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      Oswego Fleet Oswego's change from a commercial to a manufacturing city is best illustrated by a glance at the list of craft composing the Oswego fleet which sailed in and out of our harbor during the 70's The capacity of the schooners was between 20,000 and 25,000 bushels. The ...

      Coaling Season at Sodus Point Opens _______ First Outgoing Cargo Bound for Ogdensburg -Lake Barges Coming SODUS POINT - The coal forwarding season at the port of Sodus Point has opened, the first outgoing cargo being sent to Ogdensburg in the steamer Iselin. She was ...

      Fire Destroyed Northwestern Elevator Last Night _______ Firemen Fought Spectacular Blaze In Zero Temperature Through All Hours of Night _______ Loss is Believe to Be Covered By the Insurance Carried On the Property - Contained Only Small Amount of Grain - Was Built ...

      Launch of Capt. Wright's New Tug. - The new steam-tug Hiram Perry Jr., built in the ship-yard of ex-Alderman Rogers, for Capt. Peter P. Wright, was launched yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large number of spectators, and "sank into ocean's arms," in fine style. The boat is ...

      Editor of the Oswego Times- The statement in last evening's Times communicated by a "gentleman just from the place where the body of Capt. Hammond of the ill fated J. W. Brooks, was found," is erroneous in almost every particular. Instead of the body having been found on "Gallou Island" …

      Safe - The farmers who went on board the J. G. Deshler, and were in a perilous situation at the time our paper of Saturday went to press, were all got ashore safely, with the exception of a good ducking. They were rescued by means of a cable stretched from …

      Marine News. The Schooner Dean Richmond, with a full cargo of wheat from Chicago and Milwaukee for Liverpool, passed Detroit Sunday last. Editor Times: The new schooner built at Jas. A. Baker's yard by James Navagh, is to be launched this afternoon. This vessel is a ...

      Canal Boat Wrecked. The Canal boat Bay State was case loose from a vessel in the harbor to-day, and floated against the inside of the East Pier, where she broke in pieces and immediately sank. The hands on board got an unexpected dose of hydropathy , and the cook narrowly …

      Tribute to the Late Capt. M.M. Wheeler At a special session of the Common Council held on the call of Mayor Allen yesterday afternoon the death of the late Alderman M. M. Wheeler was duly announced in fitting terms. Alderman. W. B. Phelps offered the following preamble and ...

      The "Thomas Kingsford." - This vessel just from the stocks of Ald. Rogers does credit to her builder and our city. - She is, without doubt, the finest specimen of ship architecture ever before built in this city. We were on board of her yesterday, and had a peep at …

      Boat has Fierce Battle With Storm. ____ Steamer Niko Arrived Last Night Short of Coal. ____ Thrilling Experience. _____ Left Toronto Thursday and Spent Four Days on the Lake - Did not Have Coal Enough to Break Through ...

      Has Cleared for Oswego . The schooner Ella Murton , commanded by Capt. Saunders, cleared for Oswego with 18,000 bushels of barley. This is the latest departure from this port in some years. The wind ...

      The Ella Murton _____ Who is Captain of the Midwinter Cruiser? The Times yesterday chronicled the arrival at this port yesterday afternoon of the schooner Ella Murton from

    The Ella Murton _____ Who is Captain of the Midwinter Cruiser? The Times yesterday chronicled the arrival at this port yesterday afternoon of the schooner Ella Murton from

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      The MacDonald Libeled. ____ The City Will Attempt to Collect for the Damage Done to the Bridge From the Owners of the Vessel - Lively Work in Getting out the Necessary Papers. Hundreds of our citizens visited the lower bridge yesterday afternoon to see the

    The MacDonald Libeled. ____ The City Will Attempt to Collect for the Damage Done to the Bridge From the Owners of the Vessel - Lively Work in Getting out the …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      The Schooner Olive Branch Preparations are being made to raise the schooner Olive Branch, sunk eight years ago between Main Duck and False Duck ...

      Apparently the matter was settled, as the Lady McDonald cleared Oswego for Hamilton with 515 tons of coal on Aug. 25, 1888 according to the Oswego Daily Times for that date.

      Fire. - A fire broke out about 7:30 o'clock last evening in the long ship building connected with the Marine Railway of Messrs. Carrington & Pardee. It was occupied by Capt. Weeks and his ship carpenters and joiners, employed in preparing the upper works of the steamer. The ...

      Fast Elevating. - The grain warehouse of H. & G. Ames, on the east side of the river, elevated yesterday from the schooner Gazelle, 4,594 bushels of wheat in one hour and seventeen minutes, being the whole of her cargo, and discharged it into canal boats during the same time. …

      Capt. Week's newly invented wheel for propelling steamers, which we noticed a few days since, we understand is about to be tried upon the steamer Northerner, the Captain having contracted to put in a set of his wheels.

      Well deserved, and persevering industry ever meets its sure reward. We have not been more forvibly impressed with this belief, or more agreeably interested in the Mechanics, and mechanic Arts of Oswego , than when considering the success of Messrs.

    Well deserved, and persevering industry ever meets its sure reward. We have not been more forvibly impressed with this belief, or more agreeably interested in the Mechanics, and mechanic Arts …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes