, 2 Aug 1856  Woodcut engraving of burning of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856 "Burning of the Lake Erie Steamer Northern Indiana"

  , 2 Aug 1856  Woodcut engraving of the rescue of two ladies and a gentleman from the wreck of the wheel of the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA as she burned off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856 "The rescue of two ladies and a gentleman from the wreck of the wheel"

  , 2 Aug 1856  Woodcut engraving of McDonagh jumping into the water with the life-preservers from the Michigan Central Railroad steamboat MISSISSIPPI as the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA burned off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856 "McDonagh jumping into the water with the...

  , 2 Aug 1856  Woodcut engraving of pushing some of the female passengers of the the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA into the Lake as she burned off Pelee in Lake Erie on 17 July 1856 "Pushing the women overboard who were too much terrified to make the leap"

  , 2 Aug 1856  Woodcut engraving of the propeller REPUBLIC towing the Michigan Southern Railroad Company's steamboat NORTHERN INDIANA into Pigeon Bay as she burned on Lake Erie on 17 July 1856 "Propeller Republic towing the wreck into Pigeon Bay"

  Oct 1871  Stereoview of three or four tugboats, and three sailing vessels among the burned wharves and warehouses lining the North branch of the Chicago River shortly after the fire on 8-9 Oct 1871. "Chicago -- Ruins" "No. 42 -- On North Branch" "Andrew & Carson, Hillsdale, Mich." Reverse: "From E. H....

  17 Sep 1949  Black and white news wire agency photograph of the gutted interior of the dining cabin of the Canada Steamship Lines steamboat NORONIC. The deck above and the deck below are sagging. Water from the fire fighters lies in large puddles on the deck. The NORONIC burned in the early hours of 17 Sept...

  1853  A woodcut engraving of an artist's reconstruction of the burning of the steamboat OCEAN WAVE for the New York Illustrated News of May 21, 1853. In the distance to the bow and stern are the schooners GEORGIANA and EMBLEM. "Destruction of the Steamer OCEAN WAVE on Lake Ontario -- Description on Page...

  1 Oct 1871  Stereoview of the schooner DAVID STEWART of Milwaukee in the Chicago River opposite the ruins of Central Elevator A after the great Chicago Fire. The masts of a three masted schooner can be seen on the other side of the rubble. Handwritten: "Central Elevator A" "Copelin & Hine, Photographers,...

  "Grain Elevators," Oswego Daily Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 7 Jul 1853  Grain Elevators In view of he decreased facilities by the destruction in the late fire, of the Elevators owned by J.L. Hall & Co. and Messrs. Ames & Brother, we take pleasure in notifying those interested that our townsman, Mr. W. Lewis has supplied himself with a floating elevator, capable of...

    The burning of the steamer Enterprise at Dodges Landing on the night of the 20th, came very near causing the loss of life, as well as property. The facts as we have learned them were that the boat came that day from Ogdensburg, arriving about three o'clock. She was unloaded of her freight and had...

    The steamer Enterprise which was burned last week at Massena was insured for $3,000....

  Lloyd, James T., Burning of the G. P. Griffith, "Burning of the G. P. Griffith," Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 17 Jun 1850, 261-65  Burning of the G. P. Griffith. The fine steamer G. P. Griffith took fire on Lake Erie, about twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burnt to the water's edge, on June 17, 1850. The passengers were all in their berths when the alarm of fire was given, about three o'clock in the morning. The day...