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 unknown, Canadian Illustrated News, 1876     illustration taken from photograph by J.W. Boyce

      The Belleville Intelligencer says that John Newman, who was reported lost on the schooner Maggie Hunter, has returned to his home, having been visiting at Gananoque.

      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.

      A sketch of this yacht appears in the History of Wayne County

      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 following is from Landmarks of Oswego County, 1894, P. 395, which continues the list: Elias Root, May 1, 1871, to July 9, 1877. Daniel G. Fort, July 10, 1877, to January 13, 1882. John J. Lamoree, January 14, 1882, to July 31, 1885. Isaac B. Poucher, July 31, 1885, …

      *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 ...

      Captain Edmund Welch. Yesterday Captain Edmund Welch, one of the oldest and at one time one of the most prominent captains on the lakes, died. Capt. Welch was born on the island of Newfoundland, in October, 1815, and being left an orphan at an early age, went to ...

      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 ...

      Marine News ________ Sixty-Eight Years Ago. - In looking over old papers at the Custom House a few days since, we found some clearance manifests issued in 1808, in manuscript. The following is a transcript of a manifest dated Nov. 1st, of that year: District and ...

      An Old Resident of Oswego ______ His Recollections of the Battle of Oswego Day before yesterday a gentleman apparently about sixty years of age was introduced into our editorial sanctum as one who was one of the first inhabitants of Oswego, and who could remember ...

      The Countess of Dufferin ______ Her Blocks, Mast Hoops, Dead Eyes, etc., Made in Oswego _____ Oswego has an interest in the new yacht Countess of Dufferin, launched yesterday at Coburg, which is to sail the crack yachts of the New York Club this summer for 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 ...

      Collision Outside ______ The Schooners Guiding Star and Speedwell Damaged Two Miles off Oswego ______ The schooners Guiding Star, Capt. Hurley, with grain for Oswego, and Speedwell, Capt. Cootes, for Toronto, light, collided about two miles off this port last ...

      An Old Sailor Gone A telegram was received in this city today stating that Captain John Redfield, formerly of this city, died in Chicago last night. At one time no captain on the lakes had a brighter future before him than had Captain Redfield. he was a thoroughly competent ...