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

366. Bark Sir E. W. Head, damaged by collision with schooner Moulton, L. Ontario.

367. Schooner Lady Moulton, cargo staves; sunk and total loss by aforesaid collision.

368. Propeller Eclipse, ashore in a fog at Point Abino; got off.

369. Schooner Bermuda, damaged by collision with scow Celt, on Lake Michigan.

370. Scow Celt, damaged by aforesaid collision.

371. Steamer Lizzie May, capsized by collision at Muskegon; raised.

372. Propeller Canisteo, ashore in a fog near Chicago; got off.

373. Scow Lark, cargo stone; ashore at Cleveland, got off.

374. Schooner Rob Roy, damaged by collision with scow Laurel, at White Lake, Mich.

375. Scow Laurel, damaged by aforesaid collision.

376. Schooner Queen of the North, damaged by collision on Lake Huron.

377. Schooner Miami, damaged $1,400 by collision with schooner Anderson, at Bar Point, Lake Erie.

378. Schooner Jessie Anderson, damaged $500 by aforesaid collision.

379. Schooner A. Medbury, damaged by collision off Cleveland.

380. Propeller Ottawa, cargo lumber, water-logged at Point an Pelee; towed to Detroit

381. Bark Fanny Campbell, cargo timber, water-logged and capsized off Rond Eau; got up.

382. Bark Fontanelle, lost anchor, chain, centre-board and maintopmast, L. Superior.

383. Schooner Darien, cargo lumber, aground in Detroit River; lightered.

384. Schooner Cossack, aground on the head of Belle Isle; lightered off.

385. Propeller Saginaw, aground on Bois Blanc Island; lightered off.

386. Brig Helfenstein, damaged in a gale on Lake Erie.

387. Schooner Jessie, damaged in a gale on Lake Erie.

388. Tug Asa Covell, exploded at Cleveland; her Captain killed.

389. Schooner John Rice, cargo lumber; on Elk Island, St. Clair River; lightered.

390. Schooner Tailor, cargo coal, on Middle Island Reef, Lake Huron, threw over 100 tons; got off.

391. Barge Three Bells, damaged by collision with schooner Lavinia, at Muskegon, Lake Michigan.

392. Schooner Lavinia, damaged by aforesaid collision.

393. Tug Jennie Griffin, machinery disabled in Detroit River.

394. Propeller Cuyahoga, on the rocks at Eagle Harbor; got off

395. Steamer Manitowoc, machinery disabled on Lake Michigan.

396. Bark Homer, damaged by collision with schooner Marco Polo, on Lake Erie.

397. Schooner Marco Polo, damaged by aforesaid collision.

398. Schooner Geritt Smith, cargo grain; aground in the Straits; jettisoned 3,000 bushels; got off.

399. Propeller Messenger, broke her wheel on Lake Michigan.

400. Propeller Brooklyn, aground on St. Clair Flats; pulled off.

401. Propeller Canisteo, aground on St. Clair Flats; lightered. off.

402. Propeller Fountain City, aground at Grosse Isle, Detroit River, lightered.

403. Tug Dudley, damaged by ice at Marquette.

404. Schooner Mariner, ashore at Two Rivers, Lake Michigan; got off.

405. Steamer Orion, broke her crank-pin on Lake Michigan.

406. Bark C. J. Wells, damaged in a gale on lake Erie.

407. Schooner Dan Tindall, cargo lumber, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan.

408. Propeller Montgomery, broke her wheel at Milwaukee.

409. Schooner Trader, sunk by collision with Propeller Benton, on Lake Michigan; got up.

410. Propeller Benton, damaged in upper works by aforesaid collision.

411. Propeller Winslow, damaged her rudder and shoe at the Manitous.

412. Scow Falcon, lost her small boat on Detroit River.

413. Tug Brockway, broke cylinder and piston on Lake Huron.

414. Schooner Miranda, cargo coal; sprang a leak on Lake Erie; outfit damaged.

415. Propeller Queen of the Lakes, cargo pig iron, burned at Marquette; a total loss.

416. Tug Goodnow, sunk in Lake Huron by collision with bark Sunnysides; got up.

417. Bark Sunnysides, damaged by aforesaid collision.

418. Schooner Zephyr, cargo coal; sprang a leak and sunk in Lake Erie; a total loss.

419. Scow Almyra, damaged in a gale on Lake Michigan.

420. Schooner Warren, cargo shingle bolts; ashore near Milwaukee; got off.

421. Schooner St. James, cargo, on Point au Pelee Reef, got off leaky.

422. Scow Mona, damaged by collision on St. Clair Flats.

423. Tug Frank Perew, damaged by collision at Buffalo.

424. Schooner Dolphin, damaged by collision on Lake Michigan.

425. Schooner Scud, lost her rudder in Lake Erie.

426. Propeller St. Paul, machinery disabled at Marquette, Lake Superior.

427. Propeller Philadelphia, detained 12 hours on Chicago bar.

428. Bark J. G. Mastin, detained several hours on Chicago bar.

429. Bark Golden Fleece, detained several hours on Chicago bar.

430. Steamer Geo. L Dunlap, machinery disabled at Green Bay.

431. Propeller Milwaukee, damaged by getting foul of a dredge at Milwaukee.

432. Bark Badger State, damaged by collision with tug Compound, Buffalo.

433. Tug Compound damaged by aforesaid collision.

434. Schooner E. M. Portch, lost mainboom in heavy weather on Lake Huron.

435. Schooner Kingfisher, damaged by collision at Cleveland.

436. Schooner Amaranth, damaged by collision at Cleveland.

437. Schooner Bessie Boalt, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

438. Propeller Saginaw, masthead carried away on Lake Huron.

439. Tug Jennie Bell, burst cylinder and broke crank-pin on Detroit River.

440. Schooner Comet, lost topmast by collision with schooner Scott, at Chicago.

441. Schooner Winfield Scott, damaged by aforesaid collision.

442. Schooner Hirondelle, struck a snag and sunk at Kalamazoo; raised.

443. Propeller Cuyahoga, damaged by collision with bark Cleveland, at Chicago.

444. Bark Cleveland, lost jib-boom and bowsprit by aforesaid collision.

445. Schooner Ben Flint, damaged by collision with schooner Hinchman, at Chicago.

446. Schooner Kate Hinchman, lost davits and monkey-rail by aforesaid collision.

447. Propeller Montgomery, machinery disabled on lake Michigan.

448. Bark Zack Chandler, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Huron.

449. Steamer Manitowoc, broke her cross-head off Port Washington, Lake Michigan.

450. Bark Zack Chandler, detention on Chicago bar, no damage.

451. Propeller Ontonagon, damaged by collision in Sault River.

452. Schooner N. C. Ford, ashore at Muskegon; lost deck load of lumber.

453. Tug Brearly, damaged while pulling off schooner Ford, at Muskegon.

454. Schooner Jane Ralston, on St. Helena Reef; threw over 125 ton of coal and got off.

455. Scow Geo. Neville, ashore at Bode's pier, Lake Michigan; got off.

456. Schooner Argo, cargo lumber, ashore at Detroit Island, got off.

457. Bark Sonora, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

458. Schooner Jason Parker, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

459. Bark Butcher Boy, aground at St. Clair Flats; lightered off.

460. Scow, name not stated, water-logged at Detroit

461. Schooner C. A. King, ashore at Sauble, Lake Huron; jettisoned 100 tons ore and got off.

462. Bark Favorite, on Bois Blanc, Straits of Mackinaw; threw over 100 bars iron, got off.

463. Tug Tift, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

464. Schooner Julia Smith, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

465. Schooner W. Crosswaithe, damaged by collision with schooner Queen of the North, on Lake Erie.

466. Schooner Queen of the North, damaged by aforesaid collision.

467. Propeller Arctic, damaged by collision at Cleveland.

468. Bark Nucleus, cargo ore, sunk at Marquette, towed to Detroit.

469. Propeller City of Madison, ashore at Apostle Islands; jettisoned 10m. Brick and 300 bags potatoes.

470. Propeller Omar Pasha, sprung a leak in heavy weather on lake Michigan

471. Tug Butler, damaged by collision at Chicago.

472. Tug Torrent, broke wheel at Chicago.

473. Propeller Ira Chaffee, broke her wheel at Chicago.

474. Propeller Favorite, broke her wheel at Chicago.

475. Propeller New Era, broke her wheel at Chicago.

476. Propeller East Saginaw, met with a like disaster, same port.

477. Bark Potomac, damaged by collision on Lake Michigan.

478. Schooner Magic, damaged by collision on Lake Michigan.

479. Bark Onondaga, aground on Chicago bar; lightered off.

480. Bark Jane Bell, on a reef on Lake Michigan; got off.

481. Tug Kitty Smoke, damaged by collision at Manitowoc.

482. Schooner Plymouth Rock, damaged by lightning on Lake Michigan.

483. Schooner Maggie Thompson, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

484. Schooner A. & J. Stromach, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

485. Scow M. Corlette, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

486. Propeller Grace Dormer, machinery disabled in Niagara River.

487. Propeller Canisteo, on Gray's Reef, Straits Mackinaw, lightered off.

488. Schooner Sasco, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Erie.

489. A timber raft, broken up and lost on Lake Huron.

490. Tug Davidson, damaged by a bridge at Milwaukee.

491. Tug Ida H. Lee, damaged by fire at Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan.

492. Steamer Lizzie May, sunk at Muskegon; got up.

493. Tug American Eagle, pilot-house damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

494. Scow J. S. Wallace, struck the pier at Holland, Lake Michigan and capsized; raised.

495. Schooner Annie Maria, cargo lumber, on Stony Island Reef, Detroit River, lightered.

496. Schooner Nabob, on Plum Island, Green Bay; threw over 60m. feet of lumber, and got off.

497. Bark P. S. Marsh, ashore on Poverty Island, Lake Michigan; got off.

498. Tug Union, on a reef in Lake Michigan; damaged slightly; got off.

499. Schooner Wm. Tell, damaged by a squall in Lake Michigan.

500. Steam Barge Mariner, ashore at Clay Bank, Lake Erie; got off.

501. Schooner Frank Perew, damaged by collision with schooner Sinai, on Lake Michigan.

502. Schooner Sinai, damaged severely by aforesaid collision.

503. Scow Sea Star, damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan.

504. Tug Harlow, broke her wheel at Tonawanda.

505. Tug Bailey, machinery disabled at Tonawanda.

506. Tug Mildred, Broke her wheel at Tonawanda.

507. Tug Annie Laurie, machinery disabled at Menomenee, Lake Michigan.

508. Tug J. Stephenson, disabled at Menomenee, Lake Michigan.

509. Tug L B. Johnson, damaged by fire at Chicago.

510. Schooner J. A. Travis, dismasted by lightning on Lake Michigan.

511. Schooner Tom Downey, burned near Ogdensburg, a total loss.

512. Propeller Neptune, broke her shaft in Straits of Mackinaw.

513. Schooner Spy, damaged by collision at Milwaukee.

514. Schooner Victoria, sprung her foremast on Lake Ontario.

515. Schooner Lillie Pratt, lost an anchor and chain near Buffalo.

516. Bark A. P. Nichols, damaged by collision while anchored near Buffalo.

517. Barque Red, White & Blue, damaged in outfit by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

518. Schooner E. M. Portch, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan.

519. Schooner China, damaged by a tug off Port Colborne.

520. Tug J. S. Noyes, sunk by collision with scow Agnes, in St Clair River.

521. Scow Agnes, damaged by aforesaid collision.

522. Schooner Reindeer, ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron, threw over 18m. Brick.

523. Schooner Stafford, damaged in hull in Welland Canal, and sprung a leak

524. Bark Grace Greenwood, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

525. Schooner Reciprocity, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

526. Scow R. J. Skidmore, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

527. Sloop North Star, capsized off Hancock, Lake Superior, two lives lost.

528. Steamer Alpena, her wheel-house damaged by schooner Pilgrim, at Chicago.

529. Schooner Pilgrim, damaged in outfit by aforesaid collision.

530. Schooner Jenibel, lost her foretopmast by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

531. Schooner Dacotah, damaged by collision with tug Dale, at Chicago.

532. Bark E. Corning, damaged by collision with a vessel at Chicago.

533. Steamer Sarah Van Epps, her wheelhouse damaged by collision at Chicago.

534. Schooner Little Mariner, ashore at Mann's pier, Lake Michigan; got off.

535. Schooner Lincoln Dall, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

536. Schooner North Star, lost jib-boom and bowsprit by collision with schooner Mosher, at Chicago.

537. Schooner A. Mosher, damaged in outfit by aforesaid collision.

538. Propeller Omar Pasha, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan.

539. Schooner J. Hibbard, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

540. Bark J. F. Joy, damaged by collision with schooner Advance, at Chicago.

541. Schooner Advance, 6 stancheons and jib-boom carried away by aforesaid collision.

542. Schooner Knight Templar, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

543. Schooner M. Eagan, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

544. Steam Barge Omar Pasha, collided with schooner Mary, at Chicago.

545. Scow M. Corlette, jib-boom carried away by collision with brig Burns, at Chicago.

546. Schooner Cornelia, lost foretopmast by collision with brig Fashion, at Chicago.

547. Bark St. Lawrence, a sailor, named Wm. Miller, fell from aloft and seriously injured.

548. Bark Jessie Drummond, carried away centre-board on Lake Ontario.

549. Schooner Cortez, lost jib-boom by getting foul of a vessel in River St. Clair.

550. Barge Alpha, damaged by collision in St. Clair River.

551. Schooner Pathfinder, damaged by collision at Chicago.

552. Schooner Middlesex, damaged by collision at Chicago.

553. Schooner Helen Blood, damaged by collision at Chicago.

554. Schooner Trade Wind, lost her jib-boom by collision at Chicago.

555. Schooner Mocking Bird, lost her jib-boom by collision with Propeller Adriatic, at Chicago.

556. Propeller Toledo, on South Fox Island, Lake Michigan; jettisoned 1,500 barrels of flour, and got off.

557. Brig Concord, lost foretopgallant mast by heavy weather on Lake Erie.

558. Propeller Empire State, machinery disabled on Lake Erie; reached Detroit.

559. Propeller M. Groh, lost mast by collision on L. Michigan with unknown vessel.

560. Schooner Annie Henry, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago.

561. Bark Garry Owen, Sprang a leak and sunk off Ashtabula, Lake Erie, a total loss.

 


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