Persia (Schooner), aground, 4 May 1872
- Full Text
Dunnville, May 4 - The schooner PERSIA is ashore at Point Selkirk, loaded with corn from Toledo. The tug JESSIE has gone to her relief with lighter; will probably get her off without much damage being done.
The Toronto Mail
Monday, May 6, 1872
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Port Colborne, May 6 - The PERSIA is ashore at Lott's Point, near Gull Island, loaded with corn for Kingston. The tug JESSIE has gone to her aid with a lighter, and is expected to be got off without much damage.
The Toronto Mail
Tuesday, May 7, 1872
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A dispatch to Capt. E.P. Dorr from Port Colborne says the schooner PERSIA was brought in here at 4:00 this morning.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
May 7, 1872 3-5
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Port Colborne, May 7 - The schooner PERSIA was got off the shore and is in this harbor; cargo all damaged.
The Toronto Mail
Wednesday, May 8, 1872
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: corn
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1872
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.15953
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.791944 Longitude: -79.982777
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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