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- Disastrous Conflagration!Disastrous Conflagration! _____ Destruction of the 'Union Elevator with some 40,000 Bushels of Wheat - Loss of $127,000 ____ At about half past ten o'clock last night, fire was discovered in the second story of the "Union Elevator" east end of the iron bridge, ...Disastrous Conflagration! _____ Destruction of the 'Union Elevator with some 40,000 Bushels of Wheat - Loss of $127,000 ____ At about half past ten o'clock last night, fire was discovered …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Miller Shipyard at OswegoThe Miller shipyard closed around 1876.The Miller shipyard closed around 1876.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- In the Offing at Oswego harborPhotograph of a tugboat towing a schooner between the piers and into Oswego harborPhotograph of a tugboat towing a schooner between the piers and into Oswego harborMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 30 Nov, 1870Northern Transportation Co. apparently made its arrangements, as it continued to operate on Lake Ontario in 1871 and finally folded about 1875.Northern Transportation Co. apparently made its arrangements, as it continued to operate on Lake Ontario in 1871 and finally folded about 1875.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Sat., Oct. 22, 1870Fire in the Harbor. About half-past ten o'clock last night the propeller Wm. Cowle took fire while lying on the east side of the harbor, and considerable confusion was created for a time in the efforts to prevent the flames from spreading to the surrounding shipping and reaching ...Fire in the Harbor. About half-past ten o'clock last night the propeller Wm. Cowle took fire while lying on the east side of the harbor, and considerable confusion was created …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), July 9, 1870Capt. Ford's Gaff Topsail Rigging. - Whatever croakers may say, (and thee are always those who will croak, with about as much wisdom as an owl - particularly if they have no direct interest in the croakable matter), the invention of Capt. Geo. A. Ford of this city is, as …Capt. Ford's Gaff Topsail Rigging. - Whatever croakers may say, (and thee are always those who will croak, with about as much wisdom as an owl - particularly if they …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, July 15, 1870Collision and Loss of a Schooner. - On Thursday, July 7th, the propeller Bristol, bound up, and the schooner Azov, bound down, collided on Lake Ontario. Immediately after the collision taking place everything was done by the captain and crew of the propeller to render assistance to ...Collision and Loss of a Schooner. - On Thursday, July 7th, the propeller Bristol, bound up, and the schooner Azov, bound down, collided on Lake Ontario. Immediately after the collision …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), Mon., June 8, 1870Three Mile Bay. - Wilcox, Putnam & Co., are building one of the largest vessels ever built at this place. Its dimensions are as follows: Length of kee 136 feet, bresdth of beam, 26 1/2 feet, depth of hold, 11 1/2 feet. It is to be a three masted vessel, …Three Mile Bay. - Wilcox, Putnam & Co., are building one of the largest vessels ever built at this place. Its dimensions are as follows: Length of kee 136 feet, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Oct. 17, 1870A Historical Craft. - The tug Oswego, which has been employed this season in towing barges across the lake to this port, and which is just now lying at the railway wharf opposite our office, has an interesting history. She was brought here from Philadelphia about fifteen years ago, ...A Historical Craft. - The tug Oswego, which has been employed this season in towing barges across the lake to this port, and which is just now lying at the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Monday, Sept. 12, 1870T. Kingsford & Son's Foundry And Machine Shop. - On Saturday last we had the pleasure of looking around the immense foundry and machine shop, attached to the Starch Factory, in this city, and found that they are doing a larger business than most of our citizens are aware of, …T. Kingsford & Son's Foundry And Machine Shop. - On Saturday last we had the pleasure of looking around the immense foundry and machine shop, attached to the Starch Factory, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Saturday, Oct. 1, 1870Walk About Town Emerging from our abode, we direct our steps up Water street, to note the general progress of the week. Evidences of the destructive violence of the equinoctial, which occurred at about 4 o'clock Wednesday morning, are apparent on every hand. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, ...Walk About Town Emerging from our abode, we direct our steps up Water street, to note the general progress of the week. Evidences of the destructive violence of the equinoctial, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Dec. 19,1870Chaumont - The fishing season is nearly ended; most of the nets have been taken up, and the barrels of ciscoes scattered over various parts of the bay and lake shore, where caught and packed are being gathered in and piled up in available places around the depot. The whole …Chaumont - The fishing season is nearly ended; most of the nets have been taken up, and the barrels of ciscoes scattered over various parts of the bay and lake …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- New DockOswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Apr 1870 New Dock- Messrs. Irwin and Sloan are rebuilding their dock next south of their elevator. It is 132 feet front 120 feet in rear and 100 ft. deep. It is being lowered three feet, and rebuilt of heavy timbers in the most substantial manner. The work is under the management …Oswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Apr 1870 New Dock- Messrs. Irwin and Sloan are rebuilding their dock next south of their elevator. It is 132 feet front 120 feet in rear and 100 ft. deep. It is …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Commercial Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Friday, Aug. 5, 1870Shocking Casualty! _______ Explosion of the Steam Tug Tornado! _______ Three Lives Lost! _______ Total Destruction of the Tug! _______ Shortly after three o'clock this morning, a large proportion of people in the city were suddenly ...Shocking Casualty! _______ Explosion of the Steam Tug Tornado! _______ Three Lives Lost! _______ Total Destruction of the Tug! _______ Shortly after three o'clock this morning, a large proportion of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Sat., Aug. 20, 1870Marine Disaster. - The schooner Norwegian, owned by Morgan Wheeler Esq., of this city, and the tug Maria Melvin, owned by J.D. Murphy, Esq., went ashore at an early hour this morning, a few hundred yards below the east pier, opposite Fort Ontario. The Norwegian, Capt. Chas. Brown, was ...Marine Disaster. - The schooner Norwegian, owned by Morgan Wheeler Esq., of this city, and the tug Maria Melvin, owned by J.D. Murphy, Esq., went ashore at an early hour …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Aug. 23, 1870Wrecking - The insurance companies have engaged powerful pumping apparatus from Kingston and Buffalo, to put on board the schooner Norwegian and tug Melvin, and the probabilities are, should the weather prove moderate, that both crafts will be got off and brought into port. ...Wrecking - The insurance companies have engaged powerful pumping apparatus from Kingston and Buffalo, to put on board the schooner Norwegian and tug Melvin, and the probabilities are, should the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Aug. 24, 1870The tug Highlander from Kingston, is at work today endeavoring to pull off the schooner Norwegian, which went ashore opposite Fort Ontario on Saturday last. The tug Maria Melvin, which went ashore under Fort Ontario, was hauled off this forenoon by the Canadian steamer Wellington, and ...The tug Highlander from Kingston, is at work today endeavoring to pull off the schooner Norwegian, which went ashore opposite Fort Ontario on Saturday last. The tug Maria Melvin, which …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Aug. 24, 1870Loss of the Schooner E.B. Gannett. - The schooner E.B. Gannett, Capt. Warner, which left here Saturday night for Ogdensburg with 40 tons of waterlime, sprang a leak when some twelve miles down the lake and sank in deep water. The crew got aboard of the yawl and came ashore …Loss of the Schooner E.B. Gannett. - The schooner E.B. Gannett, Capt. Warner, which left here Saturday night for Ogdensburg with 40 tons of waterlime, sprang a leak when some …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), Wed. , Sept. 29, 1870TERRIFIC EXPLOSION _______ Destruction of the Steam Tug Dodge - Heavy and Wide-Spread Damage - Remarkable Escape of the Crew from Injury - The City Treated to a Mild Earthquake Experience. _______ About ten minutes past 4 o'clock this morning, ...TERRIFIC EXPLOSION _______ Destruction of the Steam Tug Dodge - Heavy and Wide-Spread Damage - Remarkable Escape of the Crew from Injury - The City Treated to a Mild Earthquake …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Commercial Advertiser (Oswego, NY), Thurs. , Sept. 29, 1870.From enrollment records: Vessel built in Philadelphia, Pa. , 1864. 65x18x6 37 tons (US#10546)From enrollment records: Vessel built in Philadelphia, Pa. , 1864. 65x18x6 37 tons (US#10546)Maritime History of the Great Lakes