by import | April 7, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1871 The tug S.V.R. WATSON was towing the schooner S.G. SIMMONS out of Chicago harbor at noon when the WATSON stalled. The schooner plowed into her broadside, causing the tug to tip on her beam ends, take on water and sink. Four men were trapped below decks and...
by import | April 6, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1872 The schooner I.N. FOSTER was launched from the Fitzgerald & Leighton yard at Port Huron, Michigan. She was classified as a “full-sized canaller” since she was as large as a vessel could be to pass through the Welland Canal. Her dimensions were 143...
by import | April 5, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1854 AMERICA (wooden side-wheeler, 240 foot, 1,083 tons, built in 1847, at Port Huron, Michigan) was bound for Cleveland from Detroit. After the captain had set her course and gone to bed, the 2nd mate changed the course to the north. The 1st and 2nd mates disagreed...
by import | April 4, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1872 The schooner JOHN WESLEY was launched from Bailey’s yard at Toledo, Ohio. She was built for Skidmore & Abairs. She was classed as a full-sized canaller and cost $22,000. 1881 The last two vessels of the Northern Transit Company, CHAMPLAIN and LAWRENCE,...
by import | April 3, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1872 The passenger/package freight steam barge ROBERT HOLLAND was launched at Marine City, Michigan. She was towed to Detroit by the propeller TRADER to have her machinery installed. 1876 The Port Huron Times reported “The wreck of the schooner HARMONICA, which...
