General Cochrane (Canal Boat), burnt, 28 Mar 1868
- Full Text
The steam canal boat GENERAL COCHRANE, laden with merchandise was burned at
Toledo on Saturday, the 28th of March. She was 4 years old and the loss on hull, furniture and freight is about $3,000.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
March 30, 1868 3-4
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The steam canal boat GEN. COCHRANE, took fire at Toledo early Saturday morning and was almost entirely consumed. The boat was owned at Perrysburgh, Ohio. She was partially laden with miscillaneous freight, which together with her furniture, was entirely destroyed. The GEN. COCHRANE, when built cost $3,000, and had been running for about 4 years. The loss, reckoning damage to the boat, and the deduction of her furniture and freight, will not be less than $3,000.
Detroit Free Press
April 3, 1868
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: burnt
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $3,000
Cargo: included
Freight: merchandise
Remarks: Total loss ?
- Date of Original
- 1868
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.14343
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ohio, United States
Latitude: 41.66394 Longitude: -83.55521
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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