Niagara (Barge), lost deck load, 1 Nov 1871
Description
- Full Text
NIAGARA Barge, lost deck load of lumber on Lake Huron.
Marine Disasters on the Western
Lakes during 1871, Capt. J.W. Hall
LUMBER LOST. - The barge NIAGARA, formerly the propeller of that name, which arrived at Detroit in company with the barge FORESTER, while off Pointe aux Barques, lost overboard some 20,000 feet of her deck load of lumber. The tow, which consisted of three barges, are on the way to Tonawanda. The barge FORESTER was waterlogged when she arrived at Detroit.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
November 15, 1871
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: lost deck load
Freight: lumber
- Date of Original
- 1871
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.6372
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.640833 Longitude: -81.768055
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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