Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Mary Foster (Schooner), lost deck load, 25 Aug 1871

Description
Full Text

Schooner MARY FOSTER, lost deck load of lumber in Lake Ontario.
      Marine Disasters on the Western
      Lakes during 1871, Capt. J.W. Hall

      . . . . .

      DECKLOAD LOST. - The schooner MARY FOSTER, Capt. Jones, which arrived from Oswego, Saturday, from Toronto, with lumber and shingles, lost about 2,000 feet of lumber and 2,000 shingles from her deck load in a gale of wind.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      Monday, August 28, 1871

Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: lost deck load
Lives: nil
Freight: lumber
Date of Original
1871
Subject(s)
Schooners
Mary Foster (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.5865
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Ontario
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.795555 Longitude: -77.905555
Donor
William R. McNeil
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

The Maritime History of the Great Lakes site is managed by Walter Lewis

Click here to Contribute your own images to the collection.

Certain parts of the collection contain historical language and content that some may consider offensive, for example, language used to refer to racial, ethnic and cultural groups. Items in the collection, their content and their descriptions reflect the time period when they were created and the view of their creator.

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy




My favourites lets you save items you like, tag them and group them into collections for your own personal use. Viewing "My favourites" will open in a new tab. Login here or start a My favourites account.

thumbnail








Mary Foster (Schooner), lost deck load, 25 Aug 1871