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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

        [172-173]

              FREDERICK HENNING was born in the city of St. Catharines in
           the year 1861, and attended the public schools of Lockport,
           N. Y. , for several years, and then went to Montreal, where he
           served his time with Mitchell & Co., master machinists, who did
           a large trade in steam fitting, marine work, etc. About the
           earliest responsible engineering work in which MR. HENNING en-
           gaged was the running of one of the first consolidated loco-
           motives on the Canadian Pacific railroad through the Roger's
           Pass in the Rocky Mountains, in the days of construction of snow
           shed work fifteen years ago.
              The first steamboat on which he served was the tug William
           Ross, plying in the Georgian Bay service. He then went on the
           steamer Cherokee, running between Collingwood and French river.
           Seventeen years ago he went out to Canada's prairie province of
           Manitoba, and went on the steamer Millie Howe, plying on Lake
           Winnipeg. He went from her to the Hudson Bay Company's boat, the
           Colville, which was engaged in taking supplies to the various
           Hudson Bay posts on Lake Winnipeg. At that time a Hudson Jack
           had been hoisted at a spot at the head of the Nelson river,
           which was said to be the most northerly point, navigable for
           steamboats, in Canada. However, MR. HENNING hauled down the
           flag and replanted it at a more northerly point, and there, in
           that far Northland, it waves proudly in the breeze to this day.
           MR. HENNING put the engines in the steambarge Red River, and ran
           her for one season, her route being a round of Lake Winnipeg
           ports. She was afterwards burned and rendered useless. Nine
           years ago he went on the side-wheel passenger steamer Aurora,
           which also ran on Lake Winnipeg and is still in service. Then he
           took charge of the engines on the government tug. Sir Hector,
           which was engaged in dredging at the mouth of the Red river.
              Then MR. HENNING went east to Toronto, and had charge of the
           ferry steamer, Mascotte, which was afterward destroyed by
           floating ice in Sixteen Mile creek, Oakville, Ontario. From this
           boat he went on the ferry steamer Sadie, now called Shamrock,
           and he then went to the upper lakes again, taking charge of the
           steambarge, Lothair, which was engaged in the lumber business
           between Cleveland, Ohio, and Blind River. She afterward founder-
           ed off Tobermoray, her machinery, however, being recovered.
           From this boat he went on the steambarge W. B. Hall, which ran
           between Port Arthur and Kingston. It is interesting to note that
           the engines on this boat were those that had been taken out of
           the famous tug Robb, which has become historic as one of the
           improvised gunboats on the Niagara river during the Fenian raid
           of 1866. Then MR. HENNING went on the ferry boat Canadian (now
           the Thistle), and remained on her until he was sent for to put
           the machinery in the new hydraulic dredge on the Hudson river.
           Last summer he rendered the same service on the hydraulic city
           dredge, the Daniel Lamb, in the Toronto harbor.
              This gentleman had during the seasons of 1894-95 been on the
           pleasure steamer J. W. Steinhoff, the same boat on which he has
           charge of the engines at present, her name having been altered
           to that of the
           Queen City.
              MR. HENNING is married, and with his wife and baby girl re-
           side at No. 17 Soho street. Toronto. He is a member of the
           Independent Order of Foresters, the Odd Fellows, and the Ancient
           Order of United Workmen.

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