The British tramp steamer Plattea is ashore 5 miles north of Sumbreio [sic] Light. Wreckers are removing cargo. (17 Mar 1899)
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The British tramp steamer Plattea is ashore 5 miles north of Sumbreio [sic] Light. Wreckers are removing cargo. (17 Mar 1899)
Newspaper: The Miami Metropolis (weekly)
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Miami is waiting for passage of the Harbor Appropriation Bill. Miami needs a harbor navigable for vessels with a draught of 11 feet, currently 3 feet of clearance. (10 Mar 1899)
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The 80-foot steam tug Katy fights the gale of 18 February 1899 off Indian Key. She is rescued and towed to St. Johns Bar by the tug Cambria. (24 Feb 1899)
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A drawing of the view from Fort Dallas toward Biscayne Bay and Norris Cut. (25 Nov 1898)
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Cape Florida lighthouse may be relighted. William Grunier, Lemon City, receives appointment as buoy light tender for Biscayne Bay and will reside in the old light keeper’s house. (11 Nov 1898)
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The U.S. Lighthouse Department wants to locate land lines on Key Biscayne and re-survey the Lighthouse Reservation. The Superintendent also advises the restoring of Cape Florida lighthouse. (25 Mar 1898)
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The battleship Maine is destroyed in Havana Harbor killing 253 crewmen. The ship is a total wreck and almost completely submerged. (18 Feb 1898)
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Dredges are working to deepen the old channel to 14 feet. The cut across the bar at Cape Florida is finishing. (14 Jan 1898)
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The schooner Haroldine runs aground offshore of Norris Cut on 2 January 1898. She is a total loss. (7 Jan 1898)
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The launch Daimler and Bicycle, a 1-mast sailing vessel, collide in the bay about a mile north of Coconut Grove. Both are towed to the wharf. (26 Nov 1897)
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