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- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 30, 1903*Built in 1854 by Kirby and Hoyt, East Saginaw, Michigan, as a bark, she was 160 x 30 x 12, 390 gt. She burned to a total loss a few blocks from this point in 1906.*Built in 1854 by Kirby and Hoyt, East Saginaw, Michigan, as a bark, she was 160 x 30 x 12, 390 gt. She burned to a total loss a few …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 23 May 1903Actually, though used as a barge after this date (as were nearly all of the large lake schooners, including DOWS), she was not "cut down" (masts truncated) until 1906, when she was converted to a bulk fuel carrier. She stranded and was lost on the Scilly Isles, England, in December, …Actually, though used as a barge after this date (as were nearly all of the large lake schooners, including DOWS), she was not "cut down" (masts truncated) until 1906, when …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 9 Jun 1903BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE PLANTS OF THE GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING WORKS (aerial-view drawing of the facility as it will appear when finished) The shipbuilding plant of the Great Lakes Engineering Co. will be the largest on the lakes. Work is being pushed on it and a greater ...BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE PLANTS OF THE GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING WORKS (aerial-view drawing of the facility as it will appear when finished) The shipbuilding plant of the Great Lakes Engineering …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 12 Jul 1903ANOTHER NEW FREAK _____ Chicago, July 11. - One of the queerest steamers ever operated on the great lakes was given its trial trip out of St. Joseph today. The vessel is the Willow, built to run the St. Joseph river between Berrien Springs and Cook's Landing, where no ...ANOTHER NEW FREAK _____ Chicago, July 11. - One of the queerest steamers ever operated on the great lakes was given its trial trip out of St. Joseph today. The …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Nov. 18, 1903Sorry, no word on the fate of the fugitive.Sorry, no word on the fate of the fugitive.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Charlevoix Sentinel (Charlevoix, MI), Apr 30, 1903Chicago Special: The departure of the schooner Sophia J. Luff with a cargo of corn for Kingston, Canada, marks the permanent removal of five of Chicago's schooner fleet this spring. The Luff, as well as the four others formerly named, have been sold to parties not in the Lake Michigan …Chicago Special: The departure of the schooner Sophia J. Luff with a cargo of corn for Kingston, Canada, marks the permanent removal of five of Chicago's schooner fleet this spring. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 10 July, 1903CHANGE ITS NAME. _______ Shipmasters' Association Not a Labor Union. Chicago, July 9. - Since practically every branch of men employed on the lakes are now in unions, and there is more or less agitation going on at all times, the associations organized along the lines ...CHANGE ITS NAME. _______ Shipmasters' Association Not a Labor Union. Chicago, July 9. - Since practically every branch of men employed on the lakes are now in unions, and there …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Fri., 10 Jul, 1903The schooner was the MONTEZUMA (US#93397), Davidson hull number 102. She was 341x46x22, 2,722 gt, one of the largest wooden vessels ever built. It was later stated in the press that the reason Davidson's last large vessels took so long to build was the inavailabilty and resultant expense of the …The schooner was the MONTEZUMA (US#93397), Davidson hull number 102. She was 341x46x22, 2,722 gt, one of the largest wooden vessels ever built. It was later stated in the press …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 23 Jun, 1903While she was a very small vessel by Great Lakes standards, hauling the steamer (tonnage =20) seven miles to Long Lake must have been a significant project. Either the article is mistaken or the excursion business didn't pan out, as JOSIE (US#77112) ended her days cut down to a tug …While she was a very small vessel by Great Lakes standards, hauling the steamer (tonnage =20) seven miles to Long Lake must have been a significant project. Either the article …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 20 Aug, 1903HATTIE WAS SQUEEZED _______ The little steamer Hattie was quite seriously damaged yesterday afternoon while lying at the public lighting dock just before her 2 o'clock trip to Wolf's. The steamer Mascotte was tied just outside the Hattie, when the Union liner Rochester made a ...HATTIE WAS SQUEEZED _______ The little steamer Hattie was quite seriously damaged yesterday afternoon while lying at the public lighting dock just before her 2 o'clock trip to Wolf's. The …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 20 Aug, 1903OFFICIAL TEST DELAYED _______ EASTLAND DISABLED BY PICKING UP A WIRE CABLE _______ Chicago, August 19. - Friday is the time set by the Jenks Shipbuilding Co. for an official test of the new steamer Eastland. Instead of proving her speed in a effort to win a bonus ...OFFICIAL TEST DELAYED _______ EASTLAND DISABLED BY PICKING UP A WIRE CABLE _______ Chicago, August 19. - Friday is the time set by the Jenks Shipbuilding Co. for an official …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 1 May 1903WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY _______ Messages May Be Sent on the Lakes Early Next Week Buffalo, April 30. - Wireless telegraphy on the great lakes will soon be given its first practical test, according to the plans of W. W. Tompkins, lake manager of the DeForest Wireless ...WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY _______ Messages May Be Sent on the Lakes Early Next Week Buffalo, April 30. - Wireless telegraphy on the great lakes will soon be given its first practical …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), August 4, 1903This is one of the few press mentions I have found of the U.S.S. YANTIC, a Civil War-era screw gunboat that served for more than thirty years on the Great Lakes before sinking at her dock in 1929, at age 65! Built in 1864 at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, the …This is one of the few press mentions I have found of the U.S.S. YANTIC, a Civil War-era screw gunboat that served for more than thirty years on the Great …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 30, 1903SWALLOWED HER WHISTLE _______ The new Anchor Liner TIONESTA arrived at Detroit yesterday morning, completing her first round trip to the city of her nativity. On the whole trip, which was a continuous ovation, but one accident, and that one slight, occurred aboard the new ...SWALLOWED HER WHISTLE _______ The new Anchor Liner TIONESTA arrived at Detroit yesterday morning, completing her first round trip to the city of her nativity. On the whole trip, which …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 17 Oct, 1903The bulk freighter MARQUETTE foundered in good weather October 15,1903, shortly after leaving Duluth with a heavy cargo of iron ore.The bulk freighter MARQUETTE foundered in good weather October 15,1903, shortly after leaving Duluth with a heavy cargo of iron ore.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 11 Oct, 1903The three boats mentioned were all sold to Interlake Steamship in 1913. Perhaps speed of construction and strength do not automatically correllate. R. E. SCHUCK (later HYDRUS) and LEWIS WOODRUFF (later ARGUS) were both lost with all hands in the Big Storm of 1913 while GILCHRIST (later CYGNUS) was scrapped …The three boats mentioned were all sold to Interlake Steamship in 1913. Perhaps speed of construction and strength do not automatically correllate. R. E. SCHUCK (later HYDRUS) and LEWIS WOODRUFF …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), December 4, 1903The speech reported accompanied the written annual report which was presented to the government each year. It should be noted that this does not reflect, by any stretch of the imagination, all of the accidents occurring on the American side of the lakes, nor all of the deaths occurring in …The speech reported accompanied the written annual report which was presented to the government each year. It should be noted that this does not reflect, by any stretch of the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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