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  • 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
  • Burning of the Erie
    Burning of the Erie
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 1856, 121-26     Burning of the Erie. This magnificent steamer, Capt. Titus, commander, was destroyed by fire, on Lake Erie, on the 16th day of August, 1841, by which calamity more than one hundred and seventy-five persons lost their lives. The following account is given of the origin of this ...
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 1856, 121-26   Burning of the Erie. This magnificent steamer, Capt. Titus, commander, was destroyed by fire, on Lake Erie, on the 16th day of August, 1841, by which calamity more than one …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Burning of the Phoenix
    Burning of the Phoenix
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 21 Nov 1847, 177-83     Burning of the Phoenix This terrible accident occurred about four o'clock on the morning of the 21st of November, 1847, on Lake Michigan, within seventeen miles of Sheboygan. The fire was first discovered under the deck, near the back end of the boiler ; but it soon spread in every …
    TextImageNewspaper  Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 21 Nov 1847, 177-83   Burning of the Phoenix This terrible accident occurred about four o'clock on the morning of the 21st of November, 1847, on Lake Michigan, within seventeen miles of Sheboygan. The fire …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • The "Earl Cathcart" Steamer
    The "Earl Cathcart" Steamer
    NewspaperImage  Fitzgunne, G. H., Illustrated London News, 13 Jul 1850, p. 41     THE "EARL CATHCART." STEAMER. (From Correspondent.) THE accompanying Engraving shows the Earl Cathcart steamer, with troops board from Montreal to Port Stanley, en route to London, Canada West, as she appeared hard and fast among the islands of the river St. Lawrence. The ...
    NewspaperImage  Fitzgunne, G. H., Illustrated London News, 13 Jul 1850, p. 41   THE "EARL CATHCART." STEAMER. (From Correspondent.) THE accompanying Engraving shows the Earl Cathcart steamer, with troops board from Montreal to Port Stanley, en route to London, Canada West, as she …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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