British Whig (Kingston, ON), 8 Aug 1898

not published

Aug. 9, 1898

p.2 Incidents of the Day - The steamer W.P. Ketchum and barge, Chicago to Kingston with corn and wheat, is in the canal en route to Kingston.

John Donnelly, at Cornwall during the past three weeks pumping out the lower lock while repairs were making, returned last night, the work having been completed.

p.6 While the steamer Sir L. Tilley was coming up the river this morning a deckhand fell through an open hatchway and cut himself badly. Dr. Garrett attended to his injuries upon the landing here of the steamer.

Snips - When coming up the St. Lawrence on Monday the steamer Myles took a sheer in the current at Farran's point near Cornwall and knocked her forefoot off. She will be dry docked here.

Ashore at Presque Isle.

While en route from Toronto to Alexandria Bay the steamer Cambria went ashore opposite Presque Isle light this morning. She is hard and fast on the clay bottom. She had between 300 and 400 excursionists aboard at the time. The steamer Varuna made several trips and landed these at Brighton. She also tried to pull off the Cambria but was unsuccessful. Some of the passengers remained at Brighton. Others went on down to Belleville. A message received at three o'clock said the Cambria had been pulled off.