Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Oneida (Propeller), struck bridge, 7 Aug 1887

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Chicago.---Captain McAuley of the steambarge ONEIDA, which ran into the lake Street bridge Monday, deposited $200 with the City as a surety that the city could recover the damage done to the bridge. The captain ststed that he tried to signal the engineer to stop, but the bell-cord broke, and before he could do anything the accident had happened.
      The Marine Record
      Thurs. Aug. 11, 1887 p. 1

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Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: struck bridge
Lives: nil
Remarks: Repaired
Date of Original
1887
Subject(s)
Oneida (Propeller)
Propellers
Local identifier
McN.W.13504
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Chicago
    Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 41.85003 Longitude: -87.65005
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Oneida (Propeller), struck bridge, 7 Aug 1887