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  • Safety on the Lakes
    Safety on the Lakes
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Jun 1850     Safety on the Lakes. - The number and fearful character of the accidents on Lake Erie this year, is beyond measure dreadful. It is astounding to think about, especially when the public see in the very midst of these disasters, the large lake boats from Buffalo racing with each other, …
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Jun 1850   Safety on the Lakes. - The number and fearful character of the accidents on Lake Erie this year, is beyond measure dreadful. It is astounding to think about, especially when …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Brig Algomah and her Escape
    Brig Algomah and her Escape
    NewspaperText       This beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to her relief, she would have been ship-wrecked. As it was, about 1000 bushels of wheat were thrown over board. The …
    NewspaperText     This beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Illinois (Schooner), leak, 13 Apr 1850
    Illinois (Schooner), leak, 13 Apr 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: leak Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: leak Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Emory Fletcher (Schooner), sunk, 29 Apr 1850
    Emory Fletcher (Schooner), sunk, 29 Apr 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Freight: stone
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Freight: stone
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Saratoga (Schooner), collision, 17 Sep 1850
    Saratoga (Schooner), collision, 17 Sep 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: collision Remarks: Damaged
    TextNewspaper     Reason: collision Remarks: Damaged
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • H. N. Gates (Schooner), leak, 5 Aug 1850
    H. N. Gates (Schooner), leak, 5 Aug 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: leak Freight: salt
    TextNewspaper     Reason: leak Freight: salt
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Adrian (Schooner), collision, 6 Aug 1850
    Adrian (Schooner), collision, 6 Aug 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: collision Remarks: Damaged
    TextNewspaper     Reason: collision Remarks: Damaged
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ocean (Steamboat), collision, 6 Aug 1850
    Ocean (Steamboat), collision, 6 Aug 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: collision
    TextNewspaper     Reason: collision
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Emerald (Brig), leak, 24 Nov 1850
    Emerald (Brig), leak, 24 Nov 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: leak Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: leak Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Liverpool (Schooner), dismasted, 24 Nov 1850
    Liverpool (Schooner), dismasted, 24 Nov 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: dismasted Freight: R/R.iron Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: dismasted Freight: R/R.iron Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Dexter Calvin (Schooner), leak, 24 Nov 1850
    Dexter Calvin (Schooner), leak, 24 Nov 1850
    TextNewspaper       Reason: leak Freight: R/R.iron Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: leak Freight: R/R.iron Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Explosion of the Anthony Wayne
    Explosion of the Anthony Wayne
    TextNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 28 Apr 1850, 211-13     Explosion of the Anthony Wayne. The Anthony Wayne was an old steamer belonging to the regular line of Buffalo and Sandusky packets. On Sunday morning, at half-past one o'clock, April 28, 1850, while making one of heir usual trips, this boat exploded, on Lake Erie, opposite the ...
    TextNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 28 Apr 1850, 211-13   Explosion of the Anthony Wayne. The Anthony Wayne was an old steamer belonging to the regular line of Buffalo and Sandusky packets. On Sunday morning, at half-past one o'clock, April …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Burning of the G. P. Griffith
    Burning of the G. P. Griffith
    TextNewspapercomment  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 17 Jun 1850, 261-65     Burning of the G. P. Griffith. The fine steamer G. P. Griffith took fire on Lake Erie, about twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burnt to the water's edge, on June 17, 1850. The passengers were all in their berths when the alarm of fire was given, about three o'clock …
    TextNewspapercomment  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 17 Jun 1850, 261-65   Burning of the G. P. Griffith. The fine steamer G. P. Griffith took fire on Lake Erie, about twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burnt to the water's edge, on …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Burning of the G. P. Griffith
    Burning of the G. P. Griffith
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters..., 17 Jun 1850, 261-65     BURNING OF THE G. P. GRIFFITH The fine steamer G. P. Griffith took fire on Lake Erie, about twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burnt to the water's edge, on June 17, 1850. The passengers were all in their berths when the alarm of fire was given, about three o'clock …
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters..., 17 Jun 1850, 261-65   BURNING OF THE G. P. GRIFFITH The fine steamer G. P. Griffith took fire on Lake Erie, about twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burnt to the water's edge, on …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Explosion of the America
    Explosion of the America
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters..., 31 Jul 1850, 261-65     EXPLOSION OF THE AMERICA This afflictive event took place on Lake Erie, July 31, 1850. The head of one of the starboard boilers blew off, turning the boiler deck upside down, raising the upper deck about four feet, and making all the central part of the boat a complete wreck. …
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters..., 31 Jul 1850, 261-65   EXPLOSION OF THE AMERICA This afflictive event took place on Lake Erie, July 31, 1850. The head of one of the starboard boilers blew off, turning the boiler deck upside …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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