Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2015 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Ludington Record Thursday, October 5, 1882 VOL. XVI, Old Series, No. 5 VOL. 3, New Series, No. 20 [Extracted marine news] Charles Peake, a diver of Milwaukee, was in the city last Saturday after visiting the wreck of the steambarge MILLER, recently burnt and sunk near Big Pt. Sauble. He reports that the vessel is badly burnt aft and not worth saving. Some of the machinery might be saved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, October 12, 1882 VOL. XVI, Old Series, No. 6 VOL. 3, New Series, No. 21 Steam-barge BURNHAM is on the dry-dock at Chicago. Vessel men report the storm of Monday as being the severest of the season. Thos. R. Lyon has the contract to furnish timber for the harbor improvements at White Lake, Pentwater, Ludington and Frankfort. Part of the timber is cut triangular. Of the bodies that went down in the ASIA those of John McDougall, Jackson F. Sparks, Mrs. Kirk Shephard, and a man supposed to have been Silus Bernard have been recovered. DROWNED - A sad accident occurred to the steamer SANFORD Wednesday night as she was entering our harbor. In the fog she struck the pier displacing her boiler, when the engineer was either thrown overboard or jumped overboard to avoid the escaping steam and was drowned; his body was recovered the next day and taken to Grand Haven. The captain also went overboard, but was fished out. The accident caused a delay of two days to the boat for repairs - Times and Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, October 19, 1882 VOL. XVI, Old Series, No. 7 VOL. 3, New Series, No. 22 The Lyon's Lumber scows are all in port and will make but one more trip before laying up for the season. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ludington Record Thursday, October 26, 1882 VOL. XVI, Old Series, No. 8 VOL. 3, New Series, No. 23 Eddie Foster has again become interested in steamboating, having purchased, with Capt. F. A. Bower, the fine new passenger steamer S. B. BARKER. The BARKER was built last spring and is a safe and fast sailing boat. She is splendidly furnished and is already gain- ing favor with the traveling public. The route is to be between Ludington and Pentwater, two trips daily, leaving here at 8 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. ===========================================================================