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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== MARINE DISASTERS on the WESTERN LAKES during the NAVIGATION OF 1871 with the LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, VESSELS BOUGHT AND SOLD, NEW VESSELS AND THEIR TONNAGE; ALSO, THOSE WHICH HAVE PASSED OUT OF EXISTENCE, WITH A SKETCH OF EARLY MARINE HISTORY, AND VESSELS LAID UP AT VARIOUS PORTS. --------------------------- Carefully compiled by CAPT. J. W. HALL, Marine Reporter at Detroit. --------------------------- DETROIT: Free Press and Job Printing Establishment. 1872 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -29- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 JUNE Brig FASHION, lost jibboom and outfit in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner KEEWANEE, lumber, ashore at Racine; lightered off. Bark AMERICA, ashore at Waugoshana (sic), lost lumber; lightered. Propeller FREE STATE, machinery disabled at Mackinaw. Propeller R. G. COBURN, ashore at Portage Canal, badly damaged; assistance from Detroit. Propeller barge R. J. HACKET, ashore in a fog at Thunder Bay, and detained several days. Schooner H. C. WINSLOW, struck Sault canal and sprung aleak. Schooner F. D. BARKER, damaged by collision with schooner AMSDEN, St. Clair River. Propeller BENTON, rudder disabled, repaired at Detroit. Schooner JAPAN, on Herson's Island, detained two days; lightered. Scow AMERICAN CHAMPION, arrived at Detroit minus a jib. Schooner COLUMBIAN, towed on the head of Belle Isle; lightered off. Schooner HARVEST HOME, lost jibboom by collision in Detroit River. Propeller CITY OF DETROIT, ashore at Point Au Sable; released by propeller MESSENGER. Schooner ALGERINE, cargo stone, ashore on Chickaluna reef; lightered off. Schooner TRENTON, arrived at Port Colbourne with most of her sails gone. Steamer NORTH STAR, broke cylinder head in Green Bay. Tug J. H. MARTIN, collided with barge TUTTLE in St. Clair river; former damaged. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -30- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (June cont'd) Barge ST. CLAIR, cargo lumber, waterlogged in Lake Huron. Propeller S. D. CALDWELL, sunk schooner ST. LAWRENCE by crowding her on a pile at Chicago. Bark MONITOR, lost foretopgallant mast in Lake Erie. Tug L. A. CRAWFORD, damaged $100 by fire at Chicago. Schooner ROBERT EMMETT, lost anchor and chain outside Buffalo harbor. Schooner EXCELSIOR, broke jibboom by getting foul of a shed at Buffalo. Schooner SEA BIRD, cargo ore, ashore at Ashtabula; released. Propeller MARY JARECKI, damaged forefoot and sprung aleak at the flats. A Phoenix steam pump rolled overboard from tug GRANT in Lake Superior. Schooner JAMES COUCH, lost her lee boards coming up Lake Erie. Schooner RESOLUTE struck a rock in Erie Basin and sprung aleak. Bark F. MORRELL, collided with scow NETTIE in St. Clair River; latter lost jibboom. Steamer CUYAHOGA, cargo lumber, on head of Belle Isle; lightered off. Steamer ROCHESTER, ashore at Camp Meeting Point, Lake Ontario; released. Steamer PICTON, went ashore while attempting to release the latter steamer. Schooner DENMARK, ashore at Rond Eau; released by Revenue steamer GEN. SHERMAN. Tug GEO. H. PARKER, loses portion of a raft on Lake Huron. Propeller GALENA sunk a scow at Swan Creek by running foul of her. Schooner A. H. MOSS, run foul of schooner A. BRONSON in River St. Clair; both damaged. Schooner ARAB, lost jibboom by colliding with a bridge at Chicago. Bark COL. ELLSWORTH, arrives at Detroit minus her mizzen topmast. Schooner MONTEZUMA, sprung her center board on Lake Huron. Schooner GUIDE, lost anchor and yawl in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner R. J. SANBORN, struck Manistee pier and sunk inside. Bark ARABIA, ashore in a fog on Lake Huron; jettisoned grain and released. Schooner SCOTLAND, cargo lumber, waterlogged and returns to Detroit. Tug GEN. BURNSIDE, arrives at Detroit with wheel loose. Propeller LAC LA BELLE, missed the pier and went ashore at Grand Haven. Steam barge WYOMING, damaged on a pile at East Saginaw. JULY Schooner ANNA MARIA, sprung aleak off Ashtabula, and jettisoned deckload of ore. Brig STARLIGHT damaged by collision with propeller CUYAHOGA on Lake Superior. Propeller CITY OF CONCORD collided with the schooner SWEEPSTAKES at Chicago; damage slight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -31- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (July cont'd) Tug GOODENOW, broke her shaft at Bar Point; towed to Detroit. Tug SWEEPSTAKES, machinery disabled; repaired at Detroit. Propeller MESSENGER, run on an anchor at Milwaukee and damaged. Schooner EXCHANGE, grounded in St. Clair River and detained several days. Propeller CITY OF CONCORD, machinery disabled; repaired at Milwaukee. Propeller ONEIDA, ashore at Peche Island; lightered off. Bark MONITOR, collided with schooner KING SISTERS in Sault River; both damaged. Schooner TAILOR, lost an anchor and chain on St. Clair River. Tugs BROCKWAY and JOHN MARTIN collided at Point au Pellee; both damaged. Schooner QUEEN OF THE NORTH, damaged by a gale on Lake Huron. Schooner H. S. WALBRIDGE, ashore at Point au Pellee; lightered. Schooner S. F. GALE, cargo coal, sprung aleak on Lake Michigan. Steamer G. W. REYNOLDS, machinery disable near entrance of Saginaw River. Scow TWO BROTHERS, run into Port Huron dock and sunk; raised. Tug M. I. MILLS, broke her shaft in Detroit River; towed to port. Barks P. C. SHERMAN and ST. LAWRENCE collided at Chicago while towing. Scow SWEEPER, sprung aleak and ashore at Muskegon; released. Barges McDONALD and LIND broke loose from a tug on Lake Michigan; found. Propeller SEYMOUR, sprung aleak in a gale on Lake Michigan. Brig SEA GULL lost most of her sails in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner M. L. COLLINS, damaged in sails in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner J. R. PELTON, sprung aleak en route to Toledo. Propeller S. D. CALDWELL, run into Walker's bridge at Milwaukee. Schooner JAMES COUCH, lost a lee-board in Lake Erie. Schooner MIAMI, lost bowsprit by vessel drifting on her in River St. Clair. Steamer MILTON D. WARD and ferry HOPE collide at Detroit; damage slight. Barge A. L. PORTER, jettisoned 75 tons of ore during a storm on Lake Superior. Schooner MARY GROVER, ashore at Gallop Rapids, St. Lawrence River; released. Schooner S. H. LATHROP, arrives at Detroit minus her jibboom. Scow HARMONIA, damaged by a steam barge at Detroit. Propeller barge EDITH and barge W. TREAT collide at Bay City; latter damaged. Propeller barge S. C. BALDWIN, sprung aleak and jettisoned 75 tons of pig iron on Lake Michigan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -32- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (July cont'd) Bark E. JONES, bound down, passes Detroit minus her maintopmast. Scow SKYLARK, ashore at Point Au Pellee; released. Schooner SCOTLAND, cargo lumber, ashore on North Harbor Reef, Lake Erie, released. Scow H. D. ROOT, struck a rock and sprung aleak on Lake Erie. Tug CLEMATIS damaged her windlass at Port Huron. Schooner PAMLICO, sprung aleak on Lake Huron. Schooner TRAVELER passes Detroit minus her foretopmast. Schooner J. BIGLER, mainmast damaged by lightning on Lake Erie. Propeller J. A. SCOTT and schooner MARY COLLINS collide at Chicago; former's cabin damaged. Barge LOUISA ANN, lost deck load lumber in Lake Michigan. A large raft broke up at St. Clair Flats; recovered. Bark NORTHWEST and schooner FAME collide in the Straits; both damaged. Propeller BENTON, arrives at Detroit with broken crank. Propeller ATLANTIC, on rock in Sault River; released by U. S. steamer MICHIGAN. Propeller R. G. COBURN, rudder disabled; repaired at Port Huron. Bark NAIAD and schooner PORTLAND collide at Chicago; former lost foremast. Schooner WEDGIN lost three small boats while lowering them on Lake Huron. Steamer REINDEER, struck a pile at Toledo and damaged hull. Bark D. M. FOSTER, sprung a leak while loading grain at Toledo; towed to Detroit. Schooners MARY TAYLOR and ELVINA collide in Welland Canal; former lost foremast, jibboom and bowsprit. Scow INDUSTRY, jettisoned deck-load of walnut in a gale on Lake Erie. AUGUST Schooner JENNIE MULLEN, cargo wheat, ashore near Oswego; got off. Schooner GOLDEN FLEECE, on Port Austin reef; got off badly damaged. Tug COMMODORE NUTT, blew out cylinder head near Milwaukee. Tug JOHN MARTIN, lost a raft on Lake Huron in a gale. Schooner ADVANCE, cargo lumber, waterlogged near Chicago; towed in. Schooner SAN JACINTO, arrives at Sheboygan in a sinking condition. Bark E. JONES, lost mizzen and maintopmasts on Lake Huron. Scow FOREST, capsized by a squall near Chicago; towed in. Scow SCOTTISH CHIEF, capsized in Lake Michigan; recovered. Schooner STELLA, waterlogged and dismantled on Lake Michigan; 8 lives lost; recovered. Schooner EMPIRE STATE, lost maintopmast on Lake Superior. Barge RITCHIE, arrives at Cleveland in waterlogged condition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -33- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (August cont'd) Barge ENTERPRISE, sunk near Burt's Mill, Saginaw; raised. Barge BAY CITY, waterlogged and lost deckload of lumber on Lake Huron. Barge ABIGAIL, arrives at Grand Haven in waterlogged condition. Schooner S. M. DAVIDSON, ashore near Grand Trunk depot; pulled off. Tug MOREY, ashore at Big Sodus, Lake Ontario; pulled off. Schooner WINFIELD SCOTT, waterlogged off Spider Island; total loss. Propeller barge RALEIGH, ashore at St. Clair Flats; lightered off. Barge HERCULES, cargo lumber, waterlogged in Lake Huron; rescued. Schooner PROGRESS, damaged by collision with propeller DEAN RICHMOND. Schooner PORTAGE, lost her mainmast near Portage, Lake Superior. Scow ST. JOSEPH, waterlogged and lost deck load of lumber on Lake Huron. Schooner SPY, run into by schooner J. V. TAYLOR off Waukegan, and badly damaged. Tug ECLIPSE, with schooner RICHARDS in tow hard aground head of River St. Clair. Bark WILLIAM JONES, cargo ore, sprung a bad leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller AKRON, damaged by fire at Ogdensburg. Schooner SKYLARK No. 2, ashore at Port Stanley; total loss. Scow MENOMINEE, struck Chicago pier and waterlogged. Bark GLENBULAH, lost her centreboard in Lake Erie. Barge J. P. MORTON, waterlogged in Lake Huron; got into port. Brig GEO. M. ABELL, ashore at Port Burwell; total loss. Tug SWAN, sunk at East Saginaw; got up. Schooner MARY ALIDA, lost deck load of lumber on Lake Erie. Propeller barge BUFFALO, collided with steamer RICE opposite Detroit. Schooner H. FITZHUGH, cargo coal, ashore at Mackinaw Island; got off. Schooner HERALD, carried away her mainmast on Lake Michigan. Schooner PILGRIM, ashore near Stoney Creek pier, Lake Michigan; got off. Schooner SWALLOW, struck pier at Pentwater, sunk inside. Scow MAGGIE, cargo lumber, ashore near Goderich; total loss. Barge KENOSHA, arrives at Buffalo waterlogged. Bark HOMER, disabled in Green Bay in hull and outfit. Propeller ROCKET, aground at Fighting Island; lightered off. Tug CAROLINE WILLIAMS, damaged by fire at Manistee. Barge FORRESTER, waterlogged and lost deck load of lumber on Lake Erie. Brig FANNY GARDNER, ashore outside of Chicago; towed in. Schooner E. M. PORTCH, cargo lumber, sprang aleak and waterlogged near Washington Harbor; towed to Chicago. Schooner CARLINGFORD, fouled with schooner W. BATES at Chicago, latter losing her mainmast. Schooner ROSA STEARNS, cargo coal; on Cleveland piers; total loss. Bark MONTGOMERY, cargo grain, ashore at Point Edward; got off. Propeller MONTGOMERY, arrives at Milwaukee in a leaky condition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -34- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (August cont'd) Propeller barge HURON CITY, broke her wheel in Lake Erie; repaired at Detroit. Propeller POTOMAC, run on an island in St. Clair River; lightered off. Schooner HOMEWARD BOUND, ashore near Oswego; lost deck load lumber; got off. Brig ROSCIUS and schooner KATE KELLY collided at Chicago; both damaged. Schooner CORNELIA, damaged by running foul of a bridge at Chicago. Schooner R. MOTT, lost jibboom and bowsprit by collision at Chicago. Bark TWO FANNIES, lost her jibboom by collision at Chicago. Propeller ONTONAGON, arrives at Chicago in a leaky condition. Schooner ESCANABA, carried away center-board on Saginaw Bay. Schooner W. SANDERSON, sprung aleak and arrives at Port Huron. Schooner ESSEX, lost topsail yard and other outfit on Lake Huron. Schooner H. P. BALDWIN, damaged some of her sails in a squall on Lake Michigan. Scow SARSACUS, sprung aleak and put into Grand Haven. Schooner HAMLET, lost part of her sails by a squall on Lake Michigan. Brig ST. JOSEPH, like disaster, same time and locality. Barge MARY BARTER, broke loose from a tow on Lake Huron; recovered. Schooner REGINA, bowsprit carried away by collision with steamer Great Western. Two barges broke adrift from propeller ANTELOPE on Lake Huron; recovered. Barge MEARS, collided with schooner NEW LISBON near Sarnia while former was in tow of propeller barge East Saginaw; damage $1,200. Bark WENONA, cargo pig iron, sprung foremast in the straits. Schooner PAMLICO, arrives at Port Huron in a leaky condition. Propeller SEYMOUR, arrives at same point in a damaged condition. Bark MARY PEREW, dismasted by a squall on Lake Michigan. Bark LOTUS, cargo rye, ashore on Peach Island; lightered off. Tug HERCULES, hard aground near Belle Isle; released by tug HECTOR. Propeller ALASKA, broke her shaft in Lake Erie and was towed to Detroit. Propeller VAN RAALTE, on the bar at St. Joseph; lightered afloat. Steamer EIGHTH OHIO, broke her anchor on Lake Huron. Scow AMERICAN EAGLE, ashore near Erie; released. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSON, ashore at Point Au Pellee; lightered off. Propeller CITY OF MONTREAL, broke her machinery and arrived at Milwaukee. Schooner SENATOR, reaches Port Huron with mainmast defective. Schooner MIDDLESEX, reaches same port with foremast defective. Scow MARIA, damaged by propeller COMET in St. Clair River. Propeller barge DUNKIRK, disabled in machinery on Lake Huron. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -35- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (August cont'd) Schooner E. KANTER, cargo staves, sprung aleak in Lake Erie and was towed to Detroit. Schooner NORTH STAR, sprung aleak and arrives at Chicago. Schooner ISLAND QUEEN, ashore at Portage Lake, got off. Propeller MARY PRINGLE and schooner KATE RICHMOND, collided in Welland Canal; latter damaged. Tug SWEEPSTAKES, broke her crank pin and repaired at Detroit. Schooner AIGLE DE MER, lost deck load lumber on Lake Ontario. Schooner J. A. McDONALD, lost deck load of lumber, same time and locality. Schooner C. C. GRISWOLD, lost foretopmast off Long Point, Lake Erie. Schooner CARLINGFORD, lost jibboom, same time and locality. Barge D, struck the pier at Lachine Canal and damaged; cargo grain. Schooner MARY COLLINS, cargo coal, on Whale's Back Reef; lightered off. Schooner R. WINSLOW, aground two days at St. Clair Flats. Tug GLADIATOR, ashore at Bois Blanc, Detroit River; pulled off. Schooner PIERPONT, cargo supplies, ashore at Detour; got off, damages heavy. Tug G. H. PARKER, unshipped her rudder on Saginaw Bay. Schooner JESSE CONGER, lost jibboom by heavy weather coming up Lake Erie. Scow EMMA YOUNG, sunk by collision at Algonac; got up. Schooner J. V. TAYLOR, lost jibboom in heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Bark LAFRINIER, damaged bottom by striking a boulder at Buffalo. Barge ADRIATIC, arrives in St. Clair River in a leaky condition. Scow AUNT RUTH, lost fore and maintopmasts by a squall on Lake Erie. Tug CHAMPION, broke her crank pin; repaired at Detroit. Schooner MARY, lost mainsail in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner CHAS. WALL, lost an anchor and chain at Detour. Bark SUNNYSIDE, went ashore near Black River, O., in a fog; got off. Schooner THOS. PARSONS, lost center board in the Straits. Tug WINSLOW, broke her cylinder on Lake Huron. Schooner DELAWARE, ashore at Point Au Pellee; lightered off. Schooner KING SISTERS, ashore at same place; lightered off. Schooner ARGO, knocked a hole in her bottom at Dunkirk. Schooner RIVAL, ashore, entrance to Toledo; lightered. Propeller HILTON, broke her machinery on Lake Michigan; towed to Chicago. Schooner GEO. L. SEAVERS, cargo lumber, waterlogged on Lake Michigan; towed to Chicago. Propeller CHAMPLAIN, broke her crank pin; repaired at Detroit. Steamer MANITOBA, ashore at Cove Island; pulled off. Tug PRINDIVILLE, hard aground in River St. Clair; pulled off. Tug AMERICAN EAGLE, struck the dock at Milwaukee; lost smoke stack. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -36- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (August cont'd) Schooner MARY FOSTER, lost deck load lumber on Lake Ontario. Tug PIERCE, damaged by getting on the dock at Buffalo. Schooner H. C. WINSLOW, lost her foreyard on Lake Erie. Steamer CITY OF TOLEDO, broke her machinery on Lake Michigan. Tug MAYFLOWER, disabled in machinery on Lake Huron. Schooner GEN. WORTH, lost mainsail and jibs in a squall on Lake Erie. Bark OREONTA, lost both jibs in a gale on Lake Erie. Propeller CHINA, collided with a dock in St. Clair River. Bark F. B. GARDNER, lost jibboom in heavy weather on Lake Huron. Schooner TWIN SISTER, lost jibboom by collision on Lake Erie. Steamer R. N. RICE, damaged by collision with propeller barge BUFFALO near Detroit. Schooner G. D. NORRIS, ashore on Green's Reef in Lake Erie. Steamer A. NEFF, disabled and ashore at Dykesville in Green Bay; got off. Schooner RUSSELL DART, damaged by collision at Buffalo. Propeller CHICAGO, lost masthead by heavy weather on Lake Erie. Schooner GUIDE, sprung aleak and arrives at Grand Haven. Schooner ACTIVE, damaged in outfit at Milwaukee. Schooner TELEGRAPH, damaged in sails and rigging at Buffalo. Bark F. B. GARDNER, damaged sails and gear on Lake Huron. Schooner HOPE, damaged in sails and gear at Racine. Tug MUIR, damaged by collision with tug AMERICAN EAGLE at Milwaukee. Propeller R. G. COBURN broke her crank pin; repaired at Detroit. Schooner FLYING MIST, lost jibboom by collision at the Flats. Same vessel ashore at Mammy Judy; lightered off. Schooner C. C. GRISWOLD, small boat smashed by propeller TOLEDO at Detroit. SEPTEMBER Bark SUNRISE, cargo grain, ashore at Point Edward; got off. Schooner MONTPELIER, cargo grain, ashore at Point Edward; got off. Schooner MORNING LIGHT, cargo stone, ashore at Point Mouther; got off. Propeller IDAHO, bound down sprung aleak on Lake Huron. Schooner ADA, in a gale, lost all her sails on Lake Ontario. Schooner ONONDAGA, ashore and sunk at Charity Islands; got off. Schooner MARYSBURG, ashore at Point Au Pellee; got off. Scow MAID OF THE MIST, sunk at Port Huron by bark MASTEN; got off. Schooner YOUNG AMERICA collided with steamer HACKETT at Port Huron; former damaged. Schooner QUEEN OF THE NORTH collided with steamer HACKETT at Port Huron; former damaged. Schooner NEW LISBON, cargo staves, rolled over in Lake Erie; total loss. Schooner NORTH STAR, ashore at Sandy Creek, Lake Michigan; total loss. Propeller NEW ERA lost two barges on Lake Michigan; recovered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -37- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Propeller GEN. PAINE lost a barge on Lake Michigan; recovered. Schooner LINCOLN DALL, lost her mainmast and damaged in outfit on Lake Huron. Propeller barge NEPTUNE, sprung aleak on Lake Huron; repaired at Detroit. Schooner MONTEZUMA, arrives at Buffalo minus her foretopmast. Schooner W. H. BRIGHAM, arrives at Milwaukee in a leaky condition. Schooner KOLFAGE, ashore at Point Au Pellee; towed to Malden. Barge FORESTER, waterlogged and lost deckload lumber on Lake Erie. Barges BISSELL and INDIANOLA collide near Bay City; both damaged. Brig HELFENSTEIN, cargo coal, ashore and sunk at the Clay Banks; got up. Schooner ADA MEDORA, waterlogged on Lake Erie; towed to Detroit. Steamer DUNBAR, lost a tow of barges on Lake Michigan. Propeller SCOTIA, sprung aleak on Lake Michigan; threw over 700 bbls. of pork, and got into Chicago badly damaged. Scow IRWIN, cargo of stone, struck Cleveland pier and sunk inside. Tug DUDLEY, capsized in Buffalo harbor, got up. Bark HOMER, dismasted by a squall in the Straits. Schooner P. BARKALOW, cargo of grain, sunk near Point Abino; got into port. Schooner BEN FOLGER, cargo of coal, ashore at Port Colborne; got off. Schooner SUMMIT, cargo of grain, ashore at North Manitou; jettisoned cargo and got off. Schooner MIRANDA, cargo of lumber, ashore Port Austin Reef; total loss. Schooner OGDEN, struck the pier and sunk at Sheboygan; got up. Bark ADVANCE, ashore at Chambers Island; got off. Schooner UNION, cargo of brick, sprung aleak and sunk off Sheboygan; total loss. Barge ST. CLAIR, waterlogged and lost deck-load of lumber on Lake Huron. Propeller DICTATOR, sunk by being run into by propeller GOULD, at the Manitous; her cargo of grain all damaged; got up. Schooner CLYDE, ashore at Big Sodus; total loss. Schooner POTTER, struck going into Sheboygan and sunk inside; got up. Schooner UNION, cargo of brick, foundered in Lake Michigan; total loss. Schooner BRITISH QUEEN, cargo lumber, waterlogged on Lake Ontario. Schooner MIAMI and bark ST. ALBANS collide in Lake Ontario; latter damaged $5,000. Schooner GRACE MURRAY, cargo ore, sunk in Erie harbor; got up. Schooner DAN TINDALL, cargo lumber, ashore at Northport; total loss. Schooner TRANSPORT, cargo lumber, ashore at Richmondville; total loss. Tug ROSE, sunk at Toledo; got up. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -38- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Schooner SAM FLINT, struck Milwaukee pier, damaging it $1,000. Brig LOWELL, cargo lumber, ashore near Cove Island; total loss. Barges RUBY and REGULATOR, cargoes of hay, burned in Detroit River; total losses. Schooner C. H. HURD, cargo corn, foundered in Lake Michigan; crew all lost except captain; total loss. Tug LITTLE REBEL, burst her boiler at Chicago; nobody hurt. Scow DUNCAN, cargo lumber, waterlogged and capsized at Euclid; got into port. Propeller DROMEDARY, struck a shoal near Brockville and sunk; got up. Tug ORIOLE, burst her boiler at Chicago, nobody killed. Barge WAVERLY, no cargo, ashore and sunk at Cleveland. Scow EMILY, damaged in a storm on Lake Erie; got into Cleveland. Schooner A. H. MOSS, lost mainmast and damaged otherwise on Lake Michigan. Bark TWO FANNIES, carried away mizzenmast on Lake Michigan. Schooner P. THOMPSON, sprung aleak on Lake Michigan, laden with lumber. Schooner G. G. COOPER, collided with an unknown vessel, and lost sails on Lake Erie. Bark RED, WHITE AND BLUE, collided with schooner AGNES SMITH at Buffalo; both damaged. Schooner AMANDA, cargo lumber, waterlogged and lost deckload on Lake Ontario. Barge ROBIN, cargo wheat, sunk in Galoo Rapids; no particulars. Schooner GAME COCK, ashore in Green Bay; no particulars. Schooner MONTEZUMA, cargo corn, sunk by collision with the schooner HATTIE JOHNSON in Lake Huron. Total loss. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSON, damaged by aforesaid collision about $2,000. Schooner SUMMIT, cargo grain, jettisoned a portion of the same on Lake Ontario. Scow VANATTA, sprung aleak and arrives at Vermillion. Schooner E. M. DAVIDSON, lost jibboom in heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Schooner HUNTER, lost her topsail in a squall on Lake Michigan. Tug JESSIE, carried away her rudder, mouth of the River Thames. Schooner C. N. JOHNSON ashore on Fighting Island; lightered off. Schooner OLIVIA, lost deck load of lumber on Lake Ontario. Schooner J. STEVENSON, a like disaster in the same locality. Scow H. CoWLEY, cargo lumber, sprung aleak in St. Clair River. Schooner JENNIE RUMBALL, lost mainsail and mainboom in a gale on Lake Huron. Scow UNCLE SAM, lost jibboom by collision with schooner WENONA, at Port Huron. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -39- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Schooner MARY B. HALE, cargo coal, ashore at Euclid, O.; got off. Propeller barge J. CARTIER, cargo staves, waterlogged and badly damaged in Lake Erie. Schooner METROPOLIS, lost her foremast in a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner D. P. RHODES, damaged by dragging foul of a pier at Marquette. Steamer SPARTAN, ashore at Pigeon Island, Lake Ontario; got off. Schooner WESTCHESTER, ashore at Good Harbor, Lake Michigan; got off. Schooner H. C. ALBRECHT, damaged by collision with unknown vessel on Lake Erie. Schooner A. BOODY, arrives at Buffalo minus her jib. Brig SEA GULL, arrives at Buffalo minus her topsail yard. Schooner JAMES COUCH, arrives at Buffalo minus a leeboard. Schooner C. L. JOHNSON, damaged by running foul of a crib at Manitowoc. Propeller MICHIGAN, struck a rock in St. Lawrence River, damaging bottom. Propeller barge TRADER, ashore on Peach Island; lightered off. Schooner SUMMIT, cargo grain, ashore at South Manitou; got off. Bark WENONA, ashore at Pilot Island; got off. Bark BISMARCK, ashore entrance of Maumee River; got off. Bark W. H. VANDERBILT, ashore near Chicago; cargo grain total loss; vessel got off. Schooner ANNIE TOMINE, ashore at Gross Pointe, Lake Michigan; got off. Schooner PERRY HANNAH, sprung aleak outside Chicago and was towed in. Schooner CURLEW, damaged by running foul of Chicago breakwater. Schooner HUBBARD, damaged in like manner, same point. Schooner MOSELLE, foretopmast carried away on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. G. BEARD, cargo lumber, ashore at Nine Mile Point, Lake Ontario; got off. Bark MASSILON, damaged by running on a reef at Marquette. Scow J. A. McDONALD, ashore at Long Point; got off. Schooner ORION, cargo ore, ashore at Dover Bay; got off. Schooner J. C. HARRISON, cargo grain, pounded on Sandusky Bar, causing a leak. A raft, in tow of tug PRINDIVILLE, broken up on Lake Erie. Steamer DOVE, fouled with a bridge on Thames River and damaged wheel- house. Schooner ARGO arrives at Chicago in a waterlogged condition. Schooner J. R. BENTLEY, sails and outfit lost in a gale on Lake Michigan. Bark RACINE arrives at Chicago damaged in same gale. Bark UNADILLA, arrives at same port damaged by same gale. Bark SUNNYSIDE, arrives same time, damaged by same gale. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -40- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Schooner ALBATROSS, arrives at same port, damaged by storm. Bark S. V. R. WATSON, damaged by same gale and arrives at Chicago. Bark GEN. SIGEL, suffered damage by same gale, arriving at Chicago. Schooner JOHN T. MOTT, damaged same time, arriving at Chicago. Brig POWHATTAN, arrives at same port, damaged by the storm. Bark CITY OF CHICAGO, met with a like disaster, and arrived at that port. Barks JOHN F. BREDEN, F. MORELL, HANS CROCKER, schooners G. D. NORRIS, M. WILLIAMS, MELVINA, and D. R. MARTIN were all damaged more or less by the same gale. Steamer SHEBOYGAN, her upper works damaged in a storm on Lake Michigan. Schooner T. Y. AVERY, cargo grain, arrives at Milwaukee in a leaky condition. Schooner J. C. HARRISON, cargo grain, shore at Point Abino; cargo total loss, vessel got off. Schooner BISMARCK, damaged by collision with schooner E. HARMON at Port Colborne. Bark SARDINIA, damaged by getting on a boulder at Buffalo. Barge OCEAN, cargo lumber, sprung aleak on Lake Huron. Schooner CAMANCHE, cargo salt, sprung aleak coming up Lake Erie. Schooner A. W. LUCKEY, cargo grain, arrives at Milwaukee minus centreboard. Barge WINDSOR, waterlogged on Lake Huron, and barge RITCHIE lost deck- load lumber in Lake Erie. Brig ORKNEY LASS, on a reef near Grosse Isle, Detroit River; pulled off. Schooner MONTANA, cargo grain, ashore at Picton, Lake Ontario; lightered off. Scow P. E. YOUNG, lost deck-load of wood in Lake Erie. Schooner C. MEARS, ashore at Erie; got off. Schooner ST. CLAIR, damaged going into Sheboygan. Propellers ROANOKE and PHILADELPHIA collide at Chicago; former damaged. Tug SWEEPSTAKES, lost smoke stack by bark MONARCH running foul of her in Lake Erie. Propeller-barge HURON CITY, machinery disabled, and propeller COBURN broke crank pin at Detroit. Schooner HATTIE WELLS, lost mainboom, and schooner T. P. SHELDON her rudder on Lake Huron. Schooner AETNA, scow ENRIGHT, and barge CHIEFTAIN sprung aleak outside. Propeller HILTON broke her machinery on Lake Michigan, and the CUYAHOGA her forefoot at Duluth. -41- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Bark BUTCHER BOY, cargo corn, on a reef in Detroit River; lightered off. Propeller VAN RALTE and schooner YANKEE BLADE collide at Chicago; both damaged. Schooner ROB ROY, damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Propeller BADGER STATE lost her rudder, and scow FOREST waterlogged on Lake Michigan. Bark ADVANCE, cargo coal, arrives at Chicago with a bad leakage. Tug ECLIPSE, damaged by collision with tug BALENTYNE near Port Huron. Barge J. F. WARNER, broke loose from a tug and ashore on Lake Huron; not released. Propeller MILWAUKEE, arrives at Detroit with broken crank-pin. Tug HELEN MORRIS, struck and obstruction and sunk at Toledo; raised. Scow ANNIE, lost deck-load of lumber on Lake Ontario. Bark ALICE RICHARDS, dismasted on Lake Superior, and was towed to Chicago. Scows GERMAN and HIGHLAND CHIEF, ashore at Marblehead; both released. Scow JUNO, at Black River, O.; also got off. Brig FRONTIER CITY, lost her topsail and schooner OTTAWA her jibboom, on Lake Erie. Bark ONEONTA, damaged at Buffalo by schooner SWALLOW getting foul of her. Schooners S. H. LATHROP and BROOKLYN collide in Welland Canal; both damaged. Propeller CITY OF TOLEDO and schooner WILD ROVER collide at Milwaukee; both damaged. Schooner L. J. LATHAM, sunk by collision in the Welland Canal; got up. Schooner SOPHIA SMITH, lost an anchor and chain on Lake Huron shore. Propeller BUFFALO lost her rudder, and schooner MINNESOTA her mainboom on Lake Michigan. Schooner M. MUELLER and scow HARWOOD ashore at Ahnapee, Lake Michigan; both off. Schooner MELVINA, grain, sprung aleak on Lake Michigan, and schooner FAME on Lake Huron. Propeller PACIFIC, on the rocks at Sault River; suffered severe damage. Propeller CHICAGO, lost topmast and schooner TOLEDO deck-load lumber on Lake Michigan. Tug MONITOR, disabled near Chicago, and propeller FAVORITE in Traverse Bay. Propeller NEBRASKA, damaged by fire at Chicago, and tug BALIZE ashore at Stony Point. Small schooner MIRANDA, waterlogged off Michigan City; all crew lost. Propeller THOS. A. SCOTT, sprung her arches, and scow A. HOWES ashore on Lake Michigan; got off. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -42- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (September cont'd) Schooner GRACE GREENWOOD, damaged by collision with bark JESSE HOYT at Bay View. Schooner C. G. MIXER, damaged in hull and outfit on Lake Michigan. Schooner W. J. WHALING, lost jibboom, bowsprit and foretopmast by collision at Port Colborne. Schooners F. B. GARDNER and CORSAIR, scow SAILOR BOY, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Brig FANNY GARDNER, ashore in a squall on Strawberry Shoal; got off. Scow INDUSTRY, waterlogged and lost deck-load of lumber in Lake Huron. Schooner ST. ANDREW, damaged outfit in a gale coming up Lake Erie. Bark ADVANCE, arrives at Milwaukee minus her foreyard. Propeller MAINE broke her pillar-block, and schooner F. A. MORSE lost centre-board on Lake Huron. Bark PARANA, damaged by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee. Tugs MOSHER and BABCOCK, damaged upper works at Chicago. Tug MESSENGER lost her smoke stack by collision at Chicago. Schooner ATAUNTO, lost jibboom by collision at Buffalo. Schooner MARGARET DALL, struck a wreck near Malden, and came near sinking. Schooner CITY OF STRAITS, damaged by collision near Mackinaw. Schooners AETNA and KINGFISHER, damaged by heavy weather; latter started leaking. Propeller FREE STATE, cargo flour and grain, on White Shoals and a total loss. Propeller CITY OF DETROIT, arrives at Detroit with a broken wheel. Scow ST. STEPHEN, damaged outfit, and barge SEMINOLE waterlogged on Lake Huron. Bark FAVORITE, sprung aleak on Lake Erie; grain loaded. Bark Z. CHANDLER, aground two days at the Flats, and schooner SHERWOOD on Belle Isle. Tug SENECA, broke rudder at Detroit, and propeller CLEVELAND her shaft on Lake Superior. Propeller barge RALEIGH ashore at Peach Island; cargo grain, lightered. Propeller W. M. TWEED, merchandise, ashore on Sugar Island, Lake Huron; got off. Schooner EVLYN BATES, ashore at Detour, and scow O. WILCOX at West Sister; both off. Steam barge WYOMING, ashore at Forester, and schooner ATLANTIC at Genesee River; both off. OCTOBER Schooner H. S. FAIRCHILDS, cargo wheat, sunk in Lake Erie by collision with schooner HARVEST HOME, above Long Point; total loss. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -43- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Schooner GEM, cargo coal, ashore in Pigeon Bay; total loss. Schooner MAJOR ANDERSON, cargo railroad iron, ashore at Two Rivers; total loss. Propeller MOHAWK, bound down, ashore ten miles below Point Aux Barques; threw over deck load of flour and got off. Propeller barge EVERGREEN CITY, lost a tow of barges on Lake Huron; recovered. Bark GLENBULAH, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Bark VALETTA, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Schooner STAMPEDE, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Bark A. P. NICHOLS, damaged also by Chicago fire. Bark FONTANELLE, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Schooner C. NILSSON (new), destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Schooner ALNWICK, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Propeller WINSLOW, grounded in Detroit River; lightered up. Schooner VICTORIA, ashore on Ford's Shoals, cargo grain; total loss. Schooner W. S. LYONS, on White Shoals, cargo ore; total loss. Schooner R. P. MASON, cargo supplies, ashore near Leland; total loss. Schooner JAS. GARRETT, cargo lumber, ashore at Beaver Island; got off. Schooner SENECA CHIEF, destroyed by Manistee fire; total loss. Steam barge JARECKI, lost both anchors and chains off the Foxes, Lake Michigan. Schooner L. VANVALKENBURG, ashore at Presque Isle, Lake Huron, jettisoned 8,000 bushels; got off. Schooner LA PETITE, cargo lumber, capsized in Lake Huron; crew saved, vessel total loss. Schooner LEVANT, wrecked off Sheboygan; crew lost one, vessel total loss. Tug DISPATCH, ashore with five barges at Port Austin; latter saved, tug total loss. Propeller DUNKIRK, lost a tow of barges in Saginaw Bay; recovered. Propeller JENNESS, lost two barges in Saginaw Bay; recovered. Propeller LOWELL, ashore on Long Point, threw over 500 bbls. flour and 100 bbls pork; got off. Schooner J. S. MINOR, cargo of oats, ashore at Kincardine; total loss. Schooner D. FERGUSON, cargo wheat, ashore same place; cargo toal loss, vessel off. Tug SATELLITE, broke her wheel near Malden by striking the bottom. Schooner AMERICAN UNION, damaged by collision with an unknown vessel in the Straits. Barge FORRESTER, with a cargo of lumber, waterlogged on Lake Huron. Schooner DOLPHIN, cargo wood, dismasted by collision on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. BIGLER, arrives at Milwaukee damaged in collision with an unknown craft. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -44- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Scow MERMAID, cargo lumber, lost deck load and all her sails on Lake Michigan. Schooner E. QUINLAN, threw over deck load of lumber in Lake Ontario. Schooner CALEDONIA, ashore on Gull Bar, Lake Ontario, got off. Schooner L. L. LAMB, on the White Shoals and full of water; got off. Schooner L. M. MASON, on the beach near Leland; got off. Propeller R. G. COBURN, from Lake Superior, foundered on Saginaw Bay with a loss of about 45 lives. Schooner EXCELSIOR, cargo wheat, foundered on Lake Huron; all lost save one. Schooner JOHN BURT, wrecked at Leland, Lake Michigan, total loss. Schooner H. C. WINSLOW, capsized by a squall on Lake Michigan; got into port. Schooner GEO. J. WHITNEY, cargo coal, on Sugar Island, Lake Michigan; total loss. Propeller EMPIRE, on Point Aux Barques; jettisoned and got off. Schooner CLAYTON BELLE, ashore at Presque Isle, jettisoned 3,500 bushels wheat; got off. Schooners IMPERIAL and ELEANOR collide on Lake Huron; both damaged. Schooner MARY HATTIE, lost deck load lumber, flying jib and big anchor on Lake Huron. Schooner MAJOR FERRY, ashore at Black Creek, Lake Michigan; pulled off. Schooner MORNING LIGHT, ashore near Detour, cargo ore; got off badly damaged. Propeller UNION, threw over deck load of flour in Saginaw Bay. Brig MONTEZUMA, lost deck load of lumber on Lake Huron. Schooner LUCY AUCHARD, cargo poles, ashore at same place; got off. Schooner MARY THOMPSON, cargo grain, ashore at same place; got off. Schooner WALLACE, cargo coal, ashore at Put-in-Bay; got off. Bark SAGINAW, cargo staves, sunk at Buffalo; got up. Schooner CASCADEN, ashore near Cape Hurd, Lake Huron; total loss. Schooner GEORGE WORTHINGTON, threw over deck-load of lumber on Lake Huron. Schooner KINGFISHER, ashore at the Clay Banks; got off. Schooner W. FISKE, ashore at Cockburn Island, Georgian Bay; got off. Schooner MARY THOMPSON, cargo grain, ashore near Kincardine; got off. Schooner PHEBE CATHERINE, ashore at Howe Island, Lake Ontario. Schooner CONSUELO, ashore at same place; total loss. Bark J. C. KING, struck on Windmill Point and sunk in Buffalo harbor; raised. Schooner OLIVIA, capsized on Lake Ontario; one life lost; vessel a total loss. Schooner SHICKALUNA, lost deck-load of lumber and outfit on Lake Ontario. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -45- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Schooner MORNING LIGHT, cargo of ore, lost anchor and outfit on Lake Huron. Scow IDA AND MARY, ashore at Sugar Island and lost outfit; got off. Schooner MIAMI and steam barge WESTFORD collide at Port Colborne; latter dismasted. Schooner CUYAHOGA, ashore at Escanaba; total loss. Propeller NAVARINO, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Schooner ECLIPSE, destroyed by Chicago fire; total loss. Schooner DEFIANCE, ashore near Genesee River, and schooner GROTON at Nine Mile Point. Schooner COL. HEG, lost bowsprit and outfit at Chicago. Schooner H. A. RICHMOND, ashore in Detroit River, and schooner MELVINA at Clay Banks; got off. Schooner C. HINCKLEY, lost jibboom and outfit by heavy weather on Lake Erie. Schooner E. B. ALLEN, ashore at Frankfort, and propeller JAPAN on Peach Island; both off. Scow E. MASTERS, lost deck-load lumber on Lake Ontario. Two PESHTIGO lumber barges, burned by Chicago fire; total losses. Schooner ELIZA LOGAN, cargo wheat, sunk off Erie; vessel and two lives lost. Schooner ONTARIO, cargo coal, ashore near Goderich; got off. Schooner H. E. MUSSEY, ran foul of a dock at Grand Traverse and sunk; total loss. Scow FURIES, cargo bark, ashore at Frankfort, Lake Michigan; got off. Schooner FEARLESS, ashore at Kewaunee, Lake Michigan; got off. Propeller ANNIE HORTON, ashore at Kincardine; total loss. Propeller EMPIRE STATE, ashore at Recors with four feet of water in her; got off. Schooner L. L. LAMB, collided with schooner PAINSVILLE at Port Huron; both damaged. Schooner LILLIE PARSONS, cargo railroad iron, ashore at Point Au Pellee; got off. Propeller DEAN RICHMOND, cargo wheat, burned in Mud lake; total loss, with one life. Tug ECLIPSE, burned while at Lakeport dock; total loss. Schooner ALGERINE, cargo coal, arrives at Detroit badly disabled in outfit. Propeller SCOTIA, cargo merchandise, sunk in Lachine Canal; got up. Propeller S. D. CALDWELL, on Graham Shoals; got off. Schooner MAGGIE THOMPSON, cargo grain, sprung aleak and sunk at Port Huron; got up. Lighter MONITOR, laden with lumber, sunk in Saginaw River; got up. Schooner AETNA, cargo grain, ashore at Port Hope, Lake Huron; got off. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -46- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Brig FRONTIER CITY, on a bar mouth of River Thames; got off, after a month's delay. Schooner ESCANABA, damaged by collision with an unknown vessel on Lake Huron. Scow AMERICAN EAGLE, cargo stone, ashore at Cleveland; total loss. The RUSSIAN lost her yawl while on the passage down from Chicago. Propeller GALENA, ashore on Tawas Point; lightered off. Schooner G. L. NEWMAN, ashore in Green Bay, and scow Pendleton at Holland; got off. Bark T. B. RICE, cargo corn, ashore at Dunkirk: vessel and cargo damaged. Bark MONARCH, lost mainsail and jibs in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner ELM CITY, damaged by collision with a propeller at Buffalo. Schooner S. S. OSBORNE, damaged by striking Erie breakwater. Propeller JAPAN, run on Fighting Island in a fog; lightered off. Propeller ROCKET, broke cylinder and engine on Lake Huron; large repairs at Detroit. Propeller FOUNTAIN CITY, two days aground at Recors, St. Clair River. Str AUNT BETSEY, lost smoke stack and damaged upper works in a gale on Lake Michigan. Bark SUMMER CLOUD, lost mainboom, and schooner A. SHERWOOD jibboom, on Lake Michigan. Schooner ADVANCE, cargo barley, ashore on Nicholson Island, Lake Ontario; got off. Schooner HAVANA, lost centreboard, jibboom and foretopmast by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Schooner SENATOR, lost mainboom and sprung aleak in same gale, on Lake Michigan. Bark SUNNYSIDE, lost her yawl and sustained other damage on Lake Michigan. Tug TORRENT, towed to Detroit with rudder disabled. Bark MASSILON, cargo ore, sunk in Sault Canal; got up. Schooner W. F. ALLEN, lost her yawl and damaged cargo in a gale on Lake Huron. Schooner MONITOR, ashore in the Straits, cargo ore; lightered. Schooner PLOVER, cargo wheat, sunk in Lake Superior; total loss, crew saved. Scow MENDOTA, lost her yawl and damaged in outfit off Sheboygan. Schooner ATHENIAN, cargo grain, lost big anchor and damaged in hull on Lake Huron. Schooner R. C. CRAWFORD, lost her rudder on Lake Huron; towed to port. Schooner H. P. BALDWIN, lost two gaffs, yawl and davits on Lake Michigan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -47- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Schooner S. P. ELY, lost maingaff, and schooner NEVADA mainboom, on Lake Michigan. Scow ELLEN DOAK, lost most of her sails in a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner SAM FLINT, cargo grain, disabled on Saginaw Bay; towed inside. Schooner IRONSIDES, damaged by collision with unknown propeller on Lake Huron. Schooner CITY OF SHEBOYGAN, ashore mouth of the Detroit River; lightered off. Str CORSICAN, collided with propeller BRUNO on Lake Ontario; both damaged. Brig MECHANIC, cargo grain, damaged in outfit on Lake Michigan. Schooner DELOS DeWOLF, cargo grain, sprung aleak in the Straits. Schooner EXILE, ashore in Hammond's Bay; damaged bottom, causing a leak. Scow E. F. GAIN, broke adrift from a tow on Lake Huron; got in the river. Barge S. ClEMENT, broke her steering gear, and repaired at Detroit. Scow LOUISA, ashore at Buffalo; lightered off. Schooner D. R. MARTIN, cargo lumber, sprung aleak on Lake Michigan. Schooner NORTHERN BELLE, lost centreboard, rudder and canvas off Point Betsey; towed to Chicago. Schooner KENOSHA, ashore at Present Island, and schooner PETREL ashore near Muskegon; got off. Bark MASSILON, her yawl smashed and taffrail broken by collision in Detroit River. Scow PLANET, knocked hole in her by striking Manistee pier. Bark H. BISSELL and schooner A. J. ROGERS collide at the Flats; both damaged. A tow of vessels get aground on Peach Island; lightered off. Schooner ORION, cargo railroad iron, ashore near Chicago; lightered off. Bark RED, WHITE AND BLUE, cargo wheat, ashore at the Beavers; pulled off. Schooner G. D. DOUSMAN, cargo railroad iron, ashore at Point Au Pellee; got off. Schooner BISMARCK, ashore near Sheboygan; lightered off. Schooner COSSACK, damaged by collision at the Flats. Schooner A. FORD, sprung a bad leak in Welland Canal. Propeller BIRCKHEAD, broke her wheel at Saginaw while towing barges. Tug ZOUAVE, lost rudder in Lake Erie, and was towed to Detroit. Schooner DOLPHIN, cargo lumber, ashore at Sheboygan; lightered off. Propeller MENDOTA, arrives at Detroit disabled in machinery. Propellers CHINA and POTOMAC, run on a wreck at Bar Point, returned to Detroit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -48- MARINE DISASTERS OF 1871 (October cont'd) Bark A. P. NICHOLS, damaged in hull on Lake Huron, and schooner J. O. MOSS lost mainboom in Lake Erie. Bark GOLDEN FLEECE runs back to Buffalo damaged in sails and rigging. Tug SAMSON and schooner KINGFISHER, damaged by collision at the Flats. ===========================================================================