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 appeared in Oswego Palladium, 4 Mar 1875     Obituary Yesterday we announced the sudden and serious death of Captain Robert P. Child of this city; how brief space between life and the grave is made appallingly clear by the announcement of his death, which occurred about 11 o'clock last night at the residence of Dr. Scott, ...

      Excerpts from a letter dated Feb. 6, 1877 from Hamilton Colton of Milan, Ohio, to the Oswego Palladium, published Feb. 10, 1877.

      Excerpts from letter dated Dec. 5, 1876, published in Oswego Palladium, dated Dec. 9, 1876. To put this in context, Hamilton Colton is describing the west side of Oswego below the lower bridge over the Oswego river, as it appeared in the early days.

      Narrow Escape _____ The Schooner Gladstone in Attempting to Enter the Harbor Sags on to the East Pier - Rescued and brought into Port. _____ Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, the schooner Gladstone, Captain

    Narrow Escape _____ The Schooner Gladstone in Attempting to Enter the Harbor Sags on to the East Pier - Rescued and brought into Port. _____ Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, …

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Ride Out A Gale. ______ The Scow Sassacus Finds new Anchorage Again. ______ It is safe to say that Captain Patrick Ryan of the scow-schooner Saccacus knows more about ...

      Lost on the Napanee River It will be seen by the following from the Mill Point correspondent of the Belleville Ontario that Mr.

    Lost on the Napanee River It will be seen by the following from the Mill Point correspondent of the Belleville Ontario that Mr.

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

      Singular Coincidence. ______ Death of a Man who Assisted in Capturing Oswego in 1814. _____ Last Saturday afternoon an old man, John Sullivan , who had seen ninety-one years, died on board ...

      The Launch Yesterday. According to announcement the new schooner built for Mr. T. S. Mott, by A. Miller & Co., was launched yesterday afternoon. Every available space for watching the event was occupied by four o'clock. The trestle of the Delaware & Hudson Co. ran parallel to the course ...

      Along the Docks. The appraisers, Mr. Humble of Tonawanda, and James Navagh of this city, failed to agree upon the cost of repairing the schooner Kate Kelly. Whether or not a third man will be selected we are uninformed. The barley fleet brings cheer to the hears of many ...

      A New Schooner. No handsomer schooner has been seen in this port in many years than the new schooner A. J. Dewey, of Chaumont, which arrived in port Saturday. Yesterday she was the centre of attraction and excited much favorable comment from competent judges. The new ...

      Along the Docks. We learn that Captain Berriman, representing the insurance companies, and the owners of the schooner Kate Kelly have agreed upon a basis of settlement satisfactory to all concerned.

      The Kate Kelly is receiving thorough repairs at Goble & Macfarlane's, including new floor timbers, new pocket pieces, new keel forward and aft, new bottom plank on the starboard side, several strakes on the port side, new ceiling where required and new decks. Her bowsprit will be ...

      Along the Docks. The tug Sumner arrived here this morning about three o'clock with the steam dredge Hercules and dump scows which A.E. Munson of Coburg sunk at Presque Isle last fall. The dredge was sold to Munson about two years ago by John King & Co. of ...

      Along the Docks. The schooner Garibaldi, Capt. Tommy Uglow, is to be thoroughly rebuilt at Goble & Macfarlane's yard this winter. The largest fleet of the season came in last night. It was impossible for the night tugs to take care of the vessels and ...

      OSWEGO BELLE Propeller str built 1875 by Melancthon Simpson at St. Catharine's, Ont. Canadian official numer: 71068 137 keel x 26 beam x 9 depth of hold, 462gt 379nt (Canadian measure) Renamed EMERALD in 1880 Reduced to a barge in 1885 Broken up in 1907 She operated out of Napanee, …

      *Building still stands - for many years was Cahill's Fishery, now closed.

      Tugs and Officers The Oswego Towing Association has appointed officers to the following boats: - Crusader, H.C. Manwaring, captain; C.P. Morey, James Pappa, captain, George Cozzens, engineer; F.D. Wheeler, C.W. Ferris, captain, James Carney, engineer; Major ...

      Forty Years Ago _______ How an Engineer Was Reinstated on the Steamer Martha Ogden. "Yes, we had some fine steamers in those days," remarked a gentleman, who came here and assisted the French in building the Fort, which stood where the Carrington Castle now stands, in ...

      Life Saving Stations _______ The Boats, Houses and Crews at Oswego, Salmon Creek and Big Sandy. _______ Lieutenant R. Glover, U. S. R. M., arrived in town yesterday to inspect the life saving station at this port, preparatory to its acceptance by the ...

      A Collision On The Lake _______ The Schooners American and Marysburg Involuntarily Meet off Braddock's Point _______ One of the worst looking wrecks we have seen this season is the schooner Marysburg, which arrived this morning from Toronto with lumber. Last ...