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Groups: Early Lake Michigan area newspapers- Year: 1877
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- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Oct. 18, 1877
SHIPWRECKED. _______ Loss of the Schooner Nettie Weaver and Part of her Crew _______ Interesting Narrative of one the Survivors _______ He Seeks Aid to Reach His Home in Cheboygan _______ Among the many applicants for aid at the Mayor's ... SHIPWRECKED. _______ Loss of the Schooner Nettie Weaver and Part of her Crew _______ Interesting Narrative of one the Survivors _______ He Seeks Aid to Reach His Home in Cheboygan …Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 27 Apr, 1877 THE OLDEST VESSEL. - The schooner Harriet Ross, at present owned in Detroit, is unquestionably the oldest vessel on the lakes. She was in commission prior to the war of 1812, and formed one of Commodore Perry's fleet in the great naval battle on Lake Erie. There is nothing left … THE OLDEST VESSEL. - The schooner Harriet Ross, at present owned in Detroit, is unquestionably the oldest vessel on the lakes. She was in commission prior to the war of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 24 Jun, 1877 Lightning strikes to lakes ships were fairly common, being reported four or five times a year. Though there are a fewreported instances of vessels being destroyed by a stroke, the results were usually as shown here. According to my records, only the schooner APPELONA (1822) was directly sunk, though the … Lightning strikes to lakes ships were fairly common, being reported four or five times a year. Though there are a fewreported instances of vessels being destroyed by a stroke, the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- St. Joseph Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Sat., 3 Nov. 1877 The schooner City of Tawas, in trying to make this harbor early Tuesday morning, struck the bar and sprung a leak, when she became unmanageable and drifted on to the beach about eighty rods south of the lighthouse pier. She has a cargo of about 500 tons of ore for … The schooner City of Tawas, in trying to make this harbor early Tuesday morning, struck the bar and sprung a leak, when she became unmanageable and drifted on to the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Mon., Oct. 22, 1877 Schooner VALENTINE, abandoned on the 10th and left to drift Schooner VALENTINE, abandoned on the 10th and left to driftMaritime History of the Great Lakes
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