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      The oldest surviving published ship insurance classification list for the Great Lakes.

      The new schooner Joseph E. Shaw, built by J.P. May, at Milan, for Messrs. Latham & Tozer of this city, arrived here yesterday on her first trip, with a cargo of 14,365 bushels of corn from Sandusky. She is commanded by Capt. Stebbens, late of the schooner Western. With her …

 Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), 24 Apr 1854, p. 2     The Propeller Ontario a Slaver .--Some eight years since, a propeller was built at the upper landing, at Rochester, N. Y., by Goerge Steers, -- since famous as the builder of the America yacht,--and called the Ontario . She was unforunate in the lake ...

      Schooner W. S. Malcolm Waterlogged - Strange conduct of the Captain and four of the Crew. - Capt. Smith, of the schooner Kyle Spangler, which arrived here last night, reports to us he found the schooner W.S. Malcolm, Capt. Barck, with a cargo of lumber for this port, waterlogged, ...

      The steamer America, which was coming up from Cleveland on Thursday night for the purpose of going into the dry dock ran on the reef off Point au Pellee [sic]. The May Queen tried to aid her to get off, but she was firmly on the rocks and could not …

      The St. Lawrence not coming up Thursday, was a disappointment to a large train of passengers. Seven cars had to debouch their heavy loads at Forest and Clyde, while some of the traveler, preferring to wait for the Mississippi rather than railroad all night, laid over at ...

 Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 2 Oct 1854, p. 3     MARINE ACCIDENT .-- The steamer Southern Michigan met with a serious and somewhat singular accident, while coming up the Lake yesterday. When about 20 miles from Monroe, one of the wheels which had been racked a little in a previous storm, burst into bands, and the ...

 Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 9 Oct 1854, 249-50     Burning of the E. K. Collins Between ten and eleven o'clock, on the night of October 9, 1854, the steamboat E. K. Collins was burned to the water's edge on Lake Erie, nearly opposite the lighthouse below Mauldin. At the time the fire broke out, she was on her way …

      The new schooner Young America built in this city by Mr. George R. Rogers for Mr. Henry Ames, came in yesterday from her first trip to Lake Erie, with 16,432 bushels of wheat, said to be the largest cargo of wheat ever brought through the Welland Canal. On her trip …

      The brig New York, Capt. Whittier, bound down with a cargo of timber, when off Long Point, was struck by a squall last night, which carried away her fore-top-mast, fore-yard and sail, sprung her main-mast, split her main-sail, and did some other damage. She was bound for French Creek, but …

 Ogdensburg Sentinel, 14 Mar 1854     The Ogdensburgh Marine Railway. - We paid a visit to this work, the other day, and were gratified to see every thing in such an advanced state as we found it. The engine was entirely put up and is in running order. The carriage is nearly completed, and the stupendous …

 Ogdensburg Sentinel, 18 Apr 1854     The Marine Railway. - This work was put in operation for the first time, yesterday. The Steamer British Queen was taken out of the water in fine style and at the first trial. When all the machinery is complete and thoroughly tightened, any of our largest Lake steamers may be …

 St. Lawrence Republican, 6 Jun 1854     This would not have been the Michigan Central Railroad's MAYFLOWER would was too big to come down the Welland Canal. It would have been the Canadian MAYFLOWER, ex-COMET.

 St. Lawrence Republican, 29 Aug 1854     Marine Railway Stock For Sale. 44 SHARES OF STOCK IN THE OGDENSBURGH MARINE RAILWAY for sale. Inquire of JEREMIAH BALDWIN. Ogdensburgh, May 30, 1854

      The schooner W.S. Malcolm, Capt. Barck which we noticed yesterday as being waterlogged on the lake, was towed into port last evening by the tug Robert Reed. When the tug found the Malcolm, she was a sort distance this side of Big Sodus, about ten rods from shore, drawing twelve …

 Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), 17 Nov 1854, p. 2     NO MAIL -- ANOTHER STEAMER BROKE DOWN. -- We learn that the steamer Arctic, which left Chicago yesterday morning for this city with the mail and passengers, broke her shaft or some other part of her machinery when near Waukegan and was towed back by the Cleveland, going south. So …

      The steamer Mississippi on her up trip, yesterday met with a little mishap when off Cleveland, breaking the "follower" of the engine, which compelled her going into Cleveland for repairs. Nothing further resulted from the break than a detention of the very large [ al] of ...

 Weekly Racine Advocate, 27 Nov 1854, p. 1     PROPELLER LOST.--The Detroit Free Press , of Thursday, says:--The North Star arrived from the Saut [sic] yesterday morning, and brought news of the loss of the propeller Peninsula, of Col. McKnight's Lake Superior Line. The Peninsula was discharging her cargo at Eagle ...

      The tug boat J.E. Mulford, made her debut this morning in the towing business. She has a very powerful engine, and is capable of doing good execution while our river is so high. There are now three tugs in our harbor, and no vessel need lay outside a great while …

 Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI), 19 Apr 1854, p. 1     "To What Base Uses May we Com at Last!" --It is stated that the Propeller Ontario built at Rochester N.Y. some ten years or more ago by George Steers, and which was for some years in the Lake trade, and afterwards ran between New Orleans and Chagres--is now engaged in …