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Marine Disasters of 1869
December, 1868
January, 1869
February
March
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May
June
July
August
September
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Vessels Passed out of Existence in 1869

758. Schooner Grace Murray, her squaresail damaged by fire at Cleveland.

759. Schooner Anandale, lost sails and rigging in a gale on Lake Erie.

760. Bark Laura E. Calvin, sunk by a leak off Broderick's Point, Lake Ontario; total loss.

761. Schooner Geo. L. Wren, ashore at Fish Creek, Green bay; got off.

762. Steam Yacht Ida, sprung a leak and sunk at Manistee; got up.

763. Schooner Senator, lost dolphin-striker by collision with barge Dunbar, at Chicago.

764. Barge George Dumbar, upper works damaged by aforesaid collision.

765. Schooner Driver, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

766. Bark Golden Fleece, lost jib-boom by collision with schooner Mediterranean, at Chicago.

767. Schooner Mediterranean, damaged $400 by aforesaid collision.

768. Schooner Buena Vista, lost jib-boom by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

769. Schooner City of Tawas, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Huron; repaired at Detroit.

770. Tug Torrent, her stern damaged by a collision at Detroit.

771. Bark J. P. Mack, dismasted by a squall on Lake Ontario.

772. Bark Advance, mainmast carried away by a squall on Lake Michigan.

773. Propeller Ottawa, machinery disabled on Lake Huron.

774. Schooner D. A. Wells, foretopmast lost by heavy weather on Lake Huron.

775. Bark British Lion, damaged in a squall on Lake Erie.

776. Schooner Mark H. Sibley, ashore at Avon Point, Lake Erie, and a total loss.

777. Propeller Manistee, damaged by collision at Ludington, Lake Michigan.

778. Schooner Gerritt Smith grounded in Detroit River; lightered off.

779. Propeller VanRaalte, broke her wheel at Chicago.

780. Tug J. E. Eagle, burned on Saginaw Bay; a total loss, $10,000.

781. Steamer Sheboygan, ashore in a fog near Sheboygan, Lake Michigan; got off.

782. Tug Dragon, damaged by collision with bark Ogarita, near Buffalo; two lives lost.

783. Schooner Fostoria, lost foreyard and sprang a leak on Lake Michigan.

784. Schooner Zephyr, ashore in a gale near Chicago; got off.

785. Schooner Grace Murray, damaged on a rock in Portage River, Lake Superior.

786. Timber raft lost off Manitowoc, Lake Michigan.

787. Propeller Fountain City, grounded in Milwaukee Bay.

788. Schooner Toledo, damaged by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee.

789. Bark Ogarita, head-gear damaged by collision with tug Dragon, near Buffalo.

790. Schooner E. M. Shoyer, cargo lumber; ashore near Chicago; got off.

791. Schooner Warren, ashore near Chicago, got off.

792. Small boat run down by a tow in River St. Clair; seven lives lost.

793. Propeller Toledo, grounded on the head of Belle Isle; lightered off.

794. Bark C. J. Wells, outfit damaged by lightning at Erie, Pa.

795. Propeller Wabash, grounded on Belle Isle, Detroit River, lightered off.

796. Brig Orkney Lass, damaged by collision with a bridge in Welland Canal.

797. Schooner Bridgewater, grounded on Elk Island, River St. Clair; lightered off.

798. Schooner Emperor, grounded on Herson's Island, St. Clair River; lightered.

799. Bark Cream City, a man overboard and drowned in lake Huron.

800. Schooner Dispatch, a man overboard and drowned in Lake Michigan.

801. Tug Dragon, two men overboard and drowned near Buffalo.

802. Bark Maitland, a man overboard and drowned at Milwaukee.

803. Propeller Milwaukee, grounded on St. Clair Flats; lightered off.

804. Bark Plymouth, ashore in Georgian Bay; got off, minus deck load lumber.

805. Schooner Game Cock, ashore west coast of Lake Michigan; got off.

806. Schooner Ella Tial, ashore near Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, got off.

807. Propeller Pacific, upper works damaged by collision with steamer Chicora, at Marquette.

808. Steamer Chicora, bulwarks and stancheons damaged by aforesaid collision.

809. Propeller Equator, her stern damaged by striking a dock at Milwaukee.

810. Steamer Glide, broke her shaft at Kingston, Lake Ontario.

811. Propeller Favorite, damaged by collision on Detroit River.

812. Bark Cream City, sprung a bad leak on Lake Huron.

813. Schooner W. F. Allen, forerigging damaged by collision with schooner Parsons, at Chicago.

814. Schooner Thomas Parsons, jib-boom carried away by aforesaid collision.

815. Propeller Comet, damaged in hull by collision with steamer Silver Spray, on Lake Huron.

816. Steamer Silver Spray, sunk and total loss by aforesaid collision.

817. Schooner Gov. Hunt, ashore head of Erie Peninsula; a total loss.

818. Bark H. S. Fairchild, sprang a bad leak on Lake Huron.

819. Propeller City of Port Huron, grounded on St. Clair Flats; lightered off.

820. Barge Braishy, cargo lumber, on St. Clair Flats; lightered off.

821. Tug E. M. Peck machinery disabled in Sault River; towed to Detroit.

822. Schooner Florence, damaged by collision with scow Haven, at Cleveland.

823. Scow Haven, jib-boom and head-gear carried away by aforesaid collision.

824. Scow A. Frederick, cargo wood, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

825. Bark Mary Jane, sunk in St. Lawrence River; got up.

826. Propeller Prairie State, on Port Colborne Reef, lightered off.

827. Propeller Ironsides, collided with a dredge at Racine.

828. Schooner St. Paul, damaged outfit in a gale on Lake Erie.

829. Schooner Jane Ralston, ashore at Harrisville, Lake Huron; got off.

830. Schooner Art Palace, ashore in Green Bay; got off.

831. Schooner Petrel, sprung a leak in a gale on Lake Michigan.

832. Brig Hampton, sprung a leak in a gale on Lake Michigan.

833. Schooner L M. Hill, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

834. Schooner Trial, sprung a leak and sunk at Port Colborne; got up.

835. Schooner Ellington, sunk by collision with a raft on Maumee River.

836. Schooner James Leslie, sprung a leak and ashore at Oak Orchard, Lake Ontario; got off.

837. Schooner W. H. Chapman, her outfit damaged by collision with schooner Arctures on Lake Michigan.

838. Schooner Arctures, head-gear and jib-boom lost by aforesaid collision.

839. Propeller Eclipse, damaged upper works by collision with the schooner Dashing Wave on Lake Erie.

840. Schooner Dashing Wave, lost jib-boom and bowsprit by aforesaid collision.

841. Schooner Nigthengale, sprung a bad leak on Lake Superior; towed to Detroit.

842. Tug Lillie Clifford, pilot house damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

843. Propeller M. Groh, machinery disabled on Lake Michigan.

844. Schooner Octavia, lost stern post and rudder on Lake Michigan.

845. Propeller Lake Breeze, machinery disabled at Toledo.

846. Steamer Van Epps, her wheel disabled at Chicago.

847. Three men drowned from a boat near White Hall, Lake Michigan.

848. Steamer North West, her cabin damaged by schooner Grover, at Cleveland.

849. Schooner Sutherland, lost her foremast in a gale on lake Michigan.

850. Schooner Mary Fox, ashore at Salmon Island, Lake Ontario; got off, lost deck load.

851. Scow Union, ashore and dismasted near Chicago; got off.

852. Scow Annie Vought, on Middle Island, Lake Huron; got off, no damage.

853. Schooner J. H. Drake, grounded in Detroit River; got off, and towed to Detroit.

854. Propeller Empire State, mast head carried away by heavy weather on Lake Huron.

855. Schooner Game Cock, dismasted and lost sails on Lake Michigan.

856. Schooner B. R. Lummis, a man overboard and drowned on Lake Michigan.

857. Schooner A. P. Grover, lost jib-boom and head-gear colliding with Steam Boat North West, Cleveland.

858. Scow American Giant, cargo coal, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

859. Barge Mary, her cabin damaged by collision on Lake Ontario.

860. Schooner William Tell, burned on lake Michigan; a total loss.

861. Scow Curlew, damaged by collision with tug Clark at St. Clair Flats.

862. Tug J. P. Clark, damaged in hull by aforesaid collision.

863. Schooner Juliette, carried away her maintopmast on Lake Erie.

864. Schooner C. J. Magill, damaged $300 in a gale at Marquette, Lake Superior.

865. Schooner M. Stalker, damaged $200 during a storm at Marquette.

866. Schooner Eveline Bates, damaged by collision with schooner Morning Light, at Marquette.

867. Schooner Morning Light, damages to bulwarks by aforesaid collision.

868. Bark Grace Greenwood, damaged by aforesaid gale $100.

869. Brig Mary, collided with schooner E. Kanter at Plum Island, Lake Michigan.

870. Schooner E. Kanter, lost head-gear by aforesaid collision.

871. Scow J. A. Johnson, lost foretopmast in a squall on Lake Michigan.

872. Schooner W. H. Hinsdale, damaged outfit in a gale on Lake Michigan.

873. Scow Emily, damaged by collision on River St. Clair.

874. Propeller Gen. Paine, broke her wheel in Grand Traverse Bay.

875. Bark C. J. Wells, outfit damaged on Lake Erie.

876. Tug Sweepstakes, broke her cylinder head on River St. Clair.

877. Steamer Chicora, collided with the steamer Algoma, on Lake Superior.

878. Steamer Algoma, her bows damaged by aforesaid collision.

879. Bark Arctic, cargo grain, on Middle Island, lake Erie; got off.

880. Scow, laden with gravel; ashore near Chicago; released.

881. Schooner Gertrude, struck Milwaukee pier and capsized, got up.

882. Propeller B. Wade, sprung a leak on Lake Huron.

883. Lighter damaged by collision on Saginaw Bay.

884. Tug Norcross, collided with tug Parsons, off Port Colborne, Lake Erie.

885. Tug M. Parsons, sunk by aforesaid collision and total loss.

886. Propeller Ironsides, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

887. Schooner Challenge, arrives at Racine in a leaky condition.

888. Propeller Messenger, collided with propeller Ironsides, at Milwaukee.

889. Tug Albatross, a man overboard and drowned at Elk Rapids, Michigan.

890. Propeller Dean Richmond, damaged by collision with schooner Farwell at Buffalo.

891. Schooner Farwell, sprung her jib-boom by aforesaid collision.

892. Bark M. R. Goffe, stern damaged by collision with schooner Little May, at Chicago.

893. Schooner Little May, jib-boom, bowsprit and cut-water gone by aforesaid collision.

894. Scow Forest, carried away her jib-boom on Lake Michigan.

895. Schooner G. W. Holt, her stern damaged in collision with schooner Anna Maria, in Sault River.

896. A nameless vessel on St. Helena Reef, got off

897. A nameless vessel on Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron; got off.

898. Tug Samson, grounded opposite Belle Isle, American Channel, pulled off.

899. Scow Adventure, ashore near Chicago; pulled off.

900. Scow Sea Bird, sprung a leak on Lake Erie, reached Cleveland.

901. Scow Lake Forest, damaged outfit on Lake Michigan.

902. Steamer Sheboygan, damaged by collision at Racine.

903. Barge Table Rock, damaged by collision at St. Clair Flats.

904. Schooner Rainbow, a man falls from mast-head; breaking a leg.

905. Scow Falcon, a man overboard and drowned opposite Fort Gratiot.

906. Schooner Ralph Campbell; lost jib-boom by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

907. Schooner John Bean, lost foreyard by collision, with schooner Dickenson, at Chicago.

908. Schooner D. 0. Dickenson, head-gear damaged by aforesaid collision.

909. Steamer North West, machinery disabled on Lake Erie.

910. Propeller Prairie State, her wheel disabled at Detroit

911. Scow Sea Bird, sprung a leak at Point au Pelee; towed to Cleveland.

912. Schooner Pierpont, sprung a leak on Lake Superior.

913. Schooner R. Dart, ashore near Kingston, Lake Ontario; lightered off.

914. Scow Progress, lost foremast, jib-boom and bowsprit, by collision at Chicago.

915. Steamer Orion, broke crank-pin on Lake Michigan.

916. Schooner Mountaineer, cargo ore, sprung a leak on Lake Ontario.

917. Schooner Nail, lost deck load lumber on Lake Ontario.

918. Barge Dixon, her small boat smashed on St. Clair Flats.

919. Schooner Titan, cargo ore; sprung a leak on Lake Huron.

920. Scow Adventure, ashore outside Chicago; a total loss.

921. Schooner Ralph Campbell, a man overboard and drowned in Lake Michigan.

922. Sloop Wide Awake, her Captain drowned in Lake Ontario; off Darlington.

923. Propeller Colorado, collided with a bridge at Chicago, and fined $100.

924. Schooner Norway, damaged by collision at Chicago.

925. Bark America, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

 


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