Lloyd, James T., Burning of the Erie, "Burning of the Erie," Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 1856, 121-26  Burning of the Erie. This magnificent steamer, Capt. Titus, commander, was destroyed by fire, on Lake Erie, on the 16th day of August, 1841, by which calamity more than one hundred and seventy-five persons lost their lives. The following account is given of the origin of this disaster. Among ...

  Lloyd, James T., Burning of the Phoenix, "Burning of the Phoenix," Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 21 Nov 1847, 177-83  Burning of the Phoenix This terrible accident occurred about four o'clock on the morning of the 21st of November, 1847, on Lake Michigan, within seventeen miles of Sheboygan. The fire was first discovered under the deck, near the back end of the boiler ; but it soon spread in every direction ...

  "Steamship Toiler," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, p. 375  The above is a somewhat crude illustration, but the best available of the s.s. Toiler, which is being built in England for the Canadian canal and lake trade, and which was fully described in our last issue. ...

  "Capt. L. A. Demers Dies," Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), 11 Jul 1938  Capt. L. A. Demers Dies Noted Seaman Was 77 _________ Was Dominion Wreck Commissioner for Twenty Years. Had Long Career Before the Mast and Was Man of Outstanding Knowledge and Judgement. _________ One of Canada's most noted seamen, Captain Leander Arthur Demers, former Dominion ...