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oO The Columbia Fleet, continued from first page: 1) H.d.Webb & Co. (1891-1894) and W.C.Richardson & Co.(1894-1903) Wooden schooners and barges: JOHN J.BARLUM - 1890 W.Bay City, 1213 tons, 234 ft. H.d.BARR - 1893 W.Bay City, 119 tons. CAMDEN - 1872 Cleveland, 694 tons. To atlantic coast, 1898. GENOA - 1873 Cleveland, 730 tons, 189 ft. THOMAS P.SHELDON - 1871 E.Saginaw, 669 tons. To Atlantic coast, 1898. Wooden steamship IROQUOIS - 1892 Marine City, 1698 tons, 242 x - H.OUTHWAITE - 1886 Cleveland, 1304 tons, 243 “37. ROUMANIA - 1887 W.Bay City, 1837 tons, 273 x 39. Iron and steel ae ers: LLIAM CHISHOLM - 1884 Cleveland, 1581 tons, iron. J.H.DEVEREAUX - 1885 Cleveland, 1618 tons, 243 x 37. Later JOHN MULLEN. J.H.WADE - 1890 Cleveland, 1863 tons, 266 x 38, steel. SAMUEL MITCHELL - 1892 Cleveland, 2278 tons, 292 x 40, steel. Still go- ing, presently in the Huron Gement fleet. The oldest active sur- vivor of these fleets. 2) Richardson Transportation Co. (1903-1921) - Managing Operators. (Hull color, dark red with white forward rail,cabins white, stack all black. Flag, swallow tail pennant with letters W.CeR.) Wooden schooner barges: CHICKAMAUGA - 1898 W.Bay City, 2472 tons, 322 x 45. CRETE - 1897 W.Bay City, 2040 tons, 288 x GOLDEN AGE - 1882 Abbott's Bridge, 0., 1846 tons, 209 2.306 IRON QUEEN - 1887 Detroit, 1384 tons, 242 x MARY B.MITCHELL - 1888 W. Bay City, 963 tons, aS ie Wooden Steamships: WILLIAM EDWARDS - 1888 Abbott's Bridge, 0.,1272 tons, 226 x 36. IRON KING - 1887 Detroit, 252 x 38, 1702 tons. Later Canadien CANOBIE. IROQUOIS ) From earlier fleet ROUMANIA ) See above (i). Composite Steamer: JBHN OWEN - 1889 Wyandotte, 2127 tons, 281 x 41, Sunk, L.Superior,'ll. Iron freighters: J.H.DEVEREAUX and J.H.WADE - see above (1). Steel bulk freighters: Cc ION - 1893 W.Bay City, ee x 45. (Managed for season of 1919 only) COLONEL - 1901 Wyandotte, 356 x 50. Scrapped at Buffalo, 19 HARVEY D.GOULDER - 1906 Lorain for Hawgood. 525 x 55. Purchased ¢.1910. To Columbia Steamship Co., 1921. HOWARD M.HANNA,JR.(i), 1908 Cleveland, 480 x 54. Abandoned to under- writers after stranding near Port Austin, Mich.in great storm of 1913. Salvaged, sold Canadian, later MARQUETTE, SIR WILFRED LAURIER, GLENSHEE and GODERICH. In service in fleet of Canada S.S.Lines. HOWARD M.HANNA,JR.(ii), 1914 Lorain, 504 x 54. To Columbia SS.,1921. C.RUSSELL HUBBARD (ex HENRY A.HAWGOOD), 1906 Cleveland for Hewgood. 552 x 56. Acquired, c.191k. To Columbia ss. 1921. WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE, 1908 Fla 552 x 58. Acquired from Tomlinson,'16 To Columbia S.S.Co.,1921. LEONARD B.MILLER 150 9 Glevelana, 504 x 5Q. To Columbia SS. ,1921. SAMUEL MITCHELL - From earlier fleet: see above (1 NORMANIA, 1908 St. at Mich., 420 x 52, later WILLIAM F.STIFEL. To Columbia S.S. Co., 1921. DAVID Z.NORTON (1), 1906 Cleveland, 480 x 52. To Columbia SS Co.,1921. W.C.RICHARDSON (i), 1902 Cleveland, 354 x 48. Foundered off Waverly Shoal, Lake Erie, 12-9-09. (Continued, next page)