Title

Breeches Buoy Shot To Scow By Youngstown Coast Guard

Creator

Breton, Carol

Extent

35.86 x 25.61 cm

Is Part Of

Watercolour Collection

Description

The stranded scow lying in the Upper Rapids has been a fixture since August 6, 1918. It broke loose while being towed by the tug Hassayampa, after the tug went aground in the American Channel opposite Port Day, less than a mile above the Falls. ...a line was shot out from the top of the Toronto Power House. Attempts were made to rig a breeches buoy, but the lines became fouled and it was not until "Red Hill" volunteered his services that it was possible to bring the men to shore, excerpted from Niagara Falls, Canada : a history of the City and the world famous beauty spot ;

en-CA Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant CK 1071-3 1977- ; Research by George Seibel ; M-27 ;

Type

Still Image

Medium

Watercolour

Subject

Scow

Power Plants - Toronto Power Plant

Niagara River - Upper

Location

Canada

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=102695

locator

WC PR-23

Rights

©Niagara Falls Public Library

Publisher

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Date Created

2005-02-08

Date Modified

2005-02-17