Other Names
- JAMES BUCKLY
The James Buckley, also known as James Buckly, was a wooden two-masted schooner-barge used for bulk freight. It was built in 1884 by J. Samson or Simson in Quebec City, Canada. The vessel had an official number of C85717 and measured 161 feet in length, 32 feet in beam, and 11 feet in depth. It had a gross tonnage of 442 and a net tonnage of 442.
On October 16, 1912, the James Buckley met its demise off the coast of Jefferson County, New York, in Lake Ontario. The vessel was in consort with the barges H.B. and MENOMINEE, being towed by the tug William Proctor. During a storm, the JAMES BUCKLEY became separated from the other barges and was driven into the shallows. The tug WILLIAM PROCTOR managed to deliver the barge Menominee to Cape Vincent before returning to rescue the crew of the James Buckley. The crew was rescued from the rigging of the sinking vessel using a heaving line. Fortunately, there was no loss of life.
The James Buckley was primarily involved in coal transportation. It was owned by the Ogdensburg Coal Company and operated out of Prescott, Ontario, Canada. The vessel was part of a tow that departed from Oswego, New York, with the barges H.B., Menominee, Argo, and Carney. However, in a gale, the tow line parted, and only the H.B. could be saved. The fate of the other barges, including the James Buckley, was uncertain, and it was feared that they would be wrecked.
The James Buckley had a significant presence in the St. Lawrence River, and it was known as a St. Lawrence River barge.
