"A Vessel Attached," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 11 May 1883  A Vessel Attached The Pride of America Seized on an Old Tow Bill Amounting to $800 The Canadian schooner Pride of America, which arrived here yesterday morning with rye from Brockville, was seized last evening by sherif Huntington on a writ of attachment issued yesterday afternoon by Judge...

  "The Wrecked Conqueror," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 May 1883  The Wrecked Conqueror Further particulars as to How the Accident Occurred-- An Attempt to be Made to Raise Her The schooner Pride of America, which was in tow of the wrecking tug Conqueror when she sank in the narrow, arrived here this forenoon. The captain says nothing has been done towards...

  "The Tug Gardner Burned.," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 May 1883  The Tug Gardner Burned. She takes Fire Near the Galloup Island this morning and is Totally Destroyed All hands Save The Barges Reach Cape Vincent Special Despatch to the Palladium Ogdensburg May 10- The tug Gardner left Fair Haven at seven o'clock last night with two barges of coal for ...

  "A Marine Disaster," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 9 May 1883  A Marine Disaster The Tug Conqueror Sunk in the Narrows and in Bad Shape- The Crew Safe. Capt. Chas. Read of the Schooner L.B. Stone, which arrived at this port at two o'clock this afternoon from Brockville, brought information that the iron wrecking tug Conqueror, owned by Folger Brothers of...

  "The Tug Cummings Sunk," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 13 Apr 1883  The Tug Cummings Sunk Caught by the current and wedged above the Bridge- An attempt to Free Her results Disastrously- How it Occurred. About 3:30 yesterday afternoon the tug M. J. Cummings , Capt. Donovan, started to drop the schooner Mulvey, which had been loading coal at the D.L. & W. ...

  "The First Sail," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 11 Apr 1883  The First Sail Arrival of the Caroline Marsh and Ariel This Morning- Heavy Ice on the Lake The schooner Caroline Marsh, Capt. Colwelll, arrived in port at eight o'clock this morning with barley for Irwin & Sloan. The Marsh left Port Hope Sunday morning for Oswego, but encountered considerable...

  "The Ill-Fated Folger," Oswego Morning Post (Oswego, NY), 5 Dec 1882 

  "The Murray Canal," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 2 Sep 1882  The Murray Canal. ____ Turning the First Sod - Description of the Work. ____ TRENTON, Aug. 31. - The turning of the first sod of the Murray canal was celebrated today by a grand picnic held on the farm of Mr. Charles Clendenning. Before 12 o'clock about 5,000 people had assembled on the ...

  "Gone to the Bottom," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 24 Aug 1882  Gone to the Bottom. ___ The Florida of Quebec Founders off Grand River - The Crew Saved. ___ Special dispatch to The Palladium: Port Colborne, Aug. 24. - The schooner Florida of Quebec foundered today off Grand River. She was about 18 miles from here when she went down. The crew took ...

  "Notes among the Sailors," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 12 Jun 1882  NOTES AMONG THE SAILORS The North Star Crew-- a Question of Revenue Law- The Blazing Star The schooner North Star has always paid union wages. Her crew heretofore consisted of two union men and a boy, besides the captain, mate and cook. Saturday night, before leaving Toronto, the two union men...

  "Penokee," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 Apr 1882  The schooner Penokee has been thoroughly repainted and presents a fine appearance. Her sides from the the top to the loaded water line are painted white with green and red stripes. Below the water line she is painted lead color. Her name is painted in gold on both quarters and in black letters...

  "Disasters to Lake Shipping," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 27 Oct 1881  Disasters to Lake Shipping Gananoque, Ont., Oct. 27 - The propeller Droniedary, which passed here yeserday for Montreal with flour, when passing through the Narrows, about five miles east of Ganonoque, struck a rock and had to be run ashore. She lies in about eight feet of water above ...

  "Disasters to Lake Shipping," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 26 Oct 1881  Disasters to Lake Shipping ____ A Lake Ontario Fleet Running Before a Gale - The Erie Queen Sunk in Oswego Harbor - A Collision in Port - The James Scott Waterlogged and Abandoned. ____ Scudding Before the Gale The storm that raged on the lake yesterday, compelling vessels that ventured ...

  "The Perils of the Great Lakes," New York Sun, 9 Jan 1880 

  "Into the River," Oswego Morning Herald (Oswego, NY), 25 Nov 1878 

  "Fast Sailing," Oswego Morning Herald (Oswego, NY), 11 Nov 1878 

  Oswego Daily Times, 7 Jan 1878,  

  Van Cleve, James, Early Steamboating Reminiscences, "Early Steamboating Reminiscences," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 4 Apr 1876  Early Steamboating Reminiscences From the Ontario, Martha Ogden and United States. By Captain James Van Cleve A day or two since Hon. Alvin Bronson received a large book containing as the fly leaf denotes: "Reminiscences of the Early Period of Steamboats and Sailing Vessels on Lake ...

  "Along the Docks," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 19 Jun 1874 

  "Along the Docks," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 15 Jun 1874  *Refers to the 16 locks at Cohoes.

  "Row on the Wharf," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 6 Jun 1874 

  "Another New Schooner," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 4 Jun 1874 

  "Along the Docks," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 7 May 1874 

  "The New Schooner Daniel G. Fort - A Model Vessel," Oswego Advertiser & Times (Oswego, NY), 7 Jun 1869  *Dimensions - 137' x 26'3" x 12' (US 6627). Wrecked at Oswego,Nov. 27, 1894.

  "Heavy Robbery," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 3 Oct 1864 

  "Business in the Harbor," Commercial Advertiser (Oswego, NY), 8 Apr 1864 

  "Horse Market," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 12 Aug 1863  Horse Market. - Mr. John Holmes, Jr., of Onondaga county, is doing a large business in Canada in the purchase of horses for the American market. He is operating principally at Belleville, Napanee and Picton, and is paying for the animals prices ranging from $45 to $80 in Canadian bills or gold....

  "Martin Herrick's Fate," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 31 Jul 1862  Martin Herrick's Fate ____ The Bottom Falling out of a Stone Scow Leaves Four Men Struggling in the Lake ____ About nine o'clock this morning the small stone scow "Tip-Top" started from Bundyville on the Oswego river, with stones for the new harbor improvement, having on ...

  "The "George Goble."," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 25 Apr 1862  The "George Goble." - At half-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the schooner "George Goble" was launched from the yard of the enterprising shipbuilder whose name she bears. A description of this fine vessel was given in these column some days since. A large crowd was in attendance, and cheered ...

  "George Goble's Ship Yard," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 19 Apr 1862  George Goble's Ship Yard - Another New Vessel. - George Goble, the well known ship-bulder, has nearly completed a new schooner of the first class, and will launch her on Monday or Tuesday next. This vessel is intended to surpass anything ever constructed at this establishment hitherto. Her...

  "Tow Steamers on the Welland Canal," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 2 Mar 1861 

  "Diving With and Without Armor.", Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 27 Oct 1860  "Diving With and Without Armor." - This is the title of a pamphlet containing the submarine exploits of J.B. Green, the celebrated diver, who is now in this city. It purports to give a history of the adventures of Mr. Green, and although its style is not particularly perspicuous, the book is...

  "Fickle Fortune," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 18 Sep 1860  Fickle Fortune. - Most of our readers will remember the famous diver and sub-marine explorer of the lakes. The individual was originally a resident of Oswego, and for some years obtained his livelihood by odd jobs and laboring upon the docks. He finally became somewhat noted about town as a ...

    Orvis Westcott, of Sackets Harbor, has been appointed Keeper of the Lighthouse on Horse Island, near that place, vice Capt. Samuel McNitt, removed. Capt. McNitt has filled the post for 30 years. he was a soldier of the war of 1812, and at the battle of Sackets Harbor was among those who stood ...

  "Our Lake Fleet Forty Years Ago," Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 23 Jan 1858  Our Lake Fleet Forty Years Ago. - Fisher Bullard, Esq., of Rochester, furnishes the Union with the following interesting information. He says: "It might be interesting to the people to know something of the American fleet on Lake Ontario forty years ago, when much of Western New York, and...

  "1857 List Of Canadian Vessels," Daily Globe (Toronto, ON), 26 May 1857 

  "Gale on Lake Ontario," Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Nov 1856 

  "Gale on Lake Ontario," Auburn Weekly Journal, 12 Nov 1856 

  "The schooner "Sultan"," Oswego Times & Journal (Oswego, NY), 4 Nov 1856  The schooner "Sultan," which was driven ashore below the east pier in the gale of Friday night, has been pumped out by one of the excellent Worthing Pumps, belonging to the North Western Insurance Co., so that she was got off and brought into this port this afternoon, with a large portion of the...

  "The Storm," Oswego Times & Journal (Oswego, NY), 31 Oct 1856  The Storm - Perilous Situation of the Schooner J.P. Hale and Crew. - It commenced snowing last night and has continued through the day with but little cessation. The snow has fallen about six inches in depth. The wind has been stiff in the northwest, and is increasing in violence as we go to ...