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- Oswego, NY
- 1 receive his imported goods, which came from Oswego and Montreal. At this point, every item, whether
- 2 notified the public that he had received from Oswego, a cargo of Onondaga Salt, and this was for sale
- 3 12 December 1828, there was much rejoicing in Oswego, for they had a direct connection to New York. The
- 4 steamboat COMMODORE BARRIE, now on her way from Oswego to Lewiston, very gratefully acknowledge the
- 5 to B. Phillips, Kingston, H. Fitzhugh at Oswego, H. E. Nichols, Cobourg, The Pt. Hope Harbour Co.,
- 6 The case of the schooner GEORGE S. WEEKS, of Oswego, illustrates the temper of the times. When she
- 7 the VANDALIA arrived on her maiden voyage from Oswego with general cargo and then cleared for Port
- 8 of a new steam and sail vessel, built at Oswego, for Messrs. Bronson & Crocker, enterprising
- 9 returned to Port Dalhousie, on her route back to Oswego. We cordially wish her owners every success and
- 10 its readers that Messrs. Bronson & Crocker, of Oswego, had a new vessel, to be called VANDALIA, under
- 11 near the Genesee River. On the 27 December, the Oswego Line of Lake Boats placed an advertisement in the
- 12 advertisement by Van Dewater Brothers & Co., of Oswego, just bursting with good old Yankee enthusiasm to
- 13 We understand that the new steamer commenced at Oswego by Capt. Vandewater, and intended to run between
- 14 ADMIRAL, Capt. Wilkinson, Hamilton, Toronto and Oswego; the CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON, Capt. Jas. Dick, from
- 15 and for the American steamers for Rochester, Oswego, Syracuse, New York, Montreal and
- 16 April, the steamer NIAGARA, Capt. Childs, left Oswego for Rochester with some 100 passengers. The wind
- 17 that the propeller CLIFTON would ply between Oswego and Hamilton during the coming season, with calls
- 18 accident of this kind, which occurred at Oswego on Monday afternoon. The steamer COMET of
- 19 & Crane in 1849. After the explosion in Oswego, she was refloated by the steamer PORCUPINE and
- 20 TRADER, from Ogdensburg-Prescott to Kingston, Oswego, Toronto, Hamilton and Port
- 21 cargo; Schooner NIAGARA, Capt. D. Cross, from Oswego with 653 bars of R. R. Iron (rails) for the agent
- 22 W. Quirk and RACHEL, Capt. T. Murray cleared for Oswego.
- 23 Capt. Wm. Day and the ERIN, all cleared for Oswego. The schooner LADY BAGOT, Capt. J. Nelligan,
- 24 the 8 December, with a full cargo of flour, for Oswego, where she laid up along with the ST. LAWRENCE,
- 25 with Boston and New York, via Ogdensburg and Oswego."
- 26 Spectator it was noted that "The rivalry between Oswego and Ogdensburg for the Canadian trade is likely
- 27 CHARLES NAPIER. She had been built in 1843 at Oswego.
- 28 of the season, ply between Hamilton, Toronto and Oswego, where her agents were Messrs. Clemow &
- 29 to form a daily line between Hamilton and Oswego. The Chippewa and Niagara R. R. are building a
- 30 April when M. W. Browne's BRITANNIA cleared for Oswego and the CITY OF HAMILTON arrived with passengers
- 31 named LADY OF THE LAKE, was built in 1842 at Oswego by George S. Weeks and, measured 197 x 24 x 9.2;
- 32 commence service from Hamilton to Toronto and Oswego on Monday, 18 June, daily except
- 33 their regular trips today between this city and Oswego, made a trial trip to Toronto on Saturday, which
- 34 coalStr. AMERICA, Masson, G. W. R. R., from OswegoSch. CERES, McMaster, G. W. R. R., from OswegoSch.
- 35 two, as the steamer AMERICA was on her way to Oswego, after having passed her sister, the CANADA, she
- 36 arrivals: Schooner ROYAL TAR, Capt. Smith from Oswego with general cargo for Nixon & Swales; steamer
- 37 QUEEN, Capt. Zealand, while on a voyage from Oswego to Hamilton and she sank alongside the east pier
- 38 to get ashore. She had been built in 1845 at Oswego, as the SYRACUSE and was sold Canadian in
- 39 Wharf, the former for Ogdensburg, the latter for Oswego. Word from the foot of the Lake indicated that the
- 40 schooner GREAT WESTERN, Capt. Goldring, also for Oswego, was not fortunate enough to obtain cargo, but the
- 41 Elevator, from whence It was forwarded to Oswego. At a later date, Smith built his own grain
- 42 days and was accompanied by blinding snow. From Oswego came this list of casualties: "schooner J. J.
- 43 Catharines and the schooner FORREST arrived from Oswego with a huge manifest of general cargo for
- 44 Oswego, 12,700 bus. of wheat and 600 bbls. of
- 45 to Oswego, 8,000 bus. of
- 46 MAR, to Oswego, 7,600 bus. of
- 47 to Oswego, 3,000 bus. of
- 48 to Oswego, 160,000 feet of
- 49 SIR CHARLES METCALFE, Capt. McNally, from Oswego to Kingston with coal, was abandoned by her crew
- 50 following vessels arrived with grain, mostly for Oswego, via Hamilton: FALCON, 7,412 bus., PERRY HANNA,
- 51 BRAINARD, to Oswego with 2,000 bbls. of flour and 7,846 bus. of
- 52 to Oswego with 3,900 bus. of
- 53 MAR, to Oswego with 7,469 bus. of barley and 215 bbls. of
- 54 to Oswego with 13,500 bus. of
- 55 J. MORLEY, to Oswego with 7,000 bus. of
- 56 to Oswego with 7,092 bus. of
- 57 schooners FIDELITY of Hamilton and ANTELOPE of Oswego took quite a pounding at the Railway Wharf, the
- 58 schooner OTTAWA, sailing from Oswego on the 1 October with coal for Myles & Wyatt of
- 59 Proctor's schooner GLENAVON, from Hamilton to Oswego with barley, shipped by John Smith, struck one of
- 60 LOCHIEL, Capt. Scott from Dundas, C.W., for Oswego with 9,000 bus. of wheat, foundered in Lake
- 61 schooner GARIBALDI sailed the following day for Oswego with a cargo of flour, loaded at the Great
- 62 for D. Patton & Co.; the JOHN RAE cleared for Oswego with 10,223 bus. of barley from John Smith's
- 63 schooner MINNIE PROCTOR from Oswego, with coal for Thos. Myles got lost in the fog and
- 64 the crew of the sailing scow WAITE from Oswego with sand for the Glass Works. On investigation,
- 65 Welland Railway steamer PERSEVERANCE, bound for Oswego with 20,147 bus. of corn, consigned to T. S.
- 66 ROCHESTER, recently plying between Kingston and Oswego, commences her regular trips from Hamilton to
- 67 Cleveland with 421 tons, CHARM, Capt. Irwin from Oswego, 107 tons, ORION, Capt. Zealand, 465 tons and the
- 68 of barley to Toronto; 7000 bus. of barley to Oswego; 5,600 bus. of barley to Chicago and 10,703 bus.
- 69 Barley from Williamson's Storehouse went to Oswego, 9,606 bus. and he sent 10,569 bus. of red wheat
- 70 Her master was Capt. Hadden and she arrived from Oswego with 254 tons of coal for Thomas
- 71 Spence, departed late on the 16 November for Oswego with 12,300 bus. of barley and early the next
- 72 MAGDALA of Hamilton, bound from Toronto to Oswego with a cargo of timber and was about six miles
- 73 of the city banks, to take a cargo of grain to Oswego and subsequently, it was ascertained that the
- 74 where they caught the train from Rome to Oswego."
- 75 Wharf with 100 tons of Blossburg Coal from Oswego. Thomas Myles was expecting the UNDINE with 170
- 76 Montreal. Other vessels were being diverted to Oswego, Ogdensburg and
- 77 telegram from Oswego told a sad story on the 9 November. It told of
- 78 while the CITY OF MONTREAL will make the Oswego run.
- 79 from Cleveland and the CLARA YOUELL from Oswego, along with the NORTH STAR. Murton & Reid's coal
- 80 MURTON was being made ready to load grain for Oswego, where she would pick up a return cargo of coal.
- 81 loading a cargo of ashes at McIlwraith's for Oswego.
- 82 a cargo of glassware at MacKay's Wharf from Oswego and on the 10 September, was loading lumber at
- 83 arrival of the schooner VIENNA with coal from Oswego at McIlwraith's Wharf. The propeller CITY OF
- 84 left of her. She was owned by H. J. Daggett of Oswego, N.Y. This vessel was built in 1864 at Niagara by
- 85 Hamilton men in the crew. She had sailed for Oswego, just before the storm, with timber and
- 86 E. R. C. PROCTOR was waiting to load grain for Oswego. The LAKE MICHIGAN loaded old rails at the Grand
- 87 the Hamilton Glass Works and then cleared for Oswego, the MEDITERRANEAN at Murton & Reid's coal wharf
- 88 ERIE STEWART, GOLD HUNTER and BALTIC, all from Oswego; at Myles' Wharf, the UNDINE and the GULNARE from
- 89 to load barley, shipped, by Mr. W. Kerrins to Oswego. The schooner-scow HOPE was waiting to load
- 90 was loading timber at the N. & N. W. Wharf for Oswego. The GULNARE was awaiting her turn at the same
- 91 was waiting for a fair breeze to take her to Oswego.
- 92 ST. MAGNUS came in with 650 tons of coal from Oswego. She would lay-up for the winter at Zealand's
- 93 the schooner SPEEDWELL arrived with coal from Oswego. This vessel had been built in 1875 at Port
- 94 Browne's schooner E. H. RUTHERFORD, bound for Oswego with a cargo of barley, went ashore near
- 95 The schooner UNDINE was loading barley for Oswego and would return with coal. The ELLA MURTON was
- 96 about to leave for Burlington, to load wheat for Oswego and a return cargo of coal. Capt. Thos.
- 97 ST. LOUIS and UNDINE were both active in the Oswego coal
- 98 on Saturday 25 April, with the arrival from Oswego, of the schooner ST. LOUIS, Capt. John McGiffin.
- 99 was the UNDINE, Capt. Johnston. She cleared for Oswego on the 12 April, with 10,000 bus. of wheat,
- 100 the woman cook, as well as Capt. Ure. Down at Oswego, the schooner CAROLINE MARSH, also with coal for
- 101 about to leave for Burlington, to load wheat for Oswego and a return cargo of coal. Capt. Thos.
- 102 CHIEFTAIN lost four barges east of the piers at Oswego.
- 103 200 tons of coal before she could be taken to Oswego for dry docking. She at last arrived in Hamilton
- 104 schooner STUART H. DUNN arrived from Oswego on the 10 July with coal for the Rogers Coal Co.
- 105 but assisted the schooners T. R. MERRITT from Oswego and W. J. SUFFEL from Sodus Point. The steam
- 106 T. R. MERRITT, Capt. W. A. Corson, left for Oswego and was followed a day later by the W. J.
- 107 well known in Hamilton, attempted to enter Oswego, but the howling westerly wind drove her past the
- 108 on the night of the 30 April, with coal from Oswego for the Rogers Coal Co. After unloading and
- 109 John Williams, came into port with coal from Oswego for McIlwraith. The Burlington Canal was in such
- 110 were riding at anchor. Both had come from Oswego. The steamer MACASSA, which had been moved over to
- 111 to seek shelter in Fairhaven. She had coal from Oswego for McIlwraith and finally came in on the 24
- 112 Charlotte, were at Browne's, the WAVE CREST from Oswego was at McIlwraith's and the SIR C. T. VAN
- 113 the night of 16 May, according to a report from Oswego. This was the third vessel that Ewart had lost in
- 114 arrived from Toronto. She had loaded coal in Oswego, but had run for shelter in Toronto. In the
- 115 sailed from Hamilton with a cargo of lumber for Oswego. At 9:00 p.m. on the 19 May, she was about one
- 116 She was hauled off by the tug CHARLIE FERRIS of Oswego and towed into Charlotte for repairs. After
- 117 CUBA. The schooner SINGAPORE brought coal from Oswego for the MacKays and the American schooner ST.
- 118 Carter told the press that he would proceed to Oswego and load coal for Quebec. He would then sail to
- 119 bound up the Lake from Oswego to Hamilton with coal, the schooner DAUNTLESS,
- 120 10 November, the schooner WAVE CREST sailed for Oswego with a cargo of lumber, her last voyage of the
- 121 Square, was driven ashore east of the piers at Oswego and became a total loss. She had been rebuilt in
- 122 at the Grand Trunk Ry. Wharf on the 9 May, for Oswego. The MODJESKA left that night for Port Dalhousie,
- 123 CREST arrived from Brighton to load lumber for Oswego. The schooner DAUNTLESS, Capt. Johnston, formerly
- 124 were the schooners L. D. BULLOCK, with coal from Oswego, for McIlwraith, the F. C. LEIGHTON from Milwaukee
- 125 WAVE CREST, Capt. W. A. Corson, bound from Oswego to Hamilton with a cargo of coal for McIlwraith,
- 126 SINGAPORE and ERIE STEWART all arrived from Oswego for McIlwraith, Murton and MacKay,
- 127 schooners arrived from Oswego on the 9 November. They were the VIENNA, FLORA
- 128 schooner W. T. GREENWOOD, on a voyage from Oswego to Toronto with coal, was wrecked 12 miles west
- 129 and FLORA CARVETH were all unloading coal from Oswego.
- 130 at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 September, for Oswego, arriving there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. She loaded
- 131 then take on lumber at the Grand Trunk Wharf for Oswego.
- 132 reach the Grand Trunk Wharf to load lumber for Oswego. However, two days later, the Bay was
- 133 W. J. SUFFELL got away to Oswego on the 8 April with her cargo of lumber and the
- 134 schooners ELLA MURTON and SINGAPORE cleared for Oswego on the morning of the 14 April, to load coal for
- 135 schooner T. R. MERRITT arrived with coal from Oswego for
- 136 2 September, the schooner ALBACORE arrived from Oswego with coal for Rogers and the steamer CAMBRIA was
- 137 W. J. SUFFELL and ELLA MURTON all came in from Oswego. The HAMILTON and the PERSIA arrived from Montreal
- 138 the T. R. MERRITT and expected to leave for Oswego later in the week. Repair work was being done on
- 139 the SIR C. T. VAN STRAUBENZEE both sailed for Oswego. The schooner T. R. MERRITT arrived on the 3
- 140 schooner W.J.SUFFELL arrived from Oswego, the ARABIAN called in on her way to Ft. William,
- 141 Fort William and the T. R. MERRITT arrived from Oswego with
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