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Marine Disasters of 1869
December, 1868
January, 1869
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Vessels Passed out of Existence in 1869

926. Schooner Progress, lost jib-boom, bowsprit and foremast, by collision with pier at Chicago.

927. Steamer Sheboygan, collided with schooner Keewannee, at Racine.

928. Schooner Keewannee, lost jib-boom by aforesaid collision.

929. Schooner Northern Belle, a man overboard and drowned in Lake Erie.

930. Steamer J. B. Smith, broke her cross-head at Detroit.

931. Propeller R. Prindeville, cargo lumber, sunk at Bay City; raised.

932. Schooners Dashing Wave, and Smith & Post, collide at Port Huron.

933. Schooner Smith & Post, lost jib-boom by aforesaid collision.

934. Brig City of Erie, damaged by the flukes of her anchor, near Chicago; sprung a leak

935. Propeller Boscobel, burned on River St. Clair; 3 lives lost; boat a total loss.

936. Schooner Kenosha, sprang a bad leak on Lake Huron; repaired at Detroit.

937. Bark Potomac, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan; arrives at Chicago.

938. Scow Supply, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan; arrives at same port.

939. An unknown vessel on Strawberry Shoal, Green Bay; got off.

940. Schooner Minnie Mueller, lost portion of outfit in a gale on Lake Michigan.

941. Anna Jomine, damaged in a gale on Lake Michigan.

942. Schooner Buena Vista, cargo lumber; water-logged on Lake Michigan.

943. Schooner T. Baker, cargo railroad iron; sprung a leak on Lake Huron.

944. Schooner W. A. Chisholm, cargo staves; ashore at Point au Pelee; lost cargo.

945. Brig Roscius, lost jib-boom, bowsprit and head-gear, by collision on Lake Erie.

946. Bark Annie Sherwood, sprung a leak and dismasted on Lake Michigan.

947. Steamer 0. H. Perry, burned at Sandusky; a total loss.

948. Propeller Empire State, grounded in St. Clair River, lightered.

949. Propeller Young America, damaged upper works by collision with schooner Perry, Welland Canal.

930. Schooner Theo. Perry, damaged by aforesaid collision.

951. Schooner Australia, sprung a bad leak on Lake Michigan.

952. Schooner Jason Parker, sprung a bad leak on Lake Michigan.

953. Propeller Gen. Paine, broke shaft coupling on Lake Michigan.

954. Tug Zouave, blew out her cylinder head on Lake Huron.

955. Tug Favorite, machinery disabled at St. Clair Flats.

956. Schooner L. B. Shephard, damaged in outfit on Lake Michigan.

957. Propeller Ella Burrows, struck on St. Joseph's Bar and lost her shoe.

958. Schooner C. C. Trowbridge, lost her rudder on Lake Michigan.

959. Scow Supply, damaged outfit by a squall on Lake Michigan.

960. Scow H. G. Williams, lost sails and spars by a squall on Lake Michigan.

961. Bark Erastus Corning, grounded on St. Clair Flats, lightered off.

962. Bark Fontanelle, ashore in Maumee Bay; lightered off.

963. Steamer Comet, machinery disabled on Lake Michigan.

964. Propeller Missouri, machinery disabled on Detroit River.

965. Steamer City of Toronto, machinery disabled on Lake Ontario.

966. Schooner E. M. Portch, lost jib-boom by collision with a vessel at Chicago.

967. Schooner Perry Hannah, collided with scow Monitor, off Milwaukee; lost jib boom and bowsprit.

968. Scow Monitor, lost her maingaff by aforesaid collision.

969. Bark Wenona, collided with schooner Rising Star, on St. Clair Flats; damaged $400.

970. Schooner Rising Star, lost her jib-boom by aforesaid collision.

971. Schooner S. S. Osborne, lost her small boat at last mentioned place.

972. Barge United, cargo lumber; sprung a leak on Lake Huron; threw over cargo.

973. Propeller Dean Richmond, machinery disabled on St. Clair River.

974. Sloop D. M. Norton, dismasted by collision with schooner D. R. Martin at Chicago.

975. Schooner Seneca Chief, lost jib-boom and bowsprit by collision with scow Pendleton, Chicago.

976. Scow Pendleton, damaged in outfit by aforesaid collision.

977. Schooner Eliza Logan, lost her jib-boom and foretopmast by collision at Chicago.

978. Brig C. J. Hutchinson, damaged in outfit by collision at Chicago.

979. Tug Torrent, on Port Huron Middle, aground; pulled off

980. Tug Hercules, grounded with a tow at Fighting Island, Detroit River.

981. Propeller 1. S. Estabrooks, barges in tow, grounded at Grosse Isle, Detroit River.

982. Schooner J. F. Warner, cargo grain; grounded on Fighting Island; lightered off.

983. Propeller Ontonagon, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan; reached Chicago.

994. Propeller Comet, her wheel disabled on Lake Michigan; repaired at Chicago.

985. Schooner Echo, capsized off Genesee, Lake Ontario; vessel recovered.

986. Scow D. R. Holt, lost rudder and sprung a leak on lake Michigan.

987. Scow Ida H. Bloom, cargo lumber; water-logged on Lake Michigan.

988. Scow Rival, ashore and lost, cargo wood, at Keewauna, Lake Michigan; total loss.

989. Tug Osgood, damaged by fire at Manistee.

990. Schooner Imperial, cargo ore, sprung a leak at Point an Pelee, reached port.

991. Propeller Elmira, damaged during a freshet at Buffalo.

992. Schooner E. Kanter damaged during a freshet at Buffalo.

993. Tug Gushing, damaged by collision with schooner Rebecca, at Cleveland.

994. Schooner Rebecca, outfit and hull damaged by aforesaid collision.

995. Propeller Meteor, her wheel disabled on Lake Superior.

996. Barge Forest Queen, broke adrift from a tug on Lake Huron and lost lumber.

997. Schooner S. T. Atwater, boat smashed by a canal boat at Buffalo.

998. Barge Romeo, cargo lumber, broke adrift from a tug on Lake Huron; total loss.

999. Barge Forester, cargo lumber, met with a like fate at same time.

1000. Bark D. Morris, lost her mizzentopmast by a squall on Lake Huron

1001. Schooner Harvest Queen, lost foresailjibs by heavy weather on Lake Erie.

1002. Schooner Petrel, lost jib-boom, bowsprit and head-gear by collision on Lake Michigan.

1003. Scow J. McCullough, sprang a leak and lost a deck load of lumber on Lake Huron.

1004. Bark North-West, cargo grain, grounded in Detroit River; lightered.

1005. Schooner Juliette, lost mainmast on Lake Erie.

1006. Propeller Norman, struck a rock at Detour and sunk; got up.

1007. Steamer Sheboygan, damaged by collision with a pier at Manitowoc.

1008. Schooner J. L. Gross, on the rocks and sunk in Sault River, towed to Detroit.

1009. Brig Commerce, grounded in Sault River; lightered off.

1010. Schooner Corinthian, (Canadian), sprung a leak on Lake Huron.

1011. Schooner Japan, struck a bridge and sunk at Cleveland; got up.

1012. Schooner Middlesex, grounded in Neebish Rapids, lightered off.

1013. Schooner Hamilton, lost her mainmast on Lake Michigan.

1014. Schooner Dick, struck an obstruction and sunk at Chicago; got up.

1015. Schooner Dolphin, ashore near Manistee, Lake Michigan, rescued.

1016. Brig Lowell, grounded in Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan; lightered.

1017. Propeller Hilton, damaged hull and cargo in a gale on Lake Michigan.

1018. Brig City of Erie, sustained serious damages by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1019. Scow G. B. Ferris, ashore at White Lake, Michigan, got off.

1020. Schooner R. Simmons, lost sails and gear in a storm on Lake Michigan.

1021. Schooner M. Corlette, hull and outfit damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1022. Scow Advance, disabled by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1023. Schooner Brooklyn, cargo salt, struck on obstruction and sunk at Chicago.

1024. Schooner G. Morey, lost mainmast by collision at Manistee.

1025. Schooner Empire State, cargo ore, on Pinnebog [Pinnepog] Reef, Lake Huron; got off, 200 tons lost.

1026. Schooner Nightingale, cargo ore, on Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron; a total loss.

1027. Propeller Messenger, ashore near Milwaukee; got off.

1028. Brig S. F. Gale, cargo lumber, ashore at Two Rivers, Lake Michigan; got off.

1029. Schooner Evaline, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and damaged by collision at Chicago.

1030. Schooner W. H. Craig, damaged outfit by collision at Chicago.

1031. Bark Water Witch, on Port Austin Reef,' Lake Huron; got off.

1032. Schooner Jessie McDonald, lost foremast on Lake Michigan.

1033. Schooner Twin Sisters, outfit and hull damaged in heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1034. Tug Richards, exploded her boilers at Pentwater, Lake Michigan; nobody killed.

1035. Scow Menomenee, cargo lumber, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

1036. Bark Nucleus, cargo ore, sprung a leak and sunk in Lake Superior; total loss.

1037. Schooner Black Hawk, carried away mainmast on Lake Michigan.

1038. Schooner Arctic, sprung her foremast on Lake Michigan.

1039. Propeller Buckeye, her shaft broken on Lake Erie.

1040. Schooner White Cloud, cargo grain, dismasted on Lake Michigan; towed to Detroit.

1041. Propeller Chaffee, broke her wheel at Kalamazoo.

1042. Schooner J. B. Penfield, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

1043. Schooner Queen of the West, ashore near Wolf River, Lake Michigan, rescued.

1044. Schooner Apprentice Boy, cargo lumber, ashore near Wolf River; total loss.

1045. Schooner St. Andrew, cargo coal, on Lake Erie Peninsula; lightered off.

1046. Schooner John Weber, cargo lumber, water-logged in Green Bay; recovered.

1047. Tug Gardiner, smokestack knocked overboard by collision at Buffalo.

1048. Tug Amethyst, broke her shaft at Superior City.

1049. Schooner E. R. Blake, outfit damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1050. Schooner Acontias, struck on Bar Point and sprung a leak; reached Detroit.

1051. Scow Ocean Wave, cargo stone, sunk at Baileys Harbor; a total loss.

1052. Propeller Favorite, broke her wheel at Benton Harbor, Lake Michigan.

1053. Schooner Golden Rule, cargo ore, ashore at Cleveland; got off.

1054. Bark Lottie Wolf, cargo coal, grounded at St. Clair Flats; lightered off.

1055. Bark R. Gaskin, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan.

1056. Schooner Connecticut, cargo wood, capsized in Lake Michigan, total loss.

1057. Barge Armada, broke adrift from a tow on Lake Michigan, total loss.

1058. Propeller Thos. A. Scott, rudder disabled on Lake Erie; repaired at Detroit.

1059. Bark Levi Rawson, on Port Huron, middle ground; lightered off.

1060. Bark Favorite, lost jib-boom and bowsprit by collision with a tow at Port Huron.

1061. Schooner J. R. Bentley, damaged in hull by aforesaid collision.

1062. Bark C. J. Wells, lost jib-boom and head-gear by collision same time.

1063. Bark Cream City, sustained damage in hull, same time.

1064. Schooner Frank Crawford, sustained severe damages, same time.

1065. Scow, City of Detroit, damaged by the aforesaid collisions.

1066. Steamer Schuyler Colfax, damaged by fire at Grand Rapids.

1067. Propeller Laketon, ashore near Muskegon; got off.

1068. Propeller New York, cargo grain and flour, ashore at Port Maitland, got off.

1069. Schooner R. Simmons, ashore near Manistee; got off.

1070. Schooner C. North, struck Pentwater pier and went ashore, rescued.

1071. Tug Dragon, ashore at Windmill Point, Lake Erie, a total loss.

1072. Tug Balize, machinery disabled on St. Clair River; towed to Detroit.

1073. Schooner Ketchum, lost her foretopmast by collision with schooner Topsey, at Chicago.

1074. Schooner Topsey, lost jib-boom by aforesaid collision.

1075. Tug Oriole, pilot-house damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

1076. Propeller Philadelphia, carried away her masthead on Lake Huron.

1077. Propeller Salina, machinery disabled at Detroit

1078. Scow Nellie Winlock, ashore at Michigan City; got off.

1079. Schooner Hattie Johnson, jib-boom carried away by collision at Buffalo.

1080. Tug Metamora, lost smoke-stack by collision on Lake Erie.

1081. Schooner Fairfield, ashore at Bailey's Harbor, a total loss.

1082. Steamer Bonnie, damaged on a reef on Lake Huron; repaired at Detroit

1083. Schooner Titan, damaged by collision at Racine.

1084. Schooner Keewaunee, met with a like disaster, same place.

1085. Tug VanBuren, burned at Buffalo; a total loss.

1086. Schooner M. Mueller, damaged at a pier, West shore, Lake Michigan.

1087. Propeller Badger State, damaged during a freshet at Buffalo.

1088. Propeller Evergreen City, a similar disaster, same time and place.

1089. Propeller Equator, a like casualty, same time and place.

1090. Propeller Wenona, a like disaster same time and place.

1091. Bark Mary E. Perew, outfit damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1092. Bark J. G. Masten, sails damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

1093. Scow Milton, ashore in a gale at White Hall, Lake Michigan; got off.

1094. Tug Robert Emmett, rudder disabled near same place.

1095. Tug Prindeville, on Port Huron middle ground, pulled off.

1096. Scow Sunshine, ashore at North Point, Lake Michigan, a total loss.

1097. Scow Mermaid, ashore at White Lake, Michigan; got off.

1098. Canal boat Bruce, cargo oats, sunk at Buffalo by collision with propeller Elmira

1099. Bark S. V. R. Watson, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

 


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