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- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Sept. 15, 1885
A NARROW ESCAPE Oscoda - Yesterday afternoon as the wrecking tug Winslow was dredging a cut to the barge Wyandotte, wrecked on the beach, the cable to which the line was goied (sic) broke. What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted. John Delaney was caught by the … A NARROW ESCAPE Oscoda - Yesterday afternoon as the wrecking tug Winslow was dredging a cut to the barge Wyandotte, wrecked on the beach, the cable to which the line …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Wed., May 11, 1885 THE MASTER OF A LEAKING VESSEL COMMITS SUICIDE Special to the Detroit Post. Sand Beach, Mich., May 9. - Last night Thomas W. Weegs(sic) of Marine City, master and owner of the barge C. N. Johnston (sic), committed suicide by hanging on board his boat at the breakwater. ... THE MASTER OF A LEAKING VESSEL COMMITS SUICIDE Special to the Detroit Post. Sand Beach, Mich., May 9. - Last night Thomas W. Weegs(sic) of Marine City, master and owner …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Thur., March 26, 1885 One doesn't see ice like this much anymore on the lakes. The Goodrich liners MICHIGAN(US#91382) and WISCONSIN(US#80861) were both quite new iron-hulled vessels, which is why they felt comfortable challenging the floes. MICHIGAN was a total loss, while WISCONSIN was safe, and had a long and eventful career lasting until … One doesn't see ice like this much anymore on the lakes. The Goodrich liners MICHIGAN(US#91382) and WISCONSIN(US#80861) were both quite new iron-hulled vessels, which is why they felt comfortable challenging …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post (Detroit, MI), Nov. 6, 1884 But the GRUMMOND (US#85552) was not so easy to kill. The iron-hulled sidewheel steamer was actually built in 1856 by Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, as the survey steamer JEFFERSON DAVIS, specifically for the survey of the Great Lakes. She was 138 feet overall, 21 feet, 6 inches beam and 8 … But the GRUMMOND (US#85552) was not so easy to kill. The iron-hulled sidewheel steamer was actually built in 1856 by Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, as the survey steamer JEFFERSON DAVIS, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
