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    NAME: George F. Whitney
    OTHER NAME(s): also seen as G.J. Whitney; George J. Whitney
    REASON: foundered
    DATE:  September, 1872
    LOCATION: Lake Michigan
    TYPE: schooner
    HULL TYPE: wooden
    BUILDER: G. Hardison, Charlotte, N.Y., 1867
    OWNER: Hosea Rogers, Rochester, N.Y.
    MASTER: Capt. Wellington Carpenter
    TONNAGE:
    LENGTH: 143 ft
    BEAM: 26 ft
    DEPTH: 14 ft
    CASUALTIES:
    SURVIVORS: 0

   Foundered in Mid-Lake. - The loss of the schooner George F. Whitney, in
   September, was a peculiar one.  She must have foundered in mid-lake, as
   not one of the crew of eight men were ever heard of, nor has the manner
   of her loss ever been known.  Captain Carpenter was in command.  A
   fatality seems to have hung over the Whitney for more than a year.  She
   had been wrecked on Sugar Island, on a trip from Buffalo to Chicago in
   1871; was released in the spring of 1872, and reconstructed, and on her
   first trip she was wrecked again at Vermilion.  During the next voyage
   she was lost with all on board.  It was said that while lying at dock at
   Chicago, Captain Carpenter displayed all his flags at halfmast, the
   American ensign with union down.  Upon inquiry why he did this the
   captain explained that it was merely an invitation for the tugs to
   transfer him up the river.
        "History of the Great Lakes", vol. 1 - J.H. Beers, 1899
        
        
                   It is now 19 days since the schr. Geo. J.
                   Whitney has been heard from.  The fears
                   entertained concerning her safety have grown
                   almost to a certainty that she is lost with
                   all on board.  The crew consisted of 7 or 8
                   persons, names unknown, except Capt. Wellington
                   Carpenter, who resided near Watertown, N.Y.
                   His wife has been anxious regarding his fate
                   for some days, and telegraphed here but re-
                   ceived no particular news.  The vessel has a
                   most unfortunate record for disasters, having
                   been raised and wrecked 3 times.  She was
                   owned by Hosea Rogers, of Rochester.
                             Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
                               Oct. 17, 1872

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Sources: "History of the Great Lakes", vol. 1 - J.H. Beers, 1899
         "Shipwrecks of the Lakes", Dana Thomas Bowen
         Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, N.Y.