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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. =========================================================================== Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -806- LIST OF DISASTERS ON THE LAKES FROM JANUARY 1 to AUGUST 31, 1874. JANUARY. 3. - Propeller BERTSCHY, ran ashore in fog on North Point, Milwaukee; released. Schooners J. C. HARRISON, E. CORNING and T. P. SHELDON damaged by freshet at Buffalo. 15. - Jessie Turner killed by fall from a vessel at Port Huron. 28. - A severe storm on Lake Michigan; propeller BERTSCHY and Schooner Napoleon severely handled. FEBRUARY. 2. - Milwaukee harbor blocked with ice. Steamer INTERNATIONAL destroyed by fire at Fort Erie. 8. - Schooner F. MORRELL lost fortopmast by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee. 11. - Propeller LAKE BREEZE broke her rudder in the ice off Milwaukee. 14. - Tug HAGERMAN broke wheel in ice at Milwaukee. Propeller G. J. TRUESDELL broke machinery at Chicago. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -807- 18. - Propeller LAKE BREEZE ran ashore at Ludington; released with little injury. 22. - Propellers RUSSIA, JAY GOULD, and schooner ANNIE VOUGHT damaged by ice at Buffalo. 25. - Tug GOLDEN CITY sunk by ice near Buffalo. MARCH. 7. - Schooner EVALINE lost deck-load in storm off Milwaukee. Tug WETZEL damaged at Racine by collision with line of schooner CITY OF MANITOWOC. 21. - Steamer M. A. THOMPSON damaged by ice at Fort Erie. 22. - Schooners CAMANCHE, MONTAUK, FOREST QUEEN, J. BIGLER, and SMITH and POST damaged by storm at Oswego. 30. - Steam-barge MARY GROH damaged machinery off Rocky River, Lake Erie; towed to Cleveland. Steam-barge SANILAC and schooner UNCLE SAM damaged at Port Huron by tow of steamer BALLENTINE. APRIL. 1. - Schooner LOUISA lost mizzen-mast by storm on Lake Huron. 2. - Schooner ELIZA WHITE damaged by storm on Lake Ontario. Schooner E. M. RATHBUN damaged by storm on Lake Ontario; Captain Cortes badly frozen. 3. - Schooner JOHN JEWETT damaged by storm on Lake Erie. Schooner LIZZIE DOAK damaged by collision with a bridge at Saint Joseph. Scow MARY AND LUCY spring a leak off Cleveland and towed back in a sinking condition. Steamer SAGINAW damaged by collision with steam-barge NAHANT, at Milwaukee. 9. - Steamer HURON damaged by fire on Saginaw Bay. Schooner SWEETHEART aground in Detroit River; off. Barge GLOBE driven ashore at Put-in-Bay; released and arrived at Detroit leaking. Eight fishermen drowned off Kenosha in a gale. 11. - Scow RADICAL ran ashore in Milwaukee Harbor and carried away her rudder. Scow JOHN F. PRINCE ran ashore at Milwaukee; got off on the 14th, leaking badly. George Scholz, sailor on scow FOREST, drowned off Racine. Steamer MARINE CITY damaged by ice in Thunder Bay. Schooner MELROSE lost jib-boom off Oswego. Steamer CARRIE B. BLOOD damaged by fire near Port Huron. Tug STERLING damaged by ice and sunk at Belleville, Ontario. Schooner ECHO badly damaged by collision with schooner NORSEMAN, at Charlotte, Lake Ontario. Schooner NAPOLEON lost bowsprit and jib-boom by collision with schooner BELOIT, of Ahnepee. 13. - Schooner METEOR water-logged and sunk off Oswego. Schooner P. HAYDEN damaged by storm on Lake Michigan. Steamer MARINE CITY ran ashore on Belle Isle, Detroit River, and broke her wheels. 14. - Bark MONTMORENCI ran ashore on Long Point, Lake Erie. Steamer MICHIGAN and scow CHARLIE CRAWFORD damaged by collision at Detroit. Schooners TRUMPFF and RUTHERFORD and propeller ASIA damaged by collision at Port Dalhousie. Propeller DUBUQUE and three barges ran ashore at Southeast Bend; released with little injury. 17. - Schooner LIZZIE DOAK damaged by collision with steamer NORSEMAN, at Chicago. 19. - Schooner JAMES SCOTT struck the pier and sank at Port Burwell. Scow HOME water-logged near Sandusky. 20. - Schooner PROVOST struck harbor-piers at Cleveland, and was badly damaged. Schooner GERTRUDE ran ashore at Port Ulao, Lake Michigan 21. - Propeller DUNKIRK grounded on bar at entrance to Saginaw River; released. 22. - Barge SUSAN WARD drifted ashore at Oscoda, Lake Huron. Schooner VIENNA damaged by collision with tug MOREY, of Oswego. Bark GIBRALTER lost canvas and was driven back by storm off Kingston. 23. - Tug IDA H. LEE capsized and sunk in Milwaukee Bay; James Slocum, engineer, drowned. Scow R. H. BELCHER ran ashore in a storm near harbor-pier at Milwaukee; released. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -808- Schooners TRAVELER and WALESKA damaged by collision of Milwaukee. Schooner EMMA A. MAYES damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner LOUISA lost jib-boom by collision with tug SHIELDS, at Chicago. Schooner JOHN KILDERHOUSE damaged by storm off Milwaukee. Schooner LOUISA McDONALD badly damaged by steamer JAMES COUCH, at Chicago. Schooner LUCY J. CLARK was run into by propeller TRUESDELL, at Chicago, and badly damaged. Schooners NORMAN and A. PLUGGER damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner G. BARBER struck on bar at Saint Joseph and sprang a leak; towed inside. 24. - Schooner WOOD DUCK arrived at Oswego in a water-logged condition; had a hole stove in her bottom at Presque Isle. 26. - Tug JOE KNIGHT badly damaged by fire at Danville, Ontario. 28. - Schooner WAWANOSH went ashore at False Docks, while attempting to save a man who had fallen overboard. Schooner AUSTRALIA lost jib-boom by collision, off Whitby, Lake Ontario. Scow SELT lost centre-board on Lake Michigan. MAY. 1. - James Colloneux, sailor on schooner CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE, killed by fall from mast while schooner was fast in ice in the Straits of Mackinac. Propeller LELAND and several barges gounded on Saint Clair Flats; lightered off. Propeller FAVORITE broke her wheel of Milwaukee. 2. - Propeller CHAMPLAIN damaged machinery on Lake Michigan. Schooner GULNIER lost jib-boom by collision with propeller COLORADO off Milwaukee. Schooner JAMES NORRIS damaged by ice on Lake Michigan. Bark LAFRINIER damaged to the extent of $1,000 by collision at Chicago. Schooners HUNGARIAN, KATE GILLETT, and JARVIS LORD, damaged at Chicago Bark CARRIER, scow SEA BIRD and schooners CURLEW and J. B. POMEROY, damaged by storm on Lake Michigan. Schooner L. W. PERRY ran ashore on Point Aux Barques, jettisoned 1,000 bushels wheat, and got off; arrived at Detroit in a damaged condition. 3. - Scow SEA STAR pounded heavily while entering South Chicago Harbor and was seriously damaged. Schooner ADDIE lost foretopmast by collision at Chicago. Schooner HELEN BLOOD suffered damage to extent of $2,500 by storm on Lake Michigan. Propeller MONTANA damaged by ice in the Straits. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSON sprang a leak on Lake Erie; arrived at Detroit with 30 inches of water in hold. 4. - Bark GOLDEN WEST damaged by striking harbor-piers at Milwaukee. Propeller MISSOURI and schooner ALDRICH damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner NORMAN ran ashore on Peshtigo Reef in Green Bay. Schooner EXILE aground in the Straits; released after 36 hours' delay. 7. - Schooner BERTIE CALKINS lost jib-boom and bowsprit by collision with schooner R. P. MASON off Big Point Sauble. Propeller LAKE ERIE sprang a leak off Port Colborne. Schooner R. P. MASON became water-logged and lost deck-load of lumber, after the collision with schooner BERTIE CALKINS, off Big Point Sauble. 9. - Tug E. H. MILLER damaged by fire to the extent of $2,000 on Saginaw River. Schooner NORTHWEST ran ashore near Point Aux Barques. 5. - Schooner ST. PETER sprang a leak and sank thirty-five miles off Milwaukee; crew all saved. Tug PORTER ran aground on Walpole Island, Detroit River. Propeller MENOMINEE broke machinery at Grand Haven and was towed to Chicago. Schooners JOHN BURT and WELLS BURT lost their centre-boards on Lake Michigan. [Transcriber's Note: The above date appears out of sequence and is NOT a typo.] 10. - Schooner OCTAVIA ran ashore at Kewaunee, Lake Michigan. Schooner EMMA and H. C. RICHARDS, badly damaged by collsion off Sheboygan. Schooner MILAN lost jib-boom at Chicago. Schooner OCTAVIA abandoned as a total loss. Tug ROBERT DUNBAR and two scows ran ashore near Ashtabula; released without injury. Schooner CARLINGFORD ashore at Thunder Bay Island. Propeller LAWRENCE broke her wheel in Welland Canal. Brig BALTIMORE damaged to extent of $500, by collision with schooner I. G. JENKINS in Welland Canal. Propeller MESSENGER and brig FOUNTAIN CITY damaged by collision off Big Point Sauble, in a fog. 12. - Schooner PILGRIM sprang a leak at Muskegon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -809- Schooner LASALLE struck on Lime-Kiln Crossing, Detroit River, and jammed her centre-board. 13. - Tug MARTIN GREEN lost smoke-stack at Chicago. Schooner SNOW BIRD collided with schooner UNION at Detroit. Schooner ADIRONACK sprang a bad leak off Milwaukee. Schooner D. A. VAN VALKENBURG and ACTIVE collided on Lake Michi- gan; schooner ACTIVE damaged to the extent of $500 and the other lost jib-boom and head gear. Steam-barge RALIEGH aground on Saint Clair Flats. A wheelman on propeller WENONA killed at Sheboygan by log striking the wheel. 14. - Scow I. N. HILL and Schooner HAMLET damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Tug TAWAS destroyed by explosion near Port Huron; loss $4,000; Henry Chandler, second mate of schooner Z. CHANDLER, killed. Schooner WILLIAM YOUNG ran ashore in Thunder Bay. Tug F. C. MAXON and schooner ELIDA damaged at Chicago. Steam-barge MARY JARECKI badly damaged by collision near Malden. Captain Warren, of barge NIAGARA, fell overboard and drowned at Wenona. Propeller CITY OF CONCORD ran ashore on Feather bed Shoals near Cape Vincent; released by United States steamer ADA. 15. - Schooner ONTARIO ran into propeller SOVEREIGN at Port Robinson. Schooner BOLIVIA sprang a leak while loading at Oswego. Tug MOCKING-BIRD broke her wheel on Lake Erie; towed to Detroit. Propeller ANNIE L. CRAIG broke her wheel and damaged her fore-foot at Sault Ste. Marie. 16. - Tug B. W. ALDRICH badly damaged by fire at Ludington, Mich; loss, $3,000. Schooner MARGARET DALL struck bottom while entering Michigan City Harbor and sprang a leak. Schooner J. J. HILL filled and sank near wharf at Lewiston. Propeller C. Hickox sprang a leak on Lake Erie. 17. - Tug F. C. MAXON broke cross-head in Milwaukee Bay. Propeller SUN broke her stern-bearings in Saginaw River. Scow HORACE GREELEY arrived at Collingwood in a leaking condition. Chris. McGarry, sailor on schooner S. G. ANDREWS, drowned off Point Sauble. Richard Galloway, colored fireman on steam-barge CONCORD, fell dead while shoveling coal on trip Tawas City to Cleveland. 18. - Schooner DAVID FERGUSON lost jib-boom by collision at Chicago. Steamer SCOTIA grounded on Saint Clair Flats. Tug GEORGIANA ran on rocks near Grafton, Ontario, and sank in shoal water. 20. - Tugs F. C. MAXON and W. K. MUIR collided in Milwaukee Harbor; tug Maxon narrowly escaped capsizing. Schooner BUENA VISTA lost jib-boom and foretopmast by collision with schooner WILLIAM ALDRICH at Milwaukee. Barge PALERMO grounded in canal at Sault Ste. Marie; pulled off after 24 hours' delay. Schooner PRESTO sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Tug CHIEFTAIN broke her walking-beam near Kingston, Ontario. Schooner GEORGE H. WARD sprang foremast on Lake Huron. Schooner JOSEPH PAIGE sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. 21. - Scow PLANET damaged by colliding with a bridge at Milwaukee. Daniel Haley, deck-hand on propeller ANNIE L. CRAIG, killed by fall into hold; at Cleveland. 22. - Steam-barge MARY GROH sprang a leak and sank at dock at Cleveland. Schooner McCLELLAN arrived at Sackett's Harbor in a water-logged condition. Schooner KATE WINSLOW ran on rocks at Sault Ste. Marie and sprang a leak. Schooner MARY NAN lost jib-boom by collision at Chicago. Schooner R. J. GIBBS lost jib-boom, head-gear, and small-boat by collision with a tow in Detroit River. 23. - Schooner MARY ran ashore at Death's Door, Lake Michigan. Steam-barge RALIEGH struck a rock in Saint Mary's River and sprang a leak. Propeller MAYFLOWER ran ashore on Belle Isle, Detroit River. 25. - Steam-barge IRA H. OWEN arrived at Detroit leaking. Tug F. C. MAXON became disabled in Milwaukee Bay. Schooner M. F. MERRICK arrived at Detroit leaking badly. Tug WETZEL broke her wheel at Racine. Schooner ALLEGHANY ran aground on Hurson's Island, Saint Clair River. 26. - Schooner ELGIN ashore near Sheboygan; released. Schooner JAMES PLATT ran ashore on North Fox Island, Lake Mich- gan. Scow CHRISTIE arrived at Milwaukee leaking. Schooner MINNIE MUELLER lost jib-boom by collision at Chicago. 27. - Scow HERMAN lost 50,000 shingles and 9,000 feet lumber in storm on Lake Michigan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -810- Schooner SPARROW damaged to extent of $500 by collision in Detroit River. Schooner HARVEST HOME lost mainmast on Lake Huron. Propeller ANNA SMITH and schooner JAMES PLATT arrived at Cleve- land in a leaking condition. 29. - Schooner SAINT PAUL ran aground in Sturgeon Bay; lightened deck- load and got off. Schooner PRIDE OF AMERICA ran ashore in Saginaw Bay; released after 24 hours' delay. 30. - Propeller PASSAIC ran ashore at Fish Creek, on Green Bay; released Steamer FOREST QUEEN burned at Pembroke Lake Ontario; Maggie Cavanaugh, stewardess, burned to death. JUNE. 1. - Henry Schmidt, sailor on schooner NAPOLEON, drowned off Whitefish Bay, near Milwaukee. Schooner I. N. FOSTER sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. 2. - Schooner BABINEAU ran into and damaged by schooner ALBACORE at Kingston. 3. - Tug LITTLE GIANT broke her shaft at Chicago. James Powers, fireman on Tug MARY A. GREEN, pulled overboard by tow-line and drowned, at Detroit. 4. - Schooners ANNIE VOUGHT and CITY OF THE STRAITS damaged by a severe squall in Chicago River. Schooner J. I. CASE lost jib-boom by collision with schooner MOONLIGHT off Beaver's Island, in a fog. Propeller PHIL SHERIDAN ran ashore at Scarecrow Island, Lake Huron; lightened off. 5. - Tug STARKWEATHER blew out boiler-head at Cleveland; fireman Charles Smith scalded to death. Schooner EDWARD KELLEY struck on a rock and sprang a leak; re- paired at Kingston. Schooner ALIDA J. ROGERS ran ashore on Bois Blanc Island; pulled off with little injury. 7. - Schooner CANADIAN capsized off Bronte, Ontario. Schooner EXILE blown to pieces by explosion of nitro-glycerine at entrance to Saint Mary's River; Captain Peterson and eight others drowned or killed. Tugs BLACK BALL, EWING, and RECIPROCITY lost smoke stacks, and tug MOSHER damaged her stern at Chicago. 8. - Schooner ENTERPRISE struck pier at Racine, capsized and sank; deck-load of wood lost; raised and towed into harbor. Schooner C. C. BARNES lost bowsprit and jib-boom in a squall off Sheboygan. Several vessels damaged at Chicago but a sudden rise of the water to the height of two feet, caused by a strong east wind. Steam-barge IRA H. OWEN, schooners A. RUST and R. WINSLOW damaged by collision at Chicago. Collin Murray, sailor on schooner TECUMSEH, fell into river at Goderich and was drowned. Schooner HATTIE WELLS damaged to extent of $1,500 by being run into by schooner WINONA, off Kewaunee. Schooner CAMDEN collided with scow D. R. HOLT, at Milwaukee. Steamer NAHANT ran ashore at Point au PELLEE, in a dense fog. 11. - Tug ALICE C. CAMPBELL broke shaft and lost her wheel at Muskegon. Schooner PATHFINDER lost foretopmast at Chicago. Tug E. P. FERRY broke her wheel at Chicago. Schooner LAURA sprung a leak on Lake Ontario. Schooner MORNING STAR lost her centre-board off Sheboygan. Schooner PULASKI struck obstruction in Welland Canal and sprang a bad leak. Tug TARRANT damaged by fire at Chicago to extent of $300. 12. - Scow DAN BAKER sunk of Cedar Point, Lake Erie; vessel and cargo a total loss. Schooner PENSAUKEE had her spars carried away by a squall off Dunkirk. Schooner UNADILLA had her main-boom broken by a squall on Lake Erie. Barge D. M. WILSON ran upon miter-sill at the Sault Canal, and had to be lightened off. 14. - Tug BOB ANDERSON damaged to the extent of $1,400 by fire. 15. - Tug W. SHIELD broke her machinery at Chicago. Schooner FEARLESS lost foremast and bowsprit on Lake Ontario. Schooner SELKIRK disabled rudder off Buffalo. Schooner JOHN F. TRACY ran into propeller MONTGOMERY at Chicago; both severely damaged. Schooner TWIN-SISTER sprang a leak on Lake Erie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -811- Schooner ANNIE FALCONER struck a rock and sank in Welland Canal, near Port Colborne. William Hartnett, sailor on barge MONARCH, crushed to death be- tween barge and dock at Buffalo. 16. - Schooner ENTERPRISE lost jib-boom, bowsprit, and head-gear by collision at Oswego. Schooner BELLE MITCHELL damaged by collision with schooner MIAMI on Lake Michigan. Samuel Swenson, sailor on schooner AMERICA, killed in Welland Canal by breaking of tow-line. Steamer CITY OF SANDUSKY broke wheel on Lake Erie. Schooners FINNEY, FERRY and HARTFORD ran upon reef between South Fox and Manitou Islands, Lake Michigan. 17. - Schooner WILLIE KELLER run into and damaged by propeller MOHAWK at Detroit. Schooner MOLLISON struck reef near South Fox Island and foundered Schooner M. C. UPPER lost bowsprit and jib-boom by collison with steam-barge FRED KELLEY on Lake Huron. Scow SKIDMORE sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooners WOODRUFF and MOCKING-BIRD lost topmasts on Lake Michigan. 18. - Schooner CHARLIE ashore on Madeline Island, Lake Superior, hole stove in bottom. 19. - Schooner FAWN cut down to water's edge on starboard side by tug PARSONS, off Big Point Sauble. 20. - Schooner SHANNON sprang a leak and sank near Oswego; crew saved. Schooner HARTFORD struck on Lime-Kiln Reef. Schooners AMERICA and A. BOODY sprang leaks on Lake Michigan. 21. - Charles McGeehan, sailor on schooner CONTEST, drowned off Kenosha Schooner M. F. MERRICK arrived at Oswego leaking badly. Propeller SCOTIA ran aground on Middle Island, Lake Huron; jettisoned 50 tons Scotch pig-iron. 22. - Propeller NASSAU broke her cylinder-head at Glen Harbor; towed to Milwaukee. Propeller INDIA broke her wheel in Neebish Rapids. 23. - Schooner HOMER lost jib-boom by collision at Chicago. Bark LOTTIE WOLF struck by lightning off Manitowoc, Lake Michigan. Steamer SPARTAN damaged by fire at Kingston. 25. - Steamer JARVIS LORD disabled machinery at Sault Ste. Marie. Schooner MAUMEE VALLEY ran aground at Church's, Saint Mary's River, and had to be lightened off. Steamer ONTARIO damaged by storm on Lake Superior. 26. - Barge HARVEST driven ashore by a squall at Turtle Bay, Detroit River. Propeller MAINE disabled machinery on Lake Huron. John Simpson, sailor, drowned near Kingston. 27. - William Birdsell, sailor on steamer FROST, drowned on Lake Saint Clair. Schooner E. C. ROBERTS broke centre-board on Lake Huron. Schooner DOLPHIN struck a scow while entering Ludington, Mich.; filled and sank in 30 feet of water. 28. - Schooner O. M. BOND and bark ARABIA lost jib-booms by collision in Welland Canal. Tug WILLIAM LIVINGSTON broke wheel in Saint Clair River. Schooner H. C. DEMING ran aground at Buffalo. 29. - Schooners MINNIE SLAWSON and CITY OF GREEN BAY damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner ALIDA J. ROGERS sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooners ANNIE TOMINE and LORNIE A. BARTON damaged by collision off Chicago. John McDermott drowned from schooner TWO FANNIES at Sault Ste. Marie. SCHOONER BABINEAU and GANDRY damaged to extent of $300 by collision with Schooner GILDERSLEVE on Saint Clair Flats. 30. - Schooner MARENGO had her fore gaff broken on Lake Michigan. Schooner E. P. ROYCE lost foremast off Manitowoc. JULY 1. - Schooner LONE STAR lost jib-boom in Welland Canal. Tug McCLELLAN broke her crank-pin on Lake Saint Clair. Schooners SEA GULL and MARY MERRITT badly damaged by collison in Welland Canal. Joseph Conway drowned from bark MAGGIE McRAE, in Welland Canal. 2. - Propeller NORMAN damaged by fire at Chicago to the extent of $2,500. Schooner TWO BROTHERS and steam-barge LELAND damaged by collision at Chicago. 3. - Schooners ELLINGWOOD and J. C. KING damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow BUTCHER BOY lost her small boat by collision in Detroit River. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -812- Schooner B. W. FOLGER ran on middle ground near Northport, Bay of Quinte, and sank. Schooner ARDENT sprang a leak off Milwaukee. A sailor drowned from schooner WHITE OAK. 4. - Schooner WAVE run into by schooner SOUTHWEST in Welland Canal. Damage amounted to $500. Schooner LILLIE PARSONS struck a rock in Welland Canal, and was obliged to return to Buffalo. Propeller INDIA ran aground at foot of Stag Island; released after twenty-four hours' delay. Bark S. V. R. WATSON run down by steam-barge W. H. BARNUM on Lake Erie; sunk in 35 feet of water. Four persons drowned by capsizing of yacht off Buffalo; John Langley and William Forest of ANNIE VOUGHT, and Mary Kurts and Lizzie Glass, of Buffalo. Propeller AMERICA arrived at Saint Catherine's leaking. Tug OSWEGO damaged by collision on Saint Clair Flats. Schooner RAINBOW arrived at Chicago leaking. 6. - Steamer CORINTHIAN struck upon Split Rock, Lachine Rapids, and sank; steamer OSPREY sank in Saint Lawerence River at same time; the effects of a hurricane. 7. - Schooner LOUISE carried away gate in Welland Canal, and ran into schooner M. C. UPPER; schooner UPPER will prove a total loss. Schooner WILLIAM GRANDY lost mizzenmast and some canvas on Lake Huron. Schooner KATE LYONS had her mainmast shattered by lightning on Lake Michigan. Tug MARGARET badly damaged by collision with Tug PARSONS at Manistee. Schooner NORWAY capsized on Lake Huron; crew saved. Schooner CHINA damaged her rudder and sprang a leak on Lake Ontario. Steamer CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE ran aground at Toledo. Bark GREAT WEST and schooners IMPERIAL, PAULINE, IDA KEITH, and J. R. BENTLEY damaged by collision at Chicago. Steamer STRANGER ran ashore near Sea Breeze house, Lake Ontario. Schooner ELIZA FISHER dismasted on Lake Ontario. Bark JOHN BREDEN sprang foremasts in the Straits. Propeller CITY OF NEW YORK broke her wheel near Detroit. Steam-barge TECUMSEH broke foretopmast in a storm on Lake Erie. Propeller PRUSSIA damaged to extent of $200 by schooner EVALINE BATES in Welland Canal. 8. - Jared Merrigo drowned from steam-barge ECLIPSE at Essexville. Scow J. A. SANDERS struck a rock at Forest Bay, Lake Huron, and arrived at Detroit in a sinking condition. Tug JAMES AMADEUS damaged by collision with schooner WATTS SHERMAN at Cleveland. Schooners AUGUSTA and G. M. NEELON damaged by collision near Port Colborne. 9. - Tug QUEEN CITY ran down a scow at Buffalo; Joshua Sheldon and his wife and child drowned. A deck-hand named Smith drowned from steamer KEWEENAW at Detroit. Propeller BERTSCHY broke cross-head off Manistee. 10. - Schooner R. B. KING struck dock and drove fluke of anchor into her hull at Milwaukee. Propeller MARY ROBERTSON damaged machinery at Detroit. 12. - Propeller SUN sprang a leak and foundered off Rond Eau, Lake Erie; total loss. Alexander Pecan, sailor on barge ENERGY, drowned at La Chine Canal. Propeller E. B. WARD, JR., ran ashore at Northport, Lake Michigan Propeller ROANOKE disabled machinery on Lake Erie in a storm. Propeller PACIFIC and two vessels grounded on Saint Clair Flats. Propeller MISSOURI ran into schooner E. P. RYERSE, lying at anchor near Long Point. 13. - Scow CHAPIN lost jib-boom by collision with schooner TOMINE at Chicago. Ferry steamer BOQUET sank at her dock at Toronto. John Shepard, fireman on steamer UNION, killed at Oconto, by being crushed against dock. Scow IOSCO ran ashore at Port Austin Reef, Lake Huron; 280 tons plaster jettisoned. Schooner E. M. BLAKE sprang a leak on Lake Erie in a storm, and threw ten tons freight overboard. 15. - Schooner MAGGIE McRAE broke her centre-board near Port Colborne. Schooner M. L. HIGGIE broke centre-board on Lake Ontario. 16. - Schooner G. M. FILER lost jib-boom by colliding with bridge at Chicago. Patrick Tracy drowned at Oconto. Schooner HARVEST HOME aground in Waiska Bay, Lake Superior. Bark GIBRALTER lost foretop-gallant mast on Lake Huron. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -813- Schooner PILGRIM dragged ashore at Antrim City, Traverse Bay, lies in 5 feet water. Schooner CURLEW beached in Traverse Bay. Bark L. C. WOODRUFF lost jib-boom in Straits. Schooners ANNA MARIA and TOPSEY lost jib-booms in Lake Michigan. Schooner A. COHN ran aground in Detroit River. 18. - Scow LILY GARY ran on beach at Michigan City, and went to pieces. Propeller ROANOKE damaged by collision with propeller NORMAN at Chicago. Steamer DOVE ran aground on Stony Island, Detroit River. 20. - A sailor on schooner J. I. CASE, killed by falling into hold of schooner at Buffalo. 21. - Scow PLANET sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Tug FAVORITE damaged by fire to extent of $200 on Lake Erie. Schooner AUSTRALIA sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner HUBBARD sprang a leak near Oswego. Steam-barge SPARTA ran aground on Saint George's Flats, Saint Mary's River. Walter Payne, son of engineer of steamer INTER-OCEAN, drowned from steamer near Detroit. 22. - Schooner RICHARD MOTT damaged by colliding with bridge at Milwaukee. Steamer MAGNET broke her walking-beam and cylinder, off Clayton. Schooner M. L. BRECK ran aground on Fighting Island, Detroit River. 24. - Schooner ARETURUS lost jib-boom of Kewaunee. Thomas Boggs, sailor, drowned at Buffalo. Propeller MERCHANT ashore on South Point, near Milwaukee. 25. - Schooner PAULINE lost jib-boom by collision at Chicago. Propeller LOWELL and tug GLADIATOR damaged by collision at Port Huron. Schooner ELIZA GERLACH, laden with steel rails, struck by lightning on Saint Clair flats. Propeller CITY OF DULUTH ran aground in a squall on Hurson's Island, Detroit River. 26. - Tug RANSOM sunk in Detroit River by collision with tug URANIA while racing for a tow. Schooner A. L. LYON and barge ARIZONA damaged by collision off Lexington, Lake Huron. Scow SUPPLY arrived at Milwaukee leaking. Schooners MARY COLLINS, WINONA, and COMET, and the brig MECHANIC damaged by squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner PENSAUKEE ran into pier at Chicago. Bark J. C. KING damaged by collision on Saint Clair Flats. Schooner NELLIE REDINGTON torn from her moorings and damaged by a sudden rise of water at Buffalo. Scow HURRAH BOYS ran ashore at Milwaukee and went to pieces. Brigs COMMERCE and FOUNTAIN CITY and schooners IMPERIAL and MAGGIE THOMPSON damaged by storm on Lake Michigan. Schooner ARGO lost jib-boom by collision with schooner M. A. SCOTT off Chicago. Schooner GERRITT SMITH had her foretop-mast carried away by squall on Lake Ontario. Schooners HIGGIE and JONES and UNADILLA lost canvas by squall on Lake Michigan. Scow MARIA capsized off Lexington, Lake Huron, and drifted ashore Propeller DROMEDARY sprang a leak on Lake Ontario. 27. - Schooner JOHN M. HUTCHINSON grounded on Saint Clair Flats and damaged her steering gear. Oscar Turner drowned from propeller SCOTIA at Detroit. Tug J. F. BEHN exploded her boiler at Buffalo; a total loss. A sailor on barge RACINE drowned off Sand Beach, Lake Huron. Michael McMahon, sailor on bark GIBRALTER, drowned at Kingston. Schooner EXILE struck on reef at Calument, Michigan, and sprang a leak. Schooner SEATON damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow BUTTS ran on harbor-pier at Chicago, was towed up the North Branch, and became water-logged. 28. - Steamer ISLAND QUEEN broke her cross-head near Malden; towed to port. 29. - Tug LITTLE GIANT damaged by collision at Chicago. Propeller MOHAWK, tug FAVORITE, and schooner JOHN S. MINOR damaged by collision at Detroit. Barge M. R. WARNER aground on Grassy Island, Detroit River. Schooner CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE sprang a leak and sank near Fairport, Lake Erie, in 13 fathoms of water. 30. - Scow WILLIAM BATES lost foresail, &c., in storm off Racine. Steam-barge B. W. JENNESS broke machinery on Lake Erie and was towed to Detroit. Schooner WM. HUNTER sprang a leak and sank in 13 feet of water at Dunkirk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -814- AUGUST 2. - Barge ONEIDA lost deck-load of wood and became water-logged on Lake Michigan. Henry Evans, sailor on schooner AUSTRALIA, killed by being thrown upon anchor by tow-line at Muskegon. Tug NESHOTO collided with schooner SILVER CLOUD at Two Rivers and lost her smoke-stack. 3. - Bark JOHN BREDEN lost foretop-gallant mast on Lake Michigan. Schooner WILLIAM STURGIS damaged by collision with propeller NORMAN at Chicago. Schooner IRONSIDE sprang a leak on Lake Erie. Schooner CECELIA JEFFREY ran ashore at Painesville, Ohio. Barge CITY OF PORT HURON ran afoul of scow ST. CHARLES in Saint Clair River. 4. - Schooner MYSTIC lost bowsprit and jib-boom by collsion with propeller C. J. KERSHAW at Chicago. Schooner C. N. JOHNSON arrived at Chicago badly leaking. Schooners GREAT WEST and LITTLE BELLE lost jib-booms by collision at Chicago. Tugman Earnest Fesing drowned in Torch Lake, Lake Superior. Schooner QUEEN OF THE LAKES arrived in Chicago leaking. 6. - Barge GOLDEN HARVEST damaged by collision with schooner J. C. HARRISON at Chicago. 7. - Schooner MAID OF THE MIST dismasted off Huron, Ohio. Steamer FAWN burst her boiler at Port Fortune, Ontario; loss $3,000; engineer badly scalded. Steamer WARRINGTON damaged by collision with a raft on Lake St. Clair. 8. - Charles Williams, sailor on barge NORWAY, drowned at Buffalo. Steamer KEWENAW, ashore near Detour, Lake Huron. 10. - Steamer MYSTIC ran aground in Detroit River. Tug UNION broke her shoe at Chicago. Schooner LEWIS WELLS struck by squall and lost her jib; afterward ran on pier at Buffalo and stove a hole in her bottom. Steamer GAZELLE broke machinery near Detroit. Edward McNamara, of steam-barge CLINTON, drowned at Port Dal- housie. 11. - Bark ERASTUS CORNING aground at Buffalo. 13. - Albert Green of propeller CITY OF DULUTH, drowned at Duluth. Steamer THOMAS L. PARSONS sunk in Welland Canal near Thorold. Schooner BESSIE BOLT damaged by collision at Chicago. Steam-barge BAY CITY disabled and returned to Cleveland. Steam-barge THAMES burned down to hull at Lambton, Ontario. Sailor on barge VENICE killed at Toledo by a fall from the mast. Schooner R. P. MASON aground at Sheboygan. Propeller CLINTON ran into schooner WILLARD at Toledo. 14. - Schooner MARY AMELIA arrived at Port Colborne leaking. Propeller CITY OF NEW YORK broke her wheel in Welland Canal; towed to Cleveland. 15. - Barge WYOMING ashore at Sandusky. 16. - Schooner KING SISTERS ran ashore near False Presque Isle, Lake Huron; jettisoned 100 tons pig-iron and got off. 17. - Tug MARGARET damaged by collision with tug OSGOOD at Manistee; loss $1,500. Wm. Kelley, sailor on steamer W. L. WETMORE, drowned near Point au Pellee. 18. - Schooner SENATOR BLOOD ashore at Bay Point, Lake Erie; released with little injury. 19. - Schooners C. A. KING and E. G. GRAY lost jib-booms by collision at Chicago. Schooner C. J. WELLS arrived a Buffalo with a broken bowsprit. Schooner W. S. CROSSTHWAITE ashore at Point Albino, twelve miles from Buffalo; released. Steamship W. T. GRAVES sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Sailor on steamer ST. LAWRENCE drowned at Indian Cove. Propeller ONTARIO arrived at Detroit with a broken wheel. 20. - Schooner ALVIRA COBB sprang a leak at Chicago. Bark S. V. R. WATSON, after being pulled off from Point au Pellee leaked so badly that she was beached at Port Burwell, Lake Erie, and now lies full of water. Capt. John Morrison, of schooner EVA, struck by lightning off Manitowoc and remained senseless for three hours. Next day he was knocked overboard and drowned by jibbing of main boom. Schooner UNION ashore near Port Colborne; released with slight injury. Ferry-steamer STILLMAN WITT sprang a leak and sunk at Duluth; in water up to her guards. 21. - Schooner L. J. FARWELL ran ashore in Detroit River. Steamer CITY OF LONDON destroyed by fire at Collin's Inlet, Georgian Bay; deck-hand named Campbell burned to death. Barge ADVANCE and schooners J. G. MASTEN and CITY OF THE STRAITS damaged by lightning at Chicago. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1874 -815- 22. - Schooner RALIEGH lost foretop-mast on Lake Michigan. Propeller SHICKLUNA lost foretop-mast by collision with schooner TYPHO at Milwaukee. Schooner WM. SANDERSON struck by a squall and sprang a leak, and was beached at White Rock. A convict named Kane jumped overboard from a propeller at Algonac and was drowned. Scow SHAW struck old pier off Fairport, Ohio, and went to pieces. 24. - Steamer CITY OF TOLEDO burned at Manistee; all inside work burned; loss $10,000. Tug ANNIE M. PIERCE broke wheel on Lake Huron. Schooner EVELYN had her bulwarks stove in and anchor carried away by schooner MONITOR, at Two Rivers. Schooner C. H. WALKER passed Detroit minus foretop-mast. Schooner BUTCHER BOY sprang a leak on Lake Erie; towed to Cleveland. Tug J. L. HIGGIE sunk in Mud Lake, near Chicago. 25. - Scow INDUSTRY wrecked off Black River, Lake Erie; a total loss Barge CHESTER B. JONES returned to Chicago leaking. A deck-hand on tug McCLELLAN drowned at Chicago. Schooner JOHN T. MOTT sprang a leak in the Straits and was towed to Detroit. Deck-hand named Sutherland drowned from steamer WATERTOWN in Saint Lawrence River. Propeller MUSIC broke her shaft on Lake Michigan; towed to Traverse City. 27. - Steam-barge S. C. BALDWIN sprang a leak during storm on Lake Michigan; arrived at Milwaukee with water running into hold at the rate of 14 inches per hour. Schooner DASHING WAVE lost jib-boom by collision with bark ERASTUS CORNING, at Chicago. Barge F. X. arrived at Bay City leaking badly. Lewis S. Blondheim drowned from schooner AUGUSTA on Lake Ontario. Schooner M. L. WILCOX sprang a leak in the Straits. Steam-barge D. W. RUST aground on Saint Clair Flats. Schooner MOWRY lost bowsprit and jib-boom by collision with schooner NEVADA off Grand Haven. Schooner H. C. POST ran ashore at Two Rivers; released. Schooner ELVINA ashore on North Harbor Reef, Lake Ontario. 28. - Steamer ANTELOPE sprang a leak off Oswego. Steamer WAVE destroyed by fire off the Charities, Saginaw Bay. Schooner HARRISON sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller CUBA ran into schooner FRANKLIN and carried away schooner's rail and stanchions. 29. - Schooner J. H. HAZZARD damaged by colliding with a bridge at Toledo. 30. - Steamship KETCHAM and schooner BELLE WALBRIDGE collided off Waukegan. KETCHAM put into Racine leaking, and schooner returned to Chicago minus foremast, &c. 31. - Schooner BERTHA BARNES damaged by colliding with a bridge at Toledo. Schooners LUMBERMAN, MILWAUKEE BELLE, and H. C. HEGG damaged by collision at Chicago. Tug DEXTER damaged by collision with schooner M. L. COLLINS at Milwaukee. Schooner ARGO sprang a leak and water-logged of Kewaunee, Lake Michigan. ===========================================================================