1830

April 26, 1830 - Evening Post (New York)
The sloop "Detroit", from this port, of and for Albany, while at anchor near West Point, on Friday night was run afoul of by the steamboat "Congress", or one fo the barges she had in tow, and immediately sunk. No lives were lost. It is reported the sloop had on board a cargo of merchandize worth from thirty to forty thousand dollars. Mer. Adv.

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April 27, 1830 - Commercial Advertiser (New York)
Another River Disaster - About midnight on Thursday night, the steamboat "Congress", with the Poughkeepsie towboats, ran into the sloop "Detroit", lying at anchor off West Point, in the highlands. The "Detroit" is owned in and was bound to this city; and had on board a very valuable cargo of hardware, drygoods, cotton, &c. It is stated to have been worth from $50 to $75,000. So severe was the concussion, that the sloop sunk almost instantly; the captain and crew having barely time to escape by the assistance of other vessels also lying at anchor and very near. The steamboat, it is said, proceeded onward, notwithstanding the persons on board the sloop cried out that she was sinking. If the vessel exhibited her light, as required by the statute, the proprietors of the steamboat will have no ordinary amount of damages to pay. The goods were owned by Messrs. E. Corning & Co. of this city, on which there was a large insurance, and by several houses in Rochester, &c. :The cotton, 60 or 70 bales, as well as several crates on deck, floated. The vessel sank in at least 175 feet water; not even her topmast is visible. Albany Argus.

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April 30, 1830 - Albany Argus
The sloop "Detroit" - A meeting of the owners of goods on board the "Detroit", of Albany, which was run down last week by the "Congress" and her towboats and sunk off West Point, was held yesterday in this city. The value of the goods which went down in the vessel, was ascertained to be from $21,000 to $21,600. Of this, About $8,000 was in iron and owned by Messrs. E. Corning & Co. on which was an insurance of about 55,500. Of the remainder, only about $1000 was owned in this city; and the balance in Utica, Rochester and other western places. No measures were taken for recovering the vessel; but it is understood that offers were made to raise her at a comparatively small sum. There is conclusive proof that the "Detroit" had one or both of her lights up; and that the censure as well as the expense must fall upon the proprietors of the steamboat. The "Detroit" sank so soon that Capt. Parsons had not time to secure his papers, watch, &c. that were in the cabin.

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September 3, 1830 - Rhode Island American
Oats - 1800 bushels North River Oats, new and very heavy on board sloop "Eloise" for sale by Peter F. Ewer & Co.

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December 23, 1830 - Evening Post (New York)
[Severe cold weather] has no doubt closed up all the canals and most of the small streams and rivers in the vicinity.  [Oak wood is now "eighteen shillings a load"; burn coal instead: its cheap, there is a year's supply in the city's coal yards and "it makes a clean, comfortable, healthy and economical fire both for warming parlors and for cooking"]
[the Hudson is nearly impassable with ice; travel to Albany by boat is no doubt ended for the winter.]