Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Fast Sailing

Publication
Oswego Morning Herald (Oswego, NY), 11 Nov 1878
Description
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Fast Sailing.

Several Captains were in N.S. Stone’s chandlery store Saturday night talking about fast sailing, when Captain Geo. Tait, of the schooner Two Friends, made the bold assertion that he had run from Milwaukee to Chicago, 90 miles, in his schooner, which was flying light, in four hours. Captain Jim Hadden heard the statement, and turning to the Herald Representative asked how many miles an hour the vessel sailed. Upon being told that she skipped over the water at the rate of 15 miles an hour Captain Jim whispered "Your clock was stopped, Captain!"


Media Type
Newspaper
Text
Item Type
Clippings
Date of Publication
11 Nov 1878
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Stone, N. S. ; Tait, George ; Hadden, James
Collection
Richard Palmer
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • New York, United States
    Latitude: 43.45535 Longitude: -76.5105
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Fast Sailing