Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= NOTICE TO USERS - These files are protected by the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Information contained herein is provided for research purposes and may be freely linked to. Copying for redistribution or presentation by any person, persons or organization is not allowed without the written permission of the author/submitter. Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Ottawa OTHER NAME(s): Boscobel - renamed 1903 OFFICIAL NO: (US 3152) (C 116391) DATE OF LOSS: 29 November 1909 CAUSE OF LOSS: Fire LOCATION: Lake Superior, n. side of Red Cliff Bay RIG TYPE: Tug HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: Miller Bros., Chicago, IL - 1881 OWNER(S): Reid Towing Co., Sarnia, Ont. MASTER: Capt. J. E. Cooper TONNAGE: 610 gt, 450 nt DIMENSIONS: 151 x 28.4 x 13.7 CASUALTIES: 0 Had just finished releasing the steamer JAMES H. HOYT and towed her to Red Cliff Bay when she caught fire and burned to the water's edge. Estimated loss $50,000 - $60,000. Insurance, $35,000. Rec'd about $15,000 for releasing the HOYT. 1903 owned by Reid Wrecking Co., Port Huron, MI. Capt. Reid had just purchased her from Benjamin Boutell, of Bay City. ======================================================================== Sources: Merchant Vessel List - 1900 1903 Blue Book of American Shipping Stevens Point (WI) Journal - 1 December 1909 Detroit Free Press - 1 December 1909 Bayfield County Press - 3 December 1909