A. Scott (Schooner), leak, 8 Jul 1854
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SCOTT, A. Schooner, sprung a leak on Lake Ontario, jetted 200 bars R.R. iron, and made port. Property loss $2,500
Buffalo Democracy
Feb. 28, 1854 (casualty list)
DISASTER ON LAKE ONTARIO. -- The schooner A. SCOTT, Capt. Thomas Parrin, bound from Oswego to Toledo, with a cargo of railroad iron, sprung a leak when about 50 miles west of this port, on Saturday the 8th. inst. After manning the pumps and throwing overboard part of the iron, the captain made the harbor at the mouth of the Genesee river, early Sunday morning. With additional help, the vessel was discharged, and was to proceed yesterday under protest, to Oswego for repairs. The vessel and cargo are insured. Necessary papers of protest were made by J.H. Watts, Notary Public of this city. -- Roch. Dem.
Buffalo Daily Republic
Tuesday, July 11, 1854
- Media Type:
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type:
- Clippings
- Notes:
- Reason: leak
Lives: nil
Freight: R.R. iron
Remarks: Repaired
- Date of Original:
- 1854
- Subject(s):
- Local identifier:
- McN.W.454
- Language of Item:
- English
- Geographic Coverage:
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New York, United States
Latitude: 43.2584
Longitude: -77.60222
- Donor:
- William R. McNeil
- Copyright Statement:
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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