Arthur (Barge), C..., sunk, 1 May 1896
Description
- Full Text
Kingston, Ont., May 29. -- The barge ARTHUR, laden with 17,500 bushels of corn from this port for Montreal, struck a rock in the Galoup rapids, St. Lawrence River, and sunk in 13 feet of water. The barge can be raised but the grain will be a total loss. The Kingston & Montreal Forwarding Company's tug REGINALD had the barge in tow.
Milwaukee Wisconsin
May 29, 1896
Barge ARTHUR. Of 192 tons Register. Built Quebec, 1873. Home port, Montreal, Que. 102.3 x 23.2 x 9.0 Owned by Montreal Transportation Company. No number issued.
List of Vessels on the Registry Books of the
Dominion of Canada on December 31, 1886
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: sunk
Lives: nil
Freight: corn
Remarks: Raised
- Date of Original
- 1896
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.19801
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.196666 Longitude: -74.331388
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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