M. 16. D. & Lincoln, 1878
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M. 16. D. Presumably a tugboat, it was recorded in the 1878 Sessional Papers that it burned at the same place as the Lincoln in August of 1878.
Lincoln, 1878 This 92-foot sidewheel steamer was built in Sorel, Quebec in 1861. Built by D. & J. McCarthy, it was 92 feet long, 11 feet wide, and had a depth of 7 feet. It served as a tugboat on the lower Ottawa River before burning at its dock in New Edinburgh on March 8,1878. It was owned by the McNaughton Forwarding Company, and lost the company $12,000 when it burnt. $6,000 was covered by insurance.
