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The information on which it is based is from the most authentic and reliable sources, and has been procured and compiled by Capt. Rounds, employed in the office of the Northwestern Insurance Company. The precise loss in all the cases enumerated cannot be determined with perfect certainty, but the statement is believed to be as near the true result as it is possible to make one at this time. Brig MOHEGAN, struck on Point Au Barque; got off; loss and damage, $1,300 Schr OUTWARD BOUND, foundered on Lake Michigan, loss of vessel, cargo and crew -- 10 17,000 Schr COL. BENTON, struck on Point Au Barque, jilting part of cargo, 300 Schr ARIEL, sunk near Chicago pier; got off; loss to vessel and cargo 7,000 Schr JOHN LILLIE, capsized on Lake Michigan; got up; damage and expense, 1,000 Schr ALBION, beached near Welland Canal, Lake Ontario, got off; expense, 250 Schr TEMPEST, beached near the Sleeping Bear, Lake Michigan, got off; loss to vessel and cargo, 7,200 Schrs POLAND and LINDEN lost each one man in gale. Brig J. Y. SCAMMON dismasted on Lake Michigan; towed to Milwaukee and repaired, 1,000 Stmr TROY struck an anchor on Sandusky flats; leaked badly; taken on dock for repairs, 1,200 Stmr LOUISIANA burst steam chest on Lake Erie; killed 4 men; damage 600 Schr COL. POWERS, beached Canada side of Lake Ontario; got off and repaired; expense, 571 Schr HAVANA, beached near Buffalo; got off; damage, 100 Schr D. N. BARNEY, wrecked on Lake Huron; loss of vessel and cargo, 6,000 Sloop FANNY upset off Ashtabula; 2 lives lost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [36] MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON THE LAKES DURING THE SEASON OF 1849. Schr AMAZON, grounded on shoal near Niagara River, Lake Erie, got off; damage to vessel and cargo, 4,000 Stmrs HUDSON and SARATOGA, collision on Lake Erie; 2 lives lost; damage, 800 Stmr NEW ORLEANS wrecked on Lake Huron; total loss, 25,000 Stmr EMPIRE beached off Gross Point, Lake Michigan; got off; damage, 3,000 Schr ANAWAN beached near Cleveland; got off; damage and expense, 2,000 Brig STAMBACH capsized on Lake Erie; got up; 3 lives lost; damage, 1,800 Schr ACORN sunk by collision; got up and repaired; loss to vessel and cargo, 5,000 Stmr ARROW run on Put-in-Bay Island; backed off; damage, 700 Brig J. Y. SCAMMON - collision with schr JENNY LIND on Lake Erie; loss to former, 3,500 Brig E. H. SCOTT, beached near Saginaw river; loss and expense, 2,000 Schr C. H. WALKER, beached on Point au Pelee, Lake Erie; got off, 500 Schr LASALLE capsized off Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, 7 lives lost, damage to vessel 800 Schr BIG Z sunk at Cleveland; cargo corn; loss to vessel and cargo, 1,800 Schr ELIZA JANE, sunk by collision with stmr WARD; crew saved; loss, 500 Schr STORM, run into by propeller at Buffalo; damage to vessel and cargo, 300 Brig SAGINAW beached at Buffalo; got off; damage and expenses, 1,000 Prop PENINSULA, beached near Rondeau, C. W.; got off; loss and damage, 5,000 Stmr LONDON run into by barque EUREKA; damage to LONDON, 300 Schr TELEGRAPH disabled in a gale on Lake Michigan - lost 2 men. Stmr TECUMSEH struck rocks in Mary's river; hauled out and repaired, 1,000 Brig MARY beached near Barcelona, Lake Erie; jetted part of cargo; got off, 800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [37] MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON THE LAKES DURING THE SEASON OF 1849. Schr HENRY CLAY, beached at Conneaut, Lake Erie, and again at Milwaukee; damage, 1,200 Brig J. HANCOCK, disabled in gale on Lake Michigan; run to Beaver Harbor and repaired, 300 Schr A. GILMORE struck Cleveland pier, leaked; damage to the vessel and cargo, 500 Stmr NILE wrecked at Milwaukee; may be got off, 12,000 Brig R. HUNTER wrecked near Waukegan, Lake Michigan; loss to vessel and cargo, 8,000 Brig ANNE WINSLOW beached at Racine, Lake Michigan; got off; loss and damage, 2,000 Schr POULETT THOMPSON, dismasted on Lake Erie; lost sails, rigging, spars and deck cargo. 2,300 Stmr KEYSTONE STATE, disabled in gale on Lake Michigan; completed her voyage and docked for repairs, 4,000 Stmr EMPIRE STATE sprung a leak on Lake Michigan; was beached, subsequently got off and repaired, 4,000 Schr MILAN sprung a leak on Lake Ontario and sunk; total loss of vessel and cargo, 5,000 Schr CALCUTTA, beached on Point au Pelee; cargo merchandize (sic); got off; damage, 5,000 Schr HIRAM PEARSON, wrecked near Calumet, Lake Michigan; total loss of vessel, 4,000 Stmr FASHION and schr ATLAS - collision on Lake Erie, partially damaged each 400 Stmr WATERLOO, burned at the lock in Niagara River; total loss, 6,000 Schr CALIFORNIA sunk by collision; cargo flour; damage to vessel and cargo 7,000 Stmr DIAMOND and schr BUENA VISTA - collision near Buffalo; damage slight, 300 Brig S. C. WALBRIDGE ashore at Erie; got off; expenses 500 Schr TRIDENT, beached near Niagara, Lake Ontarion; got off, 1,200 Schr H. CREVOLIN, beached near Conneaut, Lake Erie; damage slight; one man lost; expense, 1,500 Schr NIAGARA beached near Euclid, Lake Erie; lost sails, spars and cargo, 6,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [39] MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON THE LAKES DURING THE SEASON OF 1849. Schr W. G. BUCKNOR, capsized off Milwaukee, Lake Michigan; 3 lives lost; vessel raised, 800 Schrs MIRANDA and S. F. GALE - collision near Mackinaw; damage slight, 300 Stmr LADY OF THE LAKE broke her shaft on Lake Ontario; towed to Genesee river; loss and expense, 1,200 Brig ONTARIO, beached near Twin rivers, Lake Michigan; got off, 500 Schr ARGO got ashore at Bass Island, Lake Erie; jetted 3000 bu. wheat; got off, 2,000 Schr MITCHELL, beached at White Lake, Lake Michigan; captain and one man lost, 500 Schr W. J. PARDEE, wrecked on Tibbett's Point, Lake Ontario, 700 Scow LOUISE, dismasted on Lake Erie; towed into Fairport, 200 Brig McBRIDE, disabled in gale on Lake Michigan; ran into Chicago; damaged cargo, 500 Schr DEWITT CLINTON, beached near Fairport, Schr ODD FELLOW and Brig EUREKA - collision - partially damaged both, 400 Schrs RACINE and ONTONAGON - collision; partially damaged both, 200 Schr W. ADAIR, struck reef off the West Sister; damaged cargo flour, 2,000 Brig MARY and Schr TRENTON; collision, partially damaging both, 300 Scow SPRAY, cargo merchandise, struck pier at Port Dalhousie, filled, damaged cargo, 1,500 Prop CHICAGO burned at Buffalo, nearly total loss, 5,000 Schr COM. LAWRENCE, capsized off Vermillion, one man lost, vessel, 500 Scow ALMIRA ashore at Ashtabula. Stmr BEN FRANKLIN, jetted deck load and burned pork to reach port in a gale, 500 Schr H. COUNTER beached at Huron; got off without damage. Stmr EMPIRE (British)beached near Black River; got off; expenses, 500 Schr VERMONT beached at Elk Creek; got off, 300 Stmr MAGNET sunk at Darlington, C. W., Lake Ontario; loss in damage and expenses, 3,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [40] MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON THE LAKES DURING THE SEASON OF 1849. Schr TWIN BROTHERS ashore at Manastee (sic), Lake Michigan; got off; damage, 600 Stmr MAYFLOWER broke machinery badly on Lake Erie; towed to Detroit. 5,000 Stmr LEXINGTON sunk at Milwaukee; damage and expense, 3,000 Schr PRINCESS VICTORIA dismantled on Lake Ontario; towed to Oswego and repaired, 800 Schr WINNEBAGO wrecked near Darlington, C. W.; total loss, 600 Schr HORNER wrecked in Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario; total loss, 600 Schr MOHAWK wrecked at Oswego; 2 lives lost; total loss vessel and cargo, 11,000 Stmr EMPIRE ran on rock near Point au Pelee; damage and expense, 1,500 Schr SARAH GREEN got on reef near West Sister, Lake Erie; got off; damage to vessel and cargo, 1,000 Schr GEORGIANA sunk in Rapids, river St. Lawrence; damage to vessel and cargo, 6,000 Schr UNCLE TOM wrecked on Long Point, total loss vessel and cargo, 2,000 Prop GLOBE sunk near Point Abino; cargo merchandise; got up; loss and damage, 100,000 Stmr SUPERIOR broke machinery near Buffalo; loss and expense, 3,000 Stmr A. D. PATCHIN broke shaft on Lake Michigan; towed to Detroit, 3,000 Stmr WARD broke her machinery badly on Lake Huron, towed to Detroit, 3,000 Schr E. M. LYON jetted deck load pork on Lake Erie; loss, 1,650 Brig SHAKESPEAR beached at Buffalo; got off; expenses and damage, 200 Prop ILLINOIS disabled in gale; jetted part of cargo; loss, 3,000 Brig MONTEITH disabled in gale on Lake Michigan; lost sails, small spars, &c., 1,500 Schr PILOT jetted cargo on Lake Huron in gale; damage, 700 Estimated damage and loss to the shipping by flood at Chicago in March 25,000 ------- Total loss of property, $368,171 Total loss of life, 34. Total loss of 1848, $420,512 - which exceeds the loss of of 1849, by $52,341. Loss of life for 1848, 55 - exceeding the loss of 1849 by 21 - Buffalo Commercial. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/mi/glm/ ===========================================================================