Winter gale causes havoc to shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada

11/19/1859 - 11/20/1859

A fierce early winter gale blew across the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada. Several ships were run aground and others forced to shelter. (By John Osborne)

Source Citation

"News by Telegraph," New York Times, November 22, 1859, p. 1.

Record Data

Date Certainty

Exact

Type

Crime/Disasters

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