Chapter 41
1891-1898
Table of Contents

Title Page
1 Introductory
2 Geological
3 Poetry of the Lakes
4 Description
5 The Aborigines
6 French Discovery and occupation
7 Story of La Salle and the Griffin
8 Struggle for Possession
9 Under English Rule
10 Beginnings of Lake Commerce
11 War of 1812
12 War of 1812, Continued
13 War of 1812, Concluded
14 Growth of Traffic
Commerce Through St. Mary's Canals
15 Early Navigation on Lake Superior
16 The Convention of 1847
17 A Half Century Ago
18 Lake Canals
19 Lake Canals, Concluded
20 Harbors
21 Lighthouses
22 Life Saving Service
23 Development of Lake Vessels
24 The Lake Carriers
25 The Sailor
26 Navigation
27 Lumber Traffic
28 Grain Traffic
29 Coal Traffic
30 Iron Ore and Iron Industries
31 Miscellaneous
33 CHRONOLOGY.The Beginnings
33 After the War of 1812
34 1821-1830
35 1831-1840
36 1841-1850
37 1851-1860
38 1861-1870
39 1871-1880
40 1881-1890
41 1891-1898
[Introduction]
1891.
1892.
1893
1894.
1895.
1896
1897.
1898
42 List of Lake Vessels
Table of Illustrations

[Introduction]

Foundering Of The Perew, 1891 -- Loss Of The Hattie A. Estelle -- Disappearance Of The Hume -- Other Events Of 1891 -- Western Reserve Goes Down, 1892 -- Terrific October Storm -- Disappearance Of The Gilcher -- Foundering Of The Nashua -- Loss Of The John Burt -- Other Events Of 1892 -- Fatal Collision Of The Albany And Philadelphia, 1893 -- Destructive October Gale -- Curious World's Fair Visitors: Spanish Caravels And Norwegian Viking -- Statistics -- Other Events Of 1893 -- Loss Of The Cummings, 1894 -- Other Events Of That Year -- Loss Of The Chicora, 1895 -- Loss Of The St. Magnus -- Foundering Of The Africa -- Low Water -- Five Fatal Disasters -- Loss Of The Missoula -- Other Events Of 1895 -- Statistics Of Marine Losses, 1896 -- Loss Of The Ayer, Sumatra And Waukesha -- Other Events Of 1896 -- Wreck Of The Idaho, 1897 -- Safe To Sail The Lakes -- Wreck Of The Pewabic Found -- Losses Of Vessels From 1890 To 1897 -- Other Events Of 1897 -- The Mild Winter Of 1897-98 -- From The Lakes To The Atlantic -- Severe Storms, 1898 -- Loss Of The Doty -- Loss Of The Thol And Other Vessels -- Wreck Of The St. Peter -- Foundering Of The Churchill -- Good Year For Lake Craft -- Large Cargoes -- Caught In The Ice -- Other Events Of 1898.

 


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