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36 CORNWALL lake barge (C 94889). 1890-1913. 607.72 tons gross, 585.96 tons register, 178.6' (between perpendiculars) 184.6' (overall). Capacity 45,000 bushels on the lakes, 36,000 bushels at 9' draft in canals. Launched by Ainsley (Montreal Transportation Co.) at Kingston Ontario on Monday 16 June 1890. Three masts as built, none later. Round stern. Cabin on deck. 1890 rated A1. 1892 rated A1½ and valued at $19,000. 1897 rated A2 and valued at $13,500. 1902 value $6,000. 1903 value $5,400. 1906 value $5,000. 1908 value $4,000. 1910-12 value $4,500. The barge CORNWALL was already loaded and ready for service when launched and she was headed for Montreal three days later. She sank on 31 October 1903 and was raised. In 1906 she was sunk by collision with the steamer DUNDURN (C 112207, 1,120 tons) in the Soulanges Canal and sank again in 16' of water when she hit a rock off Smith's Island in the Brockville Ontario narrows on 11 June 1907. She was aground on Howe Island near Kingston in 1911. Her lines from the tug EMERSON broke and she sank in the Cornwall Canal at Dickinson's Landing Ontario on 2 October 1913. She was abandoned when her grain cargo swelled and her seams opened. Her registry was closed on 4 November 1913. The wreck was stripped of pumps and other valuables and then sold to A.J. Lee of Montreal for $1. Montreal Transportation Co. wrote her off for $4,500. Named for the St. Lawrence River port of Cornwall Ontario. Montreal Transportation Co. Annual Directors' Reports 1902, 1903, 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1913; Montreal Transportation Co. Directors' Minutes 10 November and 11 December 1913; Montreal Transportation Co. Kingston Grain Ledgers 6 November 1899-1 November 1900, 25 April-26 July 1900, 27 July 1900-14 June 1901, 29 April-12 June 1901, 29 June-6 Dec 1901, 8 July 1901-29 May 1902, 30 May 1902-4 May 1903, 25 April-27 November 1903, 13 June-7 Dec 1903, 21 May-17 Dec 1904, 17 Aug-24 November 1904, 29 April-15 June 1905, 29 April-23 June 1905, 15 June-26 Sept 1905, 19 July-22 November 1905, 28 Sept-6 Dec 1905, 22 April28 May 1906, 29 November 1912-8 Oct 1914; Bureau Veritas Great Lakes Register 1913; Canada List of Shipping 1895 and 1910; Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database; Inland Lloyd's Vessel Register Canadian Hulls 1892 and 1897; Lewis and Neilson The River Palace; Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Canadian Ship Registers on line; Mercantile Navy List 1892 and 1897; Mills Barges and Scows Before 1890; British Whig 3, 17 and 21 June 1890; Canadian Railway & Marine World July 1907 and December 1913; Kingston Daily News 21 June 1890, Marine Review 24 March 1898. 37 CORSAIR river barge. 1864. 166 tons. Capacity 11,500 bushels. Built at Montreal by J.B. Auger in 1864. 1864 rated A and valued at $3,000. McLennan & Auger were this barge's only known owners. Alpena Public Library Great Lakes Maritime Database; Thomas Register of the Ships of the Lakes and river St. Lawrence 1864. 117