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CORSICAN UNDER THE VICTORIA BRIDGE, MONTREAL Launched in 1870, the Corsican was the height of mid-Victorian fashion. `The saloon itself, painted white, picked out with gold, extends nearly the whole length of the vessel, its appearance being light and cheerful. Well stuffed sofas, lounges and other seats are in plentiful supply, and a piano... stands ready.... Fifty staterooms - a double berth below and a single one above - are on each side of the saloon.' (Daily News, Kingston, 5 May 1871). (Archives of Ontario) to the Richelieu Company for an indemnity and free whar fage at Quebec for their Saguenay line. While not specified in the documentation, in return they probably offered assurances that instead of delivering passengers to Quebec City themselves or sending via the Grand Trunk, they would transfer all their through business to the Richelieu Company on the Montreal waterfront. It took Milloy four months to secure an $800 indem n i t e.31 In 1869 Allan closed a five-year agreement for $4000 a year in little more than a month, 3 2 The indemnitee and free wharfage would be transferred to the St. Lawrence Tow Boat Company in 1872 when the Canadian Navigation Company disposed of its interest in the Saguenay trade. 3 3It was this sort of hardnosed bargaining from the head of the firm, coupled with adequate management, that provided a solid basis for the company's rapid expansion. 8