Days 1099 Happier Bride's Diary -2 The Oswego Peggy, in which Mrs. Anne MacDonell, bride of the High Sheriff and Speaker of the …
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1887
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1887
    NewspaperText       I dropped into the office of Captain John Van Alstyne the other day to see if I could pick up a story from some "old tar." You see the captain's office is the central resort for old lake captains when they are in the city. They all know Cap'n John …
    NewspaperText     I dropped into the office of Captain John Van Alstyne the other day to see if I could pick up a story from some "old tar." You see the captain's …
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  • Launch
    Launch
    NewspaperText  Evening Courier & Republic (Buffalo, NY), 15 Nov 1866, p. 3, column 6     Launch.--A new vessel, the Rockaway, was launched at Oswego on Tuesday afternoon [the 13th] from the yard of Chanler, Alford & Co.
    NewspaperText  Evening Courier & Republic (Buffalo, NY), 15 Nov 1866, p. 3, column 6   Launch.--A new vessel, the Rockaway, was launched at Oswego on Tuesday afternoon [the 13th] from the yard of Chanler, Alford & Co.
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