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- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), December 17, 1923REMEMBRANCES FILL HOME OF CHAUNCEY YOUNG WHEN HE MARKS 89th BIRTHDAY Leading citizens here pay tribute with gifts & congratulations galore. Many well known Rochester men and women yesterday and Saturday called at the home of Chauncey Young, 771 Chili Ave., to ...REMEMBRANCES FILL HOME OF CHAUNCEY YOUNG WHEN HE MARKS 89th BIRTHDAY Leading citizens here pay tribute with gifts & congratulations galore. Many well known Rochester men and women yesterday and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger IsleCole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932 Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since 1828 it has warned sailor men from as rock-bound and ...Cole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932 Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Big Vessel Lies on River BottomRochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 27 Dec 1904 BIG VESSEL LIES ON RIVER BOTTOM BREAKS FROM MOORINGS AND GOES DOWN BIG JOB TO RAISE HER CORRIGAN & McKlNNEY'S IRON DUKE ESCAPES DESTRUCTION BY FLAMES ONLY TO SINK IN FORTY FEET OF WATER IN MIDDLE OF THE RIVER Corrigan & McKinney's ore carrying barge ...Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 27 Dec 1904 BIG VESSEL LIES ON RIVER BOTTOM BREAKS FROM MOORINGS AND GOES DOWN BIG JOB TO RAISE HER CORRIGAN & McKlNNEY'S IRON DUKE ESCAPES DESTRUCTION BY FLAMES ONLY TO SINK IN …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Sunken Vessel Menaces BridgeRochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 9 Jan 1905 SUNKEN VESSEL MENACES BRIDGE _____ CHARLOTTE ORE BARGE IS NOW ICEBOUND _____ BUILDING NEW DRAWBRIDGE ____ Zero weather along the lake shore has placed the sunken ore ...Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 9 Jan 1905 SUNKEN VESSEL MENACES BRIDGE _____ CHARLOTTE ORE BARGE IS NOW ICEBOUND _____ BUILDING NEW DRAWBRIDGE ____ Zero weather along the lake shore has placed the sunken ore ...Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- 3 Workmen Entombed When Trestle Gives Way
on Barge Canal at LyonsRochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 30 Aug 1913 3 Workmen Entombed When Trestle Gives Way on Barge Canal at Lyons _____ One Dead When Recovered and Two Badly Injured -- Name of Victim Unknown, Dumping Dirt Over Embankment. _____ (Special to the Democrat and Chronicle) Lyons, Aug. 29. - One man ...Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 30 Aug 1913 3 Workmen Entombed When Trestle Gives Way on Barge Canal at Lyons _____ One Dead When Recovered and Two Badly Injured -- Name of Victim Unknown, Dumping Dirt Over Embankment. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Capt. James F. AllenCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 23 Jun 1910 Capt. James F. Allen ____ Interesting Sketch of the Life of the Popular Steamboat Man - Commanded all the Folger Boats. ____ The Kingston Whig of June 23 contained the following concerning the late Capt. James F. Allen. Captain Allen was born ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 23 Jun 1910 Capt. James F. Allen ____ Interesting Sketch of the Life of the Popular Steamboat Man - Commanded all the Folger Boats. ____ The Kingston Whig of June 23 contained the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- The Sailing SchoonerCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Apr 1915 The Sailing Schooner ____ Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past On the Great Lakes ____ The indications are that is only a matter of time, and a short time at that, when the sailing vessel will have disappeared completely from the Great Lakes. During the ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Apr 1915 The Sailing Schooner ____ Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past On the Great Lakes ____ The indications are that is only a matter of time, and a short …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 12 Aug 1915The day of the old wind jammers on the lake is past. There are now 28 schooners in commission on Lake Ontario, where formerly there were several hundred, and they are nearly all Canadian owned, though nearly all once had an American register. As the old schooners and sail crafts …The day of the old wind jammers on the lake is past. There are now 28 schooners in commission on Lake Ontario, where formerly there were several hundred, and they …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Hinckley, Ashore at Stony Point, Is a Total WreckCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Aug 1929 Hinckley, Ashore at Stony Point, Is a Total Wreck According to advices from Henderson Harbor the steam barge Hinckley, which was beached by its owner, Capt. A. R. Hinckley, about ten days ago in Gravely Bay, between Henderson Harbor and Stony Point, is a total wreck, having been ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Aug 1929 Hinckley, Ashore at Stony Point, Is a Total Wreck According to advices from Henderson Harbor the steam barge Hinckley, which was beached by its owner, Capt. A. R. Hinckley, about …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Ontario's Record For Lost VesselsCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 20 Nov 1919 Ontario's Record For Lost Vessels _______ Many Ships Have Mysteriously Disappeared Beneath the Waters of This Lake _______ (Toronto Telegram) Did the "Homer Warren," wallowing the welter of sulky slumbering seas as she pushed her way homeward ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 20 Nov 1919 Ontario's Record For Lost Vessels _______ Many Ships Have Mysteriously Disappeared Beneath the Waters of This Lake _______ (Toronto Telegram) Did the "Homer Warren," wallowing the welter of sulky slumbering …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Boat Building at ChaumontCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 12 May 1921 Boat Building at Chaumont ____ Captain Frank Phelps Has the Only Shipyard in This Section ____ About fifty years ago, according to a Chaumont correspondent, this section of Jefferson county could boast of three shipyards, one at Sackets Harbor, ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 12 May 1921 Boat Building at Chaumont ____ Captain Frank Phelps Has the Only Shipyard in This Section ____ About fifty years ago, according to a Chaumont correspondent, this section of Jefferson county …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Post Office Closed at Point PeninsulaCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 6 Mar 1941 Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula ____ After more than 102 years the hamlet of Point Peninsula, once a thriving shipbuilding center during the early schooner days of the Great Lakes and later an oil-field boom town, lost its post office on the first day of last ...Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 6 Mar 1941 Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula ____ After more than 102 years the hamlet of Point Peninsula, once a thriving shipbuilding center during the early schooner days of the Great …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 16 Nov 1922The large fishing tug, built at the Phelps shipyard, Chaumont, for Claude W. Cole, of this village, was launched last Thursday afternoon. The craft, considered to be one of the sturdiest built at Chaumont in years, will soon be ready to place in commission.The large fishing tug, built at the Phelps shipyard, Chaumont, for Claude W. Cole, of this village, was launched last Thursday afternoon. The craft, considered to be one of the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), May 13, 1921Sodus, May 12 -- That ghosts have a decided notion that the resting places of their corporeal remains should abide in piece without disturbance, even to the point of due reverence for the markers of their graves, has been demonstrated to at least one man in this town. Such a …Sodus, May 12 -- That ghosts have a decided notion that the resting places of their corporeal remains should abide in piece without disturbance, even to the point of due …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), April 10, 1927*Other accounts state the vessel left from Oswego. #Records show the vessel, built at Muskegon, Mich. in 1882, was 205 net tons. The passenger steamer "City of Dresden (C. 126197) Built at Walkerville, Ont. , 1872, 193 tons, 93x23x9 wrecked near Port Rowan, Ont. , Lake Erie, Nov. 18, 1922.*Other accounts state the vessel left from Oswego. #Records show the vessel, built at Muskegon, Mich. in 1882, was 205 net tons. The passenger steamer "City of Dresden (C. 126197) …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), June 30, 1920Days of Early Navigation on the River Recalled ________ Thriving Boat Traffic on the Genesee is Remembered - Port Was Easy One Then. _____ American steamers that burned wood and plied the lake, and excursion traffic on the river, lake and bay recalled by Captain ...Days of Early Navigation on the River Recalled ________ Thriving Boat Traffic on the Genesee is Remembered - Port Was Easy One Then. _____ American steamers that burned wood and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 24 Aug 1922p.3 an article by Uncle Philander Jr.: "....What I am going to complain about is the fact that the siren failed to function last Saturday afternoon when the St. Louis, the hulk of the old pulp wood boat that has laid in the water in the eastern portion of the …p.3 an article by Uncle Philander Jr.: "....What I am going to complain about is the fact that the siren failed to function last Saturday afternoon when the St. Louis, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Fatal AccidentFatal Accident Archibald Woods of Lindsay, Canada Lost Overboard About nine o'clock yesterday morning as the Schooner Philo Bennett, was on her way from Deseronto to Oswego a young man named Archibald Woods was lost overboard. Captain Eccles gives us the following ...Fatal Accident Archibald Woods of Lindsay, Canada Lost Overboard About nine o'clock yesterday morning as the Schooner Philo Bennett, was on her way from Deseronto to Oswego a young man …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Canal RegulationsCANAL REGULATIONS. At a meeting of the Board of Canal Commissioners in the city of Albany, on the 10th of March, 1826, the following rules and regulations, in addition to those provided by law relating to the Erie and Champlain canals, were adopted to wit: 1. Every boat ...CANAL REGULATIONS. At a meeting of the Board of Canal Commissioners in the city of Albany, on the 10th of March, 1826, the following rules and regulations, in addition to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Launch at BrockvilleLaunch at Brockville - A steamer named Bristol was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaffrey Bros., Brockville, on Saturday last. She is the largest class built to pass through the locks. The launch was successful, and was witnessed by a very large number of spectators. ...Launch at Brockville - A steamer named Bristol was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaffrey Bros., Brockville, on Saturday last. She is the largest class built to pass through …Maritime History of the Great Lakes