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the Mills & Company shipyard on May 24. On the 28th the damage figure was set at $12,028 by McLeod and Humble. w It is not surprising that a mention was made that Captain Frank Perew was interested in selling both steamers, the LYON and ALFRED P. WRIGHT. It's obvious that Captain Perew had had enough trouble with floating property and wanted no more. On June 9, ne sold both the WRIGHT and LYON to Captain J. C. Gilchrist and others of Cleveland. As far as can be learned, Captain Perew made no further ventures into shipping after this point. The JOHN B. LYON at the time of the sale was still on the drydock undergoing repairs. She remained in drydock until the first of July. Captain Gilchrist decided that, as long as the steamer was out of operation, it would be advantageous to take care of some other work. The LYON was given a new deck, new texas and pilot house and she was fitted with two pole masts. By July 4, she had been loaded with coal for Lake Superior. Under Gilchrist, she would no longer make Chicago her regular port of call, although she still made an occasional trip into that port for grain. She was also commanded a new master, Captain Baily. September © 1892 found the steamer once again in drydock. lw busy and out of trouble. Apparently Captain Gilchrist was unhappy with her speed, for she was brought into Buffalo and a new wheel was installed. The change of owners appears to have done little to change the fortunes of the propellor for, in early November 1892, while entering Traverse Bay to pick up her consort, the schooner LIZZIE A. LAW, she struck bottom. The grounding completely disabled her rudder and the steamer had to go to Northport to make temporary repairs. The two vessels cleared Northport, but on the way down it must have become obvious that the temporary repairs would not be sufficient to complete the voyage. When the LYON reached Detroit, a portion of her cargo was taken out so she could enter the drydock. By November 20, the damage to the rudder was repaired and the cargo reloaded. She cleared for Buffalo that same day. Year.1893was a poor one in general for vessels on the lakes, but the LYON was able to keep During the 1894 season, economic conditions improved but the fate of the LYON took a turn downward. The steamer had been laid up at the end of 1893 at Chicago with a cargo of corn. On her arrival in Buffalo her cargo was unloaded and some 8,800 bushels were found to be wet or otherwise damaged. During the winter some of her pipes had leaked. The damage to the cargo was nearly $1,000. Before leaving Buffalo, the LYON received a new master, Captain Gunderson, formerly of the HOMER D. ALVERSON. She proceeded to Lake Superior for ore. On her way down the LYON ran into a little problem at Sault Ste. Marie. One of the securing lines accidentally became entangled in her wheel, disabling the steamer. A diver was secured and he was able to cut away the line. The remainder of the season went without incident. The 1895 season brought several more accidents. On August 16 at 3:00 A.M., the LYON was involved in a collision with the schooner IRON CLIFF. The LYON was bound up with coal in Mud Lake when the steamer IRON CHIEF, with her consort the IRON CLIFF, bound up and both light, attempted to pass the LYON. The suction of the passing IRON CHIEF caused the LYON to sheer to starboard, and resulted in the IRON CLIFF striking the LYON amidship. The steamer suffered considerable damage. Her starboard side was heavily caved in and her port side bulged out. Fortunately, all damage to the LYON was above the water line and the steamer was able to proceed on her voyage. As for the IRON CLIFF, she too had suffered considerable damage to her stem. As all her damage was above the water line, she too was able to continue. On the LYON's return to Cleveland a survey was held on the vessel by Captains C. E. Benham and Dan McLeod and the damage was set at between $1,500 and $2,000. This was considerably less than what was originally anticipated. On October 1, while bound up with a load of coal, the wheel chain of the steamer parted. The breaking of the chain could not have happened at a more inopportune time, for the vessel was attempting to make a turn near the middle ground abreast of Port Huron. Uncontrollable, the steamer went hard aground. In order to release the LYON, some 800 tons of her cargo had to be lightered, resulting in a three day loss of time. In December on about the 11th, due to low water, the JOHN B. LYON grounded at the lower end of the St. Clair Flats Canal. She was not alone, for the steamers A.P. WRIGHT and COLONIAL were also aground there. All three vessels were easily freed and were able to complete their journeys.