ABIAH Name: ABIAH Other Names: None Official Number: None Type at Loss: Schooner or Brig, Wood, 2-Mast Build Information: 1848, Irving, New York Specifications: 134 ft x 27 ft x 11 ft (40.8 m x 8.2 m x 3.4 m), 353 tonnage (Old Style) Date of Loss: September 1, 1854 Place of Loss: Approximately 10 miles off Sheboygan, Wisconsin Type of Loss: Storm Loss of Life: None Cargo: Light Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Sheboygan Nearest City: Sheboygan ______________________________ CLEAR THE TRACK! —The first Locomotive for the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail road, has arrived by the schooner Abiah, from Buffalo. The Milwaukee Commercial Advertiser says "it is a 20 ton 'critter' of the most approved pattern, and can take a big train of cars off, at the rate of 40 miles an hour, with all ease. The first rails on the road were laid down on Thursday, and no doubt is entertained of the road being in operation as gar as Waukesha by the 20th of next month or before." River Times, Fort Winnebago, Wis., · Monday, September 23, 1850 pg. 2 ***** An engine for the Wisconsin and Illinois Railroad arrived yesterday morning on the brig Abiah. This company is acting with great energy, and our friends in McHenry county, and all along the line, "must look out for the locomotive," before "many moons" have passed away. —Chicago Democratic Press. Democratic State Register, Watertown, Wis., · Monday, October 11, 1852 pg. 1 ***** SHIPMENT OF STAVES. —Messrs Wells & Hill are loading the schooner Abiah with a cargo of staves for buffalo. They have enough left to fill one or two more vessels. These will be the first full cargoes of staves shipped from this port. Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Friday, June 17, 1853 pg. 2 ***** FOR THE DRY DOCK.—The ABIAH, laden with 500 tons railroad iron, and a locomotive of one of the new roads near Milwaukee or Chicago, sprung a leak just as she got into Lake Huron on the passage up. She was brought back into St. Clair river, from which place she is to be towed down to Ives' Dry Dock, where she will be repaired.—Detroit Daily Advertiser. Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Saturday, July 23, 1853 pg. 2 ***** CAPSIZED. —The Schooner Abiah, belonging to Chicago, on her way to Oconto, when off this port Friday morning last, was struck by a squall from the south-east and immediately capsized. the vessel had a crew of seven persons and two passengers, all saved in the small boat. Sheboygan Lake Journal, Wis., Wednesday. September 6, 1854 pg. 3 ***** BRIG. CAPSIZED.—We are infomed by Capt. Reid, that the Brig. Abiah was capsized about 12 miles south of this place, during a squall on Friday night last, she was a large three master of nearly three hundred tons burthen. The crew succeded in getting ashore in the small boat; the vessel sunk shortly after being capsized, the Pro Rossetter has been searching after her for several days but has not succeded in finding her, we believe she was owned at Green Bay. Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, September 9, 1854 P. 5 ***** A Northeaster sprung up yesterday accompanied with heavy rains, and vessels cruising in the offing soon begun to send for the harbor. the schooner Charlotte, and steam tug Eclipse, which had been out in search of the schooner Abiah, both came in in fine style, although the sea was rolling very high. We learn from a gentleman who was on board the Eclipse, that she tow'd the Abiah to within 15 miles of port, when it became a complete wreck and was abandoned. —[Sheboygan Times.] Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Tuesday, September 12, 1854 pg. 2 ***** VESSEL CAPSIZED.—Schr L. Ludington, arrived on Saturday, from Buffalo, reports the schr Abiah, from Chicago, bound for Oconto, capsized. She was in ballast and went over in a squall, on Friday morning, about 7 o'clock, being 10 miles east of Sheboygan, the captain and crew, and 2 passengers were taken off by the captain of the Ludington and landed at Sheboygan. The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday, September 13, 1854 pg. 1ACTIVE Other names: ? Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner wood Build info: ? Specs: 25 t. Date of loss: 1855, Oct 10 Place of loss: off Port Washington, Wisc. Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 3 Carrying: shingles Detail: Bound Manitowoc for Chicago, she capsized in a squall. Her tiny crew clung to her upturned hull until rescued in a risky maneuver by the schooner THORNTON on the 11th. She was last seen floating bottom-up by the prop SCIOTA on the 13th, 15 miles off Milwaukee. No record of her after this date. Struck a bar and sunk off Manitowoc in June of the same year. Owned by Ealinger of Manitowoc. Vessel and cargo worth about $2500. (Probably should be Esslinger of Manitowoc) Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Milwaukee Nearest City: Oak Creek Latitude: N 42° 53.031' Longitude: W 087° 47.932' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ DROWNED.—We learn from a gentleman who came from Manitowoc yesterday, afternoon, that Capt. Joseph Carley, of the schooner Active, owned in this place, was lost overboard in the gale of Monday last, and has not been recovered. The Active was off Manitouwoc at the time, bound for this place with a heavy load from Chicago. She is now lying at Manitouwoc,—Green Bay Advocate Oct. 1] Janesville Weekly Gazette, Wis., Monday, October 10, 1846 pg. 2 ***** VESSEL ASHORE.—The Schooner Active went ashore during the storm on Friday afternoon, between the north and south piers. The Captain was endeavoring to get into the river, but by some mistake got aground. She is loaded with flour and pork for Col. Huntoon. the sea has subsided, and she can be easily lightened and got off. —Manitowoc Herald June 2. Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday Afternoon, June 6, 1855 pg. 2 ***** The Schr. Active, Capt. John Scott, managing owner, while attempting to make the Harbor on Friday morning last stuck the bar, and after pounding a short time filled and sunk. Her freight consisted Groceries and Provisions, belonging to Mr. B. Huntoon, and was saved in a damaged state. After lightening her up the leak was partially stopped, the vessel got afloat and on Sunday, brought into the River and hove down. The Active went ashore last fall at Wolf River and was purchased by her present owner who succeeded in getting her off and was returning from her first trip to Chicago. She will be ready for sea in a few days as good as ever. We learn that she has been purchased by our townsman Chas. Esslinger for $600,00.(sic) Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, June 7, 1855 P. 5 ***** MARINE.—Several vessels were considerably damaged on the Lake, by the gale on Wednesday night. the schooner John F. Porter, of this port, had both topmasts carried away, and the brig Fanny Gardiner, which left here on Wednesday morning, loaded with wheat for Buffalo, also had her topmasts carried away.— The Gardiner and Sam Hale both returned to this place for repairs. The schooner Active, Capt. A. Rogers, bound from Manitowoc to Chicago, with a load of shingles, was struck by the squall off Part Washington about midnight and instantly capsized. The Captain and his two men clung to the wreck till 6 o'clock yesterday morning, when they were taken off by a boat from schooner Thornton. Capt. White, of Oswego, bound here with R.R. iron. The sea was running very high at the time, and the rescue of Capt. Rogers and his men was not effected without considerable peril. The Active was owned by Mr. Eslinger, of Manitowoc, and uninsured. Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee, Wis., Friday Afternoon, October 12, 1855 pg. 3 ***** Capt. Corrit, of the schooner Stronach, reports having seen a boat bottom uppermost, off Oak Creek, yesterday afternoon, which proved to be the schooner Active. Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday, October 18, 1855 pg. 3 ***** CAPSIZED.—The Schooner Active was capsized during the gale on Tuesday night of last week, off Port Washington. The crew were taken off by the schooner Thornton, greatly exhausted. She was loaded with shingles for Chicago. Vessel and cargo owned by Chas. Esslinger, of Manitowoc. The Milwaukee News contains the following notice of the accident: "She upset in the squall of Tuesday night. The crew, consisting of three men, held on to the rigging, and were taken off about 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning, nearly exhausted, by Capt. White, of the schooner Thornton, (not Trenton) and brought to this city. At the time Capt. White came to their relief, they were ten miles from the shore, and still drifting further into the lake. The Manitowoc Herald, Wis., Saturday, October 20, 1855 pg. 2 ***** Capt. Simonson, of the schooner Active, on arrival in Milwaukee Monday morning reported that while off Muskegon eight or ten miles, he sighted a dead body floating on the water. The body was picked up, and, much to Capt. Simonson's surprise, it proved to be the body of Carl Claason, his brother-in-law, who was lost on the Grenada. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 28 Oct, 1880 (this may be a different schooner Active than in above description) *Note: The schooner GRANADA (US#10543), went down off Muskegon October 17, 1880, in the same storm that sank the passenger liner ALPENA. Steward Claason was one of four crewmen lost in the GRANADA sinking.
ADMIRAL Other names: built as W.H. MEYER, renamed in 1942 Official no.: 222239 Type at loss: propeller tug, steel Build info: 1907, Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc, WI Specs: 90 ft 130g Date of loss: 1942, Dec 2 Place of loss: Off Avon Pt., Cleveland Lake: Erie Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 14 Carrying: none [barge] Detail: Towing barge CLEVECO (qv), she encountered a heavy gale & began to founder. She radioed in, but C.G. was unable to locate her in the murk before she went down. Wreck located by a commercial diver in 1969 Completely rebuilt in 1942. Had the machinery from an earlier tug W.H. MEYER [US#81537] Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
ALABAMA Name: Alabama Builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Yard number: 36 Launched: December 18, 1909 Type: Great Lakes passenger steamer Tonnage: 2,626 GRT/1,684 NRT Length: 275 ft (84 m) o/a Beam: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) Depth: 17 ft 1 in (5.21 m) Propulsion: 2,000 ihp (1,491 kW) triple expansion steam engine — 3 coal-fired Scotch boilers Out of service: 1946 Fate: Converted to non-powered barge, 1961/Scrapped, 2006 ______________________________ THE ALABAMA TO BE LAUNCHED On December 18th the Goodrich steamer "Alabama" now being built at the yards of the Manitowoc Dry Dock Company, will be launched and Miss Goodrich, the daughter of President A.W. Goodrich, has been chosen as sponsor for the new boat. No arrangements for any special performance to mark the event have been made as yet, but it is possible the people of the city will decide to observe the launching as they did in the case of the "United States," built for the Indiana Transportation Company a year ago. The "Alabama" will be one of the finest passenger boats on the Great Lakes and it is expected that it will be complete and ready for the opening of the excursion season next summer. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, December 9, 1909 pg. 1 ***** NEW BOAT LAUNCHED. With completion of the new steel steamer Alabama which was launched at Manitowoc Saturday, the Goodrich Transit Company will have a fleet of eleven boats, ten steamers and a tug, Columbus, Virginia, Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Racine, Chicago, Georgia, Sheboygan and Alabama. The company has announced that it will change the name of some of its boats, adopting names of states ending with "A". The Racine is the first to be changed taking the name Arizona. The Alabama, which will be completed by September 1, 1909, will be one of the most palatial on the Great Lakes and is being constructed at a cost of $350,000 to $300,000. The boat will have three cabins and four decks, and will be elaborately furnished for passenger traffic. The cabins will be in mahogany and there will be no panels in the work. Six superbly furnished suits will be provide aboard the steamer, which is intended for use on the west shore run of the company, from Chicago to Mackinac. The boat will accommodate a large passenger list and may also have provisions for carrying package freight. She will be 250 feet in length with 44 foot beam and depth of 17 feet. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, December 21, 1909 pg. 1 ***** The handsome new steamer Alabama of the Goodrich line was given a trial trip last Sunday. The boat was built at the Manitowoc ship yards and comes to all requirements. It is reported that the Goodrich Company will build two more new boats, similar in design to the Alabama. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, May 3, 1910 pg. 1 ***** GOODRICH COMPANY REPAIRS DAMAGE TO DOCK. Last week the tug Arctic brought a quantity of material to this city and a crew of men were sent here to repair the damage done to the dock by the steamer Alabama on the Fourth of July. When the boat was making a landing it struck the dock and tore off some of the timbers. the company was requested by the Council to repair the same. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, August 16, 1910 pg. 1 ***** The palatial steamer Alabama built at Manitowoc one year ago for the Goodrich Transit company, has broken all records for both summer and winter lake navigation. The only steamer operating out of Chicago all winter across Lake Michigan. Did not miss a trip Chicago to Grand Haven and Muskegon entire winter 1910-'11. This stans as a record never before achieved in the history of navigation on the great lakes. The Sheboygan Telegram, Wis., Thursday, April 13, 1911 pg. 1 ***** Wind Releases Imprisoned Ship. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, February 13, 1913 pg. 3 Muskegon, Mich., Feb. 10.—Goodrich steamer Alabama, imprisoned in ice off Muskegon harbor for three days, was released Friday by the sudden shift of the wind, and reached her dock sagely. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, February 13, 1913 pg. 3 ***** The steamer Alabama of the Goodrich line has been fast in the ice at Muskegon lake since four weeks ago Friday. The vessel has a broken wheel and steering gear and the rudder is bent. The cargo which she carried was taken off by teams, which drove out on the ice. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, February 19, 1918 pg. 3
H.C. ALBRECHT/THOMAS HUME Other names: renamed THOMAS HUME, in 1883 Official no.: 95135 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1870, J. Hanson, Manitowoc (Note: I have it built in 1880 from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by L. Falge) Specs: 132x26x9, 210g 199n Date of loss: 1891, May 21 Place of loss: along Chicago-Muskegon route Lake: Michigan Type of loss: went missing Loss of life: 7 [all] Carrying: light Detail: Bound Chicago for Muskegon, she disappeared with all hands in heavy weather. Though rewards were offered for information about her loss, no trace of the vessel or crew was ever found. A vessel thought to be her was discovered off New Buffalo in 1905. Owned by Hackley & Hume of Muskegon Major repair in 1884 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Captain C.E. Baker of the schooner H.C. Albrecht has invented and patented a fire escape which works automatically. A detached iron veranda is place outside the window, and when one or more persons get upon it and the spring is touched, it will descend with a steady motion until the ground is reached; and as soon as the persons step off the veranda it will go back to its former position and be ready to use immediately. It can be regulated to travel at any rate of speed that may be requisite and will continue to go at that rate until re-adjusted. the simplicity of the invention is the great point in its favor, and it cannot get out of working order. —Marie Record. Lake Shore Times, Manitowoc, Wis., Tuesday, May 29, 1883 pg. 1 ***** A WATERY GRAVE. The Schooner Thomas Hume Goes to the Bottom of Lake Michigan CAPT. ALBRIGHTSON AND A CREW OF SIX MEN PERISH. The Schooner Thomas Hume Lost With All on Board. MUSKEGON, May 28, —The schooner Thomas Hume, owned by Hackley & Hume, of this city, it is now definitely learned, was lost in the storm of Thursday night, May 22. The entire crew, consisting of Capt. Harry Albrightson and six men, all of Chicago, perished. The Hume was a fairly seaworthy craft of 200 tons, built at Manitowoc in 1870. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Friday, May 29, 1891 pg. 7 ***** LOST AT SEA The Schooner Thomas Hume, With Her Crew, Goes to the Bottom. MUSKEGON, Mich., May 29.—The schooner Thomas Hume, owned by Hackley & Hume, of this city, has undoubtedly been wrecked and gone to the bottom of Lake Michigan, together with her crew of seven men. One week ago Thursday the Hume and the Rousse Simmons cleared for Chicago for Muskegon. A stiff gale was blowing. they slipped along pretty lively and encountered a heavy sea. the Simmons labored in the storm for several hours and finally put back into Chicago, arriving here Wednesday night. the last seen of the Hume she was encountering the storm, and pursuing her course to Muskegon. The Simmons remained in Chicago until the storm subsided and then made her way to Muskegon. Upon arriving here the captain was much surprised to learn that the Hume had not been heard of. At first it was expected that she had run into some convenient port for shelter, but days passed and no tidings being received of her, inquiries were made of other boats, but no one had seen the Hume. the Thomas Hume was formerly the H.C. Albright. She was in charge of Capt. Harry Albrightson, whose home is in Chicago. Besides the captain she had a crew of six men, all of Chicago. She was valued at $6,500. Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pennsylvania · Friday, May 29, 1891 pg. 1 ***** NO TIDINGS OF THE HUME. The schooner Thomas Hume left this port May 21 for Muskegon, since which time nothing has been heard of her. Telegraphic inquiries to all ports at the head of the lake failed to bring any information as to her whereabouts. Not a particle of wreckage was to be seen by the dozens of vessels trading on the course between here and Muskegon. If the Hume foundered in the squalls that prevailed the night of May 21 of capsized and went down, vessel men say something would have been found floating on the lake to tell the tale. It was that night that the schooner B.F. Wade was caught in a squall and lost her foremast. B.F. Deming, the Chicago agent of Hackly & Hume, owners of the missing schooner, issued a card last night requesting that any information concerning her fate be sent to him at No. 236 South Water Street. It was after he had waited anxiously all day for some tidings from upper lake points. The Hume was commanded by Captain Harry Albrightson, of this city, who had a crew of six men. Mrs. Albrightson was nearly frantic yesterday when told the chances were she would never see her husband. No record of the crew was kept in Chicago. The schooner out to have weathered the night, as she was thoroughly seaworthy, having been rebuilt last winter. She was valued at $7,500. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois · Friday, May 29, 1891 pg. 6 ***** An extended search for some trace of the missing schooner Thomas Hume has been commenced. Hockley & Hume, the owners, have sent out a tug from Muskegon to look for wreckage. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Sunday, May 31, 1891 pg. 8 ***** DOWN IN THE DEEP The Schooner Thomas Hume Believed to Have Foundered. She Sailed from Chicago for Muskegon a Week Ago and Has Not Been Heard From Since—She Carried a Crew of Seven CHICAGO, May 28—The schooner Thomas Hume is believed to have gone down in Lake Michigan with all on board, involving the loss of seven lives. A dispatch received here today from the owners of the schooner, Hackley & Hume, of Muskegon, reports that nothing has been seen of the craft since she left Chicago, a week ago today. A terrific and sudden squall came up shortly after the Hume sailed, and other vessels hastily put back into port. Vessel men express the opinion that the Hume was overcome in the tempest or got into collision and went down head to. It is thought the catastrophe occurred within 20 miles of Chicago and that the wreck must have dragged toward the head of the lake. The Hume was commanded by Capt. Harry Albrightson, of Chicago, and carried a crew of six men. She was in the lumber trade and valued at $6,000, partly insured. The Saginaw Courier-Herald, Michigan, Thursday, June 4, 1891 pg. 5 ***** THE MISSING HUME. One of the Most Mysterious Occurrences Ever Known. CHICAGO, June 8.—The complete disappearance of the schooner Thomas Hume is so peculiar that old vessel men have not ceased talking about it yet. There was a wild and wooly suggestion along the river this morning that the Hume might have gone to some obscure port, been repainted and changing her name, been sailed to some other portion of the lake. This was based on the fact that, although the lake had been carefully patrolled, nothing had been found that would give a hint as to the fate of the schooner. Not a bucket, hatch, barrel or any movable thing on the vessel when she left has been found. Said a well-known vessel man today: "The case of the Hume is one of the most mysterious we have ever had on the lake. If she had been loaded and sunk her hatches would have been forced out and floated. If she went down light there would have been something that would have floated and been discovered. There's nothing in the story that the Hume has changed her colors and name. Vessels have countenances like human beings. there is something different in the build of each one, and I can stand in the window of my office and tell the name of any vessel coming up the river, even when she is a block or two away. It would be impossible for the Hume to pass by here without my recognizing her. At the same time there is something mysterious about her disappearance." Grand Rapids Herald, Michigan, Tuesday, June 9, 1891 pg. 1 ***** Shipwreck Mystery Solved By Eric Gaertner egaertner@muskegon chronicle.com The disappearance of the Hackley & Hume lumber schooner on a return trip home to Muskegon in 1891 has been cloaked in mystery for 117 years. An announcement Saturday during the annual conference of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History — hosted along the same Muskegon Channel the 1870-built schooner often traveled — has shed light on the tragic last trip of the Schooner Thomas Hume. The Tomas Hume, a 132-foot, three-masted schooner that was one of five vessels in the Hackley & Hume fleet, has been found and identified with near certainty at the bottom of the southern portion of Lake Michigan. Taras Lysenko, a diver with A&T Recovery out of Chicago, discovered the wreck in 2005. Valerie van Heest, a Lake Michigan shipwreck hunter and researcher who helped identify the wreck, and Elizabeth Sherman, a maritime author and great-grand-daughter of the schooner's namesake, presented the discover at the Great Lakes conference at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum. "There are members of the family who knew about the ship," Sherman said, explaining she was unfamiliar with the schooner until she conducted research for her book, "Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime Mus- Please see SHIPWRECK 4A— —SHIPWRECK from 1A kegon," "it does bring about a final chapter for us." "When after 117 years the answer is found, it's significant and important," said van Heest, who has helped locate and identify many undocumented Lake Michigan shipwrecks from Pentwater to the Indiana border with Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. "It's nice for Muskegon toe have one of its ships" symbolically return home. The finding brings to an end the speculation and theories borne of Muskegon residents at the time of the sinking in 1891, answers some questions for shipwreck historians who have been unable to explain the loss of the Thomas Hume and brings another reminder to Muskegon County's previous status as a lumbering force. In addition, the discovery of the shipwreck is a tragic glimpse into the raw power of the Great Lakes and the estimated 8,000 ships that dot their bottom. The last trip of the schooner began like many others it had completed for two of Muskegon County's prominent lumbermen, Thomas Hume and Charles Hackley. It took a load of lumber to Chicago in May of 1891. The unloaded vessel left to return to Muskegon, riding empty and light alongside one of the company's other schooners, the Rouse Simmons, which years later would go on to legendary status as the Christmas Tree Ship. Sherman relayed the history of the Thomas Hume's final moments, She said the two vessels encountered a squall, not a major storm or full gale that took so many Great Lakes ships. "it made the captain of the Rouse Simmons nervous enough to turn back to Chicago," she told conference members. The Thomas Hume continued on, and no signs of the vessel, the captain nor the six-man crew were ever seen again. Sherman said two days later the Rouse Simmons sailed from Chicago for Muskegon, expecting to see the Tomas Hume tied up along the Muskegon Lake shores. That was the first time someone realized the Thomas Hume had disappeared. Sherman said Hackly & Hume called for a search of other ports and Lake Michigan, but nothing was found, not even debris. That's when the wild theories began. Sherman said one of the most far-fetched was that the captain sailed to another port, painted the Thomas Hume and sailed the vessel under a different name. Another theory was a large steamer ran down the schooner and the steamer's captain swore his crew to secrecy. Hackley & Hume put up a $300 reward, and that seemed to squelch that theory because no one stepped forward. The reward was never claimed. Van Heest joked that the discovery might lead to that reward finally begin collected. Van Heest and Sherman said they now believe that the Thomas Hume encountered some of that bad weather and rough seas as part of the squall, "turned turtle," the masts broke and the ship sank. The wreck remains in surprising good shape. The video shot by the dive group of the Thomas Hume show the hull intact, the three masts laying on the deck, the ship's riggings and a rudder that is in quality shape. The lifeboat was found indie the sunken vessel, presumably sucked into the opening during the sinking. "It's a wreck, but isn't it beautiful?" van Heest said. "It's remarkable that it hasn't sunk more into the mud." The major point in verifying the wreck as the Thomas Hume came in May, when an old photograph of the vessel was located. The photograph was part of a collection at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Alpena. Van Heest was able to match the photograph to parts of the video of the wreckage. The Thomas Hume announcement Saturday was one of the highlights of the three-day conference that draws the who's who of maritime history. A reception was hosted Thursday at the historic Langeland House and conference business workshops Friday aboard the LST-393. The Muskegon Chronicle, Michigan, Sunday, September 7, 2008 pg. 1A & 4A
WILLIAM ALDRICH Other names: none Official no.: 26362 Type at loss: schooner, wood, "grand haven rig" 2-mast [built as 3-master] Build info: 1856, J. Harbridge, Two Rivers, WI Specs: 123x26x8 192g 182n Date of loss: 1916, Jun 9 Place of loss: near Pt. Epoufette, Mi Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: ? Detail: Ashore and broke up near town of Davenport, MI (now gone) Knocked down by a white squall in 1891, with the loss of one Rebuilt 1872. Enlarged in 1875 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
ALGOMA Other names: ? Official no.: ? Type at loss: dredge barge, wood Build info: ? Specs: ? Date of loss: 1918, Nov 18 Place of loss: Manitowoc, WI, harbor Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: none Detail: Foundered in storm Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Sheboygan Nearest City: Cleveland Latitude: N 43° 53.518' Longitude: W 87° 40.301' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ MARINE DISASTERS OF 1867 July - Steamer Algoma, ashore on Lake Superior. Got off after a week's detention. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 20, 1867 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 July 1873 - The steamer Algoma broke one of her engines in Georgian Bay, and was brought to Detroit for repairing. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** DREDGE ALGOMA IS SUNK OFF SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN Became Too Waterlogged in Heavy Seas, Loss Valued at $40,000 (By Staff Correspondent) KEWAUNEE, Wis., Nov. 22.—The old government dredge Algoma, which was very well known in this port and along the west shore of the lake was sunk last Tuesday afternoon off of Centerville, Manitowoc county, while being towed from Manitowoc to Sheboygan by the Goodrich tug, Arctic. The big dredge became waterlogged in the heavy seas and sank in about 200 feet of water about three miles from shore. It cannot be raised and will be a total loss to the owners, the McMullen and Pitz company of Manitowoc who valued it at about $40,000. For many years the dredge was operated by the government and when it was released from the service of the United States Engineering department it was purchased by the Reibolt and Woltaers company of Sturgeon Bay. That company operated it for about 6 years and at the end of that period they disposed of it to the Manitowoc concern. While in the government service the dredge did most of the work of digging the harbor in this city. The dredge had but recently been repaired, painted and was fully equipped. It was being taken to Sheboygan to be used in a contract which the Manitowoc company had with the Wisconsin Telephone company for the laying of some new cables in the river there. The Arctic, with the dredge and two scows in tow, left Manitowoc at about 9:30 in the morning and experienced heavy seas but no real trouble until off of Centerville when the seas rolled over the dredge and swamped it. The crew of five men aboard the dredge succeeded in getting aboard the tug before the dredge was cut loose and sank and they escaped uninjured. The dredge sank within a short time and marine men say that there is no chance to raise it and that the loss is total. The McMullen and Pitz company have extensive contracts at Sheboygan, in this city for the local shipyard, and at other points and the loss will seriously handicap them. No insurance was carried on the dredge against loss at sea but the company carried a fire policy. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Saturday, November 22, 1919 pg. 4 ***** Dredge Algoma Sunk The following account of the sinking of the dredge Algoma on Tuesday of last week, November 18th, is taken from the Kewaunee Enterprise. Oliver McMullen, one of the owners of the dredge was formerly a resident of this city. There was no insurance on the dredge: The old dredge Algoma, which was very well know in this port, having done most of the digging for the local harbor while it was in the service of the United States Engineering Department, was sunk in the lake off Centerville, Manitowoc county, last Tuesday afternoon. The dredge was being taken from Manitowoc to Sheboygan and became waterlogged in the heavy seas and sank in about 200 feet of water about three miles off shore. It cannot be raised and will be a total loss to the McMullen and Pitz Co. of Manitowoc, who owned it, $40,000 or more was the value of the dredge. The Rieholdt & Wolter Co. of Sturgeon Bay bought the dredge when it was sold by the government and after operating it for about six years they sold it to the Manitowoc people. The dredge with two dump scows was on its way to Sheboygan in tow of the Goodrich tug Arctic and was to be used in a contract the local firm held with the Wisconsin Telephone Co. for laying new cables in the river there. The Arctic, with its tow left Manitowoc at 9:30 in the morning and encountered heavy seas but experienced no real trouble until off Centerville when the seas rolled over the dredge and swamped it. The crew of five men aboard the dredge succeeded in getting aboard the tug before the dredge was cut loose and sank, and they escaped uninjured. The dredge sank within a short time and marine men say there is no chance to raise it and that the loss is total. Members of the crew of the dredge were James White, Roland Lafond, Andrew Christensen, Ed Collver and Edward Goedke. The men suffered no ill effects from their experience. Soundings were taken by the tug Arctic at the point when the dredge went down but the work had to be abandoned because of the rough seas. One of the scows which broke loose from the dredge was picked up by the tug Reiss off Sheboygan. Sturgeon Bay Door County News, Wis., November 27, 1919 pg. 10
W B ALLEN Other names: also seen as WALTER B. ALLEN Official no.: 26561 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1866, H.C. Pierson or Pearson, Ogdensburg, NY Specs: 137 ft., 296 t. Date of loss: 1880, Apr 16 Place of loss: Off Manitowoc, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: corn Detail: Being towed to Manitowoc for repairs when struck by a gale and foundered after her tow steamer’s fires were drowned. Her temporary tow company crew was rescued. Located in May, 1975 Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Sheboygan Nearest City: Sheboygan Latitude: N 43° 49.821' Longitude: W 087° 36.522' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Sep - Schooner W. B. Allen, cargo grain, damaged hull and outfit in a gale on Lake Huron, repaired at Detroit. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** The following is a telegram to the Chicago Times giving an account of the sinking of the schooner W.B. Allen this place, last Friday. MILWAUKEE, April 16.—It will be remembered that the schooner W.B. Allen, of Chicago, grain laden, went ashore at the South Manitou, and that the tug Caroline Williams, of Manistee, went to her assistance. The Williams succeeded in getting the Allen off yesterday, and started with her for this port. This morning when the Williams and the Allen were between Two Rivers and Manitowoc, it became evident that the Allen, which was in a water-logged conditions, would not be able to stand the heavy seas, and was on the point of sinking. The tug took off the crew of the Allen, but did not have time to remove the steam pump that was on her, when the schooner gave a lurch and went down suddenly in thirty-five fathoms of water. The Williams came on and arrived here this evening. The Allen was owned by Mr. Long of Chicago. She was a canal vessel. the loss is variously estimated here at from $15,000 to $20,000. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, April 20, 1880 pg. 3 ***** During a northeast gale on Lake Michigan on the 16th, the schooner Walter B. Allen foundered. She had a steam pump on board, having been ashore, and was in tow of a tug at the time. No lives lost. The Saturday Evening Press, Menasha, Wis., Thursday, April 22, 1880 pg. 1 ***** Marine Disasters. A fierce gale accompanied by snow prevailed on Lake Michigan on the 16th inst. About 10 a.m. the schooner Walter b. Allen, of Chicago, with a steam pump on board and in tow of the tug Caroline Williams, of Manistee, foundered off Manitowoc. Crew saved. The Eau Claire News, Wis., Saturday, April 24, 1880 pg. 4
AMERICA Other names: none Official no.: 105244 Type at loss: schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1873, Arch Muir, Port Huron, MI Specs: 137x26x12, 341g Date of loss: 1880, Sep 28 Place of loss: 9 mi N of Two Rivers Lake: Michigan Type of loss: collision Loss of life: none Carrying: light Detail: Damaged in a towing collision and began to leak. She was taken in tow by salvagers, but sank before reaching shore. Local dive target. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine casualties of 1871 May - Schooner America, lost her main and mizzenmasts in a gale on Lower Ontario. ***** The schooner America was run down and sunk about three miles off Two River Point on Tuesday night. The crew reached Two Rivers yesterday morning. No lives ere lost. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, September 30, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The schooner America, light, bound from Chicago for Escanaba, was run into Tuesday night about midnight while off Two Rivers, by a large scow, loaded with stone, and in tow of tugs Lawrence and Gagnon. She filled and rolled over in about four minutes having her bows stove in. The captain and crew made the shore in the small boat. She is insured for $10,000. The Daily Milwaukee News, Wis., Friday, October 01, 1880 pg. 4 ***** A dispatch to the Milwaukee Sentinel, from Manitowoc, says that "the captain of the schooner Ardent reports that while off Two Rivers he saw a vessel sunk, but could see no one in sight, and supposes the crew must be lost or picked up by some passing schooner. It was subsequently learned that the unfortunate craft was the schooner America. She was run down by stone scows in tow of the tugs Lawrence and Gagnon. The crew came ashore in the small boat, bringing their clothes and some money belonging to the schooner. The tug Gagnon has gone in search of her, and when found she will be brought here for repairs." Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Friday, October 1, 1880 pg. 4 ***** The schooner America has been sunk off Two Rivers point, in Lake Michigan, in collision with two scows loaded with stone. The Republican-Journal, Darlington, Wis., Friday, October 8, 1880 pg. 2 ***** The wrecking tug Winslow, of Detroit, made an effort to raise the sunken schooner America last Wednesday, but failed on account of the breaking of a hawser. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, October 12, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The steering wheel of this ship was recovered in 1977, and the anchor was recovered a few years later. They have been transported to the Manitowoc Maritime Museum in Manitowoc Wisconsin where they are on display. The ship lies about 10 miles North of Two Rivers in about 130 feet of water. The anchor stands about 10 feet tall, weighs about one ton and is about 10 feet from fluke to fluke with about a 12 foot crossbar attached. Numerous lures and fishing line had to be cut loose from it when raising it. The America was located by divers in 1977.
AMERICA Other names: none Official no.: 213020 Type at loss: propeller tug, wood Build info: 1915, Burger Boat, Manitowoc, Wis as a passenger vessel Specs: 56x17x7, 40g 39n Date of loss: 1952, Feb 9 Place of loss: at Port Huron Lake: Huron Type of loss: hull failture Loss of life: none Carrying: none Detail: Sprung a leak and sank due to age at her dock. A salvage effort form the river was unsuccessful, and the vessel was cut up in place and hauled away by truck in July of 1952. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Ownership Timeline: •1924–1943: Owned by the Bay Transportation Company. •1943–1947: Purchased by E.S. Lindsay and converted into a Tug •1947–1952: Operated by the Inland Lakes Towing and Dredging Company. •Final Owners: Harold Van Niman and William D. Richards. Source: Shotlinediving.com ***** Vessel Once Was Used In 'City of Sarnia' Salvage The tug boat "America", once used in salvage operations on the ferry "City of Sarnia", sank in 14 feet of water in Black River today. The 25-ton, 57-foot tug, built in Manitowoc, Wis., in 1915, was tied up along the wharf behind the Port Huron Machine Products company. It was first reported sinking at about 9 p.m. Friday night and was almost completely sunk by 10:30 p.m., Port Huron Police said. The tug settled to the river bottom about 6 a.m. today, employes of the Machine Products company who witnessed the sinking, said. The pilot house is still above water. Members of the Port Huron Coast Guard Station, notified of the sinking by the Police, wrapped a cable around the hull of the tug and secured it to the pilings along the wharf to keep it from sliding off into the navigation channel. James M. Buford, chief boatswain's mate (L0, in charge of the Coast Guard Station, said the tug is not a hazard to navigation at present. THE BOAT probably sprung a leak in the hull or the old timbers just gave way, Chief Buford said. Federal inspectors said the boat was safe for use in limited waters, he said. Water was pumped from the boat about every three days, Elmo Kemp, 4519 Lake Shore road, who was caring for the boat in the absence of the owners, said. It was pumped dry Wednesday, he said. Mr. Kemp said he did not board the boat Friday because it was snowing hard and feared no one would see him if anything happened to him. THE OWNERS Harold Van Nimon, Flint, and William D. Richards, Delton, Mich., were expected to arrive in Port Huron today or Sunday, Chief Buford said, Van Nimon and Richards, both ex-Navy divers, had planned to take the tug to the Gulf of Mexico to do salvage work, he said. The tug was owned by the Inland Lakes Towing & Dredging Co. Detroit, when it was engaged in salvage operations on the "City of Sarnia". The Times Herald, Port Huron, Michigan, Saturday, February 09, 1952 pg. 1 ***** City Casts Anxious Look At Sunken Tug America City officials are getting "fed up" with boats sinking in local waters. First it was the ferry City of Sarnia, which sunk in St. Clair river near the foot of Quay Street several years ago. (Most of it is still there.) NOW it's the tug America, which settled to the bottom of Black River near the Port Huron Machine Products plant Saturday. (The owners say they will raise it.) The City Commission has thrown its support behind Commissioner J. Kenneth Ramsey's directive to City Attorney Charles A. Telfer to find out what the City can do about "unseaworthy scows" which "lay against the banks here until they sink/" city officials won't soon forget the City of Sarnia episode. The old ferryboat, put out of business by the Blue Water Bridge, lay on the river bottom with two-thirds of its hull under water for six years before the City was finally able to cut through red tape and sign a contract to have it removed. BUT INLAND LAKES Towing & Dredging C., Detroit, which was to clear away the City of Sarnia for $4,673, ran into one pitfall after another. Finally, with lawsuits against it for labor and materials rentals, the firm gave up. The City still has the $4,673. But it still has most of the City of Sarnia, too. It's below the waterline, now, but it's there. The owners of the America, Harold Van Nimon, Flint, and William D. Richards, Delton, Mich., hope to have better luck with their salvaging job. Both ex-Navy divers and had panned to use the tug, together with a second one, in commercial salvage work. But they probably did not expect their first job to be on their own vessel. Nimon and Richards plan to begin salvaging work within a month, providing weather is favorable. ONLY THE pilot house of the 25-ton, 57-foot America, built in Manitowoc, Wis., in 1915, is above water now. City Commissioners aren't saying that the America will be another City of Sarnia episode. But they're casting a jaundiced eye in that direction. They'd feel a lot better if they could see the America floating again. The Times Herald, Port Huron, Michigan, Thursday, February 14, 1952 pg. 1 ***** Army Engineers Take On Job Of Raising Tug From River Army engineers are going to move in on the job of raising the tug American from the bottom of Black river. They have already reported the project to Washington D.C. and are awaiting funds to cover the work ,City Manager Jay F. Gibbs told City Commissioners Monday night. They hope to have the vessel out of the way by July 10, he added. The tug, formerly used in attempts to salvage the sunken remains of the steam ferry City of Sarnia at the foot of Quay street, settled at its moorings behind the Port Huron Machine Products plant here Feb. 9. For a time a portion of the cabin was visible on the south side of the river, east of Military street bridge. THE OWNERS, Harold Van Nimon, Delton, Mich., and William D. Edward, Flint, prepared to raise the vessel as soon as spring weather and water conditions permitted. They were almost successful in getting the tug to the surface, but a steel cable failed under the strain. this time the ship settled completely below the surface, farther out in the channel. The Detroit office of U.S. Army corps of Engineers became interested since the vessel was then a hazard to navigation in the river. City Commissioners, fearing another legal tangle like the unsettled issue of the ferry, City of Sarnia, were anxious to have action taken soon. But attempts of Army engineers to contact Mr. Van Nimon were unsuccessful. Two registered letters to his only known addresses were returned. The engineers two weeks ago asked for a little more time to try to contact Mr. Richards. Their letter to Mr. Gibbs did not indicate whether or not they were successful, but apparently they owners have stepped out of the project, he explained. The Detroit office expects delivery of funds for the work early this week, Mr. Gibbs said. The Times Herald, Port Huron, Michigan, Wednesday, June 25, 1952 pg. 27
ANABEL II Other names: ? Official no.: 228126 Type at loss: oil screw fish tug [Diesel] Build info: 1928, Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wis Specs: 62x15 (62 t.) Date of loss: 1956, Jan 12 Place of loss: Sturgeon Bay, WI, Roen SS Co. dock Lake: Michigan Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: none Detail: Destroyed by fire at her winter dock. She had previously sunk at her dock at Manitique, Mich, and had been acquired by Roen with an eye toward converting her from a fishing vessel to a towing tug. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
MAJOR ANDERSON Other names: none Built on the hull of the old schooner MARY Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1861, P. Lamoree, Oswego, NY Specs: 95 ft 143 t. Date of loss: 1871, Oct 10 Place of loss: Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: ? Detail: Driven ashore by a gale on the 10th and pounded to pieces by the 14th - became a total loss. Owned by J. Prindiville of Chicago. In 1863 she grounded on Middle Island, near Thunder Bay, MI and was declared a total loss, but later recovered. Also reported ashore on Twin River Point in 1863. There were a number of other vessels of this name launched at about this time. Anderson was one of the first Union Civil War heroes. Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 10.928' Longitude: W 087° 30.978' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine casualties of 1871 April - Schooner W. F. Allen, collided with bark Major Anderson at Bar Point; former badly damaged. Oct - Schooner Major Anderson, cargo railroad iron, ashore at Two Rivers; total loss. ***** The bark Major Anderson, in attempting to make port about 7 o'clock Saturday, "smelt" bottom, and there being a strong current running out of the Creek, she was carried against the breakwater. After being lighted of a portion of her cargo, she was pulled off yesterday afternoon by the tug Relief. The Buffalo Commercial, Buffalo, New York · Monday, October 07, 1861 pg. 3 ***** ACCIDENT TO THE BARK MAJOR ANDERSON.—Yesterday morning the bark Major Anderson, lying in the river, at the foot of LaSalle street, had her mizzen mast sprung and almost pulled out by the scow J.M. Hill, which later craft was being towed by under her stern. The accident was the direct result of carelessness, and by it the Anderson, which was ready to sail, being grain-loaded for buffalo, is detained here for repairs. When she arrives at her destination a new mast will be shipped.—[Chicago Times, 22d.] Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Friday, April 23, 1869 pg. 4 ***** BARK MAHOR ANDERSON.—The repairs to this vessel were completed on Friday, and she is once more seaworthy. It will be remembered that she went ashore on her last trip up, and narrowly escaped becoming a total wreck, owing to the lateness of the season. The Buffalo Daily Republic, New York, Monday, November 8, 1869 pg. 3 ***** BARK MAJOR ANDERSON ASHORE.—A telegram received by Captain E.P. Dorr brings information that the bark Major Anderson, owned by Captain Prindiville of Chicago, and bound up with railroad iron, is ashore at Two Rivers, Wisconsin. A tug and steam pump have been sent from Chicago to her assistance. The Buffalo Daily Republic, New York, Tuesday, October 10, 1871 pg. 3 ***** SCHOONER MAJOR ANDERSON ASHORE.—The schooner Major Anderson, with a cargo of coal for the Chicago Rolling Mill, ran ashore on Two River Point on Friday night. The southerly gale of Saturday night and yesterday have been rather hard on her.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. Buffalo Courier Express, New York, Thursday, October 12, 1871 pg. 3 ***** Ashore. The bark Major Anderson, Captain Sullivan, with a cargo of coal from Erie for Chicago, went ashore, on Saturday morning, off Mahaska Creek. The tug G.W. Wood, arrived here on Sunday, from Chicago, for the purpose of getting her off. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 12, 1871 pg. 3 ***** SHIPWRECK. The bark Major Anderson went ashore at Two River Point, in a thick fog last Saturday morning. She was loaded with 750 tons of coal and will probably prove a total loss. the yawl boat was stove in and the men were obliged to swim ashore. Racine County Argus, Wis., Thursday, October 12, 1871 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Major Anderson, loaded with coal for Chicago, which went ashore at Two Rivers Point last week, has gone to pieces. She was owned by Captains John Priadivilie and Morris, of Chicago. Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois · Monday, October 16, 1871 pg. 4 ***** Messrs Windiate & Richards have purchased the bark Major Anderson, ashore on Two River point. A rare chance for cola miners. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 2, 1871 pg. 4 ***** The tug Kitty Smoke and her crew have been busy the past few days stripping the bark Major Anderson of rigging, booms, yards etc., and bringing it to this port. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 9, 1871 pg. 4
ANDROMEDA Other names: ? Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1848, Madison Dock, OH Specs: 112x24x9, 568 t. om Date of loss: 1858, Jul 18 Place of loss: 20 mi from Sheboygan, WI and 15 off shore and 40 NE of Manitowoc Lake: Michigan Type of loss: hull failure Loss of life: none Carrying: 800 bbl salt Detail: Bound Oswego, NY for Chicago. Sprang a leak suddenly and foundered. Crew escaped in her boat in their underwear, arriving at Manitowoc the next day. Owned out of Sheboygan by her skipper, Capt. Morgan. Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Kewaunee Latitude: N 44° 27.363' Longitude: W 086° 59.254' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ We hear, also, that the Prop. Saginaw, from Chicago for Buffalo, lost a portion of her deck load overboard during the blow, and that the schooner Andromeda, plying in the Lumber trade between Two Rivers and Chicago, is ashore at the former place.—Milwaukee Sentinel. The Telegraph-Courier, Kenosha, Wis., · Friday, November 18, 1853 pg. 3 ***** FIRST SHIPMENT OF LUMBER.—Aldrich, Smith & Co.'s top-mil Schooner, Andromeda, arrived at Two Rivers on Monday morning, and cleared for Chicago on Tuesday morning, with a cargo of lumber.—Manitowoc Herald, March 25. Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Tuesday, March 28, 1854 pg. 3 ***** SCHOONER LOST.—We learn from Mr. Hodges, that the Schooner Andromeda, of Sheboygan, Capt. Morgan, was lost on Saturday, evening at 8 P.M., 40 miles N.E. by E. from Manitowoc. Cargo, 800 bbls salt, lost—no insurance. All hands saved. Mr. M. bought the Andromeda last spring, paid for half of her, and insured the vessel in favor of his creditors. He had invested all his means in salt, on his last trip, and so his loss is peculiarly heavy. Capt. Flood kindly took the men on to Sheboygan, giving them the comforts of the boat gratis. The Daily Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Tuesday, July 20, 1858 P. 2 ***** The Times says the schooner Andromeda, sprung a leak on Saturday, the 17th about 40 miles east of Manitowoc, and sunk in a few hours in 150 fathoms water. The Captain and crew of eight escaped in the yawl. The vessel was loaded with salt and the loss on vessel and cargo was over $4,000. Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis., Tuesday, July 27, 1858 pg. 2 ***** LOSS OF THE SCHOONER ANDROMEDA.—The Manitowoc Tribune furnishes the particulars of the loss of this schooner. It says that on Saturday evening last, at 8 o'clock, the schooner Andromeda, Capt. Morgan, bound up from Oswego for Chicago with a cargo of salt, sank in Lake Michigan, about 40 miles northeast of Manitowoc. The crew took to the boats and escaped with their clothing. They rowed all night, and on Sunday morning arrived at Manitowoc. The vessel belonged to the captain, who resides at Sheboygan, and was insured to the amount of half her value—The cargo also belonged to the captain, which with the vessel is a total loss. The steamer Arctic, Capt. Flood, took the crew on board and landed them at Sheboygan. The loss is a severe one to the captain, as he had only purchased the vessel last spring, and on this trip had invested his season's earning in salt, and lost everything. Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York · Monday, July 26, 1858 pg. 3
ANNA MARIA Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. August 1866 - Schooner Anna Maria, lost her foresail and damaged in outfit on Lake Erie. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** MARINE DISASTERS OF 1867 Schr Anna Maria, lost jibboom and headgear on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 20, 1867 ***** Marine casualties of 1871 April - Schooner Anna Maria, jettisoned 50 tons of ore in a storm on Lake Huron. July - Schooner Anna Maria, sprung aleak off Ashtabula, and jettisoned deckload of ore. ***** The schooner Anna Maria, Capt. H.C. Woodruff, bound from Marquette to Erie with 507 tons of iron ore, 50s ton of which were on deck, sprung a leak while off Ashtbula on Saturday night, the wind blowing hard from the Northeast. To ease the vessel, the deck load was dumped over board, she being allowed to run before the wind during the time, when she bore up for Erie. Buffalo Courier Express, Buffalo, New York · Friday, July 07, 1871 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Anna Maria foundered and was abandoned off Portage, Mich. Her hold is full of lumber and the rigging is in good order. The crew were picked up by the schooner Reindeer and landed at the lake end of the canal. Tom Benson, one of the sailors on the Maria, was drowned. The crew had a narrow escape from perishing. The Door county Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, October 21, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Anna Maria, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, has undoubtedly gone to pieces. She capsized off Two Rivers during the storm and drifted down the lake until Monday, when the crew were taken off by the schooner Reindeer and landed at the lake end of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal. The crew of the Annie Maria, consisting of the captain, his wife and five or six men, lashed themselves to the bottom of the vessel where they remained for thirty-six hours without food and with the sea washing over them constantly. One of the sailors was drowned during the terrible ordeal through which the crew passed, and the others were more dead than alive when rescued. The Door county Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, October 28, 1880 pg. 3 ***** A CARD FROM CAPT. COURTLAND EDITOR DAILY NEWS:—In your issue of this morning some person stated that the schooner Anna Maria was the worst wreck that ever came into Wolf & Davidson's dry dock, as shown by survey taken. I wish to say that no survey has yet been taken, furthermore that the schooner is not the worst wreck that has been brought to the yard for repairs. I admit that her upper works and cabin are gone and her deck is badly injured, but her hull is in as good condition as before the wreck and it has not been decided what will be done with the vessel. WILLIAM COURTLAND, Agt. The Daily Milwaukee News, Wis., Wednesday, November 3, 1880 pg. 4
ANN ARBOR #1 Other names: none Official no.: 106974 Type at loss: propeller carferry, wood, 24 car Build info: 1892, Craig Shipbuilding, Toledo, OH hull# 55 Specs: 260x53x15 1128g 564n Date of loss: 1910, Mar 7 Place of loss: 4 mi off Manitowoc, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: rail cars of lumber Detail: Caught in ice in February, burned while still trapped. She was later recovered & rebuilt to a sand barge, even though she had been declared a total loss. Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 05.472' Longitude: W 087° 39.078' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ ANN ARBOR FERRY NO. 1 BURNS TO WATERS EDGE AT DOCK IN THIS CITY Fire, of Unknown Origin, Destroys the First Car Ferry on Lake in this City Tuesday Evening. CARGO OF TWENTY CARS IS ALSO BURNED; LOSS IS $250,000 Fire, which was discovered at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, just as the boat was about to clear from its dock at the Chicago & Northwestern slip with the cargo of twenty loaded cars, totally destroyed the carferry, Ann Arbor No. 1, the oldest carferry on Lake Michigan and the big boat with its cargo being completely burned. At 10 o'clock Tuesday night after the fire had subdued, the wrecked hull of the burned boat was towed from the slip to the lake at the south pier and abandoned. The loss is estimated at $250,000 on boat and cargo and the Ann Arbor is said to have carried no insurance on the boat. Nothing definite is known as to the cause and origin of the fire which was first discovered by Capt. E.B. Telludge, who commanded the No. 1, but it is the general belief that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion in one of the loaded cars. Capt. Telludge was about to give orders for releasing the lines to clear from the dock when smoke was seen to issue from the lower portion of the boat and though the alarm was sounded immediately, members of the crew and the one passenger, a Two Rivers man, were taken off with difficulty, two members of the crew in the excitement leaping overboard into the slip. Despite the fact that a C & NW engine was at hand, it was impossible to take the cars from the burning boat owning to the rapid spreading of the flames which within an incredibly short time enveloped the boat from stem to stern. This was due chiefly to the fact that the cars had been fastened onto the boat with jacks, the usual method and the fire prevented members of the crew from releasing the cars. The cargo had it been saved would have reduced the loss by $75,000 it is said. Pere Marquette ferry No. 17, which was in the slip with the No. 1, assisted in rescuing the crew, a ladder being placed from the rail of one boat to the other and the men crossing in this manner. One sailor, in the excitement, called for a line from the 17 and when it was thrown to him, he leaped from the burning boat, striking the side of the 17 and was injured, though not seriously. Another man fell from the ladder while trying to reach the 17 and was aided from the water by the crew of the boat. The 17 escaped from the slip without injury from the fire and later the Ann Arbor No. 4 went to the assistance of her sister boat and for hours aided in fighting the fire. With eight lines of hose playing in the fire, efforts to check the flames proved futile. The city fire department responded to the alarm with an engine and had three streams on the fire while the Reiss docks gave assistance with one stream and the Ann Arbor No. 4 with three additional. The fire, fed by the cars and contents, raged fiercely for hours. Fortunately, there was little wind, a fact which saved the coal docks and prevented what would probably have been the worst fire the city has ever known. So rapid was the spread of the fire, that Capt. Telludge and members of the crew were unable to save their personal belongings, Capt. Telludge even failing to save his license. It is fortunate, however, that the fire did not break out after the boat had cleared and was on the lake as a heavy loss of life would have been almost certain to result as the crew of the boat numbered 25 and there was one passenger, a Two Rivers man aboard. Like the death cry of a human was the sound of the whistle when the exhaust pipe burned, fell across the whistle cord and opened the valve. For nearly an hour, the sound echoed through the city like the destressing wail of the dying, telling its fateful story of destruction and loss. Much apprehension was felt in fear that the boilers of the boat might explode but the safety appliance with which the boilers were equipped prevented this. Frank Hefferman of this city, was chief engineer of the burned boat and was aboard the ferry when the fire started. Other officers of the boat were: Capt. E.B. Telludge, First Mate Charles Wright, Second Mate Arthur Hagen, all Michigan men. The cargo of twenty cars on the boat included seven cars of lumber, three of sash and doors, shipped by the Building Supply Co., one each of malt, pails, chairs, wagons, cheese, fish, bark, paper, poles, barrel heads and a flat car. Under the law the Ann Arbor Company is responsible for the cargo which was destroyed with the boat, the cars having been delivered into the car of the company. It is said at the local offices of the company that the Ann Arbor carries no insurance on its boats and it is probable that the cargo was not insured, the loss to the company being entire. Some damage was done to the C & NW dock but not serious. Agt. O'Donnel of the company sought to have the burning boat taken from the slip at once in fear that the boat might sink in the slip and cause a blockage that would be serious. This however, was not complied with until 10 o'clock when the ferry was taken out by the No. 4. Six of the burned cars were the property of the C & NW, others being foreign. William Hearn of Two Rivers who travels for the Zulu Knitting Co., of that city, saved a trunk and satchel from the burning boat and escaped without injury. Mr. Hearn was the only passenger aboard the ferry. News of the disaster was flashed about the lake by the wireless. Capt. Redden of the Goodrich steamer, Georgie, learning of the destruction of the boat while his vessel was off Two Creeks and he later received a message from the Ludington Station of the wireless. Hundreds of people visited the lakefront to watch the fire, it being estimated that fully 7000 people at different times visited the scene. The fire was spectacular and the sky was lighted by the red glow for many hours. Ann Arbor Carferry No. 1 was one of the oldest boats of its type on the lakes with the No. 2 of the same line having been built in 1892. The No. 1 was 260 feet long with a 53 foot beam and was 1128 gross tons. The boat is owned by the Ann Arbor Railway and Steamship Co. with principal offices at Toledo, Ohio ad E.G. Zimmerman as its head. The No. 1 was rebuilt two years ago at Milwaukee at a cost of $62,000. The boat was a wooden boat but was partially sheeted with iron. The No. 1 operated between this city, Kewaunee and Frankfort, Mich., and was to clear for Frankfort at the time the fire broke out. Asked for a statement this morning as to the cause of the fire, Capt. E.B. Telludge of the ill fated boat said, "I am in no position to say what the blaze originated from. All I know is that I discovered smoke coming out forward and immediately sounded the alarm. It was of little use, however, as it was not long before all the crew had to get off. I am thankful that it did not happen in mid-lake and that no one was injured." The city fire department remained on duty at the fire until the burned boat was towed into the lake and though the efforts to check the fire were unavailing, the department worked in systematic and efficient manner. It is probable that the Ann Arbor Co. will arrange to remove the wreck as the city will probably ask this. Crowds visited the scene of the fire and the boat all day. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thurs., Mar. 9, 1910
ARCTIC Registry Number: 106040 Builder: Rand & Burger Shipyard Year Built: 1881 Location Built: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Owners: Goodrich Transit Company Home Port: Duluth, MN Vessel Type: tug Cargo Description: None-- was abandoned Length: 76.50 Beam: 18.10 Depth of Hold: 9.10 Hull Material: wood Gross Tonnage: 71.00 Propulsion Type: steam screw Number of Masts: 0 VESSEL LOCATION—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 06.843' Longitude: W 087° 37.869' ______________________________ The Goodrich tug Arctic came to this place on Tuesday. She will be stationed here for the season to do a general towing business, and is supplied with a steam pump so that prompt assistance can be given to vessels in distress. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, March 30, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The tugs Arctic, Kitty Smoke and Com. Nutt manage to do all the towing in and about the harbor. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 6, 1882 pg. 3 ***** While the schooner H.B. Burger was being towed down the river on Wednesday, by the tug Arctic, she struck Main street bridge, tearing away about thirty feet of railing and doing other damage to the amount of $50. The vessel lost her jib boom. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 13, 1882 pg. 3 ***** There is considerable justifiable growling over the smokestack of the tug Arctic which is so high that she is unable to pass under the bridges. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, May 25, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Goodfellow of Milwaukee, was towed into port by the tug Arctic on Monday night. Her jibboom was blown away and she was otherwise considerably damaged by the gale on Monday. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, July 13, 1882 pg. 3 ***** On Tuesday the tug Arctic brought a large raft of oak timber to this port from Kewaunee. The timber is owned by local ship-builders. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis. Thursday, August 24, 1882 pg. 3 ***** Capt. Perry H. Edwards has been appointed to the command of the tug Arctic in place of Capt. Joe Russel. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 5, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The Anchor stock of the schooner A.M. Peterson went through the pilot house of the tug Arctic on Friday last and totally demolished it. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 5, 1882 pg. 3 Thursday last was an equinoxial storm or something worse. The harbor was filled with crafts of all kinds and the tug Arctic struck it rich. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 19, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The tug Arctic broke her wheel while towing the City of Milwaukee up the river. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 19, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Onward, lumber laden from Ford River, came to an anchor in the bay on Thursday last during the storm. Soon after she hoisted a signal of distress, she having sprung a bad leak. The tug Arctic went out and towed her in, after which she was place in the dry-dock. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 19, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The tug Arctic released the scow Hercules from Sheboygan North Point, where she was ashore, and brought her to this place. The scow is not damaged much. The Arctic is going to Sand Bay this afternoon to pick up the schr. Brigham's anchor which was lost last week. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 19, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The tug Arctic took a scow load of stones to Two Rivers last Saturday, to be used for the harbor at that place. Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tuesday, November 7, 1882 P. 1 ***** FOREST FIRES CAUSE LAKE WRECKS. Dense Smoke Like A Pall Settles Over the Water—Vessels Injured The forest fires which are causing such widespread destruction through Wisconsin and the upper end of the Lower Michigan Peninsula have covered the lake with a thick pall of smoke and navigation has become decidedly dangerous. A half dozen wrecks have occurred the last few days, and the Captains of incoming boats report that the smoke is becoming steadily worse. The steamer W.H. Barnum, which stranded Thursday afternoon on the Wisconsin shore four miles above Cleveland, reached Milwaukee yesterday and went into dry dock for repairs. After this boat struck the beach Capt. G.W. Case went ashore to summon assistance. He succeeded in getting the wrecking tug Arctic from Manitowoc to go to the wreck. Yesterday morning the captain went to where he supposed his steamer lay. the smoke was so thick that he could only see a short distance and he spent all the morning trying to locate the wreck. At noon the smoke lifted from the water slightly and then he saw that his boat was certainly gone. The tug had succeeded in pulling it off the beach and the mate did not wait for the Captain, but came on to Milwaukee. The Captain at once boarded t=a train for Chicago, where he supposed the Barnum had come, but was intercepted at Milwaukee and again took command of his craft. Chicago Tribune, Ill., Saturday, September 16, 1893 pg. 2 ***** ARCTIC BEING DISMANTLED, HULK WILL BE BEACHED The Goodrich tug Arctic, built here in 1881 is being dismantled and the old hulk will later be towed out in the lake and beached near the County Club. William Cark has been the master of the Arctic for the past six years. The tug has been in constant service ever since it was built. The Arctic saw service not only in this harbor, but also in Chicago during the summer seasons and at Muskegon, across the lake. Manitowoc Herald News, Wis., Friday, January 3, 1930 pg. 11 ***** Service History The tug Arctic was built at the Rand & Burger Shipyard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Goodrich Transportation company commissioned the ice-breaking tug Arctic to aid stranded and distressed vessels and keep navigation channels open, enabling cross-lake trade through the winter months. The tug was therefore built with heavy frames, set close together and sheathing the hull in iron from stern to stern. The Arctic also contained a high pressure, non-condensing engine and one steel boiler. During its first season in 1882, the Arctic was under the command of Captain Perry H. Edwards and was stationed as a harbor tug in Manitowoc. Here, it assisted in the rescue of multiple Goodrich vessels. The Arctic was transferred to Milwaukee by December to keep transportation channels clear of ice for Goodrich steamers. The heavy build of the Arctic allowed for success for the Goodrich line's winter season; the Chicago Daily Tribune and Detroit Free Press commended the tug's "valiant service in keeping the Grand Haven & Milwaukee route across Lake Michigan open this winter." The Arctic continued, season-in and season-out, to aid distressed vessels and clear ice. In 1895, the Arctic underwent two changes in command: Captain Munger in July, and Captain Louis Sinclair succeeded him in November. Captain Chauncey R. Thayer took command in 1896 and remained at the helm until the early 1900s. The Manitowoc Pilot reported that the tug Arctic "is kept quite busy at these times," throughout the 1895 to 1897 seasons; the tug assisted five schooners, five steamers, and a dredge during these years. In the late summer of 1898, the Arctic was taken to the Burger & Burger shipyard for hull extension and complete overhaul. The gross tonnage of the vessel was increased from 52 to 71 tons. The Manitowoc Pilot described the tug as having "a roll like the hip and shoulder movement of a thumper when he is about to wade into an opponent. It is communicated by means of the helm and greatly aid in ice crushing." The Arctic's new hull was put to use in December of 1899, when the steamer Rand was stranded ashore on the reefs at Jacksonport. Other tugs attempted and failed to free the steamer from ice. The Arctic managed to release the Rand within minutes with no damage. The tug went into dry dock between January and March of 1914 for a general overhaul and rebuild. After it received repairs, the Arctic also received a new captain: Captain Edward Stoke. Three years after taking command, in June 1917, Captain Stoke passed away due to post-surgical complications. Captain William Clark took up the helm shortly afterward and would remain captain of the Arctic until its abandonment. In November of 1920, a massive lake-wide volunteer search was conducted for a missing Great Lakes Naval Station seaplane. The search party included the tugs Arctic and Reiss, the Two Rivers Coast Guard crew, airplanes from the Great Lakes Naval Station, and the head of aviation from Culver Military Academy. The search party covered the entirety of central Lake Michigan; however, the hull and passengers were never recovered. From 1923 to 1926, newspaper entries portray the Arctic's service as a railroad car ferry keeper. Final Voyage As the Arctic aged, it required repair and overhaul more frequently. The Goodrich Transportation Company ultimately determined that it had reached a threshold where it would cost more to rebuild the tug than to acquire a new vessel. The Arctic was dismantled and beached north of Manitowoc harbor. On January 17, 1930, the tug’s enrollment documents were surrendered. They declared the Arctic beached and abandoned. The Arctic spent forty-nine years in-service, aiding vessels in Manitowoc, Chicago, and Muskegon and clearing ice during the winter months across Lake Michigan. A 1930 issue of theManitowoc Herald-Times paid homage to the tug in an article, saying, “to recount the items of service this craft has rendered throughout its life, would fill volumes-- its responses to the four blasts of vessels on the lake in need of help; its assistance to grounded boats; its welcome stream of water on dock property being destroyed by flames; its charges into ice jams that threatened destruction of boats and bridges; and breaking of ice that enabled navigation to continue—all are legion in number, and no man can recount them all." Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org
ARROW Other names: none Official no.: 548 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1852, W.E. Judd, Chicago Specs: 85x21x6 69g 66n Date of loss: 1883, Apr 30 Place of loss: 3.5 mi from Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: navigational error Loss of life: none Carrying: light Detail: Bound Milwaukee for Leland, MI, ran ashore in darkness, in calm weather. Sunk into the sand over the next few days while a tug powerful enough to pull her out was being located. Finally stripped of her gear and rigging and declared a total loss. Out of Milwaukee (or Waukegan) Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 15.316' Longitude: W 087° 30.898' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ LOST OVERBOARD A singular case of drowning occurred off Two Rivers Point, Tuesday afternoon. The schooner Arrow was bound north, to Fish Creek, but encountering a head wind and heavy sea, returned to the shelter of the Point. she was manned by three men, who from all accounts had drank rather heavily on the day mentioned. One of the men, while standing forward, heard a splash and saw that the captain had fallen overboard. He immediately ran aft and lowered the boat and got into it, but the fellow at the wheel allowed the vessel to run before the wind and hurried away from where the captain fell overboard, and he sank before the boat reached him. The man in the boat was unable to make the vessel again, which kept straight on with all sail set. He then made for the shore in a heavy sea, and reached it a little north of this city about dark. Capt. P. Edwards of the tug Commodore Nutt was notified and, with the sailor, went in search of the schooner. She was found with difficulty as she had no lights out although at anchor. The sailor on board was found in the cabin in a drunken slumber, seemingly indifferent as to the fate of his two companions. The whole matter is a little mysterious and there may be something more than appears on the surface, The captain belongs to Milwaukee and leaves a family consisting of a wife and four children. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, August 26, 1880 pg. 3 ***** Frank Arvedson was the name of the captain of the schooner Arrow, who was drowned Tuesday. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, August 26, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Arrow came into the harbor yesterday. There was some talk of arresting the mate and sailor as their account of the manner in which the captain was drowned was at first thought improbable. but subsequent inquire removed suspicion. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, August 26, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The body of a man, supposed to be that of the captain of the schooner Arrow, who recently fell overboard off this place and was drowned, was found lying on the beach about two miles north of this city last Thursday morning. the body was brought to this city and a telegram was sent to Manitowoc giving a description of it. The drowned man had the appearance of a common sailor, was well dressed and had on a pair of boots with the tops partly cut off. He was about five and a half feet in height, and looked to be about 35 or 40 years old, and had a full beard of a reddish brown color. the body was in good condition but was considerably swollen and covered with moss and it was thought by some that it had been in the water for some time. LATER.—Since the above was written and put in type the body has been identified as that of the captain's, by the first mate of the schooner Arrow, who, becoming aware of the discovery of the body, arrived at this city the same evening and took the body with him to Milwaukee Friday morning. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, September 7, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Arrow brought a load of lumber to this place last week. The Arrow has been manned by an entirely new crew since the drowning of her captain several weeks ago. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, September 21, 1880 pg. 3 ***** The little schooner Arrow sought shelter in our harbor last Wednesday, and left for the South Thursday. Lake Shore Times, Manitowoc, Wis., Tuesday, February 7, 1882 pg. 1 ***** The schooner Arrow parted her anchor chain while lying off Two Rivers. The anchor could not be grappled and is lost. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 26, 1883 pg. 3 ***** Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean TWO RIVERS, Wis., April 24. —During the heavy northeast blow of yesterday while lying at anchor off her the schooner Arrow, of Chicago, parted her chain, loosing one anchor. The wind went down soon after, but, although by the help of the life-saving crew they grappled for the anchor for several hours, they failed to get it, and the vessel left this morning for Carlton, to which place she was bound, light. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois · Wednesday, April 25, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The tug Alley of Chicago was in port this morning. She was on her way to release the schooner Arrow, on the beach a few miles north of here. The Life-Saving Crew went out and assisted in getting her off. The Chronicle, Two Rivers Wis., Tuesday, May 1, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Arrow went ashore at Two Rivers Point on Monday Morning. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, May 3, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Arrow has not been abandoned, as reported. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, May 8, 1883 pg. 3 ***** Capt. Stines, of the Corona, reports a vessel ashore at Two Rivers, the name of which he could not learn. She doubtless went on early Monday morning, as he did not see her on his way up during Sunday night. On Tuesday, when the Corona came along, a tug was at work on her. The Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, May 3, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Arrow, of Chicago through the carelessness of the man on watch, found the beach four miles North of Two Rivers, Monday. The vessel is but little damaged. Weekly Expositor Independent, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Friday, May 4, 1883 pg. 2 ***** The unknown vessel ashore at Two Rivers point, mentions in last week's paper, was the schooner Arrow. An ineffectual attempt was made to release the vessel, and she has been stripped and her canvass and rigging taken to Chicago. It has blown so hard since that nothing could be done. The captain expects to make another attempt when the weather gets so they can. She lies easy in about three feet of water with a bar just outside of her. The Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, May 10, 1883 pg. 2 & 3 ***** The steam barge R.G. Ingersoll came here last Sunday to await calm weather, when she will make an attempt to release the schooner Arrow, on the beach north of here. the Ingersoll is provided with a steam pump and other wrecking apparatus. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, May 22, 1883 pg. 3 ***** It looks as if the schooner Arrow, ashore at Two Rivers Point, would become another victim of the treacherous quick sands which engulfed the steam barge Grace Patterson. Although in light trim, she has already buried or settled so that one rail is underwater, and in the event of a steam pump being place on board, the hatches, etc., will have to be boxed. owing to the age and comparative worthlessness of the craft. A Milwaukee tug company refused to send a steam pump to her, and it is therefore probable that she will be allowed to become a total wreck. The present owners of the Arrow bought her last winter and are uninsured. They reside in Chicago. Lake Shore Times, Manitowoc, Wis., Tuesday, May 29, 1883 pg. 1
AVIS Other names: ? Official no.: 205231? Type at loss: gas screw packet (tug?) Build info: 1908 Manitowoc as a yacht Specs: 12 t Date of loss: 1939, Jan 1 Place of loss: harbor at S. Manitou Isl. Lake: Michigan Type of loss: "sank" Loss of life: ? Carrying: ?
A. BAENSCH The Rands launched a schooner, named for her owner, the A. Baensch, May 25, 1857. She was 197 tons register, and her commander, Captain Albert Fulton. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** A storm in November, 1857, was disastrous to shipping on the lakes. Of the Manitowoc fleet the COLONEL GLOVER and the CLIPPER CITY went ashore. The A. BAENSCH struck the old wreck in the Chicago river and was sunk. The TRANSIT, BELLE, WILLIAM TELL, JANE LOUISA, and GERTRUDE were all safe in port. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
S C BALDWIN Name(s): S. C. Baldwin Registry: United States Official Number: 23957 Vessel Type: Steam Barge Builder: Campbell, Owen & Co. Place Built: Detroit, Michigan Year Built: 1871 Year Sank: 1908 Hull Material: Wood Masts: None Engines: Single Expansion Dimensions—— Length: 160 ft (48.8 m) Width: 30 ft (9.1 m) Depth: 12 ft (3.7 m) Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 10.873' Longitude: W 087° 29.179' ______________________________ Marine casualties of 1871 April - Propeller barge S. C. Baldwin, sprung aleak and jettisoned 75 tons of pig iron on Lake Michigan. (Not sure if this is the same ship or not) ***** On Monday last the steam barge S.C. Baldwin became partially disabled by one of her steam pipes giving out while near the Door, and was obliged to drop her tow and run for this place to be repaired. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, November 13, 1879 pg. 3 ***** STEAMER BALDWIN SUNK BY ICE The steamer S.C. Baldwin lies at the bottom of Green Bay, the first victim of the ice. She left Green Bay city Friday night with her consorts Butman and Carpenter, all lumber-laden and bound to Buffalo. When off Little Tail point she encountered ice, which punched a hole in her. She filled rapidly and sunk in 24 feet of water, The signals of distress ere responded to by the Goodrich liner Georgia, Capt. Bronson, who took the crew off and transferred them to the barges, which went to anchor near by. Capt. Jas. Madigan, of the Baldwin, was taken to Marinette. Word was sent here for a tug Saturday, the Nelson being sent to her assistance. Finding it impossible to release the craft, a message was sent here for another tug. The A.J. Wright, Capt. Henry Tufts, started out Sunday night but owing to a heavy snow storm setting in from the NW soon after returned to this port until the day following. the two tugs pulled the Baldwin about 25 feet, the craft sinking deeper, stern first. the deck-load of lumber slid off at this time, carrying her cabin and after upper-works with it. Captain Madigan then decided to abandon the craft, which was done. The tug Wright took the Butman and Carpenter to Menominee and the Nelson returned here Wednesday night. The S.C. Baldwin was built at Detroit in 1871, is 160 feet long, 30 feet beam and 412 gross tons. She was owned by Capt. Madigan, who had just completed paying for her this season, and carried no insurance. An effort will no doubt be made to save the machinery, which is said to be the most valuable part of the craft. Sturgeon Bay Advocate, Wis., Saturday, November 28, 1903 pg. 1 ***** ABONDON WRECKED STEAMER S.C. Baldwin Is Nearly Broken Up In Lake — Barge Damage. Menominee, Mich., Nov. 28. — Wreckers who have been trying to save the steamer S.C. Baldwin, sunk by the ice off Long Tail point, have given up the work and returned here. The boat is nearly broken in two, lying in thirty feet of water, with the stern resting on the bottom and the bow raised high in air. the old is still full of lumber, which is fully insured. The steamer is valued at $30,000, partially covered by insurance. the barges Butman and Carpenter, which the Baldwin had in tow, have left for Buffalo in tow of the Pridgeon. Portage Daily Register, Wis., · Saturday, November 28, 1903 pg. 2 ***** It is probable that no attempt will be made by Capt. Madigan of the steam barge Baldwin, sunk off Green Bay, to raise the boat, but that instead it will be sold as it lies. Janesville Weekly Gazette, Wis., · Saturday, January 02, 1904 pg. 1 ***** Steamer Baldwin Will Be Raised. Green Bay, Wis., Feb. 3. —The steamer Baldwin loaded with lumber, which cleared from here last fall and sunk near Long Tail point, in Green Bay, has been purchased by Adolph Green of this city and will be raised this winter. The boat is loaded with pine limber the property of insurance companies, and about 50,000 feet of hard lumber, owner by the Murphy mill. The Daily Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis., · Thursday, February 04, 1904 pg. 5 ***** HAVE RAISED THE BALDWIN The steamer Baldwin has been raised and is now floating entirely free of chains or other appliances used to raising and righting her. She will be left in the ice with a couple of men aboard and will go out in the spring with the ice in the bay. As soon as a tug can be got to her, she will be towed into port. The holes in her bow, cut by the ice as she was going out last fall, and the larger openings torn in her stern by the tugs which attempted to drag her off the bottom last season have been patched up with canvas jackets, and to make it impossible for the water to enter through the stern, a bulkhead is being built shutting off these holes from the hull of the boat. Work has been in progress on the Baldwin for the past seven weeks and not until this week was all ready to begin pumping. A large sand sucker and a large pump were used, three boilers furnishing the power, and when both pumps were worked 100 barrels of water were thrown each minute. the boat rose clear of the supporting chains and is now floating quietly. Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette, Wis., Wednesday, March 23, 1904 pg. 9 ***** BALDWIN NIW SAFE IN PORT Wrecked Steamer Reached by the Fannie C. Bart After Hard Work BUCKED ICE DAY AND A HALF Hart Steamer Left Friday Afternoon and Returned Sunday Noon — Rescued the Craft Just in Time. The wrecked steamer Baldwin, raised this winter by Adolph Green, was brought into port yester at about noon by the steamer Fannie C. Hart, which left port for her Friday. Both boats were made fast to the Hart docks between Cherry and Walnut street, where the wreck was visited by scores of people yesterday. Vessel men agree that the Baldwin could not have outlived last night's gale. The Fannie C. Hart left port at noon Friday and struck the first ice at the second lighthouse. For a distance of eight miles she bucked solid ice from 14 to 24 inches in thickness. she worked till 12 o'clock the first night, when the engineers gave out and she lay till daylight. Resuming the bucking Saturday morning she reached the Baldwin just after dark Saturday night. About an hour was spent in getting ready for the return trip and then the two started back, coming until about 3 o'clock that night and resuming the trip early yesterday morning. On the way out the ice at its thickest offered such resistance that the Fannie would back for several lengths and going ahead at full speed strike the ice with a force that would raise her 18 inches and she would plow along perhaps only half her length or even less. On the return trip the Fannie had to drop the barge several times and run ahead several miles to reopen the channel already made but which had closed up after her. The Fannie will have to go into dry dock as the result of her trip for the purpose of being ironed off. The ice as the boat would rise, worked under the lower edge of her iron, and ripped the iron on her port side loose, The other side is less damaged. She is leaking some at the bow, and will have to be recalked as well. It is estimated by Captain C.B. Hart that $500 will cover her damages. The Hart took on 23 tons of coal at Hurlbut's dock before leaving port. She still has a small margin when connections were made and coal taken from the hold of the Baldwin to be used on the return trip. The food supply was exhausted on the night the boats came together. Provision was made for a crew of seven men for three days, but for supper the first night 14 people sad down to the table. In addition to the crew there were Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Green and son Herman, who came off the boat Thursday, and daughter, Miss Alma, Mrs. William Griebling, Nicholas Meyer and Will Ebeling, who went out for a short "pleasure trip." This mean provision for a day and a half. Breakfast was furnished by the Baldwin yesterday morning. Alderman Meyer was determined to get back Friday night to attend the council meeting at which time at his request the paving matter was to be settled. Mr. Meyer persuaded Mr. Green to bring him back home and Captain Hart was ordered to retrace his steps at about dark. He reversed his engines and had backed for nearly a mile when Herman Green noticed what was being done and convinced his father that he was losing valuable time and money in not going on, and the engines were again reversed, much to Mr. Meyer's disgust. the other passengers saw that there was no remedy and made the best of their lengthened trip. Adolph Green , who purchased the wreck as she lay resting on the bottom of Green Bay, stated this afternoon this his plans for the future were as yet incomplete. for the present he is satisfied that the boat has been brought into port. Herman Green may go under the stern this afternoon and repair some of the damage done in bringing in the boat. It is Mr. Green's intention to use the barge as a stone boat to be a tow of the Burnham. Vessel men are agreed that the Baldwin could not have lived through last night's gale, and are congratulating Mr. Green on getting into port when he did. The Baldwin was cut through by the ice last fall and was raised during the winter by the same method which was use in getting up the Otego. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Monday, April 25, 1904 pg. 3 ***** BARGE BALDWIN HERE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE WRECK Steamer Wrecked Off This Port Nearly Two Years Ago is Now a Tow Barge The barge Baldwin was towed here from Sturgeon Bay by the tug Lorena this morning. The craft was formerly the steamer Baldwin that was sunk in Green bay a year ago last fall and floated by Adolph Greene and taken to Sturgeon Bay, where she was converted into a barge. Her arrival here this morning is her first appearance in Green Bay since she was towed here barely able to float and with steam pumps clearing hour of water. the barge was a command of O.A. Greene and brought in a cargo of 100 cords of stone and 20,000 feet of lumber, the former for the building of Joannes Bros. proposed spice mill and the latter some of the cargo of the Baldwin at the time of her mishap. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Friday, May 19, 1905 pg. 11 ***** The barge, S.C. Baldwin, arrived here last Sunday with a cargo of stone to be used in building the basement and foundations of Kahlenberg Bros. new factory, work on which will be pushed forward until cold weather puts a stop thereto. The size of the new factory will be 75x50 feet, 2 stories and basement and a one story machine shop extension 75x50. It will occupy 150 feet on Monroe street and 75 feet on Third street. West of the machine shop, and connected therewith, is the power house, 36x50 feet. The pattern department, which is to be absolutely fire proof, is in that part of the building fronting on Third street. The entire plant is to be substantially built of solid masonry. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, December 4, 1906 pg. 1 ***** BARGE LOST, ONE DROWNS Barge Baldwin Sinks in Gale with Heavy Cargo of Stone TWO SAILORS ESCAPE DROWNING Leaving Sturgeon Bay Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock, the tug Torrant, towing the stone barge Baldwin and the scow Number 23 departed for Manitowoc. the barge and sow being loaded with stone consigned to the Great Lakes Dredging & Dock Co. for the cribs now being built in the harbor construction work at Manitowoc. Wednesday night a severe gale began to blow and soon Lake Michigan was a roaring body of water. All night long the tug and barges were tossed about by the huge waves, until Twin river Point was reached. About three o'clock in the morning, the cargo of the Bladwin began to shift and without warning the boat turned on its side and rapidly began to fill with water and soon sank to the bottom of the lake. The crew of two men besides the captain hastily put on their life preservers and were thrown into the roaring sea. A few hours later the captain of the tug, thru the breaking dawn of the morning, discovered the plight of the men and immediately made search to locate them. In a short time one of the crew of the Baldwin was picked up by the Torrant, but, no trace of the other two men could be found. The Torrant came to this city and summoned the Life Saving Crew who immediately left for the scene of the wreck, being towed there by the tug. Captain Sogge and his brave life savers spent from early morning until evening searching from Twin River Point to Kewaunee and back, but could find no trace of the other two men. Thursday afternoon the Goodrich liner Carolina, after leaving Kewaunee and about five miles to the south of that place, picked up Captain George Heines, of the ill-fated barge, clinging to a piece of wreckage and although in the water for more than thirteen hours, he was none the worse for his experience. The Carolina brought the man to Manitowoc. Saturday afternoon the dead body of the other sailor was found about five miles south east of Sturgeon Bay by a fish boat. the lost man being Jacob Wiltzgen of Manitowoc. The barge Baldwin was owned by the Green Stone Co., of Green Bau and had only a few years ago been completely rebuilt. the loss of the boat amount to about $15,000 and the cargo was valued at about $2,000. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, September 1, 1908 pg. 1 ***** BARGE BALDWIN'S VICTIM LAID TO FINAL REST Jacob Wiltger's Body Found on Shore of Lake and Taken to Manitowoc for Burial (Special to the Gazette.) Manitowoc, Wis., Sept. 1.—The body of a man found near Sturgeon Bay on the beach has positively been identified as that of Jacob Wiltgen, who lost his life when the barge Baldwin sank off Twin Rivers point. Wiltgen's death was due to drowning, there being no marks on his body to indicate that he had been crushed by the stone with which the ill-fated craft was laden. The corpse was brought here and interred. Wiltgen is survived by a wife. Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette, Wis., Saturday, September 5, 1908 pg. 7
BURT BARNES (photo) Other names: none Official no.: C150489 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1882, G.S. Rand or Rand & Burger, Manitowoc, WI US#3193 Specs: 96x25x7 134g 127n Date of loss: 1926, Sep 3 Place of loss: 12 mi SE of Picton, Ont. Lake: Ontario Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: coal Detail: Foundered off Lake Ontario's Long Point during a gale. Bound for Picton from Sodus Pt., NY. Her crew abandoned her in a patched-up lifeboat and landed near Rochester, NY, 32 hours later. Sold Canadian in 1904. Registered out of Kingston in 1926. One of the last working schooners on the lakes. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ A wooden, 3 masted schooner that was carrying coal from Sodus Point, NY. to Picton on September 3, 1926 and foundered off Long Point in Lake Ontario during a gale. The crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and came ashore near Rochester, NY. about 32 hours later. The Burt Barnes was one of the last working schooners on the Great Lakes. ***** The schooner Burt Barnes, built by Rand & Burger for Barnes & Oberg, was launched on Thursday last. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 6, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes left Milwaukee for this port on Sunday but encountered such heavy fields of ice that it was found necessary to abandon the attempt. The schooner returned to Milwaukee and went into winter quarters. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, December 9, 1886 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes went into winter quarters at this place on Sunday last. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, December 3, 1891 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes was in port yesterday, wind bound. The Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, September 28, 1893 pg. 3 ***** J.W. Barnes has disposed of his interests in the schooner Burt Barnes to Captain Oberg and George Oberg, his son. Mr. Barnes had a half interest which was sold in equal shares to the two purchasers. Captain Oberg now owns three-fourths of the schooner. The consideration was $1,400. The Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, February 15, 1894 pg. 3 ***** The Burt Barnes has had a new foremast put in. Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, March 8, 1894 ***** The little schooner Burt Barnes was washed up high and dry on the beach at Jacksonport. A Jacksonport man has contracted to get her afloat. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Saturday, October 12, 1895 pg. 2 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes, owned by Captain Oberg of this city went ashore at Jacksonport in the blow of last week. This is a bad blow to Captain Oberg who is a hard-working and a very deserving man. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 17, 1895 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes has been released from the beach at Jacksonport. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Wednesday, October 23, 1895 pg. 2 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes is at Burger & Burger's yard at Manitowoc to receive a new mainmast and a general overhauling. The Sheboygan Telegram, Wis., Wednesday, June 7, 1899 pg. 3 ***** The schooners Burt Barnes of Manitowoc and Boaz of Milwaukee collided off the Lighthouse on the Point last Sunday morning. The Barnes was not materially injured but the Boaz had to be taken into the dry dock at Manitowoc. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, September 12, 1899 pg. 1 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes, which was purchased recently by a Picton man, clears this afternoon for the last trip for the present charterers, James Swift & Co. The Daily Standard, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Tuesday, August 10, 1926 pg. 5 ***** The schooner Burt Barnes, which was lost on Lake Ontario a few days ago, was formerly owned by Graham Bros., of Kincardine. The Daily Sun-Times, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada · Friday, September 10, 1926 pg. 5 ***** Schooner Burt Barnes Sinks During a Storm; Captain and Crew Safe Was Enroute to Kingston With Coal—Struck By Heavy Storm Off False Ducks' Island—Captain and Crew Rowed Across Lake in Small Boat With Little Food Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 4.—After being tossed about in a small row boat for thirty-two hours on Lake Ontario in one of the heaviest storms of the season, during which their ship had sunk, Capt. Patrick McManus, of the Burt Barnes, owned by George Hart, Picton, Ont., and three members of his crew pulled ashore at Braddock's Point late last night. They had drifted and rowed across the lake with only a loaf of bread and two pounds of butter for food, in a boat that would scarcely three persons. The Burt Barnes was a 250-ton schooner, owned by George Hart of Picton, Ont., and sailed out of Kingston, Ont., Wednesday morning to load coal at Sodus. She left port at Big Sodus Bay with a cargo of 210 tons of soft coal, consigned to a Kingston firm. When she was off the False Ducks' Island, near the Canadian short, she was struck by a heavy nor'wester. FIFTY-MILE-AN-HOUR GALE. Capt. McManus declared it to be a fifty-mile-an-hour gale. Battered by a high wind and a heavy sea, the schooner turned back toward the American shore and labored heavily, shipping water continually. first the foremast snapped, carrying the main topsail with it. And then the main mast broke off even with the deck, leaving the schooner with no canvas. Rolling in the lake Thursday noon, just off Long Point, Ont., she was shipping water so badly that the hold was flooded and the water was dashing down in the hatches in floods. The men left the ship just before she sank, late in the afternoon, and took to the water in a small lifeboat. They landed off Braddock's Point and were taken by an automobile to the life guard station at Summerville, where they procured dry clothing and food. They went to the coast guard station, where they were put aboard the SS. Toronto, bound for Kingston, Ont. The crew were: Charles Haskell and Ernest Zimmerman, sailors, and Edward Howard, steward. The men, all lake sailors of long standing, declared it was the worst blow they had ever experienced and declared they were "through with sailing." The Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Saturday, September 04, 1926 pg. 3 ***** SCHOONER'S CREW DRIFTED ALL NIGHT Had Terrible Experience While Helpless in Open Boat Further particulars regarding the experiences of Capt. MacManus and the crew of the ill-fated schooner Burt Barnes have now been made public, the schooner's captain being quoted as stating that the wind was blowing at 40 miles an hour. Speaking of the crew's experiences after taking to the boat, Capt. MacManus is quoted as saying: "It seemed like suicide to go out in that open boat in such a storm, but we seemed facing death anyway. We left most of our belongings except the clothes we had on, and took three loaves of bread and butter. "We could not start the engine and the waves were so high we could not use the oars. The waves sent a lot of water into the boat so we kept the steward bailing while the rest of us tried to keep the boat from going down. "Twice during the storm I thought we were gone as we rolled down into that trough of the sea, and the boat seemed to be turning over. I guess the boys were all praying under their breath. I knew that I was and I told God if I ever lived through this that I would never set foot inside a schooner again, and I never shall. "There was not a boat in sight during the trip. We simply tossed about, wet, cold and hungry, each one taking a little turn at the bread and butter." The Daily Standard, Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Tuesday, September 07, 1926 pg. 3
MAJOR BARNUM Other names: none Official no.: ? Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1849, Dexter, NY Specs: 71x18x6, 66 t. [om] Date of loss: 1854, Sep 14 Place of loss: near Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Caught by a storm while loading and driven on the beach, where she was later described as a total wreck. Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 09.446' Longitude: W 087° 32.333' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ The schr. Major Barnum, loaded with lumber from Manistee, which lay at anchor yesterday, broke her cable chain during the night, dragged her anchor for sometime, being drifted about by the high wind and furious sea, and finally ran aground near the Government Pier. Daily Free Democrat, Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday Afternoon, June 8, 1854 pg. 3 ***** SCHOONER MAJOR BARNUM.—Mr. James Nugent requests us to make his acknowledgements to some two hundred of his countrymen, who volunteered a doy or two since, to get his schooner, the Marjor Barnum afloat, and succeeded in doing so, after two hours' hard work, without any expense to him. Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Wednesday, June 14, 1854 pg. 3 ***** ASHORE.—The Schooner Major Barnum was driven ashore while loading at the pier at Two Rivers, during the heavy sea on Wednesday. We have not learned that she has thus far sustained any damage. Manitowoc Herald, Wis., Saturday, September 16, 1854 pg. 2 ***** DISATERS ON THE LAKES Buffalo, Sept. 21. The schooner Major Barnum of Milwaukee, has gone ashore at Two Rivers, and will probably be a total loss. The crew have abandoned her. Brooklyn Eagle, New York, Thursday, September 21, 1854 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Major Barnum is still ashore at Two Rivers. Thus far she has received no injury, and efforts are continued to het her off. Manitowoc Herald, Wis., Saturday, September 23, 1854 pg. 3
STEVEN S. BATES Other names: also seen as STEPHEN BATES, S. BATES, and STEVEN BATES Official no.: 23341 Type at loss: schooner, wood "clipper built" Build info: 1856, Bates & Son., Manitowoc Specs: 97x27x7, 139 t. Date of loss: 1883, Apr 23 Place of loss: 5 mi N of Grosse Point, IL Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 6 Carrying: posts and hardware Detail: Bound Horne’s Pier, WI, for Chicago, she was driven into the shallows by a storm and broken up by wave action. Out of Chicago Major repairs in 1870. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ LAUNCH.—The new vessel built for Messrs. Van Valkenburgh & Co., was launched from the yard of Messrs. Bates & Son, on Tuesday, P.M., and went off in joe style. She is called the S. Bates, in compliment to one of her builders. We have already given her dimensions. The new vessel building at the yard of Messrs. Rand & Son, will be launched on Tuesday next. Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, April 17, 1856 P. 5 ****** Bates' shipyard April 15th launched another clipper built vessel of 175 tons register. She is named the Stephen Bates in compliment to the senior member of the firm builders, who is also an editor of the Nautical Magazine. She is owned by Van Valkenburgh, commanded by Robert L. Bell. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
BELLE Other names: none Official no.: 2242 Type at loss: schooner-barge, wood, 2-mast, bulk freight Build info: 1856, Bates & Son, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 95x25x7 104g 99n Date of loss: 1908, Dec 12 Place of loss: near Big Sable Point, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Tow of the steamer F.W. FLETCHER she broke her towline in big waves & foundered. 52 years of age at loss. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ The fourth launch of the season was that of the schooner Belle, a vessel of 123 tons, launched by Bates & Son, builders, Lyman Emerson and Van Valkenburgh & Company. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** A storm in November, 1857, was disastrous to shipping on the lakes. Of the Manitowoc fleet the COLONEL GLOVER and the CLIPPER CITY went ashore. The A. BAENSCH struck the old wreck in the Chicago river and was sunk. The TRANSIT, BELLE, WILLIAM TELL, JANE LOUISA, and GERTRUDE were all safe in port. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
BLACK HAWK 1841 — In a November gale, the schooners HENRY NORTON, MEEMEE, and WENONA, and the sloop BLACK HAWK were driven ashore at Milwaukee. Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. July 1866 - Schooner Black Hawk, lost both jibs in a squall on Lake Erie. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 Sep - schooners West Side, BLACK HAWK and Phoenix were all damaged more or less at Chicago piers. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
BLAZING STAR Other names: none Official no.: 2868 Type at loss: schooner, wood, lumber Build info: 1873, H. Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 137 ft, 265 t. Date of loss: 1887, Nov 10 Place of loss: Fisherman Shoal, Washington Isl. WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: navigational error Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Went on the reef in fine weather, even though the wreck of the steamer I.N. FOSTER was in full view on the reef. Captain was unable to locate a tug to pull her off, and she broke up in heavy weather that followed. Abandoned for good in Jun, 1888. Ashore with heavy damage on Long Point, Nov, 1883, and given up as lost, but later recovered. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ The New Schooner Blazing Star. —The new schooner Blazing Star, built for M.J. Cummings, Esq., of this city, the past winter, at Manitowoc, Wisc., arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, laden with 19,000 bushels of wheat, drawing but ten feet of water, She has made a good run down from Milwaukee, where she loaded, and has satisfied the Captain that her sailing qualities are fully equal to any canal vessel. The Blazing Star was built where oak was plenty and of the best kind, and no expense has been spared to make her an A 1 vessel, which she is. She is of the three mast rig, but carries less men than any vessel of her size on the lakes, having but four men before the mast. It is claimed that attaching a boom to the jib, which she has, dispenses with one man. The lines of the vessel are good, and she looks clean enough, forward and aft, to glide through the lakes without creating a commotion in the waters. The cabin is not as large as in vessels built at Oswego, although the captain's room and galley are both larger. The following are her dimensions: Length 137 feet 4 inches; beam, 26 feet 2 inches; depth of hold, 10 feet in the shallowest place, with a tonnage of 279 17/100 tons Custom House measurement. Captain John Griffin, the commander, who will retire when she reaches Milwaukee to take charge of another new vessel building at Manitowoc for Mr. Cummings, is well known on the lakes as a capable man and a skipper that allows no vessel to pass him. The captain selected for the Blazing Star is the present mate, John Dosmer, who has been mate in the employ some time. He is a faithful man, a competent seaman, and will make a good master. Success to the Blazing Star. May her pathway be ever illuminated and may fair winds and good freights attend her. Oswego Daily Palladium, May 22, 1873 ***** Went ashore and was badly damaged at Long Point in Lake Ontario in November of 1883. She was later recovered and put back into service. Also have the specs. as 265t. 137ft. She was carrying lumber and went on a reef in clear weather in spite of the fact that the wreck of the steamer I.N. FOSTER visible on the reef. Before the Captain could locate a tug to pull her off, a storm came in and broke her up. Abandoned for good in June of 1888.
BESSIE BOALT Other names: none Official no.: 2584 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1868, Boalt, Wolf R. [Ahnapee], WI Specs: 103x27x9, 173 g, 164 n. Date of loss: 1884, Sep 21 Place of loss: 4 mi NE of Two Rivers, WI, lifesaving station Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 6 Carrying: Lumber Detail: Bound Leland, MI, for Milwaukee, she capsized offshore and was wrecked in a gale. Her crew made it to shore in her boat. Some cargo was later recovered, but the vessel went to pieces by Oct 4. Stranded and declared a total loss 4 mi NE of Two Rivers, WI, in Sep of 1872, but was later recovered. Some loss of life. Reported wrecked in a Nov 6, 1877, gale near Frankfort, MI, but recovered again. Homeport: Milwaukee Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 08.723' Longitude: W 087° 32.982' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 By Capt. J. W Hall, Marine Reporter, Detroit June - Schooner Bessie Boalt, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Oct - Scow Bessie Boalt, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 Aug - schooner Bessie Boalt, lost her rudder and the Caplis her jibboom on Lake Michigan. Sep - Bark Lotus, lost bowsprit and some rigging by collision with schooner BESSIE BOALT at St. Joseph, the latter her mainboom. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** St. Joseph, Mich., Oct. 1.—In the gale early on Sunday morning the schooner Bessie Boalt broke from her moorings in the harbor and collided with the schooner Lotus, carrying away the bowsprit and some of the rigging of the Lotus, and main-boom of the Boalt. Muscatine Evening Journal, Muscatine, Iowa · Wednesday, October 02, 1872, pg. 1 ***** SCHOONER BESSIE BOALT ASHORE AND A TOTAL WRECK.—A special dispatch to THE FREE PRESS, dated St. Joseph, Michigan, October 16th, says: The schooner Bessie Boalt, laden with iron ore, from Escanaba to this place, while trying to enter the harbor Tuesday morning struck on the bar outside and went ashore just north of the north pier, where she now lies broken in two amidships, a total wreck. She was owned in Chicago and valued at $12,000. Partly insured. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Thursday, October 17, 1872 pg. 4 ***** OFF.—The schooner Bessie Boalt, which was ashore at St. Joseph, Mich., has been rescued. Buffalo Courier Express, New York, Monday, October 21, 1872 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Bessie Boalt struck the inner bar while entering the harbor at St. Joseph, swung around into the shallow water north of the entrance and will probably go to pieces. She was laden with 282 ton of ore from Escanaba. The South Haven Sentinel, Michigan, Saturday, October 26, 1872 pg. 3 ***** Port of Chicago. ARRIVED......Oct. 28. Schr Bessie Boalt, St. Joseph. Chicago Evening Post, Illinois, Monday, October 28, 1872 pg. 4 ***** WRECK OF THE BESSIE BOALT TWO RIVERS, Mich., Sept. 21.&mdash[Special.]&mdashThe schooner Bessie Boalt, bound from Leland for Milwaukee with a cargo of wood, capsized off this port at 9 o'clock this morning. Her crew are here all safe, but the wreck is drifting about at the mercy of the weather and likely to become a total loss. Capt. Charles Smith, her master, has telegraphed for a tug and will endeavor to save the vessel if she does not sink. The Boalt was exposed to the heavy northeast gale which raged on Lake Michigan Friday night, during which she sprung a leak. Her crew pumped all day Saturday and throughout last night, but they became fatigued and the vessel waterlogged. Her cargo was all that saved her from going to the bottom. When she capsized off her this morning the crew took their yawl and reach shore. [The Boalt is owned by Theodore Cousul of Milwaukee, but hails from Chicago. She was ;built in 1868, registers 173 tons and is valued at $3,000] Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Monday, September 22, 1884 pg. 8 ***** The scow Bessie Boalt, owned in Milwaukee, to which point she was bound from Leland, Mich., with a cargo of cordwood, was capsized two miles off Twin River (north) point. the captain and crew of six men came ashore with their personal effects in the vessel's yawl. The Buffalo Times, New York, Wednesday, September 24, 1884 pg. 4 ***** The schooner Bessie Boalt capsized off Two Rivers on Sunday morning. The captain and crew reached the shore safely in the yawl boat. Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, September 25, 1884 pg. 3 ***** THE BESSIE BOALT FOUND. Word was received from Capt. Moody of the tug Welcome today stating that the capsized schr Bessie Boalt had been found and was now off Two Rivers, where an attempt was to be made to right her. the boat was picked up off Two Creeks. Her mainmast is gone, but otherwise she is not in very bad condition. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Thursday, September 25, 1884 pg. 9 ***** THE BESSIE BOALT ABANDONED. TWO RIVERS, WIS., Sept. 25.&mdash[Special.]&mdashThe tug Welcome, after working at the capsized schr Bessie Boalt all day and attempting to raise her, gave her up at 4 o'clock this afternoon and pulled her ashore. Her hull and canvas, with the exception of her mainsail, are in good condition. Her foremast remains intact, and also her cargo, which was below decks. It is thought that they will try to recover this with the assistance of a diver. She will probably be stripped of as much of her gear as can be recovered, together with her anchors and chains, and then abandoned. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Friday, September 26, 1884 pg. 9
ISOLDA BOCK Name: ISOLDA BOCK Official Number (MVUS): 100274 Rig: Scow schooner Tons, gross: 70.24 Tons, net: 66.73 Dimensions: 76.0 x 21.0 x 6.0 Length, registered: 76 Beam: 21 Depth: 6 Launched: 1881 Built where (Country): United States Built Where (State/Province): WI Built Where (Town): Manitowoc Nationality: American Homeports: Manitowoc, WI Source: Internation Maritime Library ______________________________ SHEBOYGAN MAN TELLS OF WRECKING OF SCH. ISOLDA BOCK, FORMERLY OWNED HERE Another Old Time Manitowoc Sailing Vessel Meets End on Lake — Built Here in 1875 and Long Owned in City — Crew Escapes After Long Hardship — Boat Total Loss Another old time Manitowoc schooner has ended her career and became a memory of the days of sailing craft here, the Isolda Bock, formerly hailed from this port, and later owned by L.S. Ludwig of Michigan, having been wrecked in Cables Bay, Beaver Harbor, in a heavy sea that was running. The boat was a total loss. The crew escaped after hardship. Details of the wrecking of the Bock are given by Marvin Heimlick, a Sheboygan man who was a member of the crew and who has just reached his home in that city. He shipped on the ill fated schoner on August 16 at Sheboygan. Two other men comprised the crew of the vessel. From that port the Isolda Bock went to Ludington, Mich., where she was laid up about 12 days with a broken rudder stock. From there they proceeded to Manistee where a strong wind was encountered and the boat drifted back as far as Ludington again. They finally arrived at Beaver Island. This was on Sept. 2. About 1,200 cedar posts were loaded on Saturday. Sunday dawned clear and the weather was fair until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when a strong wind blew up, which gradually increased in violence. Two anchors were dropped, but in the sandy bottom of Cable Bay, they could not get a firm grip, and the vessel began to drift. Towards Monday morning she struck, stern first. The seas were so high that there was grave danger of the crew being washed overboard. Capt. Al. Merrier of Kenosha, who was in charge of the vessel, sent a message to shore in a can, and asked for a tug to be sent out, but none cared to venture forth in such a sea. The revenue cutter Tuscarora which was in the bay at the time offered to pull the schooner free, but it was decided that it was not worth while saving the old boat. After the waves had subsided somewhat a line was rigged to the shore some 600 feet away and the ?al?? and the personal belongings of the party were sent ashore. For four days the party camped on the island subsisting on beans, bacon and coffee. Heimlich walked eight miles to get a loaf of bread and five miles for tobacco. Finaly they were taken to Charlevoix, Mich., by a gasoline boat, towing a barge filled with tan bark. The distance of 23 miles was covered in 14 hours. The Isolda Bock was built in this city in 1875 and was for years owned by Charles Bock of this city, and was later sold here to other owners. The Bock had not hailed from this port for many years, however, and in recent years had been owned by Capt. Ludwig, father of L.S. Ludwig, former manager of the Vandette theatre here who sailed the schooner for a time after leaving here. The boat was 96 feet long, and of about 100 tons. Manitowoc Daily Herald, September 16, 1916 p.8
ISABELLA J. BOYCE Other names: none Official no.: 100446 Type at loss: propeller, wood, sandsucker [built as freighter] Build info: 1889, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 138x30x11 368g 317n Date of loss: 1917, Jun 6 Place of loss: Middle Bass Isl. Lake: Erie Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: sand Detail: Grounded, then destroyed by fire. Built as a bulker, converted to sandsucker in 1915. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
KATE L. BRUCE Other names: none Official no.: 14277 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1872, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 307 t Date of loss: 1877, Nov 8 Place of loss: off Alpena Lake: Huron Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 8 [all] Carrying: wheat Detail: Disappeared in heavy weather. Last seen off 40-mile Point, Michigan. Her lifeboat later washed up near Thunder Bay Light. She had been in tow of the tug JOHNSON before being let go. Speculation at the time was that she collided with an unknown vessel and both sank. A bureau containing her papers washed up in Aug, 78. She was discovered in Thunder Bay in six fathoms of water in fall, 1879. Owned out of Chicago. Also sunk on Lake Erie in Nov, 1872, and on Lake Michigan in 1873. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Nov - schooner Kate L. Bruce, cargo coal, ashore on Chickaloni Reef, got off. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Jun 1873 - Schooner Kate L. Bruce damaged in outfit by collision in the Welland Canal. Oct 1873 - Schooner Kate L. Bruce ashore on South Fox Island; got off, damaged in outfit. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873
EDWARD BUCKLEY Other names: none Official no.: C138377 Type at loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight [lumber hooker] Build info: 1891, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI [US# 136252] Specs: 154x32x11 415g 313n Date of loss: 1929, Sep 1 Place of loss: SE of Mink Isl. Near Manitoulin Isl, in the North Channel Lake: Huron Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Caught fire and burned to the waterline, a total loss. Sold Canadian, 1923 Wreck located in 1993 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
H.B. BURGER Other names: built as schooner TRAVELER Official no.: 95367 Type at loss: schooner, wood, bulk freight Build info: 1875, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc Specs: 214 g 181n Date of loss: 1883, May 21 Place of loss: 2 mi S of Chicago waterfront Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: lumber Detail: Foundered while inbound to Chicago, drifted ashore and broke up. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ The old schooner Traveler has been re-built and re-christened by Messrs. Rand & Berger, of Manitowoc. Her name is now Henry Berger. She is almost entirely new, nothing but the keel and a few braces being used of the old vessel. May 18, 1875, Manitowoc Co. Chronicle ***** At Manitowoc the schooner Traveler was thoroughly rebuilt, and her name changed to Henry Berger. Detroit Tribune, 15 Apr, 1876 ***** While the schooner H.B. Burger was being towed down the river on Wednesday, by the tug Arctic, she struck Main street bridge, tearing away about thirty feet of railing and doing other damage to the amount of $50. The vessel lost her jib boom. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 13, 1882 pg. 3 ***** LOSS OF THE BURGER. A few hours after the wreck of the Jenny Lind the schooner Henry B. Burger struck the breakwater at Thirty-third street, and will probably prove a total wreck. The burger is owned by John Ruby, of Ludington, Mich., was lumber-laden, and bound from Ludington to Chicago. Her cargo is consigned to Loomis & McLaren. She left Ludington at 10 o'clock Monday morning, and made her trip in safety in spite of the high wind encountered, arriving here at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. On reaching the harbor she let go both her anchors off the Exposition Building. The weather was too much for the cable of her large anchor, which parted, and she began to drift. DRAGGING HER SMALL ANCHOR She swung around and came for shore, stern to the wind and struck with great violence, bows on, at the point named above. when her cable parted she hoisted a signal, and the life crew followed her, but fortunately their services were not necessary to save life. The captain and entire crew stepped from the wreck to the pier, and easily came ashore. The names of the men are as follows: John McCoy, Captain, John Welsh, mate, Michael Gleason, steward, James Connelly, Jack Watt, and two Norwegians, whose names could not be ascertained. The Burger's hull holds together, so that probably her cargo, save her deck-load, will be saved. The Burger measures 190 tons. She was built at Manitowoc by Rand & Burger in 1875, rates A2, and had a valuation of $8,000. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, May 22, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Henry B. Burger, ashore at Milwaukee, is a total loss, having gone entirely to pieces. She was recently purchased by Captain Litts, of Milwaukee, for $7,000. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Saturday, May 26, 1883 pg. 3
ROBERT E. BURKE Other names: renamed SOUTH SHORE before 1910 Official no.: 111257 Type at loss: propeller, wood, pass. & pkg freight "coaster" Build info: 1899, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 84x21x6, 73g 49n Date of loss: 1912, Nov 24 Place of loss: 7 mi W of Grand Marais, MI Lake: Superior Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: general frt, pass. Detail: She split her seams in a heavy gale. She was run to shore but sank just short and broke up in place. The Lifesaving Service from Grand Marais saved her 9 crew and 4 passengers. Compare with entry for ORA ENDRESS. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
C. C. BARNES Name: C. C. BARNES Official Number (MVUS): 125214 Rig: Schooner Tons, gross: 582.73 Tons, net: 553.6 Dimensions: 172.0 x 31.0 x 12.0 Length, registered: 172 Beam: 31 Depth: 12 Launched: 1873 Built where (Country): United States Built Where (State/Province): WI Built Where (Town): Manitowoc Nationality: American Homeports: Manitowoc, WI Source: International Maritime Library ______________________________ The captain of the schooner Mather, which arrived here last night, reports having passed the schooner C.C. Barnes upward bound, near the north end of the South Manitous, dismasted by a squall Saturday night. Her foremast was broken off within four feet of the deck, and her main mast about half way up. the Barnes is in command of Capt. Albright, and is loaded with coal from Buffalo for her. — Tuesday's Wisconsin. Albright's early acquired piety stood him in good need about the time the accident occurred, or the air would have been blue and sulphureous with cusswords. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, June 22, 1876 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes, which was dismasted off the North Manitou Islands on the 17th inst., by a squall, arrived here in tow of the tug Kitty Smoke on Saturday. the Barnes lost her foremast, mainmast, mizzen-topmast foreboom and jibboom. Her sail and rigging were secured. It is estimated that it will cost $3,000 to $3,500 to repair the damage sustained. — Milwaukee Paper. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, June 29, 1876 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes, which was recently totally dismasted by a squall off the Manitous, is having a bad run of luck. A few days ago while staying forward her new foremast, the spar split about ten feet below the hounds, but was rendered serviceable by "fishing" it. During the severe squall which swept over the city, Thursday evening, she broke from her moorings at Messrs. Wolf & Davidson's shipyard, knocked a corner off a sectional dry-dock and damaged one of Conro & Starke's dredges. In the onset the schooner started her stem and received several severe scratches on her starboard quarter. she will have to go into dry-dock for repairs. The old saying that misfortunes never come single, is certainly illustrated in the case of the Barnes. — Sentinel, August 12. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 17, 1876 pg. 3 ***** At Buffalo, on the 21st ult., Capt. H. C. Albrecht, of the schooner C.C. Barnes, was robbed of $300 in money by a fellow named Michael Heany. the offender was tracked to Cleveland and arrested. The Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, October 4, 1877 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes had her yawl boat smashed in Chicago river last Friday afternoon. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, September 18, 1879 pg. 3 ***** Capt. Albrecht has left to take command of his fine schooner, the C.C. Barnes. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 6, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes is in port discharging a cargo of coal at the Goodrich dock. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, September 21, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes came out of the dry dock on Wednesday evening last, having completed her repairs, and the steamer Sheboygan went in on Thursday for an overhauling. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, May 3, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The schooners C.C. Barnes and H.C. Richards are lying in ordinary at Milwaukee. vessel property is not paying big dividends those days. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 1, 1885 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes has been sold to Toledo parties for $17,000. When built the vessel was worth $40,000. For the past two years she has been in command of Captain Albrecht's son. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, February 7, 1889 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes was brought here yesterday to be docked. She was quite seriously damaged. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, May 30, 1889 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes collided with the John Burt on Lake Huron on Sunday last. Both vessels were injured. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 17, 1889 pg. 3 ***** The schooner C.C. Barnes also went ashore near Milwaukee but the crew was rescued. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, May 24, 1894 pg. 3 ***** Early Manitowoc County History By John Harmon Episode 708 The schooner C.C. Barnes, built at Manitowoc, had a colorful life on the lakes until scrapped at Milwaukee after more than 40 years on Lake Michigan. She was built by Henry burger for C.C. Barnes, president of the First National bank at Manitowoc, in 1873. Captain H.C. Albright sailed the schooner for many years — up until the time she was sold to L.J. Sullivan of Toledo. The Barnes was driven ashore at Milwaukee by a big blow in May of 1894. It was later released from the beach and brought to the Burger Yards at Manitowoc for repairs. In 1893, while bound from Lake Erie to Lake Michigan with a cargo of coal the Barnes was dismasted in a squall on Lake Michigan and was blown on the South Fox Island. the wrecking tug Monarch pulled her free and towed her to Manitowoc where she was repaired. In later years the Barnes was cut down to a tow barge and towed behind steamers. In 1912, a Milwaukee coal company bought her and converted her into a coal lighter to transfer coal from its yards to upriver industrial plants. In 1919, she was dismantled, towed out into the lake and beached at Milwaukee North Point. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc Wis., Saturday, July 20, 1963 pg. 12
BERTIE CALKINS Other names: none Official no.: C126127 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1874, Hanson & Scove, Two Rivers, WI US# 2915 Specs: 134x28x9 256g 243n Date of loss: 1919, Oct 3* Place of loss: near Belleville, Quinte bay Lake: Ontario Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Foundered and reported as a total loss, but later recovered. Ran as a schooner for a few more years, then converted to a barge. Abandoned around 1930, last registered in 1931. *Date also given as Oct 9, 1917. Registered out of Belleville, sold Canadian about 1909. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
MYRTLE CAMP Other names: none Official no.: 92416 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1892, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 68x18x6 48g 46n Date of loss: 1894, May 18 Place of loss: off Deadman's Point, near Menominee, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: salt, empty barrels Detail: Driven ashore 500 feet from deep water in a terrific spring gale, 1.5 mi north of Ingallston, MI. Tugs were unable to reach her and she was abandoned. However, she was later recovered, finished her days on the east coast after an abortive attempt to "round the Horn" in 1897, when she was not allowed to leave a U.S. harbor due to her poor condition and equipment. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
FRANK CANFIELD Other names: none Official no.: 120256 Type at loss: propeller steam tug, wood Build info: 1875, Manistee* Specs: 63x16x8 48g 25n Date of loss: 1904, Apr 11 Place of loss: Big Sable Point, Michigan Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 3 of 5 Carrying: none Detail: Pushed onto a bar after her steering chain parted, where she broke up and sank. Owned by Barnes & Co. of Ludington, her crew was from Manistee. Major repair in 1882. By 1884 she was a wrecking tug. *unofficial sources say she built by Rand & Burger, Manitowoc, Manistee is official (mv), but probably incorrect.. (Note from Shari - L. Falge has it listed as being built at Manitowoc in his "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin".) Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
CHALLENGE Other names: none also seen as CHALLANGE Official no.: 4349 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1852, Bates, Manitowoc Specs: 88x23x7 87g 83n Date of loss: 1910, Sep 5 Place of loss: 12 mi S of Sheboygan, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: wood Detail: Went ashore in a storm, a total loss. Probably the same schooner sunk near Milwaukee Harbor in a storm Nov 11, 1873, one life lost. Also wrecked and declared a loss when she went on a reef near Bailey's Harbor, Dec 1901. Towed to Sheboygan in 1903 and abandoned, but resurrected in 1907. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ First enrollment issued at Michilimackinac, MI on April 27, 1852. Final enrollment surrendered at Chicago, IL, September 30, 1910 and endorsed "abandoned." ***** Marine casualties of 1871 Dec - Schooner Challenge, missed the pier at Sheboygan and sunk outside. ***** Sep - Nine vessels, viz., schooner Ostrich, Eliza Day, CHALLENGE, Sea Gem, Hattie Wells, A. Rust, L. B. Shepard, A. H. Wright and New Hampshire, lost sails and outfit in a gale on Lake Michigan. Sep - Brig Fashion and schooner Challenge, damaged in outfit on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** Oct - schooner Challenge, wrecked at Muskegon and total loss $7,000. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Aug 1873 - Schooner Challenge, cargo lumber, sprang a leak on the passage from Green Bay, caused by a mouse hole. Nov 1873 - The schooner Mystic lost sails, the Regulator lost timber and the schooner Challenge a total loss at Milwaukee. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** (The Challenge may have been rebuilt as records show it being wrecked in 1901) ***** OLD CRAFT NOW IN HOME PORT Schooner Challenge, Built in This City 53 Years Ago Returns HERE FOR WINTER LAY-UP Schooner Was One of Early Day Fleet and Has Been in Commission a Half Century & Over Laid up at the yards of the Dry Docks Co., in winter quarters is the Schooner Challenge, one of the first of the early day boats, which in the 50's plied Lake Michigan as one of the Manitowoc fleet. Built here in 1851 by J.E. Platt, the city's leading merchant of that day, the Challenge was immediately put in commission and for many years made regular trips to and from the city. Later the Schooner was sold and transferred to other fields and for twenty years or more has never visited here and is consequently not familiar except to older residents. In early days one Manitowoc man, Capt. Goldie, while sailing the Challenge, was lost overboard from the schooner and the body was never recovered. The Challenge is now owned in Michigan. Many of the older residents of the city, several of who assisted in the work of building the boat, have evinced interest in the return of the Challenge and visit the yards to inspect the old craft which is apparently in good condition and will be serviceable for years to come. Manitowoc Daily Herald - Mon., Oct. 3, 1904
CHEQUAMEGON Other names: built as passenger str CHEQUAMEGON, renamed PERE MARQUETTE 7 in 1910, last name ROBERT C. PRINGLE in 1911 Official no.: 127764 Type at loss: propeller steam tug, wood Build info: 1903, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 101x22x10, 143g 114n Date of loss: 1922, Jul 19 [Jun 19 also given] Place of loss: off Manitowoc, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: Foundered Loss of life: ? Carrying: none Detail: Waterlogged and sank. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ AROUND CAPE HORN STR CHEQUAMEGON LEAVES LAKES FOR CALIFORNIA Ashland, June 8. —The steamer Chequamegon, of Ashland, now running between Milwaukee and White Fish bay, will leave for Los Angeles the latter part of this month. Besides the owner, Louis Cartier, a few invited guests will take the trip. Coaling stations have been picked out on the South American coasts, and the expenses of the trip are figured at $800. The Chequamegon was built at Manitowoc in 1893 for service between Ashland and the Apostle Islands. She is 101 feet long and 22 feet beam. After reaching southern California the Chequamegon will run to the Catalina Islands. Her long trip around Cape Horn will be watched with great interest. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Jun, 1901
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Other names: often referred to in the press as just BOARD OF TRADE Official no.: 4331 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast, package and bulk freight Build info: 1863, Rand, Manitowoc, WI as a bark Specs: 153x31x13 424g 403n Date of loss: 1900, Nov 21 Place of loss: Niagara Reef, W end of lake Lake: Erie Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: iron ore Detail: Heavy laden with ore, she struck the reef in a gale and went to pieces. The crew was rescued by the steamer J.K. SECOR. Major repairs in 1871. Sunk off Fairport, Ohio, by foul play in the fall of 1874, not recovered until mid July, 1875. Rammed and sunk the schooner GOLDEN FLEECE(qv) in Lake Huron in 1883. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ In 1883 she rammed and sunk the schooner Golden Fleece in Lake Huron. In 1874 she was sunk off Fairport, Ohio and recovered in July of 1875. A wooden 3-masted package and bulk freight schooner. She was carrying a load of iron ore when a storm pushed her into Niagara Reef on Lake Erie where she subsequently went to pieces on November 21, 1900. The steamer J K Secor rescued the crew and no lives were lost.
CITIZEN Other names: ? Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1847, J. Edwards, Manitowoc Specs: 54 t Date of loss: 1853, May 18 Place of loss: 6 mi N of Chicago Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Driven aground and later abandoned. U.S. steamer MICHIGAN tried in vain to pull her off, breaking a 14-inch hawser in the process. May have finally been recovered, as she shows up on later lists. Reportedly the first vessel built at Manitowoc. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
CITY OF MANITOWOC Marine Casualties of 1873 Jun 1873 - Schooner City of Manitowoc got ashore at Racine and was lightered off. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873
F.C. CLARK Other names: (none) Official no.: none Type at loss: brig, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1849, St. Clair, MI Specs: 120x25x10, 266 t. [om] Date of loss: 1856 Place of loss: near Manitowoc, Wi (also given as near Grand Haven, MI) Lake: Michigan Type of loss: stranded Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: "Wrecked" no detail. Stripped the following spring by the steamer TROY. Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 04.664' Longitude: W 087° 39.044' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Loss of the Brig F.C. Clark—Crew Saved. North Pier, Mantiowoc, Oct. 26, 1856. SENTINEL:—The brig F.C.Clark is ashore two miles south of the pier, loaded with coal—will be a total loss. She went on about 11 o'clock Friday night. One of the crew, a noble Uankee tar, swam, at great risk of his life, to seek assistance. In the morning, the life boat went from here and took off all the rest of the crew, eight in number. They are all Fremont men. Respectfully, K.K. Jones. Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Wis., Tuesday, October 28, 1856 pg. 2 ***** The Brig F.C. Clark, Capt. Bateman, laden with coal, from Cleveland for Chicago, went ashore in the gale of Friday, near Manitowoc, is broken in two and a total loss.—She is owned by her captain and by captain Pierce of the schooner Dean Richmond. Buffalo Courier Express, New York, Friday, October 31, 1856 pg. 2 ***** MARINE DISASTERS. Oct. 29. — The brig F.C. Clark, is reported a total loss in Lake Michigan. Cleveland Morning Leader, Ohio, Friday Morning, October 31, 1856 pg. 3 ***** The brig F.C. Clark, from Erie to Chicago, coal and lumber, has gone to pieces near Manitowoc, and the schooner Nile is also broken up and abandoned. The Evening Post, Cleveland, Ohio · Monday, November 03, 1856 pg. 2 ***** Loss Of The Brig F.C. Clark.—A dispatch to the Sentinel, yesterday, states that the brig F.C. Clark had gone ashore, near Manitowoc, loaded with coal. Crew all from Fremont, and consequently saved. The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday, November 5, 1856 pg. 1
CLIPPER CITY (1857) The opening of navigation March 27th was marked by the arrival of the steamer Huron, Captain Goodrich proceeding to Two Rivers. Of the home fleet the GESENE and CLIPPER CITY were still ice bound. The COLONEL GLOVER and TRANSIT, while free of ice, had not been commissioned. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** A storm in November, 1857, was disastrous to shipping on the lakes. Of the Manitowoc fleet the COLONEL GLOVER and the CLIPPER CITY went ashore. The A. BAENSCH struck the old wreck in the Chicago river and was sunk. The TRANSIT, BELLE, WILLIAM TELL, JANE LOUISA, and GERTRUDE were all safe in port. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
COMET Other names: none Official no.: 125978 Type at loss: propeller steam tug, wood Build info: 1881, Arnold, Muskegon Specs: 67x14x6, 32g 16n Date of loss: 1897, Oct 12 Place of loss: off Two Harbors, MN Lake: Superior Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: none Detail: Burned to a total loss offshore. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. May 1866 - Steamer Comet, broke her engine on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 By Capt. J. W Hall, Marine Reporter, Detroit Sept - Steamer Comet, machinery disabled on Lake Michigan. ***** MARINE DISASTERS OF 1867 March - Prop Comet sunk by ice at Toledo, got up by steamer Magnet. April - Prop Comet, damaged by ice while coming out of Buffalo bay. July - Steamer Comet, took fire on Lake Michigan. Damage not serious. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 20, 1867 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 (don't know if this is the same ship or not) Aug 1873 - Propeller Comet sprung her arches during heavy weather on Lake Erie, and received new ones at Cleveland. Aug 1873 - The barge Comet broke adrift from the steamer Dunbar on Lake Michigan, but was subsequently recovered. Aug 1873 - Barge Comet, cargo of lumber, arrived at Chicago waterlogged. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** Captains: Capt. Pabst of Milwaukee ***** TUG COMET BURNS TAKES FIRE WHEN OFF BURLINGTON BAY Proves A Total Loss And Crew Barely Escape With Their Lives, Saving Nothing Else—She Had a Scow in Tow and Crew Reached This—Rescued by Edna G. Special to The News Tribune. TWO HARBORS, Oct. 12.&mdashPorter Bros.' tug the Comet, used by them on their breakwater contract here, took fire shortly before 7 o'clock this morning, about one mile off Burlington bay, while going after a load of stone with a scow. A high wind was blowing off shore, and when the fire got beyond control the crew took refuge in the scow and cut lose. The fire was seen from the village, and the Edna G. was dispatched to bring the crew in. The fire burnt so fiercely that the crew had no time to save anything. It is not known at present whether or not she carried insurance. The Duluth News Tribune, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 13, 1897 pg. 6 ***** Two Harbors, Minn.—The tug Comet, owned by Porter Brothers of Duluth, burned in the lae. When about a mile from port the boat sank. All her crew were rescued but lost all their belongings. The engineer's loss is about $500. The boat was covered by insurance. The Minneapolis Journal, MN Wednesday, October 12, 1897 pg. 3
CONTINENTAL Other names: none Official no.: 126016 Type at loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info: 1882, G. Presley, Cleveland Specs: 245x36x19, 1507g 1188n Date of loss: 1904, Dec 12 Place of loss: Rowley Pt., near Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: light Detail: She was disabled by big seas and thrown ashore. Two of her crewmen tramped through a blizzard for two days to report her stranding. By the time tugs made it to her on the 14th, she was broken in two. Owned by Republic SS Co. of Cleveland. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 13.932' Longitude: W 087° 30.462' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ WRECKED NEAR TWO RIVERS Steamer Continental Runs Out of Her Course in Blinding Snow Storm and May be a Total Loss Manitowoc, Wis., Dec. 14.—Through the heavy snow storm and freezing weather, two sailors reached the town of Two Rivers worn out from their long tramp through the woods, to report the loss of the steamer Continental on the rocks one mile north of the Twin river lighthouse. The remainder of the crew of seventeen men are still in the vicinity of the wreck. The Continental was bound from St. Ignace and ran out of her course in the blinding snow storm and gale early Monday morning, striking a reef 200 feet from shore. The bottom planking of the big boat is badly broken and the rudder disabled. With a heavy sea running, it is feared she will be a total loss. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Wednesday, December 14, 1904 pg. 6 ***** Steamer Continental Ashore. Manitowoc, Wis., Dec. 14.—The steamer Continental, Captain James Black, is on the rocks one mile north of Twin River point light house. The crew is sage, but staying in the vicinity to render assistance if it is thought possible to save the vessel. Portage Daily Democrat, Portage, Wisconsin · Wednesday, December 14, 1904 pg. 1 ***** Wrecked Steamer Abandoned. Manitowoc, Wis., Dec. 16.—The steamer Continental has been abandoned to the insurance companies. The vessel is still lying on a quicksand bottom and is full of water. She was insured for $22,500 in foreign companies. Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette, Wis., Wednesday, December 21, 1904 pg. 2
CONVOY ANOTHER CAPSIZE—The top-sail schooner Ontonogon, Capt Morley, was capsized off Two Rivers point, during the severe thunder storm on the night of the 24th ult. Crew all saved. she is lying in six fathoms water with her bow under. the Propeller James Wood and Capt. Edward' new Schooner Convoy went to her relief on Sunday, but were unable to right her in consequence of the settling of the center board and the shifting of the stone ballast to the bow. The Ontonogon was engaged carrying stone from Gibralter Bay to Muskegan, for the new light house, and as we learn from the Commercial Advertiser, was owned by Sweet & Reed of Milwaukee. She is insured in the Merchants Mutual for $4,000. Manitowoc County Herald, Wis., Saturday, October 2, 1851 pg. 2 ***** DROWNED. — A most melancholy case of drowning occurred at this place during the severe gale on Monday night. A young man named William Snyder, in the employ of the Schooner Convoy, was the unfortunate victim under the following circumstances: His vessel was at anchor at the mouth of the river waiting for the very heavy sea, which was running at the time, to subside. William has an errand on shore, and in company with Geo. Humphry and another ship-mate, set out tin the vessels yawl. As they were nearing the shore in the vicinity of the light house, a heavy sea capsized the boat. George and the other lad were thrown by the swell into shoal water, but nothing was seen of William until Tuesday morning, when his body was picked up a mile below the village near the mouth of the Little Manitouwoc river. The Manitowoc Herald, Wis., Thursday, October 30, 1851 pg. 2 ***** Marine Disaster. — The Schooner Convoy, sailing from this port, and owned by P.P. Smith, was wrecked in the recent storm on her passage from Chicago to Manistee. We have not learned the full particulars, but understand that she sprung a leak, and went ashore, on the Michigan side. It will not probably be possible to save anything but her rigging, and, as there was no insurance, she will prove almost a total loss. The Convoy was a now and staunch vessel, a fast sailer and well calculated for the lumber trade. Later and better — Vessels just arrived for the south, report that there is a possibility that the Convoy may be got off. — Manitowoc Herald. The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., · Wednesday, October 13, 1852 pg. 4
L.J. CONWAY Other names: none Official no.: 15955 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1873, Jones, Manitowoc, WI (Note: I have it built by Larson and Son Manitowoc, no year from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by L. Falge vol.1) Specs: 80x22x6, 86g 80n Date of loss: 1886, Nov 17 Place of loss: near Flower Creek, N of White Lake, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 5 [all] Carrying: corn & oats Detail: Bound Chicago for Muskegon, she threatened to go ashore in a gale and her crew threw out three anchors. She was driven in anyway and wrecked. Most of her crew apparently survived for some time, but those ashore were unwilling or unable to help them. Owned by Henderson & Peterson of Muskegon. Sunk at Sheboygan, WI Nov 25, 1881, but later recovered. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Involved in a storm on Lake Michigan Manitowoc County Chronicle, Tuesday, October 19, 1880
EMILY COOPER (EMILY TAYLOR) Other names: none Official no.: ? Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: ? Specs: ? Date of loss: 1894, May 18 Place of loss: near Manitowoc, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Driven ashore by terrific NE gale and pounded to pieces. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI (Note: According to Brendon Baillod, there was no Emily Cooper. The ship listed above was probably the Emily Taylor and was a scow as cited in the following account: ______________________________ The Two Rivers Life Saving Crew Called Out Last Friday morning, just as day was breaking, the man on the lookout at the Life Saving Station discovered a signal of distress floating from a small three-masted schooner that was at anchor in the bay but which was being tossed about ruthlessly by the mad waves, and orders were given to get the life-boat in readiness to go to its relief. At this moment, a man on horse-back came galloping up to the station and notified Captain Dionne that the scow Emily Taylor was in danger of going ashore near Two Creeks and asking that assistance be sent her or that the crew be taken off in case their lives were in danger. Capt. Dionne thought the little schooner out in the bay demanded his immediate attention and so he started for her with his crew in the large life-boat. The little schooner proved to be the Christiana and she was leaking badly. Capt. Dionne put a man aboard of her to assist at the pump and then went to Manitowoc to secure a tug to tow her into shelter. The tug Arctic responded to the appeal of Capt. Dionne for help and went out to the Christiana, but had only towed her a short distance when the tow line parted and as no other was to be had just then the captain of the Christiana comcluded to take a run with the storm and seek shelter at some port further south. The report is that he reached Sheboygan in safety. The life-boat crew then returned to this city and started for Two Creeks with their beach apparatus, but they had not gone far before they received word that the Emily Taylor was on shore, "high and dry" and that her crew was safe, so they returned to the station to await another call for help. The Manitowoc County Chronicle, Friday, May 18, 1894 (contributed by Tyler) ***** MANITOWOC, May 19.—[Special.]—The schooner Emily Taylor, anchored off Two creeks, went ashore just north of Two Rivers Point this morning. The crew of the four men were all landed in safety. The Taylor is lumber laden. She will probably go to pieces. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Saturday Morning, May 19, 1894 pg. 2
LOTTIE COOPER Other names: none Official no.: 149185 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1876, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 131x27x19, 252g 240n Date of loss: 1894, Apr 9 Place of loss: near the Sheboygan, WI, Lifesaving Station Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 1 of 6 Carrying: lumber Detail: Bound Advance, MI, for Sheboygan, she came to anchor just outside the harbor to ride out the storm. Finally dragged her anchors into the surf, capsized and sank. Owned by Ole Groh of Sheboygan, WI Wreck was raised during dredging operations in the 1990's and is now on display. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Schooner Capsizes The Lottie Cooper a Total Loss and E Olson Drowned. The first life lost on the Great Lakes, for the season of 1894, was that of Edward Olson, a member of the crew of the schooner Lottie Cooper which was capsized off this port at 5 o'clock this morning. When the sun went down last evening, a heavy wind from the southeast began blowing, which later in the evening increased to a fierce gale, that lashed the water of Lake Michigan into an angry sea. The three masted schooner, Lottie Cooper, left Pine Lake, Mich., between seven and eight o'clock, Saturday evening for Sheboygan. She came to, about 50 rods south of the government piers, at eleven o'clock last night and dropped her anchor. Her torches were flashed for a tug but there was no response to the signals. A night of terror was spent on the vessel by the crew. Every huge wave that dashed over the boat drenched them to the skin. Morning dawned at last and their colors were hoisted. The companion way to the forecastle of the vessel was washed away and the bulwarks followed. She then began to fill with water and the flag was lowered to half mast, and in a few minutes, the vessel gave a lurch and keeled completely over. The crew gave a leap and sank from ten to twelve feet below the surface of the water. When then came to the surface the keel of the boat was skyward and the greater part of the cargo of lumber was caught in the rigging where the men clung to it. Edward Olson grabbed several loose boards and floated from the boat and in a short time, the men saw him lose his hold on the boards and sink from their sight. The lookout at the life saving station saw the boat careen and the crew responded with the small surf boat, but before getting to the end of the piers they had to return and take the large boat and with the assistance of the tug Sheboygan, made the perilous trip to the wreck, and rescued the live men, clinging to the moving pile of lumber, returning with them, safely to port, after about half an hours work. The men were taken to the sleeping apartment at the station where their wet clothing was removed and dry ones furnished. The bodies of the men were badly bruised, from the shifting of the lumber upon which they were compelled to cling for nearly a half hour. The Cooper was commanded by Capt. Fred Lorenz of this city and William Huhme of Charlevoix, was first mate. The remainder of the crew was composed of Charles Esbach, August Pegelow and Barney Haynes, all of this city. Edward Olson, the drowned man, is a Norwegian, and his wife and two children, a daughter of 16 and a boy of 12 years, still live in Norway. He was about 50 years of age and had been in this country only three years. The Cooper left this city last Wednesday on her first trip for Pine Lake , Michigan, where she loaded 230,000 feet of elm lumber for the Mattoon Mfg. Co. The cargo was valued at about $3,500 and the vessel at $7,000. The vessel is a total loss without insurance. Part of the lumber will probably be saved. A greater part of the deck load was washed away during the night. The Lottie Cooper was built by Trumann & Cooper at Manitowoc, in 1873 and was named after a daughter of Mr. Cooper. When wrecked she was owned by Capt. Ole Groh, Capt. Lorenz, W. D. Crocker, G. B. Mattoon and Eugene Pantzer. Much credit is due Capt. Nequette, the members of the life saving crew, Capt. Ole Groh and Capt. William Groh and the crew of the tug Sheboygan for their brave and heroic work in the saving of the lives of the live men. After the crew was picked off, the lumber parted and had the tug and life boat been five minutes later, all hands would have perished in sight of their homes. Had Olson clung to the same pile of lumber, that the remainder of the men did, his life would also have been saved. The Cooper was 242 tons burden and was in good shape, as her spars, sails and rigging were all new. A large number were attracted to the beach this morning to watch the wrecked hulk drift toward the beach. There was some trouble in finding out the correct name of the man drowned. The captain of the vessel, upon which he sailed says his name is Edward Olson, and that his family reside at Orindale, Norway. The Cooper is breaking up and washing ashore. Olson's body has not been found. Sheboygan Evening Telegram, Wis., Monday, 9 April 1894 pg. 3
Lottie Cooper
CORMORANT Other names: built as D.D.A. 43, renamed RUSSELL 4 in 1949, last name in 1949 Official no.: ? Type at loss: propeller tug, steel [oil screw] Build info: 1941, (Burger Boat), Manitowoc, WI for the U.S.C.G. Specs: 43x12x5, 18 g 12 n Date of loss: 1958, Oct 16 or 17 Place of loss: 2.5 mi off Oswego, NY Lake: Ontario Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 2 Carrying: none Detail: Foundered in a storm. Her two crewmen clung to a floating tractor tire until rescued. Located in early 80’s then again in 1987. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
CORONA Other names: none Official no.: 125091 Type at loss: sidewheel steamer, wood, excursion steamer Build info: 1870, G. S. Rand, Manitowoc, WI (Note: L. Falge in "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" (1910) has built in 1869) Specs: 172x45x11, 470gt 374nt Date of loss: 1898, Nov 18 Place of loss: Tonawanda, NY Lake: Erie Type of loss: fire Loss of life: none Carrying: none Detail: Caught fire at her dock and burned to a total loss. She had been in use as an excursion steamer at the time. Built for Goodrich Transportation Co., later took thousands of sightseers to the Columbian Exposition [World’s Fair] in Chicago in 1892-3. Out of Buffalo. Her engine came from the 1860 steamer COMET. Major repairs in 1883. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Saturday morning the Schr. Corona, steaming up river to turn near Eighth street bridge, as is its usual custom, ran into said bridge, damaging it considerably. Repairing was commenced immediately. Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tuesday, July 18, 1882 P. 1
OLIVER CULVER Other names: none Official no.: 18891 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1855, D. Rogers, Charlotte, NY [Rochester] as a bark Specs: 140x26x11, 450 t. (305 nt in '69) Date of loss: 1882, Dec 4 Place of loss: just outside harbor at Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: She went ashore and was wrecked at the harbor entrance. The Lifesaving station had closed for the season, so the lifesaving crew was quickly rounded up. They were able to save CULVER’s crew. She had been bound Pensaukee, WI for her homeport, Chicago. Converted to a schooner from a bark after 1864 Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 08.757' Longitude: W 087° 33.483' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 By Capt. J. W Hall, Marine Reporter, Detroit May - Schooner Oliver Culver, cargo water lime; damaged in hull and cargo by ice on Lake Erie. May - Schooner Oliver Culver, carried away centre-board on Lake Huron. July - Schooner Oliver Culver, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Erie. Nov - Schooner Oliver Culver, lost her jibs in a gale on Lake Erie; reached Buffalo. ***** THE CULVER WRECKED Two Rivers, Dec. 4. —The schooner Oliver Culver, loaded with lumber, from Pensaukee to Chicago, spring a leak hole boring in the heavy sea off here last night, and was run ashore by her captain to save the crew. She struck the beach just a few yards north of the harbor piers, at about midnight. The crew were taken off by the Life-saving Crew. She is breaking up fast, and will be a total loss. The storm of last night was the heaviest there has been here this fall. The Culver measures 301 tons, was built at Charlotte by D. Rodgers in 1855. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Tuesday, December 5, 1882 pg. 1 ***** The Oliver Culver In connection with the loss of the schooner Oliver Culver at Two Rivers, it may be stated that she has the reputation, in company with the schooner Harriet Ross, of possessing the oldest bottom of the lakes. Of the Harriet Ross, it is known that her bottom belonged to a vessel-of-war engaged in the naval actions on Lake Erie during the war of 1812, and a similar claim has all along been made for the Culver in connectian(sic) with the naval services on Lake Ontario during the same war, viz: that her bottom once belonged to an inland merchant naval vessel. The question can only be settled by a reference to parties at Charlotte, or other Lake Ontario ports, who may possess accurate information on the subject. Marine News, The Republican Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), Dec. 7, 1882
H. DAHLKE Other names: none Official no.: 205145 Type at loss: propeller, steel, self-unloading sandsucker Build info: 1907, Manitowoc Dry Dock Co., Manitowoc, WI Specs: 142x34x10, 442g 374n Date of loss: 1938, Dec 22 Place of loss: Sandwich, Ont. Lake: Detroit R. Type of loss: cargo shift Loss of life: none Carrying: clay Detail: An error in unloading caused her to capsize and sink at the dock. She was considered a total loss, but was later recovered, sold off the lakes and converted to a banana boat. *dimensions as bulker Converted to a sandsucker from regular bulk freighter in 1911. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
DART Other names: none Official no.: 6658 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1867, H.L. Turner, Green Bay, WI Specs: 57x16x6, 26g 25n Date of loss: 1883, Oct 28 Place of loss: near Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 2 Carrying: fruit Detail: Bound Holland, MI, for Manitowoc in gale, she was driven ashore and broke up, a total loss. Owned out of Manitowoc Possibly wrecked near the same spot in Dec, 1882. Not in '69 mv, still in '84 Rebuilt in 1880 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 9.427' Longitude: W 87° 32.530' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ Nov - Prop Araxes forced the schooner DART ashore and collided with schooner Trenton coming out of Toledo, breaking off her jibboom and cathead. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ***** CAPTAIN DOUCETTE has purchased the schooner Dart for $900. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, September 28, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The little schooner Dart was guided into port last Sunday evening by signal lights shown by our life-saving crew. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, August 21, 1883 pg. 3 ***** DISASTERS. THE DART ASHORE Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. TWO RIVERS, Wis., Oct. 28.—The schooner Dart, of Manistee, Mich., bound to Manitowoc, came to anchor at 3 o'clock this morning, one-half mile north of the harbor piers, and at a quarter after 4 in the morning parted her chains. Her canvas was immediately set, and all efforts were made to keep her off, but to no avail on account of the strong east wind and heavy surf. The life-saving crew were on hand with their boats within 5 minutes, but met the two men on the beach as they had waded ashore. The vessel is within fifty feet from dry beach. The captain has gone to Manitowoc to secure a tug. The vessel is fruit laden, and she lies quiet. No water in her yet. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Monday, October 29, 1883 pg. 2 ***** The Revenue Cutter Andy Johnson came here yesterday and assisted the steam barge Rumbell in her efforts to release the schooner Dart from the beach. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, October 30, 1883 pg. 3 ***** The Johnson lent a hand toward getting the schooner Dart off the beach. The steamer that had been engaged in that work got aground herself and the Johnson had to relieve her first. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, November 1, 1883 pg. 3 ***** THE STRANDED SCHOONER DART. Special Correspondence of The Inter Ocean. TWO RIVERS, Wis., Oct. 30.—The steam barge J.E. Rummbell, of Manistee, undertook to get the schooner Dart off. She dredged herself in as far as the Dart's main rigging. She commenced to dredge at noon and dredged until 6 p.m., when she barred herself in by dredging alongside the Dart. The Andy Johnson having arrived at 5 p.m., got a line to the Rumbell and the Rumbell a line to the Dart and the Johnson then attempted to pull them both off at once, but failed to pull the Dart, on account of the latter's lines and pawl-post giving away. The Johnson then got her line to the Dart and pulled until 1 o'clock a.m., Oct. 31, when she parted her line and postponed the work. At 6:30 a.m. the Johnson resumed work on the Dart, parted her line twice, and stopped. At 7:30 the Johnson resumed work again and pulled on her until 4 p.m., when she parted her line and again postponed the task. The Dart lies quiet and apparently has no damage. The life-saving crew are doing excellent work in getting the Dart off by running line, setting jack-screws, etc., and do not fail to do their duty, for all that the progress is slow, which is on account of low water. The stage is 18 inches lower than at any time this season before. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, November 3, 1883 pg. 4 ***** The Andy Johnson failed to release the schooner Dart from the beach at this place, after several days trial. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, November 6, 1883 pg. 3 ***** NEIGHBORING NOTES KEWAUNEE CO. From the Enterprise: The schooner Dart, loaded with fruit and bound from Manistee to Manitowoc, parted her anchor chains, while lying at anchor off Two Rivers, on Sunday morning, and drifted upon the beach. The revenue cutter Andy Johnson and steambarge Rumbell made an unsuccessful attempt at pulling the schooner off on Monday and she still lies on the beach. She had about 450 bushels of apples in her hold, the most of which was saved. Green Bay Weekly Gazette, Wis., Monday, November 5, 1883 pg. 4
DAISY DAY Other names: none Official no.: 157002 Type at loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight "steam barge" Build info: 1880, Jasper Hanson [Hanson & Scove], Manitowoc Specs: 100 ft.(ca.), 146g 125n Date of loss: 1891, Oct 11 Place of loss: near Little Point Sable, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Stranded near Lee’s Pier and a total loss. Owned by G.A. Wayas of Mears, MI Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
DEFIANCE Marine casualties of 1871 April - Barges Resolute and Defiance lost 250,000 feet of lumber on Lake Ontario. Oct - Schooner Defiance, ashore near Genesee River, and schooner Groton at Nine Mile Point.
DE PERE Other names: renamed STATE OF MICHIGAN in 1893 Official no.: 6849 Type at loss: propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info: 1875, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc (L. Falge in "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" has built in 1873) Specs: 165x29x10, 736g 640n Date of loss: 1901, Oct 18 Place of loss: several miles off mouth of White River, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: mechanical failure Loss of life: none of 12 Carrying: light Detail: Several miles offshore, in good weather, she threw a piston through her hull and into the lake. Her crew abandoned her to the tug McGRAFF before she sank. The tug took her in tow, but she went down soon after. Rebuilt, 1883 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ PROPELLER DEPERE ASHORE. Milwaukee, Dec. 5: —Capt. McIntosch, of the steamer Sheboygan, arrived from Manitowoc yesterday and reports that the Goodrich Line passenger propeller Depere was driven ashore a mile south of Two Rivers light, during the gale of Sunday night. The Depere left this port about 8 o'clock Sunday morning light, for Manitowoc, with no passengers. She ran past the entrance to Manitowoc harbor during the heavy snowstorm and came to anchor a few miles north of that place. A tremendous sea was running and shortly after she came to, she commenced to drag her anchors, and at a late hour Sunday struck the beach. Being light she was driven high onto the beach, and when the sea goes down she will have very little water around her. the Goodrich Line tug Arctic was sent to her yesterday morning, but as a heavy sea was running she was obliged to return to Manitowoc. A steam pump has been sent on board the Arctic, and she will leave for the wreck this morning if the weather permits. A channel will have to be dredged to the Depere before any attempt to release her can be made. Northing could be learned at this port concerning her condition. The Depere measures 736 tons, was built at Manitowoc by G. Rand in 1873. She is owned by the Goodrich Transportation Company, valued at $28,000 and is uninsured. Two Rivers, Dec. 4. —Last night at 6 o'clock a very heavy gale from the south set in, accompanied by snow. The Depere, of the Goodrich Line, which left Sheboygan Point encountered the storm, and worked in the heavy sea with the snow so thick that her crew could not see the length of the vessel ahead, trying to make Manitowoc Harbor, until about 9 o'clock, when the boat became unmanageable and the Captain soon found himself hear the beach and dropped anchors immediately, but they were not sufficient to hold her against the heavy sea and wind, and the boat dragged ashore, striking the beach one mile south of this place at 9:30 o'clock. The sea has been running high all day, and although the propeller lies in a rather protected place she has worked hard and is now considerably twisted out of shape, and probably badly damaged if not broken in two, as many suppose. She lies 100 feet from shore, in water about three feet forward and five fee aft. She had a small cargo of merchandise, mostly for Manitowoc, which will be considerably damaged. Her crew of thirty persons were taken off by the life-saving crew at this place. The prospects are that she will be broken up entirely before anything can be done to her. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Tuesday, December 5, 1882 pg. 1 ***** It was thought this afternoon that the Depere would go to pieces before gotten off, as she is badly twisted. The Depere is valued at $30,000, and carried no insurance. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, December 5, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The Depere The Goodrich Line propeller Depere, ashore one mile south of Two Rivers, lies on a hard sandy bottom, and is said to be badly strained. She has water in her hold to the depth surrounding her, with the depth of her bed in the sand added. Should it be found that the expenses of getting her off and making necessary repairs will exceed, or even reach, $12,000, she will in all probability be abandoned and a new hull built for her machinery and upper works, all of which can be saved. The Depere is now 10 years old, and the value of her hull has in the time depreciated by wear and tear and natural decay, so that it will be really cheaper to build a new hull than go to the expense of recovering and repairing the old. It is estimated that the cost of a first-class new hull, in the present depression of the shipping interest, will not exceed $25,000. Marine News, The Republican Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), Dec. 7, 1882 ***** SANK IN LAKE MICHIGAN. The Steamer State of Michigan Meets with a Remarkable Accident. Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 19.—The Barry line steamer, State of Michigan, sank at 3 o'clock Friday morning about four miles northwest of White Lake harbor. the crew all reached the shore safely. The boat is now lying in 60 feet of water in the beaten path of east coast steamers. The crew escaped in boats with the assistance of the White Lake life saving crew. The Michigan left this port at 8:30 o'clock Thursday night, bound for Manistee, to ply in the salt trade between that port and Chicago. When off White Lake the piston rod of the engine broke and, according to the story of the captain, stove a hole through the bottom of the boat, through which the water poured with such force and quantity that the engine hands were driven out of the room. The alarm was quickly spread and men were sent ashore for assistance. The accident occurred at 1 o'clock. The life saving crew and a tug went to the steamer's assistance and an attempt was made to tow the rapidly filling boat into port, but the water came in so fast that before the boat had been towed a mile. She was abandoned to her fate and soon went down. Fulton County Expositor, Wauseon, Ohio · Thursday, October 24, 1901 pg. 3
DRIFT Ashore, the schooner Drift, from Milwaukie, near the Little Point Au Sable. She will probably be hauled off, without much injury to the vessel. Milwaukie Commercial Herald, Wis., Monday Morning, November 13, 1843 pg. 2 ***** Schr. Drift, and other up lake crafts were driven ashore during the Nov. gale, of which we have no particulars. Southport American, Southport, Wis., Saturday, January 6, 1844 pg. 2
J. DUVALL Other names: none also seen as JOSEPH DUVALL Official no.: 75721 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1874, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc Specs: 103x24x8 132g 126n Date of loss: 1905, Dec 5 Place of loss: near Harsen's Island [off Tashmoo Park] Lake: St. Clair Type of loss: collision Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Collided with the whaleback JAMES B. COLGATE in a passing error and sank. Her crew escaped in her yawl. Hull dynamited the next year. There is a report of her having sunk in Lake Superior in 1904. Capsized in a squall with the loss of 7 lives off Two Rivers Pt., Lake Michigan Jul 16, 1880. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Last week great excitement was caused by the announcement that the schooner Jo. Duvall, had capsized and all hands had been lost. The news proved to be too true. The scene of the accident was off Two Rivers. On last Friday she was found bottom side up. The Hagerman of Milwaukee and Wetzel of this port with the schooner, Fearless, succeeded in righting the unfortunate craft and towed her to the harbor at Manitowoc. The bodies of the captain's son and a seaman were found on the deck. The Captain's name was Dood, who with a son and the mate, George Colter, belonged to Racine. The vessel is owned by Slauson ad Duvall and worth about $8000. She will be put in the dock and necessary repairs will be made. She was considered a very crank craft without ballast and would capsize very easy. On Saturday last, the body of the captain's boy was sent here from Manitowoc for burial. The bodies of three of the crew were found in the forecastle last Saturday. The bodies of the Captain and mate are yet missing and it is supposed they were washed away when the vessel went over. Racine Journal, July 21, 1880
EL TEMPO MARINE DISASTERS OF 1867 May - Schr El Tempo, damaged $300 by running foul of Chicago pier. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 20, 1867 ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 Sep - schooner El Tempo, sprung her foremast in a gale on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Sep 1873 - Schooners Becke and EL TEMPO were damaged in outfit on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** The schooner El Tempo owned by Jones & Company was launched full rigged for sea, April 14, 1857. She registers 215 tons. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
C W ENDRESS Other names: renamed MACK JEAN in 1918 Official no.: C130778 Type at loss: propeller, wood (fish tug?) Build info: 1898, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI US#127288 Specs: 83x18x8, 146 t. Date of loss: 1927, Aug Place of loss: at Kingsville, Ont. Lake: Erie Type of loss: fire Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Burned in port a total loss. Sold Canadian in 1913. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
ESPINDOLA Other names: none also seen as ESPINOLA Official no.: 8792 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1869, P. Lawson, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 54 t. Date of loss: 1882, Apr 10 Place of loss: 1 mi N of Chicago waterfront Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: RR ties Detail: After fighting a gale all the way across the lake, she struck bottom off 18th St., Chicago and capsized due to an excess load of ice. The local tug GEORGE B. McCLELLAN rushed to her rescue and saved to three men and a boy aboard. Shortly afterwards the schooner drifted out and down the lake and broke up. She had been bound Grand Haven, MI, for South Chicago. Owned out of Milwaukee, WI. By Henry Peddendruck and commanded by him. Far up on the beach at Muskegon late the previous fall. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
HATTIE A. ESTELLE Other names: built as MARY L. HIGGIE also seen as HATTIE ESTELLE Official no.: 90461 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1873, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 139x26x11, 310 g 295 n Date of loss: 1891, Nov 17 Place of loss: on a bar N of Manistee, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 3 Carrying: wheat Detail: Bound Chicago for Buffalo with wheat, she was trying to make the harbor at Manistee for shelter. She was driven on the beach and wrecked in full sight of many, including Lifesaving Service. She had an eventful career: An early voyage went Green Bay to Quebec to England to Quebec to Cape Town to Natal to Cape Town to Toulon to Cadiz to Chicago. Major repairs, 1880, 82, 89 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
EVA We are indebted to "Big Fred" and Wm. McCullom, proprietors of the little schooner Eva, for a basket of the finest apples we have seen this year. The above gentlemen will continue in the fruit business the rest of the season. The load brought in this morning was sold off before noon. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 18, 1870 pg. 1 ***** APPLES. — The little schooner Eva is now in port with a large quantity of choice apples for sale, cheap. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, September 15, 1870 pg. 1 ***** Fears are entertained for the safety of Mr. Wm. McCollum, a resident of this City and part owner of the little schooner Eva. It seems that while on the Michigan shore, three weeks since, he took $250 and went into the country to purchase a cargo of apples for his schooner — since which time nothing has been heard of him. We await further developments. The Manitowoc Tribune, wis., Thursday, December 1, 1870 pg. 1 ***** City and County News: The little schooner Eva has been tied up at this port for debt. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, December 8, 1870 pg. 3 ***** Capt. John Morrison, who was lost overboard from the small schooner Eva, off Manitowoc, last week, was a Canadian. His parents reside three miles form Perth, Canada East, or what is known as the Scotch line. — Post and Mail. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Friday, September 4, 1874 pg. 4 ***** About nine o'clock last Thursday evening fire was discovered issuing from the cabin of O.E. Dreutzer's little schooner Eva, which is hauled out on the bank of the Bay just above E.T. Schjoth's place. A crowd from that side of the water soon gayhered at the scene and who by dint of hard work extinguished the fire before it had gained much headway. Teh cabin, however, was entirely destroyed, and other protions of the craft severely scorched. The damage will probably foot up about $100. the origin of the fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Green Bay Weekly Gazette, Wis., Saturday, April 7, 1877 pg. 4 ***** About half past 2 o'clock yesterday morning the little schooner Eva, laying on the west shore, belonging to Mr. O.E. Dreutzer, was destroyed by fire. mr. Dreutzer has just refitted her and she would have been launched today, had not the sad occurrence happened. The vessel was set on fire by some malicious person, who would not hesitate to commit most any crime. Loss $400. The Expositor Independent, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wis., May 18, 1877 pg. 6 ***** STUREGON BAY [From the Advocate.] At about three o'clock Thursday morning fire was discovered on board Mr. O.E. Dreutzer's little vessel, the Eva, hauled out on the bank near the Schjoth place, and before assistance arrived the fire had gained such headway that it resulted in the complete destruction of the craft. It will be remembered that early this spring an attempt was made to burn the vessel, but it was discovered before the fire had gained much headway and summarily extinguished. The incendiary evidently was bound to make no missgo of it this time, and so chose the midnight hour in which to accomplish his dark work. We trust, for the welfare and goood of the community, that the perpetrator of this outrage will be ferreted out and punished to the full extent of the law. Green Bay Weekly Gazette, Wis., Saturday, May 26, 1877 pg. 3
EXPERIMENT (built at Detroit, 1858) Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 By Capt. J. W Hall, Marine Reporter, Detroit April - Schooner Experiment, ashore at Sheboygan, Lake Michigan; got off. ***** Marine casualties of 1871 Nov - Schooner Experiment, cargo lumber, ashore at Presque Isle, Lake Ontario; got off. ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Oct 1873 - Schooners Experiment and Ketchum collide at Chicago, the former sunk and total loss; valuation $600. Ketchum's damage $400. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** TWO VESSELS ASHORE.—A heavy gale or rather a succession of gales, have been blowing for the past week, and the Bay has been filled with shipping. Last Saturday night the schooners Crusader and Experiment tried to run into the river but struck and drifted ashore. The Experiment now lies full of water and with a hole in her bottom. The Crusader is inside of the harbor, but badly damaged.—Manitowoc Tribune. The Buffalo Commercial, Buffalo, New York · Thursday, November 17, 1864 pg. 3 ***** On Wednesday night, of last week, the schooner Experiment, laden with wood, was rund down about seven miles off Sheboygan, and so badly injured that she filled with water and capsized. The tug Kitty Smoke was dispatched to her assistance from here, and found her about 20 miles off Sheboygan, wo which place she was towed for repairs. The Experiment is owned by J. Thompson, of Sheboygan. The vessel that collided with her was the Schr. Ketchum, who arrived here on Thursday morning and was taken to the dry dock yard for repairs, having carried away her jib boom and head gear. Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, October 30, 1873 pg. 4
FALMOUTH Other names: built as TURNER & KELLER, renamed in 1876 Official no.: 24984 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1873, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc Specs: 234 t. Date of loss: 1880, Nov 21 Place of loss: harbor mouth at Buffalo Lake: Erie Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 1 Carrying: wheat Detail: While attempting to enter the harbor in a storm, she was driven into the breakwater and sank. Bound Toledo, OH, for Oswego. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
FEARLESS Registry Number: 120943 Builder: H.B &G.B. Burger Year Built: 1893 Location Built: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Owners: E.A. Sonneman, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Vessel Type: tug Length: 59.20 Beam: 14.60 Depth of Hold: 6.80 Gross Tonnage: 28.00 Propulsion Type: steam screw Number of Masts: 0 Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Milwaukee Nearest City: Milwaukee Latitude: N 43.01.92' Longitude: W 087.54.54' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org
FELICITOUS Name: FELICITOUS Official Number (MVUS): 120121 Rig: Schooner Tons, gross: 198.78 Tons, net: 188.85 Dimensions: 126.0 x 26.0 x 7.0 Length, registered: 126 Beam: 26 Depth: 7 Launched: 1873 Built where (Country): United States Built Where (State/Province): WI Built Where (Town): Manitowoc Nationality: American Homeports: Manitowoc, WI Source: International Maritime Library ______________________________ The scow schooner Felicitous, which put in here under stress of weather last Friday, and left on Saturday morning, foundered off Pt. Washington at noon of the same day. Of seven men on board all were lost but the captain and cook. Of the seamen, Brita and Chas. Johnson, brothers, and William Hendricks are the only names of the lost we have been able to learn. the Felicitous was a three-and-aft rigged vessel, valued at $14,000, and insured for $6,000. She came out new last spring, having been built at Manitowoc, where she was also owned, the Captain having an interest. We found the above in Monday's Evening Wisconsin, under startling head lines. The schooner Felicitous made this port on Sunday morning, direct from Milwaukee, not having had a drop of water on her decks this season. Instead of having made Milwaukee under stress of weather, as reported, she went there with a cargo of lumber, having unloaded which she set out for this port; and arrived as above stated. Undoubtedly those five of her crew whom the Wisconsin reports as having been lost, and who are now enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner, are glad that our contemporary was, for once at least mistaken. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 26, 1874 pg. 5 ***** The schooner Felicitous was torn from her moorings by the gale, last Saturday night, and was driven against Main str. bridge, inflicting damage to the amount of $100 or more. the schooner also sustained considerable injury, among which was the loss of her mizzen-boom. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, January 6, 1876 pg. 3 ***** The schooners Felicitous and Sea Gem have left this port this week for Chicago with cargoes of ice. two more are expected to get out this week. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, March 2, 1876 pg. 3 ***** Last Friday, while being towed up the South Branch of the Chicago river the Schooner Felicitous had one of her topmasts and mizzen rigging carried away by collision. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, April 26, 1877 pg. 3 ***** John Norbo, the young man who fell from the schooner Felicitous to the bottom of one of the boxes at Miller's dry dock at Chicago, a few days ago, died of his injuries Thursday. He had been employed on the vessel as cook. He had relatives in this city, where he resided several years since. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 22, 1877 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Felicitous is undergoing repairs at Chicago. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 25, 1878 pg. 3 **** On Friday the schooner Felicitous entered our harbor for repairs, having broken her center board off Kewaunee while going north. rand and Berger provided her with a new board. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, June 13, 1878 pg. 3 ***** The sale of Oberland & Thompson's interest in the schooner Felicitous, which was to have been made on Thursday last, was postponed until the 28th inst. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, February 13, 1879 pg. 3 ***** Ran Ashore. The three-and-after schooner Felicitous was also a victim to the terrible storm of last Thursday night, but fortunately nothing serious resulted to crew or vessel. The craft was crossing from Menominee to this port for the purpose of taking advantage of the ship canal, but in some manner got into Sand Bay, about two miles south of Sturgeon Bay, and ran hard aground, the intense darkness making it impossible for those on board to see the land, which was only a short distance ahead. but little sea was running when the vessel struck, and as the bottom was soft and sandy, no danger was feared. On the following morning the tugs Leathem and Tillson went to the Felicitous assistance, and after removing a portion of the deck-load of lumber on a barge, succeeded in pulling her off and bringing her to this port, where she remained until Sunday, when she proceeded to Chicago. The tugs received $900 for pulling the vessel off and bringing her here. Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., September 22, 1881 pg. 3 ***** Sam Nelson has sold his interest in the schooner Felicitous for $600. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 6, 1882 pg. 3 ***** On Wednesday of last week the main top mast of the schooner Felicitous was struck by lightning while the vessel was between here and Sheboygan. The shock prostrated two of the crew, but they soon revived non the worse for the shaking up. The damage to the vessel was trifling. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, August 10, 1882 pg. 3 ***** The steam barge Rube Richards and the schooner Felicitous are being supplied with new main topmasts. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, March 13, 1884 pg. 3 ***** The schooner Felicitous is to be placed on the boxes at the dry dock for the purpose of receiving a thorough rebuild. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, November 17, 1887 pg. 3 ***** Capt. J.M. Clow of Marinette has purchased the schooner Felicitous, and the vessel was on Monday brought here from Manitowoc by the tug O.M. Fields, Capt. Clow. She was docked at the shipyard the following morning for searching and calking. The vessel is to be converted into a tow-barge, and to this end the mainmast and mizzenmast will be taken out of her. The felicitous is said to be in good condition, and it is reported that Capt. Clow paid $700 for the craft. The vessel is in charge of Ed. Coty. She will be put in the sugar beet trade this fall. The Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, September 27, 1906 pg. 1 ***** The schooner Felicitous arrived at Horn's Pier from chicago with a big amount of merchandise for H. & J. She will take a cargo of wood back. The Sturgeon Bay Advocate, Wis., Thursday, April 12, 1917 pg. 2 ***** The schooner-scow Felicitous arrived in Sheboygan Sunday in tow of the tug Satisfaction. The Satisfaction and Felicitous are owned by Greiling Brothers of this city and are on their way to Kenosha. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Tuesday, July 27, 1920 pg. 12
FLEETWING Other names: sometimes seen as FLEET WING Official no.: 9883 Type at loss: schooner, wood, bulk freight, 3-mast Build info: 1867, H.B. Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 136 ft., 320g 304n Date of loss: 1888, Oct 1 Place of loss: Death's Door, at the mouth of Green bay Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: barrel staves Detail: Went ashore in the narrow channel and went to pieces. Salvagers put two pumps aboard to save her the next day, but she broke up soon after. Then the pumps themselves became a difficult salvage job. 1885 also given as the year, in error. Owned by McGraw & Spry of Chicago, McGraw was her skipper. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine—On Saturday afternoon last, the new schooner built for Messrs. Goodenow & Johnston, on Ship-yard Point, was launched into the water, displaying the name Fleetwing on her jackstaff. She left the ways beautifully amidst the plaudits of a large crowd of spectators who had come to witness the launch. Her dimensions are as follows: Length of keel, 133 feet, length overall, 145 feet; beam 28 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet. She will be schooner rigged; has a carrying capacity for about 225m feet of lumber, or about 18,000 bushels of wheat. She has ports on each side for the shipping in and out of lumber, but she is designed to run principally in the grain trade from Chicago to Buffalo. Her sticks and spars are now being put up, and it is designed to have her in readiness for business by about the 1st of next month. She will be commanded by Capt. Simpson, a sailor of long experience on the Lakes. She sets very handsome in the water, has a clear run, and reflects great credit upon her constructor, Mr. Henry Burger, and the force of men in his employ. Success to the Fleetwing. Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., August 16, 1867 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Sept 1873 - Scow Storm was damaged in her outfit $200 by collision with the schooner Fleetwing at Sandusky Bay. Oct 1873 - Schooner Fleetwing lost her foresail on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873
FLORETTA Other names: none Official no.: 9688 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1868, John Stupinsky, Detroit Specs: 134x26x11, 296g Date of loss: 1885, Sep 18 Place of loss: 15 mi off Manitowoc WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: iron ore Detail: She was bound Escanaba for Chicago when she foundered in a gale. Her crew escaped in her yawl. The wreck was located in the early 1970’s. Collided with the schooner LOUISA McDONALD and sank in 1880 off Door County, WI. Repaired in 1881. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ GONE DOWN WITH HER LOAD Milwaukee, September 18. —The schooner Floretta, of Chicago, loaded with iron ore, sprang a leak off Manitowoc early this morning and was abandoned by the crew. The vessel sank shortly afterward. Capt. Marshall and crew left for Chicago this evening. The Floretta was a boat of 320 tons, built at Detroit by Stupinsky in 1867; was owned by Taylor, of Chicago; valued for insurance purposes at $8,000, and was rated A2. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 20 Sep 1858 ****** THE FLORETTA SANK Milwaukee, September 19.—[Special.]—A Manitowoc dispatch says that the crew of the schooner Floretta reached there this evening and report that the Floretta foundered eighteen miles off that port. She sprung a leak in the heavy sea last night and the water gained so fast on the pumps that the crew took to the yawl. When half a mile from the vessel, they heard a loud crash. Pieces of her cabin flew in the air and she sunk. The crew of seven reached Manitowoc in the yawl. The vessel was ore laden from Escanaba to Chicago. She was valued at $8,000. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 21 Sep 1858 ****** Nov - schooner Floretta, run into by prop Ironsides at Milwaukee, and sunk, no cargo, got up. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ****** Involved in a storm on Lake Michigan Manitowoc County Chronicle, Tuesday, October 19, 1880 ***** NARROW ESCAPE FROM FOUNDERING. CHICAGO, Ill., July 21.—[Special.]—The schooner Floretta, which arrived today with a cargo of iron ore, had a narrow escape from foundering in midlake. She began to leak after passing Racine and the entire crew was compelled to man the pumps to keep her afloat. They barely managed to hold their own with the water which poured into the vessel's hold. The colors were set and early this morning attracted the attention of a tug which towed her in. The leak increased to an alarming extent after her arrival. Her captain was compelled to hire twenty extra men and pumped the vessel all day while she was being unloaded at the Joliet steel company's works, as the crew was thoroughly exhausted. The Evening Post, Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, July 22, 1886 pg. 2
G.C. TRUMPFF The schooner G.C. Trumpff, built here a year ago last winter by Windiate & Butler, has been chartered by Chicago parties to carry a cargo of bone dust, etc., to Liverpool. This is probably the first instance in which Manitowoc County timber will float in European waters. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, October 1, 1874 pg. 5 ***** The schooner G.C. Trumpff, built by Windiate & Butler, of Manitowoc, which crossed the Atlantic last season, is again on the lakes staunch and sturdy as ever. Manitowoc Co. Chronicle, Wis., June 1, 1875 ***** The schooner G.C. Trumpff, owned in Milwaukee, and which originally sailed from that port, has arrived at Oporto, Portugal, from Quebec, and there been chartered for a trip to Brazil. The Superior Times, Superior, Wis., Thursday, July 29, 1875 pg. 2 ***** Letters have been received from Capt. Gibbs, of the schooner G.C. Trumpff, announcing the safe arrival of the vessel at Rio Grande de Sol, South America, on the 7th of October. She made the passage from Losbon, Portugal in fifty-three days. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 25, 1875 pg. 3 ***** The schooner G.C. Trumpff, so well known on the lakes, has taken another trip from New York to Glasgow, in charge of Capt. Travis. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, March 23, 1876 pg. 3 ***** SCHOONER G.C. TRUMPFF ASHORE. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Milwaukee, Wis., April 20. — Capt. Gibbs, of the schooner G.C. Trumpff, telegraphs from Port Rowan that the schooner went ashore last night at Long Point Cut, Lake Erie. Cargo probably ruined. The Trumpff is laden with 22,000 bushels No. 3 wheat, shipped by C.J. Kershaw & Co., and destined for Port Colborne. It is insured for $24,000 in various agencies here. The vessel is insured for $12,500 and the freight list for $1,100 with Hibbard & Vance. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Wednesday, April 21, 1880 pg. 11 ***** Last fall the schooner G.C. Trumpff was hauled out and had her stern cut off forward of the cabin. She has been lengthened ten feet, given an entire new stern, rudder and watershed cabin, besides thorough recaulking. She has already been launched and rechristened the Arthur. Her capacity has been increased from 22,000 to about 24,000 bushels. The cost of the work was $5,800. The Evening Post, Cleveland, Ohio · Thursday, April 02, 1885 pg. 2 ***** People are asking about the schooner Arthur, which made a visit here this week as though she were an unknow craft. She was formerly the schooner G.C. Trumpff, but was thought to be entitled to a new name on account of the thorough rebuild and the addition of ten feet astern to her length. This was done at Milwaukee this spring, where she is owned. The Buffalo Express, Buffalo, New York, Thursday, June 4, 1885 pg. 6 ***** Schooner Dismasted on Lake Erie. A severe squall passed over Lake Erie last Thursday. It struck the schooner Arthur, enroute from Buffalo to Toledo, and carried away the vessel's fore and mainmasts besides damaging her canvas and rigging. The damage will amount to over $500. Door County Democrat, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Saturday, May 26, 1894 pg. 6
GALLINIPPER Other names: built on hull of NANCY DOUSMAN(qv) Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1846, H. Gibson, Milwaukee Specs: 95x22x7, 145 t. [om] Date of loss: 1851, Jul 7 Place of loss: near Sheboygan, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: She capsized and foundered in a white squall, then drifted to a point about 10 mi SSE of Manitowoc, where she sank. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ 1851 The schooner GALLINIPPER was sunk, at the mouth of the harbor (Milwaukee), on May 13. 1851 July 7, schooner GALLINIPPER capsized ten miles out on the lake, and proved a total loss. From History of Milwaukee County 1881 ***** SCHOONER CAPSIZED.—The schooner Gallinipper, Capt. Henderson, engaged in the lumber trade between this port and Baydenoque, capsized in a squall on Monday afternoon, while some eight or ten miles from shore, between Sheboygan and Manitowoc. She was in ballast, and was sailing along at an easy rate, when the squall struck her, and immediately laid her flat on her side. She righted once, but went over again, filled, and immediately went down. The Cleopatra, which was some quarter of a mile distant, sent a boat to her assistance, and succeeded in saving all on board, including the crew of seven persons, and two passengers. She was owned half by Capt. Henderson, and half by Ludington & Co. and was insured in the Merchant's Mutual Insurance Company for two thousand dollars.—Com. Advertiser. The Manitowoc Herald, Wis., Saturday, July 12, 1851 pg. 2. ***** The Gallinipper.&amdash;The steamer Detroit went in search of the schooner Gallinipper, which was lost in the squall of Manday last but returned without discovering any vestiges of the vessel. She had doubtless gone to the bottom. The Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Wednesday, July 16, 1851 pg. 3
GERTRUDE Other names: none Official no.: 10202 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1856, J. Harbridge, Two Rivers, WI Specs: 81 ft 70 t. Date of loss: 1880, Oct 23—28 Sep 1880 according to newspaper article dates Place of loss: Off Otter Creek, near Sleeping Bear Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 1 Carrying: firewood Detail: Sheltering at anchor when her chains parted and she was thrown ashore and wrecked. One crewman drowned while attempting to swim to the beach. Date also given as Sep 26, but Oct date is from contemporary newspaper. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine Casualties of 1873 Aug 1873 - Schooner Gertrude parted her chains and went ashore between Pentwater and Little Point Sauble; rescued. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** A storm in November, 1857, was disastrous to shipping on the lakes. Of the Manitowoc fleet the COLONEL GLOVER and the CLIPPER CITY went ashore. The A. BAENSCH struck the old wreck in the Chicago river and was sunk. The TRANSIT, BELLE, WILLIAM TELL, JANE LOUISA, and GERTRUDE were all safe in port. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. FRANKFORT, Mich., Sept. 29.—The schooner Gertrude, of Racine, Captain Schultz, parted her cable during the heavy blow last night, and went ashore at Otter Creek, twelve miles north of here. A sailor named Bob Burton or Button, a Scotchman, about 40 years of age, residing in Milwaukee, was drowned in the heavy breakers in attempting to leave the vessel contrary to the captain's orders. His body has not been recovered. The schooner lays on a rocky bottom and is full of water. The tug St. Mary goes to her rescue. The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Ill., Thursday, September 30, 1880 pg. 6 ***** DISASTER AND LOSS OFLIFE. During the westerly gale of Tuesday night the old schooner Gertrude, of Racine, owned and commanded by Capt. Schultz, parted the cable of her large anchor, and went ashore on a rocky coast at Otter Creek, twelve miles below Frankfort, Mich. One of the crew, a Scotchman named Robert Burton, regardless of the remonstrance of Capt. Schultz, made an effort to reach the shore, and lost his life. The Gertrude will in all probability prove a total loss. She was built at Twin Rivers in 1856 by J. Harbridge, measured seventy tons, hailed from Racine, and is noted in the marine-insurance register as rotten. The tug St. Mary paid a visit to the stranded vessel on Wednesday, with the view of getter her off if possible. Nothing was accomplished, however. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Friday, October 1, 1880 pg. 10 ***** The schooner Gertrude is on the beach at Platt Bay, east shore, and a total wreck. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Tuesday, October 26, 1880 pg. 8 ***** A NEWSY LETTER MATTERS AT FRANKFORT AND THEREABOUTS. Mr. Charles Burmeister, our Frankfort correspondent—one of the very best correspondents we have anywhere—thus closes the season of navigation: …It is with regret that I chronicle the loss of two vessels, and two lives in this vicinity the past season. The first was the schooner Gertrude in Platte Bay, in which a sailor named Robert Bingham lost his life in trying to swim ashore. His residence is unknown, but when he shipped, he had been boarding at the Clinton House, Milwaukee. Perhaps THE INTER OCEAN can find trace of this relatives… The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Ill., Friday, December 17, 1880 pg. 6
GESINE Other names: none also seen as GESSINE Official no.: 10333 Type at loss: schooner, wood, Build info: 1853, Rand, Manitowoc Specs: 99gt 94nt Date of loss: 1887, Aug 23 Place of loss: Michigan City, Ind. Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Shoved up against the breakwater by storm waves and pounded to pieces. Crew jumped overboard and clung to the breakwater pilings until rescued. Bound Ludington for Chicago. Her skipper, Capt. C. Anderson of Chicago, was also her owner. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. March 1866 - Schooner Gesine, broke from her moorings at Racine and damaged $2,000. May 1866 - Schooner Gesine, lost both jibs and damaged its headgear on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 Sep - schooner Gesine, lost foreboom and the J. P. Ward deck load and all her sails on Lake Michigan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 May 1873 - Schooner Gesine run into the schooner Portland at Milwaukee, doing damage to the latter $600. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** The steamer Huron came alongside Johnson & Hodges pier on Saturday. She had a handsome freight for Manitowoc and Two Rivers and a full return cargo. She is commanded by Captain Morgan. On the same day the schooner GESINE arrived from Sheboygan and loaded with shingles for her owner August Baensch. The schooner Bell, Captain Humphrey, owned by Van Valkenburgh & Company, arrived Monday. Navigation is fully opened. This important event may be recorded as having occurred March 21, 1857. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** (1857) The opening of navigation March 27th was marked by the arrival of the steamer Huron, Captain Goodrich proceeding to Two Rivers. Of the home fleet the GESENE and CLIPPER CITY were still ice bound. The COLONEL GLOVER and TRANSIT, while free of ice, had not been commissioned.
GLAD TIDINGS Other names: none Official no.: 85788 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1883, Jas. Butler, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 79x20x6 82g 78n Date of loss: 1894, Jul 29 Place of loss: Near Fighting Island Lake: Detroit R Type of loss: collision Loss of life: 4 Carrying: stone Detail: This schooner collided with the steamer PATHFINDER and sank quickly. Her rigging was later sold en masse for use on a new schooner being built at Gibraltar. She was built for Capt. Henry Bunday, the 3rd of his "Gospel Ships." Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ The Sheboygan Times of Saturday says: "The schooner Glad Tidings came in to port from Manitowoc. This is Capt. Bundy, the sailor preacher's new schooner, and the third and largest built for him within a few years. She is just from the hands of the carpenters in Manitowoc, and is getting her finishing touches with the paint brush here. Measurement 45 tons, and cost $4,700. Carries a crew of four men with captain and family. Is loaded now with any quantity of Bibles and other religious literature in four languages. Will sail for the east shore, land after a short cruise there, for Georgian bay, where she will cruise for two months. She will then visit Detroit and Cleveland and lay up in Buffalo. The vessel is a beauty." Detroit Post and Tribune, Thur., July 19, 1883 ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 Aug - Schr Glad Tidings, broke her engine (sic) on Lake Ontario. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
COLONEL GLOVER (1857) The opening of navigation March 27th was marked by the arrival of the steamer Huron, Captain Goodrich proceeding to Two Rivers. Of the home fleet the GESENE and CLIPPER CITY were still ice bound. The COLONEL GLOVER and TRANSIT, while free of ice, had not been commissioned. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1 ***** A storm in November, 1857, was disastrous to shipping on the lakes. Of the Manitowoc fleet the COLONEL GLOVER and the CLIPPER CITY went ashore. The A. BAENSCH struck the old wreck in the Chicago river and was sunk. The TRANSIT, BELLE, WILLIAM TELL, JANE LOUISA, and GERTRUDE were all safe in port. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
GRANGER Other names: none Official no.: 85376 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1874, Hanson & Scove, Two Rivers, WI Specs: 155x29x10 366g 348n Date of loss: 1896, Aug 24 Place of loss: Seul Choix Point., Michigan's U.P. Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: cedar lumber Detail: She went aground and wrecked on the point in a sou'wester, a total loss. Bound for Chicago. Owned & sailed by Capt. W. Powers, Chicago. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
GUIDO Marine casualties of 1871 Dec - Schooner Guido, lost most of her sails and reached Grand Haven. ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Jul 1873 - Schooner Guido collided with the bark Parana in the Straits and lost her jibboom; the latter uninjured. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** The Sorenson yard in May, 1856, launched the schooner GUIDO, built for Pfister & Company, commanded by Captain Johnson. From "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by Dr. L. Falge 1911 vol. 1
E. GUNNELL Other names: later PETER KOENIG, AMHERST, TRANSBAY Official no.: 210114 Type at loss: propeller, steel, sandsucker Build info: 1912, Manitowoc Specs: 165x32x10, 638g 468n Date of loss: 1912, Dec Place of loss: near Michigan City Ind Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Stranded and wrecked. Declared total loss, but later recovered. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
JAMES H. HALL Other names: none Official no.: 76553 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1885, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 92x22x7 100g 95n Date of loss: 1916, Nov 7 Place of loss: near the mouth of Thunder Bay R., S of Alpena Lake: Huron Type of loss: fire Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: She burned to a total loss and was abandoned. One source says she struck a stone pier prior to burning. She was equipped with an auxiliary gas engine, which is suspected of contributing to her loss. Owned by D. Seavey of Escanaba. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
JOHN E. HALL Other names: none Official no.: 76790 Type at loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info: 1889, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 139x29x11 343g 279n Date of loss: 1902, Dec 14 Place of loss: N of Main Duck Isl. Lake: Ontario Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 9 [all] Carrying: coal Detail: Towing barge JOHN R NOYES(qv), she was caught in a NE blizzard-gale. After days of struggle, she lost her barge, then ran for shelter. She swamped and foundered before she made it. NOYES was also lost. Bound Charlotte, NY, for Deseronto, Ont. Owned by T.D. Donovan, Oswego, NY Rebuilt, 1899. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ NOTHING FROM STEAMER HALL Crew of Noyes Rescued, Barge Adrift in Lake Captain George Donovan Tells of the Parting With Hall Saturday Morning — Believes Steamer is Disabled in Ice on North Shore — Andrews at Hamilton. Captain George Donovan, of the ill-fated barge John R. Noyes, reached Charlotte last night at 8:40 o'clock accompanied by all other members of the crew. They were taken from the barge twenty miles in the lake by Captain Gray and the men of the Charlotte live saving station. Almost the very first question asked by Captain Donovan was if any word had been heard from the barge John E. Hall, aboard of which was his father, brother and two uncles. When told that no word had been received he gave the information that the machinery of the Hall became disabled about eight o'clock Saturday morning and that the two boats drifted along together. Fearful of a collision the towline was cut and the Noyes drifted away and soon lost sight of the steamer. Believes in the Hall. W.D. Allen of the South Shore Wrecking Company, has not given up hope of the Hall. "As long as she could work her pumps and siphons she would keep afloat," he said. The Hall's crew was as follows: Captain, Timothy Donovan; First Mate, Jeremiah Donovan; First Engineer, James Donovan; Wheelmen, Daniel Bigelow, Thomas Corcoran; Firemen, John Dixon and Thomas Tyler; Steward, Mrs. Brown. Wheelman Bigelow is an old sailorman. He was with Captain Pease in the early seventies when the schooner Augustus Ford went ashore at Grand River, Lake Erie. Bigelow and a sailor named Mack were the only ones saved. Captain Pease was frozen to death on the cabin and the two sailors saved themselves by climbing into the topsails and furling themselves up. Boats Uninsured. The schooner John R. Noyes was owned by T. and D. Donovan of this city, and was built at Algonac in 1872, and two years ago was rebuilt at a cost of $4,000 by Goble, of this city. She was rated A1 1/2 and valued at $7,000. The steamer John E. Hall was owned by T. and D. Donovan, of this city, and was built at Manitowoc in 1889, and her bottom was caulked in 1899. She was rated A 1/12 and valued at $18,000. Her cargo was valued at about $2,000. Neither boat was insured. Captain Donovan, master of the Hall, was a thorough sailorman. All his life he had been a harder worker, and the savings of a lifetime were invested in his boats. In the loss of the Noyes alone he has sustained a severe financial calamity. Oswego Daily Palladium, Dec. 16, 1902
EUGENE C. HART Other names: renamed NORLAND in 1922 Official no.: 136131 Type at loss: propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info: 1890, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 152x25x18, 522g 470n Date of loss: 1922, Nov 13 Place of loss: 2 mi off Milwaukee [8 mi off St. Francis, WI] Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: She sprang a serious leak in a storm and raced for shore, but she sank before she made it. 126 ft long when built, 26 ft. added before 1895. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
HENRY GUST Registry Number: 96236 Builder: Milwaukee Shipyard Company Year Built: 1893 Location Built: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Owners: Originally built for Henry Gust a fisherman from Jones Island. Vessel Type: tug Cargo Description: None Length: 65.00 Beam: 15.60 Depth of Hold: 8.60 Hull Material: wood Gross Tonnage: 37.50 Propulsion Type: steam screw Number of Masts: 0 Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 08.39.8' Longitude: W 087° 29.29' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ PURCHASE A STEAM TUG The fishing firm composed of John Monka, Frank Monka, Henry LaFond and Urban Gagnon, have purchased the Henry Gust, a fine steam tug. The Henry Gust is a staunch gasoline fish boat Sunrise was taken in trade by the former owners of the tug. The Henry Gust is a staunch craft, 72 feet in length and 1 foot beam, with a good boiler and powerful engine. John Monka will be captain of the tug. The owners will operate one of the largest fishing outfits on the lake. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, August 20, 1918 pg. 1 ***** HENRY GUST BACK ON THE JOB The fish tug Henry Gust has returned from Sturgeon Bay where it was in dry dock for the past six weeks. The hull was extensively repaired and rebuilt and the tug has been nicely repainted. The Henry Gust is the property of Monka Bros., and Gagnon and has resumed fishing operations here. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Thursday, September 11, 1919 pg. 1 ***** The steam tug, Henry Gust, sprang a leak while returning from the fishing grounds on Thursday. It was with difficulty that the craft was kept afloat until it reached the shipyards at Manitowoc. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Wednesday, April 2, 1924 pg. 3 ***** Tragedy On Lake Recalled By Find The finding of an aviator's helmet, containing human hair, in the nets of the fishing tug, Henry Gust, owned by Monka Bros. and Gonia of Manitowoc, Saturday, revives interest in the loss of the seaplane HS2L, with three men aboard, during a very severe storm raging along the west shore of Lake Michigan on November 10 and 11, 1920. It is believed that the helmet, which is of an old type, was worn by one of the three navy men from Great Lakes Naval Training station, who were caught in that storm six years ago. The HS2L, together with two other seaplanes from the Great Lakes, left Milwaukee harbor on November 10, about noon. The former was bound for Green Bay with the following men aboard: Lieut. H.E. Barr of Lake Forest, Ill., Ensign Edwin M. Clarke of Peoria, Ill., and Gunner's Mate John Caesar of Holly wood, Ill. The plane passed over Sheboygan about 2 p.m. on November 10, flying north; but shortly after 4 o'clock the same afternoon, it was reported that the crew of the HS2L had left Manitowoc and was going south again. It was seen last flying north over the lake about three miles of Centerville by members of the fishing tug Hilda of Two Rivers. The captain of the tug thought nothing of the incident as seaplanes were often sighted in that vicinity. The storm increased in fury and feeling concern over the safety of the crew, officials at the Great Lakes station notified all coast guards on the west shore of the lake to join in a search for the seaplane, which had failed to reach its destination. The local crew, in the big motor surf-boat, left port about 7:45, while the Two Rivers crew left five minutes later. All through the night until after daybreak, the coast guards scoured the lake for a radius of several miles out in the lake without finding any trace of the seaplane crew. The storm having lashed the waters of Lake Michigan into high waves which made it impossible to use the coast guard equipment, the tug Peter Reiss sailed out of this port about 3 p.m. on November 11, making a circuit of about seven miles out in the lake as far north as Centerville, when darkness compelled the crew to abandon the search for that day. In the meanwhile several boats from all points between Sheboygan and Two Rivers were making detours in the hope of finding some trace of the missing plane and its crew. The storm having continued without abatement for two days, all hope of saving the members of the HS2L were abandoned. The heavy sea churned by the high winds made it impossible for any ordinary boat to withstand its fury, and two days after the plane left Milwaukee, there was no question regarding the unfortunate tragedy which snuffed out the life of three men and resulted in the loss of the seaplane HS2L. Wreckage of the plane was found along some four miles of shore, near White Lake, Michigan, and the bodies of two of the men were picked up by a steamer, but the third never was recovered. The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Monday, November 29, 1926 pg. 12 ***** FISH TUG HENRY GUST IS CONDEMNED BY GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR PROUNOUNCE TUG UNFIT UNLESS IT IS REBUILT Owners Prevented From Making Any Further Lifts On Lake TUG WAS BUILT IN 1895 Recent Foundering of Andaste Seen to Have Prompted Rigid Inspection One of the hardest blows yet rendered to Two Rivers fisherman, was the condemnation of the big steam fish tug, Henry Gust, owned by Monka Brothers and Gagnon, by inspectors of the U.S. Steamship Inspection Bureau of Milwaukee here Wednesday afternoon, preventing its owners from making further lifts on the lake. The decision also prevented the owners from lifting six gangs of nets still in the lake, valued at $6,000. Pronounced Unfit The decision was made by Mr. Erickson on his annual tour of inspection to this city, who pronounced the craft unfit for commercial purposes. The recent foundering of the old freighter, Andaste off Grand Have, Mich., is believed to have prompted more rigid inspection of the older boats on the lakes. Mr. Erickson recommended the entire rebuilding of the huge steam tug, before it would be allowed to resume its fishing operations here. This, according to Captain John L. Monka, for forty-five years engaged in the fishing industry here, would require a further investment of about $6,000, which he believed too great an amount for such work since the craft was built in 1893. Owners Undecided The operators, Captain John L. and Frank Monka, and Urban Gagnon, declared this morning that they were undecided as to what steps they will take. Since the fishing has been exceedingly poor all year, it is doubtful whether they will retain the rig. The Henry Gust purchased from John Cornell, Washington Island fisherman in 1918, was completely rebuilt that year by the present owners at the Sturgeon Bay shipyards, and endured fishing throughout the winter months the past eleven years without a mishap. Enrollment papers for clearance from this port were issued to the owners on August 3, this year. Built In Milwaukee The craft was built in Milwaukee thirty four years ago, for Henry Gust, Jones Island fisherman, who operated the craft out of Milwaukee harbor for fourteen years. In 1906 he sold the tug to Captain Cornell of Washington Island. The tug is seventy-feet in length and has a beam of 15 feet six inches, is seventy five horse-power, and drew 8 foot, 6 inches of water. August Land, formerly of Kewaunee was engineer of the craft for the past eleven years with Captain John L. Monka as pilot. The firm employed a crew of seven who, under the decision are thrown out of work. The rig involves an investment in the neighborhood of $25,000 of which about $10,000 has been spent in nets. The tug Reindeer, Captain Robert Danek, will lift the gangs of nets this afternoon for the unfortunate owners. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Thursday, September 19, 1929 pg. 2 ***** TUG OWNERS RESUME WORK WITH OTHERS Owners of Condemned Craft Resume Operations With the Tug Reindeer Despite the fact that the steam fish tug Henry Gust was condemned by government steamboat inspectors as unseaworthy Wednesday, involving a loss of several thousand dollars to its owners, Monka Brothers and Gagnon, fishing was resumed today and the situation has returned to normal with the firm associating with Robert Danek in operating the tug Reindeer. Reindeer Makes Lift The Reindeer made its first lift today bringing in a fair sized catch, so the loss of the old steam tug has not been taken as seriously as on Wednesday. the steam in the boilers of the tug has been kept up, however, for the boiling of the nets of the firm. Should the mesh laws change, Captain John L. Monka declared that his firm would either build anew craft or rebuild the Gust, but under the present conditions, fishing will be continued with the operating of the tug Reindeer. Seven Men Employed At present seven were employed in fishing with the firm but with the addition of the owner of the Reindeer, the crew may be cut down in a short time. The tug Gust will remain moored at the docks of the fish company for the present, alongside of the tug Reindeer which will also dock there after unloading the catch. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Friday, September 20, 1929 pg. 2 ***** OWNERS DECIDE TO REBUILD THE TUG HENRY GUST Will Shorten Boat Seven Feet to Come Under Sixty-four Foot Limit That the big steam fish tug, Henry Gust, which a month ago, was condemned by the steamboat inspectors as unfit for navigation, will again ply out of this port within a month, was made known today, as its operators, Monka Brothers and Gagnon, are having the craft rebuilt at a cost of several thousands of dollars at the Sturgeon Bay shipyard. In order that the Gust will not have to pass further inspection after its rebuilding, the owners have decided to shorten the boat seven feet to come under the sixty-four foot limit. All boats under sixty-four feet are not inspected by the government department. Only one inspection will be made before the tug makes its first lift. The owners who for several weeks were not decided as to whether to retire from the fishing field following the boat's condemnation felt that since the boats equipment including its steam engine were in good condition, the tug could be rebuilt and shortened to meet the requirements of the lake statutes. Meanwhile the operators of the Gust, will use the tug Reindeer, owned by Robert O. Danek, to make its lifts. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Friday, October 18, 1929 pg. 8 ***** COAST GUARD'S SERVICE TRUCK PROVING WORTH Winch On Truck Pulls Tug Henry Gust Off Fiver's Beach Value of the local Coast Guard station's powerful service truck was further demonstrated Monday afternoon when it drew the big steam fish tug Henry Gust, held fast in mud, off the dockless shores across from her mooring place in West Twin River. The tug had been run ashore to enable her crew to repair the ice-breaking iron on the keel of the craft. Slowly the tug sank into the mud, with effort to release her under her own power, proving futile. The service truck of the station was summoned, and made quick work of releasing the big tug. The truck was anchored on a railroad track across the river near the Gust's dock, and after surfmen threw a line to the boat, and the cable pulled in, the winch on the truck began to operate. Slowly the tug moved off the shore by the work of the powerful winch, which is operated from the truck's motor. This marked the sixth time within a year that the truck has been of valuable service. Recently when the tug G.H. Heller crashed against the north pier in the heavy slush ice with the life boat unable to reach her, the winch on the truck took command of the situation and pulled her within reach of the tug Butch LaFond, standing by. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, February 21, 1933 pg. 3 ***** Disabled Gust Is Towed Into Port Flying a distress signal seven miles in the lake Monday morning, the fish tug, Henry Gust, Capt. John L. Monka, was towed into port by the tug John V. Allie, which was on her way back from her fishing grounds. The tug Gust was unable to put water into her boilers on her course to the fishing grounds. The fires in the boiler was pulled and a distress flag was hoisted. The John V. Allie returning to port, threw a line to the Gust at 9:30 a.m. and towed her in. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, May 8, 1934 pg. 2 ***** CUTTERS AND PLANES WILL APPEAR HERE Veterans Sponsoring Maneuvers, Exhibitions, at Aug. 4 Picnic The old abandoned fish tug, Henry Gust, will suffer a violent death Sunday August 4 when it will be the target for guns and bombs of U.S. Coast Guard boats and seaplanes in spectacular maneuvers off Two Rivers harbor as part of the picnic day celebration being planned by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. The massed fleet of the Coast Guard of Lake Michigan will appear here August 4 in action maneuvers as a major attraction of the Vets picnic. The event is being scheduled by the authorization of the treasury department. The Henry Gust, the last steam operated fish boat in Two Rivers, abandoned for some years for commercial use, will be purchased for the express purpose of blowing it to bits and sinking the remainder. Full Dress Parade Coast Guard units from all stations of Lake Michigan will have their entire personal in dress uniform on parade to precede the formal opening of the picnic. The bombing and sinking of the historic local boat will follow as part of the program. Another feature of the picnic will be the appearances of the Cumberland Ridge Runners, a group of hillbilly musicians and singers of radio station WLS, Chicago. This feature will be presented four times on Sunday, August 4, the day of the picnic. These plans for the celebration, which is becoming an annual affair in Two Rivers, were made known at a special meeting of the Vets, Eleven Gold Star Post number 1248, last night. Alfred O. Allie is chairman of the executive committee in charge of the picnic. Honorary member The first honorary membership of the local post was conferred last night on Aloysius Rudebeck, newly elected commander of the Boys Unit of the Vets. Commander Rudebeck is the son of Adolph Rudbeck, Spanish-American war veteran and a member of the post. He will take his honorary membership officially at the next meeting. Discussion of moving the local post quarters was tabled for future reference when it was made known that there is a possibility of building new quarters under FERA supervision and aid. Several services organizations of the state have received new buildings through the FERA and Comrade Larry Huck was detailed to report on such a plan for Two Rivers. Delegates and alternates to the state encampment at Marshfield June 30 to July 3 inclusive were reminded to attend. Indications are that many more from the local post will also be in attendance. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Thursday, June 20, 1935 pg. 2 ***** FISH TUG HENRY GUST IS DESTROYED BY FIRE STRIPPED AND THEN SENT TO LAKE'S BOTTOM Considered Navigation Hazard, Taken Three Miles Out and Burned The last steam tug of the Two Rivers fishing fleet met its death Thursday afternoon, three miles off the shore of the Two Rivers harbor, fully two months before it had been scheduled to be destroyed by coast guardsmen as part of the V.F.W. August 4 celebration. Destroyed By Fire The Henry Gust was destroyed by fire yesterday because a government ruling fordable maneuvers calculated to blow up the boat within two and a half miles off the shore, and because the owners found difficulty in keeping it afloat at its mooring on the West Twin River after wreckers had stripped it of valuable items. Firemen had endeavored to keep the Henry Gust floating until August 4, but it became apparent that the Henry Gust would be unable to be used at the celebration to which coast guard seaplanes and cutters are to be invited. Realizing that the Henry Gust must be destroyed before it sank into the river at the dock and impeded navigation, City Manager Donnelly ordered the owners of the craft to "do something" about the boat. The owners called the United States Coast Guard and the fishing tug Heller, and ordered a quick execution. The coast guard and the Heller towed the Henry Gust out into Lake Michigan, three miles away from shore. There the boat was set afire, and under carful eye of the cutter Perry, which has returned from Milwaukee after compass adjustment, and coastguardsmen and the Heller, burned slowly to its death. Cutter Rams Boat By the time the fire had reached the water line, the cutter Perry administered the coup de grace to the aged tug. The Perry headed about and rammed the burring tug amidships. The stricken fish tug, burned and town apart, immediately sank, no longer a danger to navigation or a threat to the West Twin River dock channels. Despite the fact that there had been no previous announcement of the burning and sinking of the last steam tug, hundreds of persons, hearing the news, dashed to the waterfront, where they were able to obtain a good view of the towing of the tug to sea, but were deprived of a good view of the burning and sinking because of the distance the Henry Gust was taken to sea. Two Rivers Reporter, Two Rivers, Wis., Friday, June 28, 1935 pg. 2
MARY L HIGGIE Sep - schooner Mary L. Higgie, carried away her centre-board and ran into Manitowoc. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
FRANCIS HINTON Other names: none Official no.: 120754 Type at loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info: 1889, Hansen & Scove, Manitowoc Specs: 152x31x11 417g 331n Date of loss: 1909, Nov 16 Place of loss: off Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 11 Carrying: lumber Detail: Stranded and broke up close to Two Rivers. Wreck located in 1985 Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 06.67' Longitude: W 087° 37.876' Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ FRANCIS HINTON ON THE ROCKS CREW OF ELEVEN SAVED Boat Goes on the Rocks Two Miles off Manitowoc The Francis Hinton, a large lumber barge with a crew of eleven is on the rocks two miles north of Manitowoc and is fast being pounded to pieces. The Captain and his crew numbering eleven were rescued by the Two Rivers Life Saving crew early today. The Barge was in distress at Two Rivers and came near going ashore, but managed to dodge the danger points until three miles this way when she went on the rocks and in a short time the waves were washing over the craft and tearing away the cargo. The crew managed to keep from drowning until the life savers arrived when they were taken ashore. The high sea gives poor prospect of saving the craft which is fast being wrecked. The shore is lined with wreckage at this time, all believed to come from the Francis Hinton. The Francis Hinton is a Manitowoc built craft and at the time of the accident was enroute from a Michigan port to Chicago with a cargo. The Hinton is a boat of 397 tons, gross tonnage, and 273 tons net tonnage. She is 152.2 feet long, 30.9 feet wide, and 10.8 feet deep. She was in the freighting service. The boat carried a crew of 11 men and her engines are capable of developing 450 horsepower. She was built in 1889 in Manitowoc and is owned in Chicago. Sheboygan Press, Wis., Tuesday, November 16, 1909 pg. 1 ***** SHIP BREAKS IN TWO Manitowoc, Wis., Nov. 16. —The steam barge Francis Hinton, en route from Manistique, Mich., to Chicago with lumber, went ashore two miles north of this port today, broke in two and is a total loss. The crew of eleven men succeeded in leaving the boat in a yawl and were saved, but lost all their belongings. The Francis Hinton, a medium sized barge, was built at Manitowoc in 1889 and was owned by Michigan city, Ind., persons. The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Tuesday Evening, November 16, 1909 pg. 1 ***** WRECKS ON LAKE Many Reported, Among Them Steamer Frankcis Hinton Of Michigan City. J.H. LUTZ ONE OF THE OWNERS Only Meagre News From Craft But It Is Believed That the Crew Is Safe. Several wrecks of vessel craft are reported today on the lakes, among them the following given in Tuesday's Michigan City News: The steamer Francis Hinton, of this city, of which Captain John M. Campbell is Master, was wrecked this afternoon on the rocks at Manitowoc, Wis. The information obtainable at the time the News went to press was very meagre, but was to the effect that the craft is a total loss and that the crew is saved. Mrs. Campbell received a telegram from her husband saying that the boat was stranded, and it is taken that the crew with the Captain escaped safely. The Hinton was bound from Manistique, Mich., for Chicago with a cargo of lumber and was due in Chicago tomorrow. Among others from here on the boat were C.A. Perry, 1601 Ohio street, Chief engineer. the craft is owned by the Marine Navigation company composed of Capt. Campbell, J.H. Lutz and George Oliver. The Hinton was 20 yeaers old and was built at Manitowoc, coming out in the spring of 1889. Her official number is 120754. She had a gross tonnage of 397 and a net tonnage of 273 tons. Length 152.2; breath, 30.9; depth, 10.8, and had horse-power of 450 indicated. The Hinton wintered here last season, took clearance in April for Chassel and had not traded any here during this season. Another Report. Manitowoc, Wis., Nov. 16.—The Steamer Francis Hinton of Michigan City, lumber laden, bound for Chicago, was caught in a heavy snowstorm and northeast gale at midnight off Kewaunee, sprung a leak about 2 a.m. and made for this port. Water extinguished the fires when several miles out and the crew of 12 had to abandon the vessel, reaching here in sagety. The Hinton struck the beach about 11 o'clock and went to pieces. She was valued at about $15,000. Captain Campbell says there was no insurance. The cargo of lumber was washed ashore. It was owned by the Hines Lumber company of Chicago and may be saved. [Capt. W.H. Evans and A. Canavan of St. Joseph were once owners of the Hinton, Capt. Evans being the sailing Master.] The Herald-Press, St. Joseph, Michigan, Wednesday, November 17, 1909 pg. 1 ***** Francis Hinton a Total Loss. The steambarge Francis Hinton, Capt. Jas. Cam[bell, was a victim of the gale Monday night and now lies a total wreck on the beach two miles north of Manitowoc. The Hinton was lumber laden and bound from Manistique to chicago with a cargo of lumber for the Edward Hines company. Early Tuesday morning she was found to be leaking and an effort was made to reach Manitowoc. Before this could be accomplished the water had put her fires out. The boat had reached Manitowoc bay and the anchors were dropped. The seas caused the smok-stack to roll out followed by the after spar. The crew then abandoned her, the captain letting go the anchor and permitting her to go on the beach, fearing she would founder. the crew reached shore safely in view of hundreds of people on the beach. the cabin of teh Hinton was also washed off and the boat is said to have broke in two and therefoe will be a total loss. No lives were lost. The Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, November 18, 1909 pg. 1 ***** There is plaque on Mariner’s Trail near the site where the ship Francis Hinton sunk. The article written on the metal plaque goes into some detail of what happened to the ship during a storm that torn the boat apart. The ship was built by the Jasper Hanson Shipyard at Manitowoc in 1889 under the direction of Captain Joseph Munger. He liked the ship so much that he sailed her until the ship was sold to a lumber firm. He then went to work for the Goodrich Line as a skipper. On the day of the disaster the Hinton was carrying a load of Norway pine from Manistique , Michigan. It was a stormy day and the ship bobbed and swayed from side to side caused by the windy condition and high sea. The Hinton was bound for Chicago but would only make it as far as Manitowoc that day, November 16, 1909. Captain Campbell was notified by the crew that the ship was taking on water. The captain fearing the worst ordered the men to drop the lifeboats. Campbell and his eleven crew members made it to shore safely. During this episode the hundreds of people watched the ordeal from the shoreline. (sent in by Wayne)
HOME Other names: none Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1843, Redfield, Lower Sandusky, OH Specs: 85x24x7, 128 t. om Date of loss: 1858, Oct 23—17 Oct 1858 according to newspaper articles Place of loss: off Manitowoc Lake: Michigan Type of loss: collision Loss of life: none Carrying: slabwood Detail: Bound Manitowoc for Milwaukee, she was rammed at night by the schooner WILLIAM FISKE(qv) and sank. Remains are well-known. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Cleveland Latitude: N 43° 56.932' Longitude: W 087° 33.211' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ Scow Schooner that sank off Haven after collision with the schooner Wm. Fisk, cargo slab wood, 23 Oct 1858 ***** COLLISION—SCHOONER LOST.—About 4 o'clock last Tuesday morning, the schooner Home, Capt. White, from Manitowoc to this port with a cargo of lumber, was ran into by the schooner Fiske, on her way to Buffalo. The Home is a complete wreck—everything lost, both masts going by the board by the force of the collision. The captain and crew were picked up by the Fiske, which lay to until day light. Chicago Tribune, Ill., Friday, October 22, 1858 pg. 1 ***** LOSS OF THE SCHOONER HOME.—A collision took place on Saturday last, near the Manitou Islands, between the schr. William Fiske and the schooner Home, the result of which was the total loss of the latter vessel. The brig was loaded with wheat from this port, and was only slightly injured. She rescued all the persons who were on board the Home, and then pursued her way. The Home was loaded with wood and cedar posts, and belonged to this city. The collision took place between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning, the night being quite dark. The vessels were moving at the rate of about ten miles an hour. The shock was so great that the side of the Home, near the bows, was stove in, and her masts fell overboard immediately.&mdashChicago Times. Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York · Monday, October 25, 1858 pg. 2 ***** COLLISION—On the 17th inst., near the Manitous, the schooner Home, with a cargo of wood and posts for this port, was run into by the schooner Wm. Fisk, bound down with grain, and sunk. The vessel was valued at $1,200, the cargo at $500, all a total loss. The Fisk escaped without injury. Chicago Tribune, Ill., Wednesday, October 27, 1858 pg. 4
HORNET Other names: none Official no.: 11284 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast "coaster" Build info: 1861, Two Rivers, WI Specs: 60 ft., 40 t. Date of loss: 1870, Nov Place of loss: Good Harbor Bay, near Petoskey, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: ? Carrying: light Detail: Driven ashore and broken up by storm. The tug CAROLINE WILLIAMS stripped her in mid-Nov after several failed attempts to pull her off the beach. Homeport:Cheboygan, MI Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. July 1866 - Schooner Hornet, dismasted at Chicago by collision with bark Golden West. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 By Capt. J. W Hall, Marine Reporter, Detroit April - Schooner Hornet, lost jib-boom by collision on Lake Michigan.
THOMAS H HOWLAND Other names: none Official no.: 24978 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1872, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 139x26x11 299g 284n Date of loss: 1870's Place of loss: St. James Bay, Beaver Island Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 1 [or more Carrying: ? Detail: Entering the bay in a storm, she began to sink. The local lightkeeper set out in a small boat to rescue the crew, but was drowned himself in the attempt. Fate of crew not reported. The vessel was later recovered and was still operating in 1900. Major repairs, 1881 & 83 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Nov - schooner Thos. H. Howland, cargo coal, sprung a leak and sunk in Beaver Harbor, raised and towed to Milwaukee. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Nov 1873 - Schooners J. H. Howland and China collide in the Welland Canal; former lost jibboom and bowsprit, the latter main rigging. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873
HUMKO Other names: none Official no.: 250957 Type at loss: oil screw, wood Build info: 1944 Specs: 128 t. Date of loss: 1956, Jul 22 Place of loss: 6 mi off Two Rivers Point, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: fire Loss of life: ? Carrying: ? Detail: Caught fire, destroyed and sank. Date also given as 1856 in error. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ ALL 13 ABOARD SAVED FROM FLAMING YACHT Carferry Mate Spots Burning Craft on Lake Kraft, Royal Crown Executives Among Those Rescued TWO RIVERS—An 87-foot yacht valued at $600,000 and carrying 13 persons, including the president of Kraft Foods Co., burned and sank in Lake Michigan about six miles southeast of Twin River Point Sunday afternoon. Rescue of all aboard the yacht Humko was affected by the Wabash, an Ann Arbor railroad carferry, bound from Manitowoc to Frankfort, Mich. No one was injured but one of the sailors of the yacht was treated for mild shock. Alertness of a mate on watch aboard the carferry Earl Kettelson, of Frankfort, was credited with spotting the burning craft. Capt. Edward E. Erickson of Frankfort said the mate reported to him at 12:38 p.m. smoke off the starboard bow and said that it was about two miles away. The yacht, which burned from shortly after 11 a.m. until sinking about 3:45 p.m. in water 400 feet deep, was owned by Herbert Humphrey of Memphis, Tenn., president of Humko Co., a subsidiary of National Dairy Products Corp. Chief Boatswain Charles Plowman, the Coast Guard commander at the station here, said the yacht's captain, M.M. Gothberg, of North Miami, Fla., told him the pleasure craft was valued at $600,000. Life Boat Makes Rescue Loss of the diesel powered craft, enroute to Sturgeon Bay from Chicago, was the first major marine disaster in the area in more than 40 years. The passengers and crewmen who were in a dinghy and clinging to two life rafts were picked up by a life boat launched from the Wabash at 12:53 p.m. They were put aboard the ferry at 1:20 p.m. Aboard the yacht were Gothberg, Humphrey, chairman of the board of Humko Co., and his wife; Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Pound of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. R.H. McWilliams of St. Louis; and six crewmen. Pound is president of Kraft Foods, another subsidiary of National Dairy Products; and McWilliams is president of Royal Crown Bottling Co. Gothberg told the Coast Guard and Captain Ericksen he was in the pilot house about 11:40 when the sailor who was steering told Gothberg he smelled smoke. The yacht captain opened the cover leading to the fiddley, a passageway between the salon and the engine room. Smoke and fire erupted into the pilot house. Mate Sights Smoke Because the yacht phone was inoperative, due to the fire, Gothberg notified the engineer, James Stout, who groped his way into the engine room to shut off the engine. The engineer and other crewmen were having lunch. Within seven minutes the craft was aflame but everyone had gotten off. Captain Ericksen said Kettelson called him and said he detected smoke but he was not able to discern through the haze over the lake whether it was due to a fire or from a ship's stack. The captain observed it was fire aboard a small ship and ordered Ward Johnson of Frankfort, the helmsman, to alter the course to bring the Wabash to the ship in distress. Simultaneously the captain alerted the emergency crew, including Leo Kahl of 1213 Flambeau St., Manitowoc, to the bridge. He ordered the No. 2 lifeboat to be readied for launching. As the Wabash approached persons aboard were able to spot the dinghy and life rafts in the water. Ericksen called the Coast Guard, gave the location of the burning yacht and announced he was proceeding to pick up survivors. Yacht Sinks The Wabash stood by until the Coast Guard crash boat, piloted by James Gellar, Motor Machinist Second Class, arrived and began to pump water into the yacht and then returned to Manitowoc with the survivors. When the entire hull was aflame, the yacht slipped under the surface. One of the crewmen, Robert Higgins, was treated for shock at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. He was released in time to join the group off the yacht which returned by train to Chicago from Manitowoc. Crewmen aboard the Humko were identified as James Stout of St. Mary's, Mo., engineer; Higgins of Chicago and John Leahy of Warren, R.I., sailors; Charles Taylor of Bell Buckle, Tenn., messman; Arnold Rene of Harbor Road, Cold Springs Harbor, Long Island, N.Y., waiter; and Paul Hoffman of New York City, cook. Two Rivers Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Monday, July 23, 1956 pg. 1
HUNTING BOY Registry Number: 95258 Builder: Christianson Year Built: 1873 Location Built: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Owners: Captain E.B. Graham Home Port: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Vessel Type: scow Cargo Description: Loaded with sand. Length: 67.00 Beam: 18.30 Depth of Hold: 4.20 Hull Material: wood Gross Tonnage: 55.00 Propulsion Type: sail Number of Masts: 2 Vessel LOCATION—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Door Nearest City: Sturgeon Bay Latitude: N 44° 47.576' Longitude: W 087° 18.762' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ The scow Hunting Boy, with a cargo of birch and basswood plank from Clay Banks for the Two Rivers Manufacturing co., was the first vessel to pass through the draw in Washington Street bridge. The Chronicle, Two Rivers, Wis., Tuesday, June 9, 1874 pg. 3 ***** Fears were expressed last week that the small schooner Hunting Boy, of this city, was the one mentioned in Milwaukee papers as having gone down near the east shore, with all on board. The Hunting boy and crew are all right. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 19, 1875 pg. 3 ***** Capt. Graham of Fish Creek paid $600 for the schooner Hunting Boy, of Manitowoc. Green Bay Advocate, Wis., Thursday, December 27, 1877 pg. 3 ***** Transfers — The following transfers of vessel property were placed on record, at the Milwaukee Custom House, during the past month: Scow Hunting Boy: Andrew Irr, of the Town of Washington Harbor, Door County, Wis., to Ezara B. Graham, the whole, $600. Milwaukee Daily News, Wis., Friday, April 5, 1878 pg. 4 ***** Door Co. Advocate: Capt. E.B. Graham informs us that the schooner Hunting Boy, recently purchased by him at Manitowoc, will be put into the Green Bay trade on the opening of navigation. He left for Manitowoc this week for the purpose of getting the craft ready for business. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Saturday, March 9, 1878 pg. 4 ***** The scow Hunting Boy was wrecked near Sturgeon Bay. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, October 24, 1878 pg. 3 ***** The Door Co. Advocate of the 17th says. — The scow Hunting boy, owned by Capt. E.B. Graham, of Fish Creek, was driven ashore between the harbor piers at the lake end of the Canal, during the heavy storm of last week, and will prove a total loss. The unlucky craft has been stripped of sails &c., and no efforts will be made to get her off. The vessel is nearly filled with sand. Green Bay Advocate, Wis., Thursday, October 24, 1878 pg. 3 ***** Ahnapee advices report the scow Hunting Boy ashore and a total loss on the beach near the harbor piers at the lake end of the Sturgeon Bay Canal. She is owned at Manitowoc and measures fifty-five tons. Chicago Daily Tribune, Ill., Thursday, October 24, 1878 pg. 8 ***** The hull of the wrecked scow Hunting Boy, on the beach between the harbor piers, remains in about the same condition that it was last fall. This is owing to the low stage of water, which prevents the sea from breaking over the wreck. Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., April 17, 1879 pg. 3 ***** Capt. E.B. Graham has some idea of getting off the scow Hunting Boy, ashore between the harbor piers at the canal. Some parties have been negotiating for the stranded craft, and it is possible that she may be taken off and repaired. The Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, May 22, 1879 pg. 3 ***** Wreck Blown Up Capt. E.B. Graham's old scow, the Hunting boy, which was wrecked near the canal a year ago last fall, was recently blown up by a charge of dynamite in order to get it out of the way. The wreck was lodged inside the harbor piers and interfered with the proposed docking operations. Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Thursday, July 29, 1880 pg. 3
INDUSTRY Other names: none Official no.: (12083) Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: (1847, Michigan City, IN) Specs: (63x15x3), 30 t. Date of loss: 1882, Jun 2 Place of loss: half to 2/3 mi off South Haven, MI, piers Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 3 [all] Carrying: light (or lumber) Detail: In transit St. Joseph for Muskegon, she capsized and sank in a gale. Her crew clung to the wreck for a short time, but efforts from shore were unable to affect a rescue. The wreck drifted to the beach about five miles south of town and went to pieces. May be US# 100023 b. Manitowoc in 1870. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine casualties of 1871 March - Schooner Industry, ashore near New Buffalo; got off. July - Scow Industry, jettisoned deck-load of walnut in a gale on Lake Erie. Sept - Scow Industry, waterlogged and lost deck-load of lumber in Lake Huron. Dec - Schooner Industry, ashore near St. Joseph, probable total loss. ***** Aug - Schooner Industry, cargo lumber, waterlogged on Lake Erie, damage $300. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 ***** Loss of the Schooner Industry. The schooner Industry, of this city, which left Milwaukee on Friday last for this port, was driven ashore on Saturday morning near Mr. C.C. Barnes' place, two miles north of here. A terrific gale was blowing from the south at the time, accompanied with snow, and she was unable to find the harbor. She had a cargo of coal, salt and grain. There is no probability of getting her off this season as she is incased in ice and full of water. Her mainmast and foretopmast is also gone. Her crew was saved, but the cargo will probably prove a total loss. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, December 21, 1871 pg. 4 ***** Today the schooner Industry will bid the dry dock adieu for a time, to assume her duties on the broad bosom of Lake Michigan, with hopes of better success than before. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 15, 1872 pg. 4 ***** The schooner Industry, instead of being smashed up on the Michigan coast, as reported, arrived at our harbor on Wednesday with a cargo of lumber and lath for Guyles' yard. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, October 18, 1877 pg. 3 ***** CAPSIZED. The Schooner Industry is Wrecked at South Haven All on Board Lost. South Haven, Mich., June 24.—About 6 o'clock last evening the schooner Industry, of St. Joseph, capsized just north of this harbor, and all on board were drowned. She was near the shore, and the wreck was witnessed by hundreds of men; but, owing to the terrible sea, it was impossible to render any assistance to the drowning crew. When first seen the sailors were clinging to the rigging, but they were washed away one by one until all were lost. The captain, old Capt. King, of St. Joseph was the last one to go down, and he wa at one time so near the beach that he was recognized by acquaintances on shore. Part of rigging came ashore, together with a board bearing the name "Industry," and there is no question as to the identity of the craft. Gallant efforts were made by the sailors ashore to rescue the perishing crew, but the wreck was carried so rapidly before the terrible gale that nothing could reach her. the severest storm of the season is raging, and it is impossible to do anything except to wait until the gale subsides, when search for the bodies will be commenced. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wis., Monday, June 5, 1882 pg. 1 ***** Shipwreck. The schooner Industry, of St. Joseph, capsized near the harbor at South Haven, Mich., on the 3d inst., and all on board perished. Captain King, his son Eben, and Edward Calander are among the lost. The Watertown News, Watertown, Wisconsin · Wednesday, June 07, 1882 pg. 2 ***** The small schooner Industry capsized near South Haven, Mich., during a heavy gale on the 3d and all of her crew were drowned. She was manned by four sailors, including the captain. The Saturday Evening Press, Menasha, Wisconsin · Thursday, June 08, 1882 pg. 2 ***** The bodies of the captain and a sailor of the lost schooner Industry were recovered last week. The Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, June 22, 1882 pg. 3
IOWA Other names: built on hull of old steamer MENOMINEE [US#90720] built 1872, by Rand, Manitowoc Official no.: 100613 Type at loss: propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info: 1896, G.S Rand, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 202x36x22 1157g 846n Date of loss: 1915, Feb 4 Place of loss: Chicago harbor off Chicago light Lake: Michigan Type of loss: ice Loss of life: none Carrying: machinery Detail: Trying to take advantage of a midwinter thaw to haul a valuable cargo, she was caught in the ice in a refreeze and crushed. Her single passenger and her crew were able to walk ashore. She had a reputation as a jinx because of her many mishaps. As MENOMINEE she was originally built for the Goodrich Line. When she was sent to be dismantled in 1896, her hull was found to be so sound that IOWA was built on it by the same company. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
J. EMORY OWEN Name: J. Emory Owen (later renamed F.A. Meyer) Former Names: J. Emory Owen Official no.: 76731 Builder: Detroit Dry Dock Company, Detroit, Michigan Date Built: 1888 Measurements (original and after Rebuild): Length: 256.4 ft (78.2 m) / 256.33 ft (78.1 m) Beam: 38.5 ft (11.7 m) / 38.42 ft (11.7 m) Depth: 19.8 ft (6.0 m) / 15.66 ft (4.8 m) Gross Tonnage: 1739.53 tons / 1264 tons Net Tonnage: 1292.47 tons / 1034 tons Cargo Capacity: 2700 tons Date Lost: December 18, 1909 Location of Wreck: 22 miles east of Southeast Shoal, Lake Erie Cause of Sinking: Foundered due to ice damage Crew: Rescued by the propeller Mapleton Source: Shotline Diving ______________________________ STEAMER J. EMORY OWEN BURNS. Catches Fire Twelve Miles Southeast of the Canal and After a Battle With the Flames is Picked Up by Sts. Ann Arbor and Burnham. The grain-laden steamer J. Emory Owen, Capt. N.L. Miner, caught fire in midlake Saturday afternoon, and now lies on the bottom at the north end of the canal, a charred and badly dilapidated wreck. The Owen left Manitowoc Saturday morning shortly after 9 o'clock bound to buffalo on her last trip of the season. About 1 o'clock in the afternoon fire was discovered in the after part of the hold. the fire hose was manned and the crew made all possible effort to extinguish the blaze, the steamer all the time sounding signals of distress. In half an hour after the discovery of the fire the flames had assumed such proportions that it drove the men out of the hold and worked its way forward to the boiler room. It being evident that the boat was doomed, preparations were made to abandon her, the crew of the ill-fated steamer gathering together their belongings and getting the lifeboats ready. Shortly after 2 o'clock, just when Capt. Miner had about despaired of hearing a response to his repeated signals of distress, the joyous sound of an answering blast was heard in the distance, and the big car ferry Ann Arbor No. 1. Capt. B. Tuelledge, on her way to Frankfort, hove in sight. In a short time she was alongside the burning steamer, the flames having now burst thro the upperworks abaft the boiler house and driven the crew to the forward end for shelter from the heat. the first thing Captain Tuelledge did was to have the imperiled crew, together with their baggage, transferred to his boat, he running the stem of the Ann Arbor alongside the leeward bow of the Owen. After this had been done they turned their attention toward saving the boat. While getting out their hose and trying to place the Ann Arbor in a favorable position to put their three streams on the fire, the steam barge George Burnham, Capt. Fred. Schwermann, bound to Milwaukee with a cargo of lumber, appeared on the scene. With these reinforcements it was believed that the fire could be got under control, and the crew of the Owen were returned to that steamer to make a last desperate effort to save their ship. With the Ann Arbor on one side of her and the Burnham on the other the Owen was headed for the sturgeon Bay ship canal, distant about 12 miles to the NW, the crews of the three boats in the meantime fighting the fire with every available means. While they succeeded in keeping the flames in check, it was plainly evident that the devouring element was slowly but surely gaining the mastery, and it was only a question of a short time when the flames would eat their way through the planking, which meant that the steamer would fill and go to the bottom. Every effort was concentrated in preventing such a catastrophe, but it is doubtful whether they would have been successful had not the burning steamer been sighted from the canal, where the government lighthouse steamer Hyacinth, Capt. Eugene Marquette, was fortunately lying. She immediately started out to render such assistance as she could, meeting the three boats about five miles out. Having in the meantime got everything in readiness no time was lost in getting all the streams she had on the blaze, the effects of which were to subdue them in a very sort time, with the assistance of the others. By the time the canal was reached the fire had been gotten under control, although of course it was still burning in the hold. In the meantime Capt. Carl Anderson, of the life-saving station, had called out a volunteer crew, who met the boats and boarded the Owen as she was being brought into the harbor entrance, rendering such assistance as they could in the way of relieving the crew, who were pretty well tuckered out from their long battle with the flames, it being after 5 o'clock by the time the canal was reached. The Owen was soon after towed up to north end of the cut and run in the basin on the south side, the precaution being taken none too early, the steamer shortly after filling up and sinking in about 18 feet of water. She in no way interferes with navigation, however, Supt. Dier seeing to this part of it. The Owen had on a cargo of 99,100 bu. of grain, 66,500 bu. being oats and 32,600 bu. barley. The estimated value of this is placed at $40,000, it being insured for that amount. The steamer J. Emory Owen was built at Detroit, Mich., in 1888, and was rated A1 1/2*. She is 256 feet long, 38 feet beam and of 1,739 gross tons. She is owned by James Corrigan of Cleveland, and her value is put at $60,000. The insurance on the steamer is $40,000. She carries a crew of 18 men. The loss on the hull is estimated at about $25,000 and on the grain about the same. About 20,000 bushels were saved, it being shoveled onto the steamer Chas. B. Packard by a gang of men Tuesday and Wednesday. representatives of the owners, underwriters and elevator men began to arrive in the city by Monday, the last of them coming in on the train Wednesday morning. An inventory of the damage done reveals the fact that all the upper part of the after body from the taffrail to the boilers, a distance of about 60 feet in length, and for a distance of ten feet down the hull, was badly burned, but below this the planking and lining are in good condition. In the worst spots two or three holes were burnt clean through, and this is what caused the boat to sink. The boilers, which are of the Scotch type, 11x11 feet, are practically uninjured. The engine, a triple compound, 19-30-52x40, is pretty badly scorched and will require an expenditure of probably $5,000 to put it in good condition again. It is estimated that the actual expense of putting the hull in as good condition as it ever was would not exceed $12,000. The entire grain cargo was bought by A. W. Goetz of Milwaukee, and it depends on what disposition is made of the hull, whether it is removed or not, as the craft may be taken south for a rebuild, and in that case the grain will be left in her. the dry grain, which was transferred to the Packard, and aggregated about 17,000 bushels, of which 3,500 was barley, will probably be sold the Pankratz Lbr. Co. and Reynolds Preserving Co. of this city, the deal not yet having been closed, however. Several offers have been made for the hull where she lies, and the probabilities are that it will be disposed of to the highest bidder within the nest few days. It is said that after the grain was removed from the Own the wet stuff swelled eighteen inches. There promises to be litigation over the salvage claim, both the Ann Arbor people and the owners of the Burnham being mixed up in the controversy. The Burnham lay by the wreck until Wednesday evening and Capt. Con. McCauley was left to look after the Ann Arbor's interest. he left for Frankfort Thursday evening also. Sturgeon Bay Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., December 12, 1903 pg. 1 ***** Four Boats Started. Four more steamers went down the Detroit river this morning, on their way to Lake Erie. They will be led by the tug Francis Hackett, which will break the ice for them until clear water is reached in the lake. In the fleet are the steamers F.A. Meyer, with lumber for Buffalo; the steamer C.W. Elphicke, with ore for Cleveland; the steamers Mapleton and Haddington, with grain for Canadian ports. It is expected that the steamer John F. Eddy and her barge would be in the fleet, but she reached Port Huron only last night. Reports from Port Huron say that the steamer Rosedale is yet to arrive from Sault Ste. Marie. The Buffalo Commercial, Buffalo, New York · Saturday, December 18, 1909 pg. 9 ***** Ice cutting through the hull caused the steamer F.A. Meyer to sink 25 miles off Port Colborne, Lake Erie, on December 19. The F. A. Meyer was an oak steamer of 1,264 tons, built in 1888, and was loaded with lumber. The Times, London, Greater London, England · Thursday, January 06, 1910 pg. 12 ***** Hoodoo blamed for Steamer Meyer's loss. The submerged spar sighted by the steamer Yosemite near Southeast shoal, Lake Erie, is now believed to belong to the sunken steamer F.A. Meyer. the Meyer finished her season and was to be laid up about December 1, when her owner, Adam Hartman of Tonawanda, N.T., received an attractive offer to move a cargo of lumber from Rouge Bay, Lake Michigan, to the lower end of Lake Erie. although her insurance had lapsed and could not be renewed, the Meyer started with the same thirteen men who had been her crew through the season. She opened some seams fighting ice in lake Erie and went down in seventy feet of water, December 13. Her crew escaped. Superstitious ones among seamen, are satisfied the Meyer was doomed to destruction by the "13" hoodoo. The first record of "13" was when the vessel sailed from Duluth, Friday, August 13. She carried a crew of thirteen men. She was insured for $13,000. Her cargo consisted of 1,300,00 feet of lumber. She had been in the port of Duluth thirteen days and was lost on the 13th. The steamer F.A. Meyer unloaded a cargo of coal here at the docks of the Sheboygan Coal Co. two years ago. The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Tuesday, May 7, 1910 pg. 8 *Note: The ship actually went down on the 19th according to a couple different articles.
J. M. JONES Other names: none Official no.: none Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1855, J. M. Jones, Milwaukee Specs: 92x24x8, 157 t. om Date of loss: 1861, Sep 2 Place of loss: off Manitowoc, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: collision Loss of life: none Carrying: wood Detail: Bound for Chicago, she collided with the upbound grain schooner CONDOR (qv) and foundered quickly, being cut almost in two. Her crew were able to come aboard CONDOR, which wallowed about for a full day before being picked up by the propeller F.W. BACKUS. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Latitude: N 44° 04.841' Longitude: W 087° 33.835' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ SCHOONER J.M. JONES LOST.—The Milwaukee Sentinel of this morning contains the following:&mdash The propeller Backus arrived last evening having in tow the schooner Condor in a disabled condition. The latter sailed from this port on Saturday evening loaded with wheat for Buffalo, and when off Manitowoc, on Sunday night, collided with the schooner J.M. Jones. The Jones sunk immediately, having been cut nearly in two. The Condor lost her bowsprit, mainmast, and all her sails and rigging; the hull was not injured beyond the jamming in of her cut-water, and her cargo is therefor safe. The crew of the Jones were all saved, escaping on board the other vessel. After the collision, the Condor rolled about at the mercy of the waves for 24 hours, before the Backus discovered her. The Jones was loaded with wood for Chicago. Chicago Tribune, Ill., Thursday, September 5, 1861 pg. 4 ***** VESSEL SUNK—The vessel reported as seen with top-mast and boom out of the water off Sheboygan, is the schooner J.M. Jones, which was run into and sunk a few days since by the schooner Condor. The Daily Milwaukee News, Wis., Sunday, September 15, 1861 pg. 1 ***** AN UNKNOWN VESSEL WRECKED.—The bark Thomas F. Park, Capt. Duncanson, arrived yesterday at this port and reports having passed a wreck about fifteen miles east of Sheboygan. Only the main boom and sails were above the water. Nothing else could be ascertained.—Chicago Tribune. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Wednesday, September 18, 1861 pg. 3 ***** The vessel reported above is the schooner J.M. Jones, which was run into and sunk a few days since by the schooner Condor. We understand the Insurance company intends raising her immediately.—She passed her Wept. 11th. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Wednesday, September 18, 1861 pg. 3
JESSE PHILLIPS Name: JESSE PHILLIPS Official Number (MVUS): 75367 Rig: Schooner Tons, gross: 186.42 Tons, net: 177.1 Dimensions: 128.0 x 26.0 x 8.0 Length, registered: 128 Beam: 26 Depth: 8 Launched: 1868 Built where (Country): United States Built Where (State/Province): WI Built Where (Town): Manitowoc Nationality: American Homeports: Manitowoc, WI Source: International Maritime Library ______________________________ The schooners Jesse Phillips, Albrecht, Espindola, Industry and Mariner were laid up here last week. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., December 15, 1870 pg. 1 ***** The Barge Jessie Linn, during the gale, collided with the schooner Jesse Phillips, a few miles off this harbor. the Linn lost her big anchor and chain and her mizenmast. She was towed in here about noon yesterday, looking badly and the signal of distress flying. The Phillips lost her jibboom and bowsprit. The Chicago Tribune, Ill., Saturday, September 11, 1875 pg. 9 ***** The Schooner Jesse Phillips is in dry dock for repairs. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 23, 1876 pg. 3 ***** Toward the close of last week the schooner Jesse Phillips, lumber laden grounded in Green Bay waters, but succeeded in working off with her canvas. She suffered sufficient damage to spring a leak. The Journal Times, Racine, Wis., Monday, November 26, 1888 pg. 3 ***** While making port Tuesday afternoon the schooner Jesse Phillips came within a hair's breath of having a collision with the steamer Atlanta of the Goodrich line. the steamer was geing winded round in the basin by a tug while the schooner was sailing up the river with all canvas set and but for the prompt action of Capt. J.N. Milchert of the schooner a serious collision might have been the result. Sheboygan Times, Wis., Saturday, May 1, 1897 pg. 3 ***** Last of an Old Boat Harbor Master John McCarthy is just now exercising his ingenuity to discover some method for the equitable disposal of one of the old-time guideposts along the path of Chicago's commercial greatness. In the old days when the grain crops of the West went forward in sailing craft the handsome schooner Jesse Phillips, 177 tons and built in 1868, was counted a credit to her home port. Now that 6,000 ton steamers are carrying the traffic the Phillips is hardly large enough to make a respectable tug, and she has lain neglected at the old lumber market since the fall of 1901. Her last cargo was of Christmas trees, and it was unprofitable. The problem of stripping her of anchors, chains, and rigging is being considered, and she may be used as a coal lighter in river service. — The Record-Herald. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Sunday, May 17, 1903 pg. 15 ***** Will Fight the Trust. CHICAGO, July 11. — (Special.) — Two coal derricks will within ten days be put in operation on Chicago River by the Weaver Coal company in opposition to the Pittsburg Coal company, known to vessel men as the "coaling trust." The Pittsburg company has long been in control of the Chicago coal trade, so far as vessels are concerned, and the purchase of derricks by the Weaver company is understood to mean that the trust is to be given a fight for business. One of the new derricks will be mounted on the schooner Jesse Phillips, which will be dismasted. The other will be used as a coaling scow. Both derricks are ready for shipment from Cleveland and Sandusky. The Cleveland Leader, Ohio, Sunday, July 12, 1903 pg. 13
JONAH RICHARDS The Tug Jonah Richards got up steam and made a successful trial trip on Saturday, p.m. The next morning, however, she ran into a vessel lost her smoke-stack overboard and was otherwise damaged. She will be ready for service again in a few days. The Manitowoc Weekly Tribune, Wis., Wednesday, April 29, 1863 pg. 1 *NOTE: not sure if this belongs here ***** *NOTE: The following two articles aren't about the Tug Jonah but are about her owner. The new schooner now on the stocks for Jonah Richards will be launched on Thursday next. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 15, 1872 pg. 4 ***** MR. RICHARDS The following are the dimensions of the new schooner that Mr. Richards is about to build: Length of keel—125 feet. Breadth of beam—26 feet 2 inches. Depth of hold—9 feet. Mr. Henry Berger, the boss builder, informed us that he intends to erect a saw mill suitable to saw out plank or frames to any shape that would be convenient for use in the building of vessels. By the use of this mill there will be a great saving in labor and timber. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, August 15, 1872 pg. 4
WILLIAM JONES Other names: none Official no.: 26218 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1853, Rynerson, Manitowoc [also given as Herbrand & Rand] Specs: 108x26 ft., 154g 146n Date of loss: 1890, Nov 22 Place of loss: 1/4 mi SW of harbor entrance at Manistee, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber [150,000 ft] Detail: Driven on a bar and sank, later broke up. The crew was taken off by the Lifesaving Service. Bound Charlevoix for Milwaukee. Owned by White & Co. of Milwaukee Rebuilt, 1866-7 at Grand Haven, after capsizing on Lake Michigan in November; another major repair in 1861 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ______________________________ Marine casualties of 1871 Aug - Bark William Jones, cargo ore, sprung a bad leak on Lake Michigan. ***** Disasters to Shipping on the Lakes in 1872 April - Schooner William Jones, waterlogged and ashore at Evanston, Lake Michigan, got off. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 13 Dec., 1872
JOHN V. JONES Other names: none also seen as J.V. JONES Official no.: 75766 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info: 1876, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc (Note: I have built in 1875 from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by L. Falge. Shari) Specs: 125x27x9 201g 191n Date of loss: 1905, Oct 20 Place of loss: midlake, opposite Ludington, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: 2 Carrying: Hardwood Detail: Bound Traverse City for Milwaukee, she was overwhelmed in midlake, later drifted ashore near Harrington Beach WI. Four crew were rescued by the carferry PERE MARQUETTE 18. The vessel was later recovered by U.S.C.G. TUSCARORA, and the hull ended it’s days as a lighter. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
C L JOHNSTON Marine casualties of 1871 Sept - Schooner C. L. Johnston, damaged by running foul of a crib at Manitowoc. ***** Nov - schooner C. L. Johnston, lost big anchor and chain near Sheboygan. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872
WILLIE KELLER Other names: none Official no.: 80315 Type at loss: schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info: 1871, Hanson, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 134 ft., 236g 224n Date of loss: 1888, Jun 15 Place of loss: SW of Big Sable Point, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: collision Loss of life: none Carrying: corn Detail: Bound for Midland, Ont., she sank following a collision with the propeller ROBERT MILLS. MILLS was determined to be at fault, but KELLER's crew had a hard time collecting for their $700 in lost effects in the face of MILLS wealthy owners. Broke her back in a stranding on the Detroit R. in Sep, 1877. Major repair in 1880 Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
W.C. KIMBALL Other names: none Official no.: 81178 Type at loss: scow-schooner, wood Build info: 1888, Manitowoc, WI Specs: 63x17x5, 33g 31n Date of loss: 1891, May 8 Place of loss: near Pt. Betsie, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: foundered Loss of life: 4 [all] Carrying: shingles, salt Detail: Outbound from Manistee for Traverse City, she foundered in a thick NW gale. May 12 also given as date of loss. Home port: Grand Haven Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
G. KNAPP The schooner G. Knapp, lumber loaded, while running into the harbor, about 5 o'clock last evening, broached too and struck the south pier with great force, carrying away her jibboom, bowsprit, headgear, and the rail and stanchions on her larboard bow, and also starting her stem so badly as to cause a serious leak. After striking, she drifted over against the north pier, when the tug Davison came along and towed her inside, where she soon filled with water. Later in the evening an effort was made to two her to Messrs. Wolf & Davidson's shipyard, but without success, and she now lies near the revenue cutter Andrew Johnson, sunk to her decks. The damage sustained by the vessel is in the neighborhood of $800 or $900. Semi-Weekly Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., · Saturday, October 10, 1868 pg. 3 ***** At Peter Larsons yard the schooner Knapp has been lengthened and a new frame put into her all through. She is being planked inside nearly all new. Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, February 16, 1871 pg. 1 ***** The schooner G. Knapp arrived here last Monday with two spars in tow, from Port Huron, for the dry dock company. The Manitowoc Tribune, Wis., Thursday, November 27, 1873 pg. 4
JULIA LARSON Other names: also seen as JULIA LARSEN Official no.: C116363 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1874, P. Larson, Manitowoc, WI [US#75719] Specs: 70x19x6, 60g 57n Date of loss: 1912 Place of loss: SE corner of Thunder Bay Isl., MI Lake: Huron Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none Carrying: lumber Detail: Downbound in a gale, her steering gear became disabled and she reportedly stranded and broke up, a total loss. Crew of 2 men, a woman cook and a boy were taken off by Lifesaving Service crew. She was later recovered and lasted to the 1930's. Sold Canadian in 1904. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
LINDA E Other names: built as LE CLAIR BROS. Official no.: 236906 Type at loss: propeller fishing tug, gas Build info: 1937, Burger Boat, Manitowoc Specs: 40x13x6, 29g 20n Date of loss: 1998, Dec 11 Place of loss: off Ozaukee Co., WI, SE of Port Washington Lake: Michigan Type of loss: unknown (probable collision) Loss of life: 3 Carrying: 1,000 lbs chub Detail: This tug went missing in good weather on a trip between Milwaukee and Port Washington, WI after setting 14 fishing nets. A massive search by hundreds of professional and volunteer searchers and the Coast Guard had turned up no trace of her until she was located by two U. S. Navy minesweepers which diverted from a Great Lakes training and recruiting tour to search for her. She was found in 260 feet of water SSE of Port Washington, on June 18, 2000. Earlier speculation that she was run down by some passing ship was supported by the fact that the wreck of the tug showed extensive collision damage. Built with a Diesel engine. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI
LOMIRA Builder: K.K. Jones Year Built: 1851 Location Built: Manitowoc, WI Home Port: Chicago, IL Vessel Type: schooner Cargo Description: lumber Length: 68.00 Beam: 21.17 Depth of Hold: 7.00 Hull Material: wood Gross Tonnage: 89.00 Propulsion Type: sail Number of Masts: 2 Rig Type: schooner Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Kenosha Nearest City: Kenosha Latitude: N 42° 35.834' Longitude: W 087° 47.988' ______________________________ Disasters in 1852 We give below form the Buffalo Express' article prepared by Capt. Rounds, a statement of the losses of life and property upon this lake, and of vessels belonging at this port: — Schooner Lomira, wrecked at Kenosha — cargo lumber. Loss of property — $1500. Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis., Thursday, January 6, 1853 pg. 2
LOOKOUT Other names: none Official no.: 14675 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1855, G. Hardison, Buffalo Specs: 127x28x10, 226g 215n Date of loss: 1897, Apr 29 Place of loss: 3 mi north of harbor at Two Rivers, WI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 7 Carrying: light Detail: Drove ashore and wrecked in spring storm One source gives December as the month. Rebuilt 1876, major repair, 1871, 1882 She was considered by many to be a particularly beautiful schooner. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI Vessel Location—— Body of Water: Lake Michigan County: Manitowoc Nearest City: Two Rivers Latitude: N 44° 11.707' Longitude: W 087° 30.596' Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org ______________________________ Casualties on the Lakes the Past Season. April 1866 - Schooner Lookout, ashore at Bar Point; got off with slight damage. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, December 19, 1866 ***** Nov - Schooner Lookout, struck the pier and sunk in the Grand River. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 17 Dec., 1872 ***** Marine Casualties of 1873 Nov 1873 - Schooner Lookout lost stanchions and rail for some distance and the Addie her fore and main rigging. Detroit Free Press, Michigan, 9 Dec, 1873 ***** The First Wreck of the Season Last Thursday morning, just as day was breaking, the patrol from the Government Life Saving Station, discovered a three-masted vessel in distress near the beach, about four miles north of here and ran back in great haste to notify the Life Saving Crew, making the distance in a very short time. A big northeast blow had begun early the night previous and the seas rolling over the bar where the vessel had grounded were foam-capped and vicious, threatening the destruction of the unfortunate craft and the lives of her crew. As soon as Captain Dionne received word of the mishap, he hastened to secure teams to haul his beach apparatus and surf boat and started for the scene of danger arriving there a little before 7 o'clock, but not before the vessels crew by means of the yawl and a running line had safely reached the shore. The vessel proved to be the schooner, Lookout, of Chicago, on her way to Green Bay for a lead of lumber. The crew of the Lookout consisted of seven men including her Captain, John Oleson, who was also her owner. The schooner was an old one having been built in 1855, but she was in fair condition and was valued at about $4000. She was not insured and was on her first trip of the season. As soon as she struck the bar, Captain Oleson had her scuttled in hopes of saving her in this way, but this storm was so fierce and continued so long that her loss will prove a total one, though her spars, chains, anchor and lines will probably be saved. The crew were brought to this city and cared for at the Saving Station and were returned to Chicago gratis by the Goodrich people. Manitowoc County Chronicle, Wis., - May 4, 1897
LOUISA E. GLADE Three masted schooner Louisa Glade loaded with cedar and bound south, sought refuge in this port on Sunday and still lies here awaiting a favorable wind. The Ahnapee Record, Kewaunee Co., Wis., Thursday, June 12, 1890 pg. 3 ***** The scow Venture and schooner Louisa Glade were both wind bound at this port on Monday, while on their way to Clay Banks to load. The Ahnapee Record, Kewaunee Co., Wis., Thursday, July 24, 1890 pg. 3
C. LULING ONE MORE PASSES Another Old Time Manitowoc Schooner Gone Where Woodbine Twineth One more old time Manitowoc schooner has passed its usefulness, the Charles Luling built here in 1873 having gone ashore near Nantucket, Mass., Wednesday night while attempting to enter the harbor. The schooner was abandoned by the crew and is probably a wreck. The Luling was loaded with coal and was bound from New York to Nantucket. The boat was a three masted schooner, 123 feet long, 25 feet wide and had a tonnage of 185 net. The boat was named and had been owned by Capt. P. Christiansen, Alex Anderson and others here. Manitowoc Daily Herald - Fri., Nov. 25, 1904
LYDIA Other names: none Official no.: 140056 Type at loss: schooner, wood Build info: 1874, Rand & Burger, Manitowoc, WI (Note: "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin" by L. Falge has built 1873) Specs: 80x20x7, 84g 80n Date of loss: 1905, Oct 20 Place of loss: S of Muskegon, MI Lake: Michigan Type of loss: storm Loss of life: none of 3 Carrying: ? Detail: Overwhelmed while riding out a storm, she dragged her anchors and was driven ashore and wrecked, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by Lifesaving Service using a breeches’ buoy. This was one of several major gales in 1905. Sources: David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI ********* Capt. Preuss, of the Schr. Lydia, made the trip to Ludington, unloaded and loaded and returned to this port in thirty-two hours. The vessel left here Friday evening at 7 o'clock and retuned here Sunday morning at 2 P.M. This, we believe is the best time ever made. Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tuesday, July 18, 1882 P. 1
