[Introduction]

The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 - Smoke And Disaster - Loss Of The Coburn - Telegraphic Communication - From The Lakes To The Mississippi - Other Events Of 1871 - Shipbuilding Active, 1872 - Phenomenon On Lake Ontario - Foundered In Mid-Lake - Old Wreck Discovered - Severe September Storm - Other Events Of 1872 - Loss Of The Propeller Ironsides, 1873 - Lost On Lake Superior - Terrible Snowstorm - Other Events Of 1873 - Destruction Of Steamer Brooklyn, 1874 - Other Events Of That Same Year - Loss Of The Equinox, 1875 - Other Fatal Losses In The Same Storm - Propeller Comet Sunk By Collision - Persian Burned On Lake Erie - Other Events Of 1875 - Burning Of St. Clair, 1876 - Other Events Of That Year - Adrift On Lake Michigan, 1877 - Lost On A Reef - Two Total Losses - The Lake Carriers - Other Events Of 1877 - Events Of 1878 - Scow Fleet Meets Disaster, 1879 - Memorable Storm, 1880 - Loss Of The Alpena - Disaster On Detroit River - Foundered On Lake Huron - Other Events Of 1880.

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Volume II

Some of the transcription work was also done by Brendon Baillod, who maintains an excellent guide to Great Lakes Shipwreck Research.