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Schooner FLORENCE ashore and a total wreck near Manistee, Lake Michigan. Loss $800. Bark CANADA driven ashore at Port Colborne during a squall. Scow-schooner capsized and abandoned on Lake Erie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [528] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. JULY, 1876 {cont'd) 4.- William Costie, fisherman, drowned off Goderich. 5.- Schooner HUNTER damaged by a gale at Buffalo. Tug VULCAN lost a raft of 2,000,000 feet in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooners REED CASE, PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA, and CITY OF MANITOWOC ran on the bank near Algonac. Patrick Gorman, seaman on steamer OSWEGO BELLE, drowned in Lake Ontario. Steamer TRANSIT driven ashore and damaged by gale near Hamilton, Lake Ontario. Schooner CATHARINE stranded by gale near Hamilton, Ontario. Schooner SAMANA split her mainsail and jib-tobsails on Lake Ontario. Fishing-boat ELLA, of Oswego, and crew lost on Lake Ontario. Schooner SLIGO lost her bowsprit and jib-boom in a gale off Long Point, Lake Ontario. Schooner KATE KELLY was driven from her moorings at Oswego by a gale and badly damaged by contact with the docks. Schooner SAINT CATHERINES stranded in South Bay. Schooner EVELINE sprang a leak, water-logged, and capsized off Girard, Lake Erie. 6.- Barge AJAX water-logged in Niagara River. 7.- Scow D. R. HOLT struck a snag at Grand Haven and sank; raised. Schooner ANNA MARIA aground on Stag Island, Saint Clair River; released. Schooner BOHEMIA damaged by lightning near Whitefish Point. 8.- Propeller ran into and slightly damaged the propeller EMPIRE STATE in Detroit River. Propeller CORMORANT aground on Revere Point; released. 9.- Propeller SAINT CLAIR totally destroyed by fire on Lake Superior, and twenty-six persons drowned. Schooner SAN JACINTO lost her foremast while coming through the Straits. 10.- Schooners MAJOR N. H. FERRY, AMERICA, W. H. ROUNDS, and MINERAL STATE damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner KING SISTERS returned to Port Huron leaking. Propeller CANISTEO aground at Marine City. 11.- Propeller MARY JARECKI damaged by fire at Marquette. 12.- Schooner MAGGIE DALL seriously damaged by collision with the schooner GUIDING STAR in Chicago River; amount of damage, $2,500. Foresail of schooner LEO torn by jib-boom of schooner A. E. MOORE at Chicago. Tug CHAMPION burned on Lake Saint Clair; total loss about $3,500. 14.- Schooner DELOS DE WOLF damaged by collision with propeller COMMODORE and CUBA at Chicago. 15.- Barge TRACY J. BRONSON and schooner JAMES C. KING damaged by collision in the river at Chicago. 17.- Schooner ROBERT HOWLETT lost her main-boom in a squall on Lake Michigan. Scow H. H. HINES was run into and damaged by an unknown vessel while at anchor near Gracy Island. 18.- Schooners LEVI GRANT and MONTEREY damaged by collision in harbor at Chicago Schooner EDWARD BLAKE damaged by collision with a bridge in Welland Canal. 19.- Schooner JOHN TIBBETS lost her fore-staysail in a squall. Propeller SUSQUEHANNA ran ashore during a fog near Milwaukee; released Scow JOHN BEAN, JR., and schooners VERMONT, PESHTIGO, MARY NALL, WILLIAM CROSSTHWAITE, and ROUSE SIMMONS, had their canvas damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Tug CORA B. damaged by collision at Saginaw. Schooner H. C. ALBRIGHT lost some of her canvas in a gale on Lake Huron. 20.- Schooner SURPRISE broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. Schooner CARLINGFORD driven ashore on Greens Island during a squall in the Straits. 21.- Propeller BADGER STATE broke her machinery on Lake Huron. 22.- Propeller SHEBOYGAN broke her follower during a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. BIGLER and G. L. WRENN damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner IDA had her mainsail split in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner C. C. TROWBRIDGE damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Schooner T. S. SKINNER broke her fore-gaff in a squall off Chicago. Schooner MINNIE MUELLER badly damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Schooner E. C. ROBERTS struck a rock and waterlogged on Lake Huron. Schooner E. W. RATHBONE ran into by Propeller MINERAL ROCK on Lake Huron and severely damaged. Tug ANDREWS damaged by collision with a bridge at Toledo. 23.- Scow LAURENA and schooner MAINE and HOLMES arrived at Chicago, leaking Schooner BISMARCK lost her headgear and bowsprit in a collision on Lake Huron. Schooner GRANTHAM arrived at Chicago damaged by gale on Lake Michigan. Barge ARGONAUT and steamer BEN DRAKE damaged by fire at Chicago. Propeller BUCKEYE, steam-barge S. C. BALDWIN, and schooner MINNIE MUELLER damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner SEA LION beached at Saint Joseph, Mich., during a gale. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [529] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. JULY, 1876 {cont'd) 24.- Barge MICHIGAN lost her rudder at Oswego. Schooner NARRAGANSETT lost her fore-gaff in a gale on Lake Huron 25.- Schooners C. K. NIMS, WILLIAM JONES, and W. H. HAWKINS arrived at Chicago leaking. Steam-barge H. C. SCHNOOR aground in Saint Clair River. Schooners TRIO and MAYES damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow GERMAN damaged by collision in Detroit River. Schooner E. M. CARRINGTON damaged by collision at Cleveland. 26.- Steamer CLARA BELLE broke her machinery near Northport. Wrecking tug CRUSADER ashore at Mackinaw Island; released. 27.- Schooner IDA H. BLOOM beached near Manistee during a gale; released. Propeller A. C. VAN RUALTE and schooner E. M. PORTCH damaged by collision in Grand Traverse Bay. 28.- Schooner ONTARIO arrived at Montreal leaking badly. Schooner ANNA LYONS ran on a pier and sank at Two Rivers, Lake Michigan. 29.- Schooner T. S. ANDREWS damaged by a collision at Chicago. Tug J. L. HIGGLE damaged by collision with schooner LUCIND VAN VALKENBURGH, off Chicago. Barge MARINE CITY aground on Grassy Island. Schooner ONWARD aground on Ballard's Reef, Detroit River. Tug PARKER broke her journal while towing on Lake Saint Clair. 31.- Schooner J. W. BROWN had her main-rigging damaged by collision in river at Chicago. Steam-barge ALMA MUNRO broke her machinery at Port Colborne. Steamer SHERMAN struck a crib near harbor entrance off Sandusky, and stove a hole in her side. AUGUST, 1876 ------------ 1.- Tug EAGLE sank in Muskegon Bay. 2.- Propeller CITY OF NEW BALTIMORE broke some of her machinery near Saint Clair, on Saint Clair River. Steam-barge JARVIS LORD damaged by collision at Erie. Propeller ASIA broke her crank pin at Detroit. Tug W. B. CASTLE slightly damaged by fire at Cleveland. 3.- Schooner J. V. TAYLOR arrived at Chicago with her fore-gaff broken. Schooner ETNA and schooner MARY L. HIGGIE damaged by collision at Chicago. Propeller BENTON ran aground on Elk Island, Saint Clair River. 4.- Schooner NEGAUNEE damaged by collision in Detroit River. Schooner SAMANA lost her foretopmast in a squall on Lake Erie. Scow WILLIAM WELLHOUSE lost her mainsail in a squall on Lake Erie. 5.- Schooner NEGAUNEE damaged by collision in Detroit River during a fog. 6.- Scow WILLIAM WELLHOUSE lost some of her rigging in a squall on Lake Erie. 7.- Schooner NASSAU badly damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Schooner TOPSY damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Schooner MARY E. COOK damaged by collision with a pile-driver in river at Chicago. Propeller SAINT ALBANS damaged by collision with the schooner S. ANDERSON at Chicago. Schooner HANS CROCKER and propeller MONTGOMERY damaged by collision in river at Chicago. 8.- Brig LUCY J. CLARK badly, and schooner SAM. FLINT slightly, damaged damaged by fire at Chicago; amount of damage $1,800. Propeller CUBA ran into and damaged the barge O. J. HALE in the river at Chicago. 9.- Schooner PRIDE damaged by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee. Scow VICTOR, stone laden, sunk at Montreal. 10.- Schooners MARINER and CITY OF WOODSTOCK damaged by collision in river at Chicago. Schooner C. C. BARNES driven from her moorings at Milwaukee by a gale and slightly injured. 12.- Tug STANDARD damaged by fire at Cleveland. Steamer NORSEMEN broke her machinery off Port Hope. Schooner EVELINE lost her gaff-topsail in a squall on Lake Michigan. Robert Talky, sailor, fell overboard from steamer FANNIE SHRIVER at Saugatuck and was drowned. 13.- Propeller COLORADO ran ashore on Pound Island, Straits of Mackinaw, during a fog; released. 14.- Schooner HANS CROCKER ashore on Haverly's Reef, Lake Michigan; released. 15.- Schooner CARRIER damaged by collision at Chicago. Steamer J. W. STEINHOFF broke her wheel on Lake Erie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [530] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. AUGUST, 1876 {cont'd) 16.- Barge SAGINAW arrived at Cleveland in a leaky condition. Tug OSCAR FOLSOM ran on the rocks near Dummy Light at Buffalo; released. 17.- Tug BRADLEY sank at Detroit. Scow SURPRISE lost her foremast in a gale on Lake Michigan. Propeller ONTARIO aground on Stay Island; released. Steam-yacht ROSALINE broke her shaft at Put-in Bay. 18.- Steamer ARMENIA aground near Bath; released. Tug CRAMER broke her wheel on Friday at Tonawanda. Scow MAY BREEZE sprang her foretopmast-head on Lake Erie. 19.- Schooner DAN NEWHALL and scow L. PAINTER arrived a Milwaukee leaking. Tug J. J. HAGERMANN broke her wheel at Milwaukee. Horace Ames, mate of scow SEABIRD, fell overboard and was drowned in Saugatuck River, near Lake Michigan. Schooners TRUMAN MOSS and LEVI RAIRSON lost their jib-booms during a squall in the straits. Steamer ADMIRAL aground at Belleville, Canada; released. Scow T. S. SKINNER damaged by running into a dock at Muskegon. Schooner MARY COLLINS lost her flying-jib during a squall in the Straits. Propeller MANISTEE broke her machinery in Portage ship canal. 20.- Schooner ELLA ELLINWOOD arrived at Chicago with her foresail badly torn. Scow MINNIE CORLETE lost her jib-boom at Chicago during a gale. Schooner MARY McREA slightly damaged by striking the breakwater at Chicago during a gale. Schooner LEVI GRANT damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner MARY GROVER sprang a leak, and put into Oak Orchard, in a water-logged condition. Schooner MARY ANN LEYDON broke her jib-boom by collision at Oswego. Schooner TRANCHE MONTAGE lost portion of her deck-load in a gale on Lake Ontario. Propeller ARCTIC aground in Detroit River; released. 21.- Yacht SYLVIA capsized on Lake Michigan and two of her crew, James Brooks and James Day, were drowned. Schooner STURGIS damaged by collision in the river at Chicago. Tug TOM BROWN broke her valve-stem at Chicago. Brig FASHION damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. 22.- Tug FERRY badly damaged by collision with tug W. L. EWING at Chicago; amount of damage, $300. Schooners ROBERT CAMPBELL and PERSIA arrived at Chicago leaking. Schooner MAINE lost her jib-topsail by a collision in river at Chicago. Schooner LAUREL, ore laden, sprang a leak and sank off Big Sandy Creek, Lake Ontario. 23.- Steamer J. C. CLARK broke her rudder, rudder-post, and shoe in Suikarty River, and was towed to Port Huron for repairs. 24.- Tug DIAMOND ran upon piles and sank at Chicago; raised. Schooner DOLPHIN sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. 25.- Schooners WHITE OAK and E. S. RYDER arrived at Chicago with canvas damaged. Schooner ADVENTURE put into Buffalo disabled. Schooners GLADSTONE and SEABIRD lost portions of their deck-load on Lake Ontario. Scow KANE lost a portion of her deck-load on Lake Michigan. Barge MIDNIGHT damaged by collision with propeller OAKLAND at Bay City. 26.- Schooner CHRISTINE NILLSON lost her jib-boom by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Scow S. P. WILSON arrived at Chicago minus her topsail. Schooner MELVINA arrived at Chicago leaking. Schooner J. O. MOSS lost her stay-sail in a squall off Chicago. Schoooner PATHFINDER arrived at Chicago minus her main and mizzen topmasts. Schooner J. W. PORTER was damaged by collision at Cleveland. Schooners H. P. BALDWIN, DRIVER, BELOIT, and METROPOLIS lost portions of their canvas and rigging in a gale on Lake Michigan. 27.- Propeller SKYLARK broke her valve-stem on Lake Michigan. Propeller WENONA aground on Grassy Island, Detroit River; released. Schooner REGULATOR lost her fore and main sails in a gale on Lake Michigan. 28.- Tug LEVI JOHNSON lost her smoke-stack by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee. 29.- Bark FAVORITE lost her jib-boom by collision in river at Chicago. Schooner J. S. MASTIN lost her mainsail on Lake Michigan. Frederick Helmer, deck-hand on propeller ANNIE L. CRAIG, drowned in Detroit River. SEPTEMBER, 1876 --------------- 1.- Schooner BERLIN sunk at Fairport. Scow DAN HAYES went ashore at Fairport Harbor, Lake Erie, during a gale. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [531] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. SEPTEMBER, 1876 {cont'd) 2.- Schooners SAN JACINTO and LAKE FORREST seriously damaged by collision off Chicago. Tugs TORRENT and SWEEPSTAKES damaged by collision in Detroit River. 3.- Schooner JANE BELL and scow T. S. SKINNER have arrived at Chicago minus portions of their rigging. Schooner CAMDEN arrived at Buffalo leaking. Schooners A. RUST, GEORGE L. WREN, FRANK CRAWFORD, and REPUBLIC damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooners J. F. TRACY and WILLIAM STURGIS arrived at Chicago leaking. Propeller H. E. PAINE sprang a leak and sunk at Grand Haven. 4.- Steam-barge CITY OF PORT HURON foundered on Lake Huron; total loss. Value, $15,000. Schooner ADVANCE sprang a leak on Lake Michigan during a gale. Barge WYOMING water-logged at Port Huron. Barge GEORGE DANA sprang a leak and water-logged on Lake Erie during a gale. 5.- Schooner G. R. ROBERTS lost her jib-top-sail in Milwaukee Bay. Propeller INDIA ran into and damaged the schooner C. N. JOHNSON at Chicago. United States steamer MICHIGAN damaged by collision with schooner AMERICAN UNION at Chicago. Schooner W. H. ROUNDS arrived at Chicago minus her foreyard. Barge JOHN MARKS arrived at Chicago in a water-logged condition. Schooner DOLPHIN went ashore at Racine during a gale. Tug FARRAR struck a snag and sank in Saint Clair River. Barge JESSIE FINN sprang a leak in Milwaukee Bay, Lake Michigan. Schooner DAISY driven ashore during a gale at Stony Creek; total loss 6.- Schooners H. B. BERGER and C. S. DAVIS arrived at Milwaukee minus portions of their deck-loads of lumber; lost in a gale on Lake Michigan. Barge WINDSOR, lumber-laden, arrived at Chicago in a water-logged condition. Schooners RICHARD MOTT, LINCOLN DALL, and BLACK HAWK, and yacht MAMIE, arrived at Chicago with damaged rigging, caused by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner AMERICAN UNION lost her jib-boom and foretopmast off Grosse Point, Lake Michigan. Schooner MARY water-logged on Lake Michigan. 7.- Schooner HARVEST-HOME sprang a leak, water-logged, and sank in Lake Michigan, off Grand Haven. 8.- Scow SOUTH SIDE damaged by collision with a railroad bridge at Milwaukee. 9.- Schooner WHIRLWIND water-logged during a gale and went ashore at Racine, Wis., Lake Michigan. Total loss. Schooner A. W. LUCKEY broke her mainmast on Lake Erie. 10.- Schooner WALHALLA put into Sheboygan, Wis., badly damaged in rigging by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner CHARLEY HIBBARD lost her main and fore sails and a portion of her deck-load in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner CORNELIA sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark CECELIA ashore at Wheatly Dock, Lake Erie; released. Schooner HARRIET ROSS ashore at Wheatly Dock, Lake Erie. Schooner NORTHUMBERLAND ashore at Wheatly Dock, Lake Erie. 11.- Tug PROTECTION damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Steam-barge N. MILLS disabled on Lake Huron. Schooner MOCKING BIRD arrived at Milwaukee minus portions of her rigging lost in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner DAVID FERGUSON sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark FAVORITE lost some of her rigging in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooners WILLIAM JONES, JOHN MINER, SEABIRD, and MARINER arrived at Chicago with damaged rigging, caused by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner C. K. DIXON arrived at Chicago leaking. Propeller ONTONAGON water-logged and went ashore at Colchester, Lake Erie. Schooner DELOS DE WOLFE arrived at Chicago minus her mainsail. 12.- Bark ARABIA damaged by collision at Chicago. Propeller HOLLAND ran into and badly damaged by the propeller BERTSCHY at East Saginaw. Schooner PROGRESS sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner S. F. ATWATER ashore on Thirty-mile Point, Lake Ontario; released. 13.- Brig GLADIATOR put into Milwaukee leaking badly. Schooner JOHN WALTERS ashore near Eagle Dock, Lake Erie. Frank Anderson, mate of schooner CUBA, fell overboard at Chicago and was drowned. Propeller ASIA damaged by fire at Detroit. 15.- Schooner G. S. HAZARD damaged by collision with railway bridge at East Saginaw. Amount, $1,000. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [532] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. SEPTEMBER, 1876 {cont'd) Schooner GREAT WEST damaged by fire at Chicago. Schooner M. J. CUMMINGS ashore on Snake Island, Lake Ontario. 16.- Schooner WM. ELGIN ran into and badly damaged the schooner S. H. KIMBALL at Port Huron. Tug PIONEER sunk at Sault Ste. Marie. Propeller GEORGIAN sprang a leak in a squall on Lake Erie. 17.- Bark GEO. THURSTON beached near Point Edward. Six fishermen drowned off Erie, Pa., in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner CITY OF CHICAGO aground on Peshtigo Shoals, Green Bay; released. Steamer D. P. SPEAR destroyed by fire at Toledo. Schooner SEABIRD ashore at South Bay, Lake Ontario; released. Scow ROUGH AND READY water-logged and abandoned on Lake Huron. 18.- Schooner JENNY LIND was towed into and damaged the schooner OWASCO at Chicago. Schooner MORNING STAR lost some of her rigging on Lake Huron. Schooner SEABIRD and propeller ANNIE CRAIG damaged by collision at Port Huron. Schooner RICHARD MOTT and A. J. DURY arrived at Chicago with damaged rigging. Schooner E. P. ROYCE ashore on Canadian Point au Sable, Lake Huron. 19.- Scow GEORGE IRWIN damaged by collision with schooner C. S. KING at Cleveland. Schooners JOSEPHINE DRESDEN and JENNIE MULLEN arrived at Chicago in a leaky condition. Tug MYSTIC sunk in the Sault Ste. Marie Canal. Tug WADSWORTH sunk in the Welland Canal. Barge KATIE BRAINARD aground near East Saginaw. Barges CROCKER and KATIE BRAINARD damaged by collision near East Saginaw. Schooner C. G. KING towed into and damaged the scow GEORGE IRWIN at Cleveland. Schooner E. M. CARRINGTON damaged by collision with a bridge at Cleveland. 21.- Schooner JANE C. WOODRUFF sunk in Welland Canal. Schooner JOURNEYMAN damaged by collision with schooners SCHUYLKILL and ALLEGHANY in Pigeon Bay. 23.- Schooner GEORGE B. SLOAN struck a rock and sank in harbor at Port Colborne. Schooners TRI-COLOR, MAGGIE THOMPSON, CLIPPER CITY, NORMAN, ATAUNTO, HATTIE WELLS, and tug JOHNSON damaged by collision at Chicago. Steam-barge VICTORIA broke her cylinder-head in Detroit River. Schooner GEO. B. SLOANE struck a rock and sank in Welland Canal. Martin Vincent, sailor on schooner SENATOR BLOOD, drowned at Buffalo. 24.- Schooner TEMPEST sprang a leak at Chicago. Tug JACKET broke her wheel at Chicago. Schooner MAGIC damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. 25.- Schooner TEMPEST sprang a leak at Chicago. Propeller D. F. ROSE scuttled and sank at Tonawanda to prevent destruction by fire. Loss, $10,000. Schooner H. C. RICHARDS damaged by collision with a bridge at Manitowoc. 26.- Schooner C. H. WALKER sprang a leak and foundered at mouth of Saint Clair River. Barge RIO GRANDE water-logged at Sand Beach Harbor of Refuge. Schooners SARDAND and LEONARD SEATON damaged by collision at Port Huron. Schooner GOLDEN RULE lost her center-board on Lake Michigan. Schooner G. H. ROBERTS driven ashore in Big Sister Bay during a gale; total loss. Schooner J. P. MARCH driven from her moorings and damaged by gale at Cleveland. Captain Mott, of schooner ANNA ROBINSON, drowned at Milwaukee. 27.- Schooner NICHOLSON lost her boom on Lake Michigan. Steam-barge LADY FRANKLIN destroyed by fire at mouth of Detroit River Loss, $6,000. Schooner CAROLINE damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner ANNA MARIA hard aground at the foot of Stag Island; released Schooner ARIADNE damaged by gale on Lake Ontario. Richard Brown jumped overboard and drowned from barge LADY FRANKLIN when on fire. Schooner BRITISH QUEEN lost her deck-load in a gale on Lake Ontario. 28.- Schooner GREAT WEST, scow FELICITOUS, and barge VENUS damaged by collision at Chicago. Bark MARIA MARTIN and schooners MICHELSON, RICHARD MOTT, JOHN MINER, D. G. FORT, LINCOLN DALL, and LITTLE BELLE arrived at Chicago leaking and otherwise damaged by gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner KATE KELLY driven ashore at Holland, Mich., during a gale. Propeller LAKE ERIE ashore on Frazier's Shoals, Saint Lawrence River. Barge ST. CLAIR arrived at Buffalo in water-logged condition. 29.- Schooner JESSIE PHILLIPS towed into Milwaukee in a water-logged condition. Schooner T. B. RICE water-logged on Lake Huron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [533] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. SEPTEMBER, 1876 {cont'd) Lumber-barge MERCURY water-logged on Lake Michigan and lost her deck-load. Schooner QUEEN CITY damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. 30.- Schooner KEARSARGE arrived at Chicago in a water-logged condition. Schooner IVER LAWSON and barge C. F. ALLEN arrived at Chicago leaking Schooner SKYLARK lost her anchor in Detroit River. OCTOBER, 1876 1.- Schooner SEABIRD arrived at Oswego minus her fortopmast. 2.- Schooner ALDEBARAN ashore near Point au Pellee, Lake Erie. 3.- Schooners GISME and L. S. HAMMOND damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner ODIN ashore in Allison's Bay; released. Schooner FLORIDA struck a rock in the Welland Canal and sunk. Schooner J. O. MOSS arrived at Chicago minus a portion of her deck- load. Schooner IMPERIAL arrived at Chicago leaking. Scow PAXTON arrived at Wyandotte minus a portion of her cargo of coal Bark MARIA MARTIN lost her maintopmast and some canvas off Wolf River Schooner ZACK CHANDLER and C. K. DIXON badly damaged by collision on Lake Saint Clair. Tug QUAYLE broke her machinery towing in the river. 4.- Schooner BELLE WALDBRIDGE on the reef at North Bay, near Death's Door, Lake Michigan. Released. Propeller PRUSSIA towed into Port Colborne Harbor in a disabled condition. Schooner ORIENT ashore near Dexter, Lake Ontario. Released. Tug COMPOUND broke her machinery while towing in Buffalo Harbor. Schooners NASSAU and HOBOKEN arrived at Chicago with damaged rigging. 5.- Schooner ANNIE VOUGHT lost some of her rigging in the Straits. James McMannis, sailor on schooner JAMES COUCH, washed overboard and drowned on Lake Huron. Schooner GRACE GREENWOOD beached at Saint Joseph, Mich., during a gale. Total wreck. Bark CONSTITUTION beached during a gale near Whitefish Point, Lake Huron. Total loss. Schooner ALLEGHANY lost some of her canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooners CHAMPION and HAVANA damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner PENSAUKEE ran into and damaged the schooner JENNIEBEL, at Plum Island. Schooner TEMPEST was towed into Manistee, in a water-logged condition and minus her deck-load and some canvas. Schooner L. L. LAMB aground near Cape Vincent. Schooner JANE BELL ashore on Plum Island; released. 6.- Schooner LIGHT GUARD ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron. Schooner CATARACT ashore on Middle Ground, Bay of Quinte. Released. Steam-barge TRADER struck the pier and sunk at South Haven, Lake Michigan. Schooner ALICE B. NORRIS put into Escanaba, leaking. Peter Sinclair, mate of schooner ZACK CHANDLER, knocked overboard by boom and drowned at Buffalo. Tug ALICE GETTY damaged by fire at Waukegan. Scow DIAMOND struck a rock at Colchester Reef, Lake Erie, and sunk. Total loss. Schooners ELIZABETH JONES, ZACK CHANDLER, and QUEEN CITY damaged by a gale on Lake Erie. 7.- Barge MARS ashore at Ludington. Schooner PLYMOUTH beached near Ludington. Schooner ALGERINE lost her main boom in a gale on Lake Erie. Barge BAURER jettisoned 20,000 feet of lumber during a gale on Lake Erie. Propeller CHAUNCEY HURLBUT arrived at Buffalo, leaking. 8.- Bark J. G. MASTER and schooners ELLA ELLINWOOD and ALBATROSS arrived at Chicago in a damaged condition. Schooner RATHBUN beached near Southampton, Ontario. Schooner JAMES D. SAWYER sprung a leak and lost some of her rigging in a gale near the Manitou. Tug ORMSBY burned in Green Bay. Loss, $6,000. 9.- Barge CATLIN ashore at Ashtabula. Barge BOSCOBEL ashore at Rond Eau Point. Schooner BUENA VISTA arrived at Milwaukee minus her center-board. Schooners E. R. BLAKE, J. V. JONES, STOCKBRIDGE, and NEGAUNEE arrived at Chicago, damaged. Schooner J. F. TRACY arrived at Chicago, leaking. Bark LOTTIE WOLF sprung a leak in Beaver Harbor. Scow GEORGE NEVILLE sprung a leak and lost some of her canvas on Lake Michigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [534] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. OCTOBER, 1876 {cont'd) Schooner J. R. BENTLY ashore in Erie Basin, Buffalo. Schooner HARVEST QUEEN is ashore near Port Colborne. William Frazer, captain of schooner NETTIE WEAVER, was drowned at Tonawanda. Bark MOCKING BIRD sprung a leak and sunk in Lake Erie. Barge KEARSARGE beached during a gale near Rond Eau, Lake Erie. Schooner WANDERER ashore near Manistee. Released. Schooner HATTIE EARL lost her rudder in making Grand Haven Harbor. Propeller BADGER STATE ran into and damaged Schooner MARY LYDIA at Detroit. Schooners ALBATROSS and MINNIE BLAKELY arrived at Oswego minus portions of their deck-loads and rigging. Propeller CITY OF MADISON sprung a leak and twisted her rudder-stock at Leland. Schooner NORTHUMBERLAND put into Buffalo badly damaged and minus a portion of her deck-load. Schooner MARY ANN dismasted in a gale on Lake Ontario. Scow HERCULES beached during a gale near Pine River. Total loss. 10.- Steam-barge NAHANT ashore, Waiska Bay. Schooner CORTEZ put into Port Colborne in a badly-damaged condition. Brig E. COHEN and schooner HURON put into Port Colborne leaking, and with damaged canvas. Schooner ERIE BELLE near Long Point, dismantled. Propeller TIOGA arrived at Buffalo with damaged steering-apparatus. Schooners P. B. LOCKE, ALGERINE, and WOODRUFF put into Buffalo, leaking and damaged. Schooner FREDERICK in Grand River, Michigan, water-logged. Schooner MONT BLANC put into Port Colborne minus sails and jibs. Schooner TYPO damaged by collision with CITY OF MADISON at South Manitou Island. Schooner L. M. GUTHRIE dismasted during a gale on Lake Erie. Propeller MAGGIE HUNTER foundered in a gale near Oswego. All the crew lost. 11.- Steam-barge COLIN CAMPBELL damaged by collision with a barge at Ludington. Schooner GEORGE C. FINNEY put into Port Colborne with anchors broken. Steamer INDIAN ran into and damaged the schooner COLUMBIAN at Kingston. 12.- Schooner C. K. NIMS ashore at Manitou Island. Released. 13.- Schooner AUGUSTA ashore at Bath, Lake Ontario. Schooners ADA MEDORA and BAY STATE ashore at mouth of Menomonee River, Lake Michigan. Released. Propeller EMPIRE STATE ran into and badly damaged the schooner JANE RALSTON at Middle Island, Lake Huron. Schooner WILLIAM JONES damaged by striking the pier at Michigan City. Tug NELSON damaged by fire at Chicago. Steamer FLORA broke her shaft on Lake Michigan. Bark GOLDEN WEST arrived at Detroit leaking badly. Tug PRINDEVILLE damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow LEON DIAMOND sprung a leak and sunk in Lake Erie. 14.- Propeller NEW YORK sprung a leak during a gale and sunk in Lake Huron Schooner BUTCHER BOY and barges McGILLROA and GARNEY arrived at Port Huron in a water-logged condition. Scow DAN SICKLES struck the pier and sank at Sheboygan. Schooner WILLIAM CROSSTHWAITE sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Albert Valleau, seaman on scow CHARLEY CRAWFORD, lost overboard near Point au Barques. Schooner OUR SON ashore on Beaver Island. Henry Selt, seaman on schooner LYDIA, washed overboard and drowned of Kewaunee, Lake Michigan. Schooner SARAH JANE sprung her masts on Lake Huron. Schooner SOUTHWEST aground in Detroit River. Schooner TEMPEST arrived at Chicago leaking. Schooner JENNIE MULLEN driven against the pier at Michigan City by a gale and damaged. 15.- Propeller COMMODORE arrived at Buffalo leaking. Propeller DEAN RICHMOND ashore on North Manitou Island. Released. Schooner KATE WINSLOW lost some of her canvas in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner R. B. CAMPBELL capsized off Muskegon, Lake Michigan; Total loss; value, $4,000. Tug CITY OF ALPENA ran into and damaged the schooner MONT BLANC on Lake Erie. Schooners MARY L. HIGGIN, JAMAICA, SEA GULL, and UNDINE damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner GOLDEN RULE arrived at Chicago in a water-logged condition. 16.- Schooners L. W. PERRY, LINCOLN DALL, GEO. L. SAWYER, SAN JACINTO, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [535] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. OCTOBER, 1876 {cont'd) CAPE HORN, WINNIE WING, and HELEN BLOOD arrived at Chicago damaged in rigging, and leaking. Schooner ALPENA sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Schooner BRITISH QUEEN completely disabled off Cobourg. Schooner SEA BIRD ashore at Port Austin. 17.- Steamer DANIEL BALL burned off Bay City; value, $15,000. Total loss. Schooners B. PARSONS and GYPSY arrived at Chicago leaking. Schooners ELVINA, NARRAGANSETT, and YOUNG AMERICA arrived at Detroit badly damaged. Scow COASTER water-logged at Muskegon. Schooners BOLIVIA and NELLIE TERESA damaged by gale on Lake Ontario. 19.- Bark MASSILLON sprang a leak and sank in Saginaw Bay. Scow ARMAND dismasted and driven ashore near Thames light-house. 20.- Schooner JAMES COUCH lost some of her canvas in a squall on Lake Michigan. 21.- Alexander Mitchell, seaman on schooner LUCERNE, knocked overboard and drowned in Detroit River. 23.- Tug JOHN CHASSELL destroyed by fire at Portage Entry. Schooners CAROLINE MARSH, BERMUDA, and GREAT WESTERN lost some of their canvas in a gale on Lake Ontario. Propeller OSWEGO BELLE damaged by a gale on Lake Ontario. Schooner ODD-FELLOW ashore at Oswego; released. Schooner JOHN MARTIN grounded in the Neebish Rapids. 24.- Schooner NORTHWEST sunk in Lake Michigan. Schooner F. L. DANFORTH badly damaged by running into schooner NORTHWEST on Lake Michigan. Schooner E. M. STANTON struck the pier and sunk in Kenosha Harbor. Schooner MAGGIE THOMPSON arrived at Chicago in leaky condition. Schooner WILLIAM HUNTER ashore on Niagara Reef. Total loss. 25.- Schooner RISING STAR put into Port Colborne in a damaged condition. Schooner TWO NELLIES ran into and damaged the schooner R. C. CRAWFORD at Chicago. 27.- Bark KATE DARLEY sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. 28.- Schooner DAVID A. WELLS sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Schooner MADORA damaged by collision with a bridge while entering Manitowoc Harbor. 29.- Barge W. P. PECK water-logged and sunk in Lake Saint Clair. 30.- Bark GEO. THURSTON sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Schooner J. R. BENTLY broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. 31.- Steamer SHANNON aground near Belleville. Released. NOVEMBER, 1876. --------------- 3.- Scow RUSH ashore at Buck Horn, Lake Erie. 4.- Tug CLARA damaged by fire at Detroit. 5.- Tug ORIENT sunk at Buffalo. Schooners MOONLIGHT and CROSTHWAITE lost portions of their rigging in a gale on Lake Michigan. 6.- Schooner KATE HOWARD ashore at St. Joseph, Mich. Schooners A. J. ROGERS, GEORGE MURRAY, BROWN, and CLIPPER CITY arrived at Chicago in damaged condition. 7.- Steamer JOHN A. DIX damaged by striking the pier at Ludington. Schooner MARY BATTLE ashore at Murray Point, Lake Erie. Four barges of propeller ANTELOPE's tow ashore in Lake Erie. Schooner KATE KELLY aground in the Rivers. Sloop EDWARDS capsized in a gale on Lake Michigan, and one man drowned. 8.- Schooner SURPRISE arrived at Oswego leaking. 9.- James Coughlin, seaman on schooner CITY OF CHICAGO, drowned in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron. 12.- Propeller CITY OF FREMONT ashore on Stag Island. Released. 12.- Scow HOME beached at Racine, Lake Michigan. Total loss. Propeller COMMODORE ran into and damaged the schooner ONEONTA at Chicago. Tug BENNETT ashore near Saint Helena Island, Straits of Mackinaw; five of her crew smothered by steam. Barge AJAX sunk in Pigeon Bay. (Trans. Note:The date is not a typo and is transcribed as it appears) 14.- Bark AMERICA lost her jibboom in Chicago Harbor. Schooner ATHENIAN grounded on Lime Kiln Crossings and sunk. Raised. Schooner WILLIAM HOME went ashore on Tawas Point, Lake Huron, during a gale. Released. Propeller NEBRASKA and schooner EVELINE BATES damaged by collision at Port Huron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [536] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. NOVEMBER, 1876 {cont'd) 15.- Morris Williams, deck-hand on propeller CHINA, fell overboard and was drowned in bay at Erie. Oscar Olson killed by a fall on schooner ELIZABETH JONES, at Buffalo. 16.- William Robbins, sailor on schooner ELIZA WHITE, killed by a fall from the rigging at Port Hope. Propeller LAWRENCE damaged by collision with propeller MONTANA at Chicago. 17.- Tug VAN DOLSEN damaged by collision with tug SATISFACTION at Chicago. 18.- Schooners LOTUS and WELLS BURT slightly damaged by collision in the Straits. 20.- Steamer COL. PHILLIPS burned to the water's edge at Maysville. Loss, $20,000. 21.- Schooners E. K. BRUCE and FERGUSON damaged by collision at Chicago. 22.- Schooner SKYLARK ashore on Simcoe Island, Lake Ontario. Released. Scow CHRISTIE lost all her upper rigging on Lake Michigan. Schooner MARY E. GREGORY damaged by collision at Chicago. 23.- Propeller FAVORITE broke her shaft on Lake Michigan. Pat Boylan, seaman on barge MARQUETTE, drowned at Alpena. Steam-barge TRADER broke her shaft on White Lake. 25.- Schooner IRENE went ashore on Braddock Point, Lake Ontario, during a snowstorm. Steam-barge W. H. BARNUM aground at foot of Bois Blanc Island. Released. 26.- Mate of schooner NETT WOODWARD lost overboard on Lake Ontario. 27.- Schooners HELEN PRATT and A. RUST damaged by collision at Chicago. 29.- Schooner FELICITOUS damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. 30.- Schooner HANS CROCKER waterlogged and went ashore at Kenosha, Lake Michigan. Schooner SOUTHWEST ran into and damaged the schooner YOUNG AMERICA at Cleveland. Schooner WILLIAM CROSTHWAITE damaged by drifting against the schooner GOLDEN WEST at Saint Joseph's, Mich. Schooner WINNIE WING lost her deck-load and damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner WILLIAM B. OGDEN lost considerable canvas and rigging in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner LILLIE PARSONS dismasted in a gale on Lake Erie. Schooners J. F. JOY and NIAGARA damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner A. F. GALE foundered near Fairport, Lake Erie, and entire crew lost. DECEMBER, 1876. --------------- 1.- Propeller FAIRBANKS aground in Detroit River. Released. Schooner THEODORE PERRY towed into Cleveland in damaged condition. 2.- Schooner HETTIE TAYLOR ashore in Eagle Harbor, Green Bay. Schooner BAY STATE damaged and sprung a leak by striking the dock at Chicago. 3.- R. Roberts, seaman on schooner NETT WOODWARD, washed overboard and drowned in Lake Ontario. 6.- Schooner IDA MAY ashore at Petoskey, Mich. 8.- Propeller IRA CHAFFER waterlogged and beached near Chocola, Lake Superior. Propeller CITY OF MADISON ashore at the Manitaus (sic). Schooner ANNIE LYONS ashore at South Manitou Island. 12.- Scow S. P. WILSON beached at South Haven, Lake Michigan. William Menery, seaman on schooner KATIE PRINGLE, knocked overboard and drowned in Georgian Bay. 18.- Tug WELCOME cut and damaged by ice in Milwaukee Bay. Tug T. C. MAXON cut through by ice in the river at Milwaukee. Schooner STRIFE ashore in Lake Erie. Total loss. Note. 20.- Navigation closed for the winter. JANUARY, 1877 ------------- No disasters this month. Navigation suspended. FEBRUARY, 1877 -------------- No disasters this month. Navigation suspended. MARCH, 1877 ----------- No disasters this month. Navigation suspended. APRIL, 1877 ----------- 4.- Steamers RUBY and LAKE BREEZE aground in the rivers. 5.- Steamer NORFOLK burned to the water's edge at Kingston. Loss, $7,000. 8.- Scow BANNER ashore in Black Lack during a gale. 9.- J. P. De Couder's pier, near Holland, Mich., carried away by the ice. Loss, $4,000. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [537] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. APRIL, 1877 {cont'd) 11.- Tug NEWELL AVERY burned to the water's edge and sank in White Lake. 12.- Propeller TRUESDELL damaged by collision with a schooner on Lake Michigan. 16.- Scow E. MASTERS cut down by the ice and sunk at Sodus. 18.- Schooner ALBATROSS sprung a leak and water-logged on Lake Michigan during a gale. Schooner MARY WHITE lost her deck-load in a gale on Lake Michigan. 19.- Schooner S. V. R. WATSON on Point au Pelle, Lake Erie. 20.- Scow MILTON broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. 21.- Tug TWILIGHT sunk at Holland, Mich. Schooner KATE HINCHMAN sunk in Ogden's Canal, Chicago. 22.- Schooner HUNGARIAN arrived at Muskegon, Mich., in a leaky condition. 23.- Schooner C. NORTH sprung a leak at Chicago. 24.- Schooner PESHTIGO sprung a leak at Chicago. 26.- Schooner ANNA THORNE lost some of her canvas on Lake Michigan. 27.- Propeller TRUESDELL aground in Sturgeon Bay. Schooner GEORGE C. TINNEY twisted her rudder-head on Lake Michigan. Schooner THOMAS H. HOWLAND damaged by collision with schooner ST. ANDREW at Chicago. Steam-barge LA SALLE broke her machinery in Chicago harbor. Barge BRUNETTE ran into and damaged the schooner GRACIE M. FILER at Chicago. Scow MILTON dismasted on Lake Michigan. 28.- Steam-barge S. C. BALDWIN ran upon a reef and sank near Thunder Bay light. Released. Schooner H. D. MOORE ran into and damaged the propeller SCOTIA at Chicago. Tug W. L. EWING damaged by collision with schooner QUEEN CITY at Chicago. Schooners TRIO and TRUEMAN MASS damaged by collision at Chicago. Tug A. B. WARD damaged by collision with tug BURTON at Chicago. 29.- Schooner VELOCIPEDE capsized and broke in two on Lake Michigan. Crew of two men lost. Tug BELLE KING ran upon the rocks at Beach Point, Lake Erie. 30.- Scow FOUR BROTHERS damaged by striking the pier at Holland, Mich. MAY 1877 -------- 1.- Schooner BERMUDA damaged by collision with a bridge at Oswego. 2.- Tug W. E. EWING slighly damaged by fire at Chicago. Schooner M. CAPRON aground on Rocky Reef near Marblehead, Lake Erie. Released. Schooner CLAYTON BELLE ashore on Feathered Shoals, Lake Ontario. Released. Steam-barge OHIO grounded on Limekiln Crossing, Detroit River. Released. 3.- Schooner PELICAN struck on Limekiln Reef, Detroit River, and sunk. Released. Schooner WILLIAM SHUPE damaged by striking the docks in the river at Oswego. Schooner GEORGE M. NEELON ashore on the Chickens. Released. 4.- Steamer FLYING CLOUD sprung a leak at Chicago. Steamer COLORADO ran into and sank the schooner R. J. GIBBS, corn- laden, in Saint Clair River. Total loss. 5.- Schooner MORNING STAR aground on Goose Isle, Detroit River. Released. Schooner J. N. FOSTER lost her mainsail in a gale on Lake Erie. 6.- Schooner GEORGE W. ADAMS aground on Limekiln Reef, Detroit River. Released. Propeller WISAHICKON and schooner ALLEGHENY damaged by collision on Saint Clair Flats. Schooners NELLIE TERESA and DOMINION damaged by collision in Bay of Quinte. 7.- Tug ran into and damaged the scow SUCCESS at Chicago. Schooner ANTARES broke her mainboom on Lake Michigan. Schooners L. M. MASON, LYMAN M. DAVIS, and barge GUIDING STAR arrived at Chicago leaking. Schooner BERRIMAN sunk, and steam-barge D. W. RUST damaged and ran ashore to prevent sinking, by collision on Lake Huron. BERRIMAN total loss. Amount, $100,000. Andrew Halcom and Charles Myers, seamen on schooner BERRIMAN, drowned by sinking of vessel. 8.- Propeller NASHUA ran into and severely damaged the canal-boat G. L. BOOTH at Chicago. Schooner E. A. NICHOLSON damaged by collision with schooner A. B. MOORE at Chicago. Schooner HELEN BLOOD ran into and damaged the schooner LIVE OAK at Chicago. Schooner ELLEN ELLINWOOD ran into and damaged the tug NEWEL AVERY at Whitehall. Schooner SCOTIA arrived at Cleveland leaking. 10.- Schooner C. K. NIMS ran into and damaged the schooner GOLD HUNTER on Lake Huron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [538] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. MAY, 1877 {cont'd) 11.- Schooner NEVADA arrived at Port Huron leaking Schooner SAN DIEGO aground in Saint Clair River. 12.- Schooner E. M. PORTCH, wheat-laden, sprang a leak on Lake Michigan and returned to Chicago. Tug TORRENT damaged by collision with tug KINGSBURY at Muskegon. Schooner THEODORE PERRY aground in Detroit River. Tug JOE HEALD slightly damaged by fire while towing on White Lake. 13.- Tug NELLIE RICHARDS burst a feed-pipe in Chicago Harbor. Tug ZOUAVE sunk at dock at Sombra, Saint Clair River. Propeller ASIA aground in Saint Clair River. Tug RIVER QUEEN damaged by fire at Port Huron. Amount $1,000. Schooner HUGH COYNE sunk in Lake Erie. 14.- Schooner DAVID FERGUSON aground in Sturgeon Bay. Released. Schooner ANNIE SHERWOOD damaged by collision on Saint Clair Flats. Propeller JAVA struck on Grosse Point, Lake Saint Clair, and sprung a leak. 15.- Schooner ANNIE O. HANSON lost some of her canvas in a squall on Lake Michigan. Barge MAY BAXTER sprung a leak by striking the ice, and sank in Sarnia Bay. Schooner SARDINIA damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Barge BRUNETTE ran into and severely damaged the schooner DAVID VANCE in the rivers. Tug SULLIVAN ran into and damaged the schooner ANDREW JACKSON on Lake Michigan. 16.- Tug AMERICAN EAGLE ran into and severely damaged the tug A. B. WARD at Chicago. Tug R. DAVIS lost her screw on Lake Michigan, off Michigan City. Schooner L. C. WOODRUFF ran into and damaged the schooner A. RUST in the ice on Lake Huron. 17.- Schooner EVA burnt at Sturgeon Bay. Barge McKERRAL, wheat-laden, cut by the ice and sunk near Nottawassaga Island. Schooners WILLIE LONTITT and L. M. MASON damaged by collision on Lake Michigan, off Sheboygan. Propeller PEERLESS damaged by getting a log in her wheel in river at Milwaukee. Schooner JULIA LARSEN went ashore during a fog near Ludington, Mich. Released. Captain of schooner T. C. WILSON knocked overboard and drowned in Lake Michigan. Schooner NEGAUNEE lost her jibboom in a jam on Saint Clair Flats. 19.- Schooner WATLIN damaged by collision with schooner ADRIATIC at Chicago. Schooner F. W. GIFFORD ashore on a reef in Georgian Bay. Total loss. Schooner HONEST JOHN slightly damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner DRIVER lost some of her canvas and sprung a leak in a squall on Lake Michigan. The ferry-boat SAGINAW ran into and damaged the schooner JANE RALSTON at Port Huron. Steamer PACIFIC ashore on Keweenau Point, Lake Superior. Released. 20.- Schooner JULIA B. MERRILL slightly damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Scow JENNIE LIND arrived at Detroit leaking. Propeller CITY OF NEW BALTIMORE sprung a leak on Saint Clair River. Steam-barge MARY MILLS ashore in Saint Clair River. Released. Schooner BRITISH QUEEN aground at Belleville, Ontario. Released. 21.- Schooner G. BARBER lost her foresail in a storm on Lake Michigan. Schooners G. H. WARRINGTON and H. A. KENT damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow DAN. SICKLES lost her jib-boom in a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner HALL ashore on Gull Shoals, Lake Ontario. 22.- Schooner J. W. DOANE ran into and damaged the schooner EMMA A. MAIPES at Chicago. Scow LIZZIE water-logged on Lake Huron. Scow J. B. CHAPIN sprung a leak and water-logged near Chicago. Schooner ELIZABETH JONES damaged by collision with schooner MARY L. HIGGIN off Long Point, Lake Erie. 23.- Schooner PESHTIGO damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooners C. L. JOHNSON and D. L. FILER damaged by collision at Chicago. 25.- Steamer FLORA and schooner H. A. KENT damaged by collision at Milwaukee. 26.- Tug REBEL damaged by collision with schooner BARBARIAN at Chicago. Propeller RIVERSIDE broke her crank-pin in Chicago Harbor. Propeller CANISTER ashore on Fighting Island, Detroit River. Released 27.- Steam-barge OSCAR TOWNSEND arrived at Marquette in a disabled condition. Propeller EUROPE, wheat-laden, arrived at Port Colborne leaking. 28.- Schooner KATE WINSLOW damaged by collision with steam-barge CHARLES REITZ at Chicago. Propeller WISAHICKON aground on Grosse Isle, Detroit River. Schooner JOHN S. RICHARDS damaged by a squall in the Straits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [539] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. MAY, 1877 {cont'd) 29.- Steamer SAINT LOUIS broke her piston on Lake Erie. Steam-barge OAKLAND struck West Sister Island Reef and sunk in Lake Erie. Propeller NAHANT aground in Detroit River. Released. Scow MILTON and schooner W. H. ROUNDS damaged by collision at Milwaukee. William McBeth, sailor on tug LAKETON, drowned in Saginaw Bay. Tug G. W. GARDNER damaged by fire at Buffalo. 30.- Schooner J. & A. STRONACH sprung a leak on Lake Michigan Schooner WALTERS, lumber-laden, sunk in Saint Lawrence River. Schooner WILLIAM HOME aground at Wyandotte. Released. Bark RED, WHITE and BLUE ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron. Released. 31.- Tug DICK DAVIS sprung a leak and sunk in river at Milwaukee. Schooner SAVILAND damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner T. Y. AVERY went ashore on Skillagallee Reef during dense fog. Released. JUNE, 1877 ---------- 1.- Schooner RISING STAR damaged by collision with a bridge at Chicago. Tug PRINGLE destroyed by fire in the Saint Clair River; loss, $21,000. Schooner A. J. ROGERS severely damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooners WESTCHESTER, PILGRIM, and CARLINGFORD damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Tug CONSTITUTION damaged by collision at Chicago. Barge ELLEN WILLIAMS and schooners BELLE BROWN, KATE LYONS, and F. L. DANFORTH damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooners C. G. MIXEN and GUIDO PFISTER arrived at Milwaukee in damaged condition, caused by a gale on Lake Michigan. 2.- Steam-barge GEORGE DUNBAR broke her machinery on Lake Michigan. Bark RED, WHITE and BLUE arrived at Chicago in damaged condition, caused by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner CAMANCHE aground in the Straits. Released. Barge MERCURY ran into and damaged the schooner DAY SPRING, at Ludington, Mich. Schooner LYMAN CASEY lost her jib-boom and bowsprit by collision in the Welland Canal. 3.- Schooner PETREL arrived at Chicago leaking. Steam-barge GEORGE DUNBAR damaged by collision with a dock in the river at Chicago. Schooner WILLIAM JONES lost her fore-topmast on Lake Michigan. Tug RELIEF aground at Saint Clair Flats. Released. 4.- Propeller J. BERTSCHY ashore on Port Austin Reef. Released. Schooners ETHAN ALLEN and GLAD TIDINGS damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner GRACIE M. FILER lost her jib-boom in Chicago Harbor. Scow J. P. JONES ran into and damaged the ferry-boat EXCELSIOR, at Detroit. Propeller FAVORITE broke her crank off Sheboygan, Lake Michigan. 5.- Tug HECTOR broke her machinery on Saint Clair River. Scow MARY ANN damaged by a gale on Lake Erie. Two fisherman drowned in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. 6.- Schooner H. A. KENT damaged by collision with schooner W. Y. EMERY, at Cleveland. Steam-barge WILLIAM CRIPPIN aground on a rock in the river at Milwaukee. Schooner WILLIAM HOME aground in Saint Clair River. 7.- Propeller OSWEGATCHIE damaged by fouling with propeller DEAN RICHMOND, at Chicago. Canal-boat CUBA sprung a leak and water-logged at Chicago. Schooners MONTAUK and TWO FANNIES arrived at Chicago in a leaky condition. Schooner MARY McVEY broke her rudder by collision with a dock at Chicago. Tug E. P. PERRY broke her shaft in the river at Chicago. Schooner MORNING STAR aground near Grass Island, Green Bay. Released. Propeller WINSLOW broke her crank while leaving Buffalo. Schooner F. LEIGHTON ashore at Forty Mile Point, Lake Huron. Released in a leaky condition. 8.- Schooner MAGGIE THOMPSON lost some of her canvas on Lake Michigan. Tug NEWELL AVERY burst a flue on White Lake. Tug GRAHAM broke a point on White Lake. Schooner SPEED damaged by collision with tug AMERICAN EAGLE, at Chicago. 9.- Bark FAVORITE arrived at Chicago minus some of her canvas. Steamer R. N. RICE badly damaged by fire, at Detroit; amount $40,000. Steam-barge FAYETTE aground in river at Racine. Released. Schooner DOLPHIN damaged by collision in Detroit River. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [540] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. JUNE, 1877 {cont'd) Scow AHNAPEE and schooner CUYAHOGA damaged by collision on the east shore of Lake Michigan. Schooner WAYNE lost her jib-boom by collision during a gale at Kingston, Ontario. Steamer KEWEENAU arrived at Port Huron in disabled condition. 10.- Schooner SKYLARK struck a rock and sunk in Saint Lawrence River. Raised. Schooner GARIBALDI damaged by collision with a dock at Buffalo. Schooner KING SISTERS damaged by a gale on Lake Erie. Schooners HARRIET ROSS and J. H. MEAD damaged by a gale on Lake Erie. Schooner W. H. BROWN lost her main and mizzen masts in the passage from Lake Superior. Schooner LEWIS ROSS damaged by collision with a dredge at Port Colborne. Bark BRITISH LION lost a topmast in a gale on Lake Erie. 11.- Schooner LOUISE McDONALD damaged by collision with schooner GRACIE M. FILER, at Chicago. Schooner CHARLES HINCKLEY damaged by a gale on Lake Superior. Propeller ANNIE L. CRAIG arrived at Detroit damaged and leaking. 12.- Schooner CORNELIA ashore in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Scow SELT and schooner MYRTLE damaged by collision at Chicago. Propeller DEPERE ran into and damaged the schooner HOPE at Milwaukee. Steamer CITY OF TORONTO broke her machinery on Lake Ontario. Schooner J. G. MASTEN ran into and damaged the schooner MEANS at Buffalo. 13.- Schooner MARY A. GREGORY had her jib-boom broken by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner WINONA ashore near near Portage, Lake Michigan. Released. Tug FARRAGUT sunk at Toledo. Schooner BELLE WALBRIDGE and scow RADICAL damaged by collision off Chamber's Island light. 14.- John Foley, sailor on scow MONITOR, fell overboard and drowned at Milwaukee. Steamer MANITOBA ashore at Cockburn Cut, Lake Huron. 15.- Scow R. D. HOLT damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner GERRIT SMITH ashore on Garrison Point, Toronto Harbor. Released. Schooner BETTIE CALKINS damaged by a gale off Big Point Sauble. Schooner JOSEPH DUVAL and scow U. S. GRANT damaged by a collision in a fog on lake Michigan. Schooner RED WING damaged by a gale at Buffalo. Schooner LIVE OAK damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Scow GREENBACK damaged by collision with propeller BADGER STATE, in Detroit River. 16.- Schooner LADY McDONALD went ashore during a dense fog in Little Sandy Bay, Lake Ontario. Scow ASA CHILDS damaged by collision in Saint Clair River. Propeller SKYLARK broke her machinery on Lake Michigan. 17.- Tug J. B. MERRILL broke her wheel in the river at Milwaukee. Propeller ANTELOPE broke her machinery while towing on Lake Erie. Schooner NEW DOMINION sprung a leak and sunk at Oswego. 18.- The schooners KATE GILLET, LENA JOHNSON, MELVIN S. BACON, and scow HUNTER damaged by gale on Lake Michigan. Brig C. G. BREED arrived at Port Huron minus a jib-boom. Tug L. B. JOHNSON broke her wheel in the river at Chicago. Schooner MINERAL STATE aground on Grosse Isle. Released. 19.- Schooner SOPHIA MINCH arrived at Chicago in a damaged condition, caused by a storm on Lake Michigan. 20.- Schooner EVALINE struck by lightning and badly damaged on Lake Michigan. Propeller CITY OF NEW YORK and schooner AMERICA collided near White- fish Point, Lake Superior; propeller sunk near shore; schooner filled with water and water-logged. Schooner GERTRUDE ashore on Racine, North Point, Michigan. Released. Barge ELIZA arrived at Buffalo minus the greater portion of her deck-load. Schooner ACORN on Meomquam Point, Lake Huron. Scow HARRIET ANN beached at South Haven. Released. 21.- Steam-barge TEMPEST and schooner GESINE damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Bark NORWAY lost her jib-boom by collision with schooner LAURA BELL, on Lake Erie. Schooner GEO. W. SLOAN damaged by striking the pier at Cleveland. 22.- Steam-barge Burlington sprung a leak in Black River. Steam-barge DUNLAP damaged by collision with a bridge at Bay City. Schooner M. C. CAMERON ashore near Goderich, Lake Huron. Steam-barge H. C. SCHNOOR aground in Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan. Released. 23.- Schooner GAMECOCK damaged by collision with schooner AUTAUNTO at Chicago. Schooners J. G. MASTEN and THOS. GARVIN damaged by collision at Chicago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [541] List of lake disasters during the year ending June 30, 1877. JUNE, 1877 {cont'd) 21.- Schooner COSSACK and tug MARY ashore on Morgan's Point, near Port Colborne. COSSACK released. Schooner BUTCHER BOY aground on Grassy Island, Detroit River. Released. Schooner NELLIE TERESA grounded in harbor at Belleville, Canada. Released. Schooner ELVA damaged by collision with a dredge at South Haven, Lake Michigan. Schooner RALEIGH damaged by a squall off Kenosha, Lake Michigan. 25.- Schooner MONTPELIER had her jib-boom broken by collision at Chicago. Scow ROSABELLE capsized and lost her deck-load in a squall on Lake Saint Clair. Schooner CAROLINE MARSH ran ashore on Ford's Shoal, Lake Ontario, during a dense fog. Released. Schooner LUCCA lost some of her canvas in a squall on Lake Erie. Schooners W. B. ALLEN, MONTICELLO, SWEETHEART, SUNNYSIDE, OSTRICH, ANNIE VOUGHT, WENONA, LADY DUFFERIN, NELLIE GARDNER, W. H. ROUNDS, CROSSTHWAITE, and CONTEST damaged by gale at Chicago. 26.- Barge G. P. HEATH damaged by fire on Lake Michigan. 27.- Tug RELIEF aground in Saint Clair River. Released. Propeller SUSQUEHANNA broke her wheel by a collision with a dock at Milwaukee. 28.- Schooner HARRY BISSELL arrived at Chicago minus her mainsail. Schooner NEGAUNEE arrived at Chicago leaking. Tug PARKER ran into and damaged the propeller JAMES FISH at Chicago. Tug J. P. CLARKE aground on Fighting Island, Detroit River. A. J. Woolister, sailor on propeller Caldwell, drowned at Bay City, Mich. 29.- Steam-barge GEORGE DUNBAR broke her machinery on Lake Michigan. Schooner ADRIATIC lost some of her canvas in a gale on Lake Michigan. Tug I. M. MASTERS broke her cylinder-head near the Charity Islands. Bark AMERICA lost her mizzenmast in a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooners ROUSE SIMMONS and C. K. DIXON damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner DAVID WAGSTAFF damaged by a gale on Lake Huron. 30.- Propeller MESSENGER damaged by fouling with schooner MARY A. GREGORY at Chicago. Schooner TUSCOLA damaged by collision at Chicago. Steamer CLARA damaged by a gale at Detroit. Schooner WILLIAM ALDRICH and barge MARS damaged by a squall off Little Point Au Sable. Schooner LINCOLN DALL damaged by a gale on Lake Erie. Schooners JOHN MINOR, MARY B. HALE, and MARY COLLINS damaged by a gale on Lake Michigan. ===========================================================================