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Doc. 2d Session} { No. 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES (To accompany House bill No. 602.) PAPERS RELATIVE TO Losses of Vessels on the lakes. ----------- December 14, 1869 - Ordered to be printed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -13- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 AUGUST Scow J. H. MAGRUDER run into by propeller GALENA on Detroit River and sunk. Raised and converted into a barge. Propeller ST. JOSEPH ran upon a reef at Bailey's Harbor. Got off in damaged condition. Squaresail of schooner MURRAY burned by sparks from a tug off Cleveland. Schooner ANANDALE lost center-board and canvas during heavy weather on the lower lakes. Schooner LAURA E. CALVIN sprung a leak and sunk off Broderick's Point, Lake Ontario. Total loss. Schooner GEORGE L. WREN ran ashore near Fish Creek, Green Bay. Got off without damage. Steam yacht IDA sprung a leak and sunk at Manistee. Raised. Schooner JENNIE P. MACK partially dismasted in a squall on Lake Ontario. Bark ADVANCE lost her mainmast in a squall on Lake Michigan. Steam barge OTTAWA damaged her machinery on Lake Huron. Propeller MANISTEE slightly damaged by collision at Ludington. Schooner GERRITT SMITH ran ashore on Grosse Isle, Detroit River, lightered off. Propeller VAN RAALTE broke her wheel at Chicago. Schooner MARK H. SIBLEY, laden with oil, totally wrecked on Avon Point, Lake Erie. Cargo saved. Schooner E. M. PORTCH broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. Schooner FOSTORIA broke her foreyard and sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner DAVID A. WELLS and bark BRITISH LION damaged during heavy weather on lower lakes. Tug TORRENT damaged by collision at Detroit. Schooner ZEPHYR ran ashore at Chicago. Got off without damage. Schooner GRACE MURRAY struck a rock in Portage River and suffered considerable damage. Raft of pine timber broke up and lost off Manitowoc. Propeller FOUNTAIN CITY ran aground in Milwaukee Bay. Got off without damage. Schooner TOLEDO damaged by collision with a bridge at Milwaukee. Tug J. E. EAGLE burned on Saginaw Bay. Total loss. Steamer SHEBOYGAN ran ashore near Sheboygan. Got off without material damage. Schooner E. M. SHOYER, lumber-laden, ran ashore in a fog ten miles north of Chicago. Got off without material damage. Schooner WARREN, lumber-laden, ran ashore near Chicago. Got off without damage. Bark OGARITA and tug DRAGON collided off Buffalo Harbor. Two men drowned. Bark C. J. WELLS partially dismasted by lightning at Erie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -13- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (August cont'd) Brig ORKNEY LASS damaged by striking a bridge while passing through Welland canal. Schooners BRIDGEWATER and EMPEROR ran aground in Detroit River. Pulled off. Bark PLYMOUTH, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Penetauguishene, Georgian Bay. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner GAME COCK ran ashore at a pier on west shore of Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner ELLA TEAL ran ashore at Sheboygan. Got off. Propeller PACIFIC damaged by collision with steamer CHICORA at Marquette. Propeller TOLEDO ran aground on Belle Isle, Detroit River. Got off. Propeller EQUATOR twisted her stem by striking dock at Milwaukee. Tug GLIDE broke her shaft at Kingston. Steam yacht FAVORITE damaged by collision at Detroit. Propeller WABASH ran aground at Belle Isle, Detroit River. Pulled off. Steamer SILVER SPRAY run into and sunk by propeller COMET at entrance to St. Clair River. Total loss. Propeller badly damaged. Schooner GOVERNOR HUNT ran upon the rocks twelve miles above Erie and went to pieces. Steam barge CITY OF PORT HURON and barge BRALEY ran ashore on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Steamer FLORENCE and scow HAVEN damaged by collision at Cleveland. Scow A. FREKERICK sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner ST. PAUL damaged in a gale on Lake Erie. Propeller PRAIRIE STATE ran ashore at Port Colborne. Lightered off. Schooner ART PALACE ran ashore in Green Bay. Got off. Barks CREAM CITY and H. S. FAIRCHILD sprung leaks on Lake Huron. Brigs HAMPTON, I. M. HILL and schooner PETREL sprung leaks on Lake Huron. Small schooner TRIAL sprung a leak and sunk in Port Colborne Harbor. Afterward had both masts carried away by collision. Raised and repaired. Bark MARY JANE struck a reef in the St. Lawrence River and filled with water. Raised and repaired. Tug E. M. PECK damaged her machinery at the Sault. Towed to Cleveland for repairs. Schooner ELLINGTON struck a raft in Maumee River and sunk. Raised and repaired. Schooner JAMES LESLIE sprung a leak on Lake Ontario and was beached at Oak Orchard. Got off. Schooner W. H. CHAPMAN damaged by collision with the schooner ARCTURUS off Sheboygan. Propeller ECLIPSE collided with schooner DASHING WAVE on Lake Erie. Both boats severly damaged. Steam barge M. GROH broke her machinery on Lake Michigan. Schooner OCTAVIA had her stern-post and rudder carried away by pounding at an east shore pier. Schooner JANE RALSTON beached and scuttled near Harrisville, Lake Huron. Got off. Schooner NIGHTINGALE, ore laden, sprung a serious leak on Lake Superior. Towed to Detroit for repairs. Steamer LAKE BREEZE damaged her machinery at Toledo. Schooner MARY FOX ran upon Salmon Island Shoal, Lake Ontario. Got off by jettisoning deck load of lumber. Schooner J. E. SOUTHERLAND lost her foremast on Lake Michigan. Scow UNION totally dismasted near Chicago and afterwards beached. Got off Schooner ANNIE VOUGHT ran ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron. Got off without damage. Schooners C. J. MAGILL, GRACE GREENWOOD, M. STALKER and MORNING LIGHT, damaged by collision during a gale at Marquette. Schooner E. KANTER collided with brig MARY in Death's Door, Lake Michigan. Latter badly damaged. Schooner ANNA P. GROVER damaged by collision at Cleveland. Scow WILLIAM TELL totally destroyed by fire on Lake Michigan. Schooner W. H. HINSDALE damaged her canvas on Lake Michigan. Bark C. J. WELLS slightly damaged on Lake Erie. Propeller H. E. PAINE broke her wheel in Grand Travers Bay. Tug J. P. CLARK collided with scow CURLEW on St. Clair Flats. Latter sunk. Raised and repaired. Schooner GAME COCK partially dismasted on Lake Michigan. A gravel scow ran ashore near Chicago. Got off. Schooner GERTRUDE, laden with bark, struck south pier of Milwaukee Harbor, filled and capsized. Propeller B. F. WADE sprung a leak on Lake Huron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -15- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (August cont'd) Lighter damaged by collision in Saginaw River. Cabin of barge MARY carried away by collision at Kingston. Scow J. A. JOHNSON slightly damaged on Lake Michigan. Tug S. NORCROSS and M. PARSONS collided off Port Colborne - latter sunk in forty-eight feet of water. Propeller IRONSIDES slightly damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner CHALLENGE pounded upon bottom while loading at a pier of west shore of Lake Michigan. Bark ARCTIC, loaded with 14,000 bushels of wheat, ran ashore on Middle Sister Island, Lake Erie. Got off. Schooner MAGDALA ran aground on Belle Isle, Detroit River. Pulled off. Propeller DEAN RICHMOND damaged by collision at Buffalo. Tug SWEEPSTAKES broke her machinery badly on St. Clair River. Bark M. R. GOFFE and schooner MARY damaged by collision at Cleveland. Schooner GEORGE W. HOLT damaged by collision with the schooner ANNA MARIA in the Sault River. Unknown fore-and-after ashore on St. Helena Island, in the Straits. Got off without damage. Black fore-and-after, name unknown, ran ashore on Spectacle Reef, but backed off with her own canvass. Gravel scow ADVENTURE ran ashore near Chicago. Tug SAMSON ran aground in Detroit River. Pulled off. Scow SEA BIRD arrived at Cleveland leaking badly. Scow LAKE FOREST slightly damaged on Lake Michigan. Steamer SHEBOYGAN run into at Racine and damaged. Barge TABLE ROCK seriously and two other barges slightly damaged by by collision in St. Clair River. Schooner PIERREPONT sprung a serious leak on Lake Superior. Schooner RUSSELL DART ran ashore near Shoal Tower, Kingston. Lightered off Scow PROGRESS drifted against the north pier at Chicago, and carried away her foremast, jibboom, bowsprit and headgear. Steamer NORTHWEST damaged machinery on Lake Erie. Steamer ORION broke her crank-pin on Lake Michigan. Schooner MOUNTAINEER, ore-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Ontario. Schooner MAIL lost overboard a portion of her deck load of lumber on Lake Ontario. Steamers COMET, SARAH VAN EPS; propellers GEORGE DUNBAR, EAST SAGINAW; tugs MONITOR, ORIOLE, LILLIE A. CLIFFORD, C. B. GREEN, MESSENGER, UNION, BROTHERS, LITTLE GIANT, ROBERT TARRANT; barks NORMAN, J. G. MASTEN; brig LOWELL; schooners GOLDEN FLEECE, MEDITERRANEAN, SENATOR, DRIVER, BUENA VISTA, WOLLIN, NORWAY, W. F. ALLEN, THOMAS PARSONS, BAY STATE, D. O. DICKINSON, RALPH CAMPBELL, CATCHPOLE, and scows SUPPLY, SUNBEAM, FOREST, JOHN BEAN, Jr., damaged by collision at Chicago. Barks AMERICA, PESHTIGO; brig FASHION; schooners LOOKOUT, SEVENTH OHIO, CORTEZ, PENFIELD, MONSOON, KATE E. HOWARD, M. F. MERRICK, OCTAVIA, SWEEPSTAKES, HERCULES, KATE HINCHMAN, G. D. NORRIS, FAIRFIELD, BROOKLYN, JOHN WEEDEN, LEWIS DAY, CAPE HORN, PERRY HANNAH, W. H. CRAIG, MONTANA, LIBERTY, MILWAUKEE BELLE, MOSELLE, W. W. ARNOLD, W. B. ALLEN, T. Y. AVERY, and scows PAINTER, PLANET, HOWES, AMERICAN GIANT, SUNSHINE, HIRONDELLE, arrived at Chicago in leaky condition. SEPTEMBER --------- Steamer MANITOWOC broke her crank on Lake Michigan. Propeller BOSCOBEL took fire at the mouth of St. Clair River and was totally destroyed. Schooner TITAN, ore-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Schooner PERRY HANNAH and scow MONITOR collided off Milwaukee. Both vessels slightly damaged. Propeller YOUNG AMERICA damaged by collision in the Welland Canal. Schooner SMITH & POST damaged by collision at Port Huron. Steamer J. B. SMITH broke her cross-head on Lake Erie. Steam barge REDMOND PRINDIVILLE sunk at Bay City. Raised. Schooner KENOSHA sprung a serious leak on Lake Huron. Unknown fore-and-after ran ashore on Strawberry Shoal, Green Bay. Got off. Schooner MINNIE MUELLER, scow ANNA TOMINE, and several other vessels, lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner BUENA VISTA, lumber-laden, sprung a leak and became water-logged on Lake Michigan. Schooner T. BAKER, loaded with railroad iron, sprung a serious leak on Lake Huron. Towed to Milwaukee. Schooner W. A. CHISHOLM, loaded with staves, ran ashore at Point au Pellee, Lake Erie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -16- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (September cont'd) Bark ANNIE SHERWOOD, coal laden, sprung a serious leak, was dismasted, and narrowly escaped total destruction on Lake Michigan. Steamer OLIVER H. PERRY burned at Sandusky. Total loss. Propeller EMPIRE STATE ran aground in St. Clair River. Got off. Schooners AUSTRALIA and JASON PARKER sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Brig ROSICUS damaged by collision on St. Clair Flats. Propeller GENERAL PAINE broke a shaft coupling on Lake Michigan. Tug ZOUAVE blew out her cylinder head on Lake Huron. Tug FAVORITE damaged her machinery on St. Clair Flats. Schooner L. B. SHEPARD lost canvas in gale on Lake Michigan. Propeller ELLA BURROWS struck upon the bar at St. Joseph and carried away her shoe. Schooner C. C. TROWBRIDGE lost her rudder on Lake Michigan. Scows SUPPLY and H. G. WILLIAMS slightly damaged by squalls. Bark ERASTUS CORNING ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Bark FONTENELLE ran ashore in Maumee Bay. Lightered off. Steamer COMET damaged her machinery on Lake Michigan. Propeller MISSOURI damaged her machinery in Detroit River. Steamer CITY OF TORONTO slightly damaged machinery on Lake Ontario. Scow D. R. HOLT lost her rudder and was otherwise damaged on Lake Michigan. Scow IDAH H. BLOOM became water-logged on Lake Michigan. Scow RIVAL, laden with wood, driven ashore near Kewaunee. Total loss. Tug OSGOOD damaged by fire at Manistee. Schooner IMPERIAL, ore-laden, sprung a leak near Point au Pellee, Lake Erie. Tug TORRENT ran aground at Port Huron. Tow of three vessels ran aground near Fighting Island, Detroit River. Propeller ELMIRA and schooner E. KANTER damaged by collision during freshet at Buffalo. Tug W. B. CUSHING badly damaged by collision with schooner REBECCA outside of Cleveland. Schooner HARVEST QUEEN, ore-laden, lost canvas and sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Propeller METEOR broke a wheel in Lake Superior. Bark WINONA lost her mainmast, schooner RISING STAR her jibboom, schooner S. S. OSBORNE her small boat, and several others sustained trifling damage in a jam in St. Clair Flats. Barge UNITED, loaded with lumber, sprung a leak on Lake Huron and jettisoned a portion of her cargo. Schooner CORINTHIAN sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Steamer SHEBOYGAN damaged by striking pier at Manitowoc. Propeller NORMAN struck a rock and sunk in Detour Passage. Raised. Schooner JAPAN struck a bridge abutment and Cleveland and sunk. Schooner MIDDLESEX ran ashore in Nebish Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie. Schooner HAMILTON sprung her mainmast on Lake Michigan. Schooner DICK SOMERS struck a snag on Chicago River and sprung a leak. Scow McCULLOUGH ran upon a reef at Port Austin, Lake Huron. Jettisoned 80,000 feet of lumber and got off. Barge FORESTER, lumber-laden, became water-logged on Lake Huron and lost deck load. Barge FOREST QUEEN, lumber-laden, also became water-logged and lost deck load. Schooner DOLPHIN ran ashore north of Manistee. Got off. Bark DAVID MORRIS slightly damaged on Lake Huron. Schooner JULIET lost her mainmast on Lake Erie. Brig LOWELL ran aground in Big Sturgeon Bay. Got off. Bark NORTHWEST ran aground in Detroit River. Lightered off. Propeller WINONA ran aground in St. Clair Flats. Propeller HILTON and brig CITY OF ERIE damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Brig COMMERCE, coal-laden, ran aground in Nebish Rapids, Sault Ste. Marie. Lightered off. Schooner JOHN L. GROSS struck a rock and sunk in Sault Ste. Marie River. Raised and repaired. Scow E. C. FERRIS ran ashore at White Lake. Got off. Schooner ROUSE SIMMONS and scows MINNIE CORLETTE and ADVANCE damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Schooner BROOKLYN, laden with salt, struck a snag and sunk in Chicago River. Raised and repaired. Schooner A. J. MOREY lost her mizzenmast by collision at Manistee. Schooner EMPIRE STATE, ore-laden, ran upon Pinnepog Reef, Lake Huron. Got off by jettisoning 200 tons of her cargo. Schooner NIGHTINGALE, ore-laden, ran upon Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron, and went to pieces. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -17- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (September cont'd) Propeller MESSENGER ran ashore near Milwaukee. Got off without damage. Brig S. F. GALE ran ashore on Two River Point. Got off without serious damage. Bark WATER WITCH struck upon a reef in Lake Huron and suffered severe damage. Schooner JESSIE McDONALD sprung her foremast on Lake Michigan. Schooner THREE SISTERS slightly damaged on Lake Michigan. Unknown scow ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Tug RICHARDS exploded her boiler at Pentwater. Scow MENOMINEE, lumber-laden, sprung a serious leak on Lake Michigan. Bark NUCLEUS, ore-laden, sunk in Lake Superior. Crew saved. Schooner BLACK HAWK sprung her mainmast, and the schooner ARCTIC her foremast, on Lake Michigan. Propeller BUCKEYE broke her shaft on Lake Erie. Schooner WHITE CLOUD, grain-laden, totally dismasted on Lake Michigan. Propeller IRA CHAFFEE broke her wheel in Kalamazoo River. Scow J. B. PENFIELD sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner QUEEN OF THE WEST ran ashore near Wolf River. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner APPRENTICE BOY, loaded with lumber, ran ashore fifteen miles north of Wolf River. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Schooner ST. ANDREW, loaded with coal and fire-brick, ran ashore on Erie Peninsula. Lightered off. Schooner JOHN WEBER, lumber-laden, sprung a leak and became water-logged in Green Bay. Tug GARDINER lost her smoke-stack by collision at Buffalo. Tug AMETHYST broke her shaft at Superior City. Schooner E. R. BLAKE had canvas damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner ACONTIAS, coal-laden, struck upon Bar Point and sprung a serious leak. Scow OCEAN WAVE, loaded with stone, struck a snag and sunk off Bailey's Harbor, Lake Michigan. Total Loss. Propeller FAVORITE broke her wheel at Benton Harbor. Schooner GOLDEN RULE, ore-laden, ran ashore at Cleveland. Got off in damaged condition. Bark LOTTIE WOLF ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Bark ROBERT GASKIN arrived at Milwaukee in leaky condition. Schooner COMMENCEMENT, laden with wood and telegraph poles, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan, became water-logged and capsized. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Bark ARMADA broke adrift from tug NEW ERA and was beached near GRAND HAVEN. Total loss. Steamer SCHUYLER COLFAX damaged by fire at Grand Rapids. Propeller LAKETON beached near mouth of Muskegon River. Got off. Propeller NEW YORK, loaded with grain and flour, ran ashore near Grand River, Canada. Got off. Schooner ROUSE SIMMONS ran ashore at Manistee. Got off. Schooner C. NORTH struck the pier at Pentwater and went ashore. Schooners TITAN and KEWAUNEE damaged by collision at Racine. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSON damaged by collision at Buffalo. Tug DRAGON ran ashore at Windmill Point, Lake Erie. Total loss. Tug VAN BUREN destroyed by fire at Buffalo. Scow NELLIE WINLACK beached at Michigan City. Got off. Schooner FAIRFIELD ran on reef at Bailey's Harbor. Total loss. Schooner MINNIE MUELLER damaged by pounding upon bottom while loading at a pier on west shore of Lake Michigan. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSTON, and propellers BADGER STATE, EVERGREEN CITY, EQUATOR, and WENONA damaged by collision during a freshet at Buffalo. Tug BALIZE lost her rudder and broke her wheel at Detroit. Propeller PHILADELPHIA and a scow, name unknown, dismasted on Lake Huron. Steam barge SALINA damaged her machinery on Lake Huron. Scow H. G. WILLIAMS partially dismasted on Lake Erie. Bark LEVI RAWSON, ore-laden, ran ashore at Port Huron. Lightered off. Barks MARY E. PEREW, C. J. WELLS, and J. G. MASTEN lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Scow MILTON ran ashore at Whitehall. Got off without damage. Tug ROBERT EMMETT broke her rudder-post at Whitehall. Tug PRINDIVILLE ran aground at Port Huron. Got off. Scow SUNSHINE ran ashore on North Point of North Bay. Abandoned as a total loss, but floated off in the gale of November 17th. Scow MERMAID ran ashore at White Lake. Got off. Canal-boat B. F. BRUCE, with cargo of 13,500 bushels of oats, sunk in Buffalo Creek by collision with propeller ELMIRA. Raised; 12,500 bushels of the cargo wet. Tugs SHEPARD, HARRISON, S. V. R. WATSON, ORIOLE; barks ZACH CHANDLER, MONITOR, EXCELSIOR, COLONEL ELLSWORTH, CREAM CITY, FAVORITE, C. J. WELLS; brigs CITY OF ERIE, C. I HUTCHINSON; schooners LITTLE BELL, E. M. PORTCH, MAGNOLIA, MATTHEW McNAIR, W. H. CRAIG, G. BARBER, MARGARET DALL, GEM, PILOT, S. P. ELY, KETCHUM, TOPSEY, ILLINOIS, J. R. BENTLEY, FRANK CRAWFORD, and several names not given; scows FAIRY QUEEN, J. C. PENDLETON, FOREST, CITY OF DETROIT, damaged by collision at Chicago. Propellers ONTONAGON, ALLEGHANY; bark POTOMAC; schooners COLUMBIAN, MINNIE SLAUSON, YANKEE BLADE, CORNELIA, ENTERPRISE, PETREL, WHIRLWIND, ETHAN ALLEN, EVELINE, DONALDSON, MELVINA, EMMA, E. B. ALLEN, DREADNOUGHT, ECLIPSE, G. ALLEN, C. G. MIXER, C. HIBBARD; and scows SUPPLY, UNION, FOREST, arrived at Chicago in a leady condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -18- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 OCTOBER, 1869 Schooner S. BATES, lumber-laden, missed harbor at Milwaukee and ran ashore. Got off without damage. Propeller EQUATOR ran ashore on Racine North Point. Got off in a damaged condition. Scow PENDLETON, lumber-laden, struck north harbor pier at Milwaukee, stove a hole in her bow, and filled. Raised and repaired. Scows MENOMINEE and SOUTH SIDE damaged by fire off Milwaukee. Scow MENOMINEE, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooners MOCKING BIRD and KEWAUNEE split canvas on Lake Michigan. Several vessels met on Lake Michigan with canvas gone. Tug METAMORA lost her smoke-stack on Lake Erie by collision. Several vessels injured by collision during a jam at Port Huron. Schooners J. H. HARTZELL, grain-laden, and J. P. WARD, lumber-laden, sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Steam barge EAST SAGINAW ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Schooner ANNA O. HANSON and scow MONITOR damaged canvas outside. Schooners JENNIE MULLEN and GEO. F. FOSTER collided outside of Chicago. Both vessels badly damaged. Schooner SEA GULL, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Grand Haven. Got off in a badly damaged condition. Scow J. P. FERRIS, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Muskegon. Total loss. Scow MARION DIXON, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. KILDERHOUSE broke fore-gaff, and schooner JOHN WEEDEN lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Several cargoes of peaches ruined by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Schooner NEW HAMPSHIRE ran ashore at New Buffalo. One life lost. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner R. J. SANBORN, lumber-laden, sprung a leak and became water- logged on Lake Michigan. Lost deck load. Schooner ZEPHYR capsized and beached at St. Joseph. One life lost. Schooner MAID OF THE MIST struck harbor pier at Cleveland and drifted upon the beach. Got off. Schooner J. A. McDONALD badly damaged by striking pier at Cleveland. Scow J. C. HILLS, coal-laden, ran ashore at Cleveland. Got off. Scow FALCON, loaded with shingles and lath, ran ashore at Cleveland and went to pieces. Schooner UNION lost small boat and canvas, also sprung a leak, on Lake Michigan. Propeller BENTON damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Bark BRIDGEWATER, loaded with oats, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Several vessels, names not given, arrived at Chicago with portions of their canvas gone. Schooner SASSACUS lost her deck load of lumber on Lake Michigan. Schooner MARY BOOTH, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Steam barge MARY PRINGLE, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Steamer DOVE badly damaged by collision with propeller PLYMOUTH in St. Clair river. Schooner E. M. PORTCH lost canvas & c., near the Manitous. Bark Potomac partially dismasted and otherwise damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Bark BADGER STATE lost her center-board and was otherwise damaged on Lake Michigan. Scow ORIENTAL partially dismasted on Lake Erie. Two vessels reported ashore near Fairport, Lake Erie. Names not given. Scow, name unknown, reported ashore in Point au Pellee Passage, Lake Erie. Got off. Schooner LEN HIGBY, loaded with shingles and ties, ran ashore at White- hall. Got off. Schooner MORGAN ran ashore two miles east of OSWEGO. Got off. Propeller OMAR PASHA totally destroyed by fire at Muskegon. Schooner STAR OF THE NORTH broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. Tug MONITOR broke her machinery at Chicago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -19- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (October cont'd) Schooner MEDITERRANEAN struck a rock in Welland Canal and sprung a leak. Schooner E. M. STANTON damaged by collision with a raft near Bar Point, Lake Erie. Canadian schooner KATE BULY, loaded with railroad ties and wood, water- logged and capsized off Little Point Sable. Seven lives lost. Vessel drifted ashore on Sleeping Bear Point. Total loss. [NOTE: Should be KATE BULLY, lost 4 October 1869] Schooner MADISON, lumber-laden, waterlogged on Lake Michigan. Deck load lost. Brig HELFENSTEIN, loaded with railroad iron, struck upon East Sister Reef, Lake Erie, and sprung a leak. Schooner MARY ANN ran ashore at Oswego. Total Loss. Schooner GEO. L. WRENN damaged by striking the stonework of a lock in Welland Canal. Scow BALTIC broke her rudder on Lake Michigan. Schooner R. B. HUBBARD reached Chicago in a leaky condition. Tug H. N. MARTIN broke her machinery at the Sault. Schooner NETTA WOODWARD struck a rock in Welland Canal and sprung a leak. Small vessel, name not given, lost her mainmast at Pentwater, by collision with the schooner TUSCOLA. Schooner LUMBERMAN and bark HUNGARIAN collided outside Chicago. Both vessels damaged. Propeller FAVORITE broke her wheel at St. Joseph. Schooner ACONTIAS ran aground on Fighting Island, Detroit River. Lightered off. Schooner ALZORA ran ashore near Kingsville, Lake Erie. Got off. Bark ONONDAGA, coal-laden, had foremast and everything forward carried away, on Lake Erie. Schooner MINNEHAHA, with a cargo of 16,000 bushels of wheat, sprung a leak and sunk off Port Stanley, Canada. Vessel and cargo total loss. Schooner H. L. WHITMAN, lumber-laden, ran ashore on Racine North Point and became a total loss. Bark AMERICAN UNION slightly damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner ELLINGTON had her canvas damaged on Lake Erie. Brig MARINER, ore-laden, ran ashore in Little Bay de Noquet, Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner MARY COLLINS, grain-laden, run into on Lake Huron by a steam barge and badly damaged. Schooner D. O. DICKINSON, lumber-laden, totally wrecked on Strawberry Shoal, Green Bay. Schooner KATE HINCHMAN, lumber-laden, struck on White Shoals, Straits of Mackinac. Jettisoned part of cargo and got off in waterlogged condition. Schooner MILAN, ore-laden, dismasted on Lake Huron. Propeller MONTGOMERY broke her crank-pin on Lake Michigan. Schooner LOUIS McDONALD slightly damaged by striking harbor pier at Manistee. United States steamer SEARCH ran aground at Houghton, Lake Superior. Got off. Scow BESSIE BOALT damaged on Lake Michigan. Steamer ORION damaged her machinery on Lake Michigan. Steamers MAGNET and HER MAJESTY broke crosshead on Lake Ontario. Tug WITCH struck a snag and sunk at East Saginaw. Raised. Propeller T. U. BRADBURY broke her shaft on Lake Michigan. Schooner M. COURTRIGHT, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan and became water-logged. Schooner C. HARRISON damaged canvas at Milwaukee. Schooner AETNA and another vessel, name unknown, ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Scow VAMPIRE damaged by collision in Saginaw River. Barks J. S. AUSTIN and D. P. DOBBINS, schooner NABOB, and several others lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Tug TRAFFIC destroyed by fire on Saginaw River. Total loss. Barge THREE BELLS broke adrift from tug NEW ERA, on Lake Michigan, and was totally wrecked on east shore. Steamer BONNIE MAGGIE totally wrecked at Kincardine, Lake Huron. Bark FAVORITE and schooner JOHN WEEDEN, grain-laden, collided off Sheboygan. Both vessels considerably damaged. Schooner C. P. MINCH damaged by collision with bark CREAM CITY in the straits. Schooner CZAR, grain-laden, broke her steering aparatus on Lake Michigan. Brig WM. LEWIS, grain-laden, disabled through loss of canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. & A. STRONACH damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Tug WILCOX broke her wheel in the rivers. Bark GOLDEN WEST, ore-laden, lost most of her canvas and sprung a bad leak on Lake Huron. Schooner SINAI sprung her mainmast on Lake Michigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -20- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (October cont'd) Schooner ARROW damaged by collision with schooner KATE HINCHMAN near Plum Island, Lake Michigan. Bark WINONA damaged by a squall on Lake Erie. Schooner JAS. PLATT, grain-laden, ran upon a reef during passage down the lake and reached her destination in damaged condition. Schooner PREBLE jettisoned deck load of iron ore on Lake Huron, after- ward ran aground in Detroit River. Barge SAGINAW, lumber-laden, sprung a leak and became waterlogged on Lake Erie. Towed to Cleveland. Schooner CONNELY, coal-laden, ran ashore on Point Abino, Lake Erie. Total loss. Schooner ELLEN THERESA ran ashore on Point Abino, Lake Erie. Got off. Revenue cutter ANDREW JOHNSON damaged by collision with propeller Ironsides at Milwaukee. Schooner DARIEN lost her center-board on Lake Erie. Two canal-boats run into by propeller EQUATOR at Buffalo and seriously damaged. Schooner SASCO, lumber-laden, ran upon Peninsula Point Reef, Green Bay. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner JNO. L. GROSS, ore-laden, sprung a bad leak on Lake Huron. Schooner POLAND, lumber-laden, sprung a serious leak on Lake Huron. Barks C. K. NIMS and CITY OF MILWAUKEE damaged by collision off Point Abino, Lake Erie. Propeller AVON, downward bound, with a cargo of wheat and flour, sprung a leak on Lake Huron, and was beached near Forty Mile Point. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Schooner MAUMEE VALLEY broke away from a pier at Grand Island, Lake Superior, and went ashore. Will be got off. Schooners JAMES LESLIE and ODD FELLOW lost deck loads of lumber overboard on Lake Ontario. Tug PRESTON BREARLY run into and sunk by steamer SHEBOYGAN off Chicago. One life lost. Tug raised and repaired. Schooner GERALDINE sunk by collision with schooner E. M. PORTCH, near Long Point, Lake Erie. Total loss. Schooner E. M. CARRINGTON, loaded with railroad iron, ran ashore on Point au Pellee Island, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Barge KIRKE WHITE driven ashore on Pinnepog Reef, Lake Huron. Total loss Schooner FLORETTA, grain-laden, ran ashore on Point Abino, Lake Erie Got off in damaged condition. Bark J. C. WOODRUFF damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner PIERREPONT, stone-laden, sprung a bad leak on passage down from Lake Superior. Propeller DEAN RICHMOND slightly damaged during passage up the lakes. Scow VENTURE ran ashore on Washington Island, Green Bay. Got off. Schooner FREEDOM, laden with wood, driven ashore near Chicago. Vessel total loss. Cargo partially saved. Schooner GRACE MURRAY lost her center-board in Lake Erie Propeller JENNISON struck upon Little Charity Shoal, Saginaw Bay, and broke her wheel. Steamer METROPOLIS damaged her machinery at Saginaw. Tug OCONTO sunk at Oconto. Raised. Barge laden with 4,000 bushels of oats, sunk at Oconto. Propeller JO. BARBER damaged by striking harbor pier at Frankfort, Lake Michigan. Bark CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE and a fore-and-after, name unknown, ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Bark PRIDE OF AMERICA damaged by collision on St. Clair Flats. Scow, name not given, ran ashore at South Haven. Got off. Bark COLONEL ELLSWORTH ran ashore on Point au Pellee Island. Got off in badly damaged condition. Steam lighter scuttled at Kingsville, Lake Erie. Raised. Propeller MESSENGER ran on the bar at Pentwater. Got off. Bark LEVI RAWSON ran ashore on Beaver Island. Got off with slight damage Bark L. C. WOODRUFF, and schooners CHAMPION, H. F. MERRY, ELLINGTON, G. M. ABELL, and others, damaged by heavy weather on Lake Erie. Propeller LADY FRANKLIN broke one of her wheels in Death's Door. Schooner THOMAS KINGSFORD lost her center-board on Lake Michigan. Schooner MILWAUKEE BELLE lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner GEO. F. FOSTER damaged by striking harbor pier at Pentwater. Schooner DARIEN lost center-board on Lake Erie. Propellers HUNTER and COMET - the former bound down with a cargo of 15,000 bushels of wheat, and 1,500 barrels of flour, and the latter bound up with 400 tons of general merchandise - collided in Detroit River and sunk. COMET raised, HUNTER total loss. Both cargoes total losses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -21- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (October cont'd) Schooner JO. VILAS, lumber-laden, and bark CITY OF THE STRAITS, grain- laden, collided off Port Washington. Former badly, latter slightly damaged. Schooner ENTERPRISE, lumber-laden, ran upon Spider Island, Lake Michigan. Got off in water-logged condition. Propeller NORTHERN LIGHT badly damaged by running upon the bar at Superior City. Schooner HIPPOGRIFFE ran aground on Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River. Got off. Tugs McCLELLAN and J. H. MARTIN collided on Lake Erie. Both badly damaged Schooner OWASCO lost her deck load of lumber overboard on Lake Huron. Schooner SAGINAW sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Schooner PRIDE lost her center-board on Lake Michigan. Brig WAUCOMA slightly damaged by striking middle ground in Point au Pellee Passage, Lake Erie. Propeller COLONIST ran ashore in St. Lawrence River. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner GLEN AVON, loaded with staves, damaged by pounding on bottom at a pier at Leamington, Lake Erie, and beached. Got off. Schooner CAPE HORN, grain-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller MAINE ran aground in Detroit River. Got off. Bark J. C. KING and scow MONITOR lost center-boards on Lake Michigan. Schooner KING SISTERS partially dismasted on Lake Erie. Schooner D. G. FORT slightly damaged on Lake Erie. Propeller BADGER STATE ran aground on Belle Isle, Detroit River. Lightered off. Schooner E. G. BENEDICT, laden with barley, totally dismasted on Lake Ontario. Schooner UNION, of Chicago, driven ashore at Charlotteville, Lake Michigan. Total loss. Schooner L. B. SHEPARD lost canvas and sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner HERO sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller MESSENGER struck the harbor pier at Pentwater, and suffered considerable damage. Schooner AUSTRALIA, loaded with barley, driven ashore near Oswego. Vessel got off. Cargo badly damaged by water. Schooner ACORN, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Oswego. Total loss. Schooner IONA, loaded with barley, ran ashore five miles above Oswego. Got off. Cargo slightly damaged. Schooners LEO and J. S. RICHARDS - the latter grain-laden - badly damaged by collision at Chicago. Bark CLYDE damaged during heavy weather on Lake Huron. Several vessels slightly damaged by gale on Lake Erie. Schooner S. P. ELY damaged on Lake Huron. Schooner MATTHEW McNAIR, lumber-laden, water-logged on Lake Michigan. Schooner G. KNAPP had canvas damaged on Lake Michigan. Brig G. M. ABELL and bark INDIANA sprung mainmasts on Lake Erie. Schooner GLAD TIDINGS, lumber-laden, ran ashore on the Ducks, Lake Ontario. Jettisoned 26,000 feet of her cargo and got off. Bark WATER WITCH, struck by a squall, capsized and sunk near Timber Island, Lake Ontario. Total loss. Bark FOREST KING totally wrecked on the Western Islands, Georgian Bay. Bark FANNIE ran ashore near Chagrin River, Lake Erie. Got off. Schooner WM. RAYNOR, ore-laden, ran ashore at Morgan's Point, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Schooners CORNELIA and A. O. HANSON damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner MARY E. BURGOYNE dismasted on Lake Ontario. Scow MILTON sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark P. S. MARSH ran aground on the bar at Chicago. Got off. Schooner JAMAICA damaged in canvas and rigging on Lake Erie. Barge PARAGON ran on Pinnepog Reef, Lake Huron. Scow MONA ran ashore at Ashtabula. Got off. Propeller PRAIRIE STATE broke her shaft on Lake Ontario. Schooner ITHACA badly damaged by striking a harbor pier at Muskegon. Schooner NEW HAMPSHIRE, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Kenosha. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooner ALFRED ALLEN, laden with salt, ran ashore at Port Colborne. Total loss. Schooner A. P. WARD struck a sunken wreck at Pentwater and filled. Raised Schooner NAPOLEON ran ashore at Manistee. Got off without damage. Schooner S. J. TILDEN grounded on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Schooners MONTAUK and ANNA P. GROVER suffered damage by collision on St. Clair Flats. Schooner MARGARET DRAYTON damaged by striking a pier at Pentwater. Schooners P. HAYDEN and W. H. HAWKINS each lost a mast on Lake Michigan. Propeller J. L. HURD ran aground in Maumee Bay. Got off. Three scows broke adrift from tug FRANK PEREW on Lake Erie, and were lost --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -22- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (October cont'd) Schooner J. R. BENTLEY, coal-laden, lost both anchors and chains, and sprung a bad leak on Lake Erie. Schooner NORA, laden with stone, run into and sunk sixteen miles outside of Sheboygan. Total loss. Schooners JOHN WEEDEN and ORION collided on Lake Ontario. Former drifted ashore and became a total wreck. Cargo consisted of corn, which was also lost. Bark POTOMAC, coal-laden, ran ashore on Bar Point, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner SAUCY JACK beached on South Bay Point, Lake Ontario. Got off. Schooner TROY, laden with barley, ran ashore in Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. Got off. Schooner H. C. POTTER carried away her steering apparatus on Lake Michigan. Schooner PRESTO lost her center-board on Lake Michigan. Tug AMERICAN EAGLE and Scow MAPLE LEAF damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Bark GOLDEN WEST and schooners H. C. HURD, W. B. ALLEN, N. P. GOODSELL, and MAINE damaged by storm on Lake Erie. Barge FOREST QUEEN arrived at Marine City in water-logged condition. Raft containing 650,000 feet of pine timber, broke adrift in Lake Huron, and was lost. Schooner WHITE SQUALL damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Barge ILLINOIS, lumber-laden, totally wrecked near Lakeport, Lake Huron. Schooner DAVID S. WELLS, laden with corn, ran upon Bear's Rump Reef, Georgian Bay. Got off in damaged condition, after jettisoning 3,000 bushels of her cargo. Bark CECILIA ran ashore at Manistee. Got off. Brig CITY OF ERIE lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Bark CITY OF MILWAUKEE lost her center-board on Lake Erie. Schooner TARTAR partially dismasted by a squall on Lake Erie. Scow UNION damaged by collision with propeller ELLA BURROWS in Detroit River. Schooner A. W. LUCKY, laden with barley, returned to Oswego in a disabled condition. Schooner PORTLAND ran ashore on Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River. Got off Schooner TOM MARTIN damaged by heavy weather on Lake Erie. Propeller ROANOKE ran aground in St. Clair River. Lightered off. Schooner ARCTIC ran ashore at mouth of Muskegon River. Got off. Sloop Eureka totally wrecked near Au Sable, Lake Huron. Schooner MAIZE ran ashore at Port Colborne. Got off. Propeller PHILADELPHIA ran ashore on False Presque Isle, Lake Huron. Got off in damaged condition after jettisoning 700 barrels of flour; 5,000 bushels of grain in her hold wet. Propeller INDIAN ran ashore near Brockville. Got off. Scow J. BEAN, JR., and brig ROBERT BURNS damaged by collision at Chicago. Propeller ROCKET ran aground at head of Fighting Island, Detroit River. Lightered off. Propeller ROANOKE ran aground in St. Clair River. Lightered off. Bark WAVERLY and schooner KATE GILLETT damaged by storm on Lake Erie. Schooner J. L. QUIMBY jettisoned her deck load of coal on Lake Erie. Schooner MILWAUKIE BELLE lost $1,000 worth of canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner LINNIE POWELL damaged by collision at Oswego. Propellers ROANOKE, EMPIRE STATE, OSWEGATCHIE, PLYMOUTH; tugs COLEMAN, TARRANT, VAN DOBSEN, BEN DRAKE; Barks F. B. GARDINER, ST. LAWRENCE; brig ROSCIUS; schooners SENECA CHIEF, J. W. BROWN, CATCHPOLE, W. CROSTHWAITE, R. B. CAMPBELL, HELEN BLOOD, JANE RALSTON, FLEETWING, LUMBERMAN, ANNA HENRY, A. RUST, L. B. SHEPARD, WINNIE WING, WESTCHESTER, CORNELIA, MARGARET DALL; and scow PLANET, damaged by collision at Chicago. Brig C. I. HUTCHINSON, and schooners DOLPHIN, RECIPROCITY, JO VILAS, TRACY, ADVANCE, JOHN WEEDEN, SOUVENIR, LIBERTY and CHALLENGE, arrived at Chicago in leaky condition. NOVEMBER Bark Plymouth ran ashore at Buffalo. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooner MARY COLLINS sprung a leak on Maumee Bay. Schooner ILLINOIS damaged by collision with propeller CITY OF FREMONT on Lake Michigan. Bark DE SOTO lost center-board and had canvas damaged on Lake Huron. Vessel, name not given, lost canvas on Lake Erie. Propeller MOHAWK damaged cargo during gale on Lake Michigan. Bark ONEONTA and schooners JOHN WEBER and N. C. FORD had canvas damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner C. G. BREED lost canvas and shifted cargo of grain on Lake Michigan. Schooner KATE HINCHMAN, loaded with wheat, lost nearly all of her canvas, shifted cargo and sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Three thousand bushels of wheat wet. Schooner MAGIC ran ashore at Bailey's Harbor. Total loss. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -23- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Schooners PILGRIM and P. HAYDEN totally wrecked at Stony Creek, Lake Michigan. Schooner GOLDEN FLEECE ran ashore on Hog Island Reef, near the straits. Got off by jettisoning a portion of her cargo of coal. Brig MARINER, ore-laden, totally dismasted on Lake Michigan. Schooner WHITE SQUALL damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Schooners IDA, ANNA O. HANSON, MONTAUK, SINAI, YANKEE TRADER, CORSICAN, A. MEDBURY, SOUVENIR, PHALAROPE, scow D. R. HOLT, and propeller BADGER STATE damaged in gale of 5th on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. F. CARD, with general cargo for Lake Superior, ran ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooner ARIEL driven ashore near Collingwood and totally wrecked. Schooners OWASCO, B. F. WADE, WILLIAMS, bark BUTCHER BOY, and scow LOUISA damaged by storm on Lake Erie. Schooner GERRITT SMITH, loaded with railroad iron, ran ashore near Rondeau, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner METROPOLIS, coal laden, ran ashore near Rondeau, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner AGNES, with cargo of pail wood, ran ashore near Rondeau, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner HEATHER BELL, laden with nine thousand bushels of barley, ran ashore at Wilmington, Lake Ontario, and filled with water. Got off. Fishing smack GEN. SHERIDAN capsized off Milwaukee. Four lives lost. Schooner JULIA WILLARD lost her center-board on Lake Michigan. Outfit of schooner C. L. JOHNSTON slightly damaged by fire at Manitowoc. Bark GEN. BURNSIDE damaged by fire on Lake Erie. Schooner SEA GEM damaged by collision at Manistee. Bark JESSE HOYT sprung a leak and was otherwise damaged on passage up the lakes. Bark P. C. SHERMAN ran aground on Hog Island, Detroit River. Lightered off. Schooner TITAN, with a cargo of 17,643 bushels of wheat, ran ashore near Pentwater. All of her crew but one lost. Bark NAOMI, coal-laden, totally wrecked four miles north of Manistee. Two lives lost. Bark CITY OF PAINESVILLE, coal-laden, ran ashore eight miles north of Manistee. Got off in badly damaged condition. Scow GRACE A. GREEN driven ashore at South Haven and totally wrecked. Schooner CAMANCHE lost head-gear and sails near the Manitous. Schooner RALEIGH, with cargo of 10,000 bushels of wheat, totally wrecked in Portage Bay, Lake Michigan. Barks NELSON, FLYING MIST, TANNER, CANADA, JESSIE DRUMMOND, HOMER, and schooner GEO. H. WAND, all grain-laden, lost canvas and sprung leaks on Lake Huron. Cargoes were all more or less damaged. Steamer UNION ran ashore on Peshtigo Reef. Got off. Schooner ANNEXATION ran ashore at Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario. Got off in damaged condition. Bark GEO. THURSTON damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Afterward lost small boat and canvas in gale. Tug VICTORIA sunk by collision near Toronto. Raised. Schooner JESSIE McDONALD, with cargo of 3,000 bushels of peas, sunk at Consecon, Lake Ontario. Vessel raised; cargo total loss. Schooner WM. SHUPE shifted cargo near Point Betsey, and sprung a leak. Schooner SKYLARK, NESHOTO, HIPPOGRIFFE, C. C. TROWBRIDGE, and a number of others, names not given, damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner GEO. WORTHINGTON, coal-laden, sprung a bad leak on Lake Erie. Jettisoned 70 tons of her cargo. Barks MARY MERRITT, SOUTHAMPTON; schooners ONWARD, OTTAWA, C. Y. RICHMOND and scow LOUISA damaged by storm on Lake Erie. SOUTHAMPTON and OTTAWA lost anchors and chains. SCHOONER AUGUSTUS FORD, laden with wheat, struck an obstruction on Bar Point and sprung a leak. Bark CITY OF BUFFALO, laden with wheat, ran ashore in the rapids at Port Huron. Lightered off. Bark BADGER STATE, coal laden, ran upon the bar at Erie. Got off. Scow, name not given, lumber-laden, ran upon a reef off Put-In-Bay Island. Got off. Schooner COLLINGWOOD, grain-laden, ran upon Pinnepog Reef, Lake Huron. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner DONALDSON damaged canvas on Lake Huron. Bark EXCELSIOR lost canvas and was badly strained during gale of 5th on Lake Michigan. Schooners RAINBOW, C. P. RYERSE, GRACE WHITNEY, brig CASTALIA, and barks MONITOR and ARCTIC severely damaged in outfit during gale on Lake Erie. Steamer SUSAN WARD damaged by collision with a barge at Port Austin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -24- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Propeller IRA CHAFFEE broke her rudder on east shore of Lake Michigan. Tug AMETHYST, and steamers FROST and KASOTA damaged by ice at Superior City. Bark LOTUS and schooner WINFIELD SCOTT damaged by collision at Chicago. Scow MINERVA ran ashore at Grand River, Lake Erie. Got off. Schooner MIRANDA seriously damaged by collision with an upward bound tow on St. Clair Flats. Schooner CHAS. H. WALKER damaged on a trip between Marquette and Erie. Steamer KEWEENAW, propeller MINERAL ROCK and a tow of barges ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Schooner HATTIE WELLS lost canvas on Lake Erie. Scow AMERICAN CHAMPION seriously damaged by collison on St. Clair River. Schooner EAGLE WING lost both anchors and chains on Lake Ontario. Raft of timber broke up and lost on Lake Huron. Barges SAUGENAY and OAK LEAF, laden with 28,450 bushels of wheat, sunk in Lake St. Francis. Total loss. Lake propeller HER MAJESTY struck a rock and sunk in Gulf of St. Lawrence Total loss. Schooner PANDORA, loaded with wood, ran ashore near Sackett's Harbor, Lake Ontario. Got off. Schooner JAS. B. MARTIN, with cargo of 21,000 bushels of wheat, foundered in Lake Huron. Ten lives lost. Bark GEN. BURNSIDE ran ashore at Rondeau, Lake Erie. Got off in damaged condition. Propeller NORMAN damaged by collision with propeller TONAWANDA at the Manitous. Steamer ROCHESTER sprung a serious leak on Lake Ontario. Schooner LIVE YANKEE totally wrecked on High Island Reef, Lake Michigan. One life lost. Scow CHERUBUSCO, lumber-laden, ran ashore on Peshtigo Reef, Green Bay. Got off. Brig Saxon, lumber-laden, ran ashore on North Bass Island, Lake Erie. Got off. Schooner L. B. STONE, ran ashore two miles below Sackett's Harbor. Got off. Schooner EVELINE BATES, loaded with supplies, drifted ashore on Grand Island, Lake Superior. Will be got off in the spring. Cargo ruined. Schooner WATCHFUL, laden with corn, lost canvas and sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Bark HEMISHPHERE damaged by striking upon a shoal during passage up the Lakes. Steamer EIGHTH OHIO damaged by collision at Saginaw. Schooner W. H. CRAIG damaged by storm on Lake Michigan. Propeller ST. JOSEPH struck upon middle ground in Bailey's Harbor, and sprung a leak. Steamer MAGNET ran aground at Hamilton, Canada. Tug AGATE cut through by ice at Superior City. Propeller LAC LA BELLE ran ashore at Carrion Point, Grand Travese Bay. Got off without damage. Schooner KATE RICHMOND, with cargo of 14,300 bushels of wheat, ran ashore on Point Peninsula, Grand Traverse Bay. Vessel got off in dismasted and badly damaged condition. Cargo total loss. Scow CHRISTIE ran ashore at Elk Rapids, Grand Traverse Bay. Got off. Schooner PHOENIX ran ashore it Little Traverse Bay. Will be got off in the spring. Bark WINONA and propeller NEBRASKA collided in the straits. Former badly and latter slightly damaged. Schooner H. FITZHUGH lost all of her canvas near the Manitous. Steamer EXCELSIOR burned at Portsmouth, Saginaw River. Total loss. Schooner BILLOW damaged by collision with propeller ARCTIC on Lake Huron. Propeller GEN. PAINE broke her wheel in Grand Traverse Bay. Scow MAYFLOWER and several other small wood scows stranded in Grand Traverse Bay. Got off. Schooner SON AND HEIR totally wrecked on Winfield Point, Georgian Bay. Crew saved. Schooner JURA, loaded with railroad iron, struck a rock while entering Copper Harbor, Lake Superior, and sunk inside. Will be raised in the spring. Steamer CORINTHIAN ran ashore in Lake St. Francis. Got off. Sloop DART, laden with stone, totally wrecked at Oswego. Tug ADMIRAL PORTER and barge IOWA ran ashore near Kewaunee. Tug got off; barge total wreck. Schooner TRACY J. BRONSON, coal-laden, ran ashore near Forty-Mile Point. Probably total loss. Tug D. T. DOLE broke her wheel at Pentwater. Schooner JOHN RAE damaged in outfit on Lake Ontario. Schooner KEARSARGE lost anchor and chain at Long Point, Lake Erie. Schooner W. W. ARNOLD, ore-laden, foundered in Lake Superior. All hands lost. Schooner EMEU lost her center-board in Lake Erie. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -25- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Brig RACER, ore laden, lost canvas on Lake Superior, and was afterward totally wrecked in Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron. Schooner SUNRISE and propeller ATLANTIC damaged by collision at Buffalo. Schooner WM. RAYNOR ran ashore in Gravelly Bay, Lake Erie. Will be got off in the spring. Schooner ADELL, loaded with wood, totally wrecked in Milwaukee Bay. Schooner A. H. MOSS damaged by gale on Lake Michigan. Schooner ECLIPSE sprung a leak, filled and capsized in Kenosha Harbor. Raised. Cargo of 2,000 bushels oats and 14 tons hay ruined. Bark NEGAUNEE and schooners NORWAY and TWO CHARLIES lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner GUIDE struck bottom near Chicago, and reached harbor in damaged condition. Propeller J. BERTSCHY broke her wheel at Pentwater. Schooner ELIDA damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner PLOVER jettisoned deck load of iron ore on Lake Huron. Schooner WHITE CLOUD lost portion of deck load of lumber overboard on Lake Erie. Propeller THOS. A. SCOTT, with cargo of 22,000 bushels of wheat, 2,400 barrels of flour, and sundries, sunk in the straits. Vessel and cargo total loss. Bark ONCONTA, with cargo of 26,000 bushels of corn, driven ashore near Cheboygan, in the straits. Got off. Cargo damaged. Schooner KATE KELLY, with cargo of 15,500 bushels of wheat, driven ashore near Cheboygan. Vessel got off in badly damaged condition. Cargo total loss. Schooner PLYMOUTH ROCK, with cargo of 13,500 bushels of wheat, beached at Cheboygan. Got off in damaged condition. Cargo total loss. Schooner L. S. HAMMOND, with cargo of 19,560 bushels of wheat, ran ashore on North Manitou Islands. Vessel and cargo total loss. Brig SUPPLY, with 300,000 brick, ran ashore on North Manitou Island. Vessel and cargo total loss. Bark FONTANELLE struck upon Gray's Reef, Straits of Mackinac. Badly damaged. Schooner ARROW, lumber laden, ran ashore on Grosse Point, near Chicago. Entire crew drowned; also one of crew of life-boat which attempted their rescue. Vessel a total loss. Schooner RINGGOLD ran ashore near Chicago. Probably a total loss. Schooner JOHN LILLIE, ALICE CRAIG, TRAVELER, and scows WM. BATES and MILTON driven ashore near St. Joseph, Michigan. All got off but TRAVELER, which is reported a total loss. Schooners MINOT, MITCHELL, SOUVENIR, and SOUTH HAVEN driven ashore at driven ashore at South Haven. Can be got off. Scow No. 1 broke adrift from harbor pier at Chicago and was totally wrecked. Schooners W. G. GRANT, KEWAUNEE, ELIZA LOGAN, U. S. GRANT, FOSTORIA, SASSACUS, C. HARRISON, GOSHAWK, bark FAVORITE, and a number of other vessels, names not given, arrived at Chicago and Milwaukee with loss of canvas and deck loads. Steam barges HENRY HOWARD, H. WARRINGTON, and barges NIAGARA and HATTON beached at Alabaster. The two first-named got off; the others suppos- ed to be total losses. Schooner JOHN F. WARNER, lumber-laden, driven ashore at Alabaster, Lake Huron. Total loss. Schooner CARLINGFORD, coal-laden, ran ashore on North Manitou Island. Vessel reported broken in two and a total loss, with her cargo. Schooner SOUTHWEST, coal-laden, ran ashore on North Manitou Island. Vessel got off; cargo jettisoned. Schooner CORTLANDT damaged by pounding upon bottom at a pier in Lake Huron. Brig CONCORD foundered off Port Stanley, Lake Erie. Five lives lost. Schooner EAGLE WING driven ashore near Colchester Point, Lake Erie. One life lost. Vessel reported total loss. Propeller GRANITE STATE ran ashore on Kelly's Island, Lake Erie, and filled with water. Raised. Schooner MONTEAGLE, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Point Peter, Lake Ontario. Crew saved; vessel total loss. Schooner ELIZA WHITE, with cargo of 6,000 bushels of barley, ran ashore at Port Ryerse. Got off; 3,000 bushels of her cargo damaged. Schooners T. Y. AVERY, LEADER, HIPPOGRIFF, and scow DACOTAH lost canvas and anchors and chains on Lake Erie. Schooner GEO. H. WAND struck upon reef at Point au PELLEE and badly damaged. Cargo damaged. Bark GEO. THURSTON, loaded with wheat, ran ashore on Nickerson's Island, Lake Ontario. Vessel and cargo total loss. Schooner GARIBALDI ran ashore at Mi**i*a, Lake Ontario. Got off. Schooners AZOV and ECHO ran ashore at Toronto. Got off. Bark ONONDAGA slightly damaged by fire on Lake Erie. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -26- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Vessel, name not given, loaded with coal and provisions, wrecked on Western Islands, Georgian Bay. Vessel and cargo total loss. Tug AMERICAN EAGLE damaged her boiler in Milwaukee Bay. Iron ferry steamer and propeller PLYMOUTH damaged by collision at Detroit Propeller PACIFIC ran aground in St. Clair Flats. Propeller NORMAN ran upon rocks in Nebish Rapids, Sault Sainte Marie. Got off with light damage. Scow THOS. LEWIS found adrift in Detroit River in a water-logged condition. Propeller BELLE destroyed by fire off Port Washington. Two lives lost. Schooner JENNIE AND ANNIE, with 8,000 bushels of wheat on board, became disabled and drifted ashore at Racine. Got off in damaged condition. Cargo nearly all wet. Schooner WYANDOTTE, light, ran ashore at Sheboygan. Got off in damaged condition. Scow SPANKER, with cargo of wood, dragged ashore at Amsterdam, Lake Michigan, and went to pieces. Schooner UNION dragged ashore between Centerville and Mann's Landing, Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condition. Scow GEO. NEVILLE dragged ashore in Sand Bay, Lake Michigan. Total wreck. Propeller COLONIS, bound from Milwaukee to Montreal with ______ bushels wheat and ______ bushels flour, pounded in Manitowoc Harbor, broke steam-pipe and fatally scalded a fireman. Afterward sunk in Lake Huron, twenty-five miles below the straits. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Propeller EQUATOR, upward bound, totally wrecked on the North Manitou Island. Crew saved. Schooner LOUISE McDONALD damaged by striking harbor pier at Sheboygan. Schooner W. H. HAWKINS totally dismasted on Lake Michigan. Schooner MARKET DRAYTON lost both anchors and chains on Lake Michigan. Schooners KETCHAM, TWO CHARLIES, SARDINIA, FEARLESS, HUBBARD, and bark CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Schooner BAHAMA with cargo of 9,500 bushels of wheat and 14,435 bushels of corn, ran ashore in the Straits of Mackinac and filled with water. Got off in damaged condition. Cargo a total loss. Schooner COLUMBIAN, coal-laden, dragged ashore in the Straits of Mackinac Got off in damaged condition. Bark P. S. MARSH ran ashore on Bois Blanc Island, Lake Huron. Got off after jettisoning 100 tons of her cargo and coal. Bark CREAM CITY, with cargo of 31,850 bushels of wheat, ran ashore near Detour. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Bark JOHN MINER, laden with railroad iron, driven ashore on Forty-Mile Point, Lake Huron. Probably a total loss. One man killed. Schooner FAYETTE BROWN, with 100 tons of hay, dragged ashore in Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron. Will be got off in damaged condition. Schooner C. A. KING, coal-laden, ran ashore in Hammond's Bay, Lake Huron. Will be got off in badly damaged condition. Bark INVINCIBLE, with cargo of 19,300 bushels of wheat, dragged ashore near Presque Isle, Lake Huron. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Scow SEA BIRD ran ashore at Rock Falls, Lake Huron. Will be got off. Schooner RAINBOW pounded upon bottom while lying at a pier at Alabaster, Lake Huron. Vessel badly damaged. Scow FRANKIE WILCOX, loaded with block stone, reached Erie in leaky condition, with canvas damaged. Schooner SAM AMSDEN ran ashore at Port Dover and filled with water. Will be got off. Schooner JULIA, stranded at Nanticook. Got off. Scow J. C. HILL, loaded with staves, ran ashore at Port Rowan. Got off in damaged condition. Schooners ANNA O. HANSON, coal-laden, and QUICKSTEP, light, collided off Port Rowan and drifted upon the beach. Both vessels can be got off. Scow MONA ran ashore on Kelly's Island, Lake Erie. Got off. Scow D. R. BRAMAN ran ashore on Kelly's Island. Got off. Schooner GUIDING STAR, with cargo of barley, sprung a leak in Welland Canal. Schooner VOLUNTEER ran ashore on Lake Ontario. Got off. Schooner MAGGIE lost her rudder, canvas, and a portion of her rigging on Lake Ontario. Schooner BERMUDA, loaded with supplies, ran ashore on Short Point, Lake Superior. Probably a total loss. Schooner HARVEST HOME, ore-laden, struck a rock in Sault River and sunk near Sailor's Encampment. Raised. Canal-boat damaged by a sudden rise of water in Buffalo Creek; 3,000 bushels of wheat wet. Tug ADMIRAL PORTER damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Steamer SAGINAW suffered light damage to her machinery at Green Bay. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -27- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Scow SARAH CLOW ran ashore fifteen miles north of Manistee. Total loss. Schooner LINCOLN DALL, with a cargo of 12,600 bushels of wheat, ran ashore in Thunder Bay. Got off in badly damaged condition. Cargo total loss. Schooner MELVINA ran ashore on White Shoal, Straits of Mackinac. Vessel and cargo total loss. Schooners MINNESOTA, BAY STATE, and THREE BELLS damaged by collision at Menominee. Schooner J. E. SUTHERLAND ran ashore at Michigan City. Total loss. Schooner GOLDEN HARVEST smashed fishing boat and yawl at Racine. Brig CITY OF ERIE, and schooners A. RUST, DRIVER, HANNAH ETTY, MARQUETTE, HARRIET ROSS, MINNIE SLAUSON, and WM. CROSTHWAITE, damaged by gale on Lake Michigan. A number of vessels lost deck loads on Lake Michigan during gales of 16th to 19th. Steamer CITY OF SANDUSKY ran ashore in Sarnia Bay. Lightered off. Scow ALECK ran ashore at Blue Ledge, Lake Huron. Total loss. Propeller S. D. CALDWELL, bark NORTHWEST, and schooner CORTLANDT damaged on Lake Huron. Schooner GOVERNOR lost deck load of 200,000 hoops overboard on Lake Huron Schooner SHOOK, coal-laden, ran ashore at Rondeau, Lake Erie. Total loss Scow SUTLER GIRL, coal-laden, ran ashore on Kelly's Island and filled with water. Will probably be got off. Schooner NOMAD ran ashore at Jamestown, Lake Erie. Got off without damage Schooners SCOTLAND and KATE ROBINSON ran ashore at the Claybanks. Can be got off. Tug GEO. HAND ran ashore at Cedar Point. Got off. Brig BANNER lost her canvas and center-board, and was otherwise damaged on Lake Erie. Brig WM. LEWIS, ore-laden, partially dismasted on Lake Erie. Schooners T. Y. AVERY, ACONTIAS, and LIGHT GUARD lost canvas and were otherwise damaged on Lake Erie. Tug BELLE KING broke her rudder in Maumee Bay. Brig EMPIRE STATE totally dismasted on Lake Erie. Scow ROCKAWAY ran ashore at the mouth of Niagara River. Schooner MARY O'GORMAN dragged ashore in deserted condition nine miles below Oswego. Vessel saved; all hands lost. Schooner CHALLENGE (white) damaged by collision at Chicago. Steam barge MARINER totally destroyed by fire on the Thames River, Canada Tug LOUIE DOLE damaged by fire on Lake Michigan. Bark DE SOTO and Schooners ATHENIAN and CLARA PARKER damaged by collision during gale at Marquette. Tug KATE GERLACH destroyed by fire off Cleveland. Tug LEVIATHAN damaged by getting a line in her wheels while working at the bark P. S. MARSH. Schooner GRAND TURK, loaded with wood, ran ashore near Carp River, Lake Michigan, and became a total wreck. Scow HOME beached near Kilderhouse's Pier, Grand Traverse Bay. Got off. Propeller TOLEDO ran ashore on Round Island, in the Straits of Mackinac. Got off without damage. Schooners EXPRESS, ENTERPRISE, and a fore-and-after, name unknown, damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner G. J. WHITNEY ran ashore in Hammond's Bay. Got off. Schooner ST. PETER, laden with 7,000 bushels of wheat, struck a reef near Kelly's Island and sunk in twenty-five feet of water. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Brig S. F. GALE and bark PRIDE OF AMERICA dismasted on Lake Erie. Schooner JOSEPH COCHRANE and bark M. R. GOFFE lost nearly all of their canvas on Lake Erie. Propeller PITTSBURG and Schooner J. BIGLER damaged in storm on Lake Erie. Propeller MOHAWK damaged on Lake Huron. Schooner LA PETTE damaged by collision at Cleveland. Schooners O. R. JOHNSON, FITZHUGH, and CARRINGTON damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner W. H. CRAIG, ore-laden, ran ashore on Peninsula Point, Green Bay. Got off. Schooner EXCELSIOR, with cargo of salt, struck a reef, sprung a leak, and sunk near the Charity Islands, Saginaw Bay. Total loss. Schooner DAUNTLESS, ore-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Huron and jettisoned her deck load. Schooner LILLIE PARSONS, grain-laden, arrived at Detroit in a leaky condition. Bark JESSE DRUMMOND, with cargo of twenty-one thousand bushels of wheat, ran ashore on Pigeon Point, Lake Ontario. Got off with loss of one thousand three hundred bushels of grain. Schooner ISLAND ran ashore at Manitowoc. Got off. Bark GEN. SIGEL ran into by tug MORSE at Marquette and badly damaged. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -28- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Bark JANE BELL slightly damaged by collision at Marquette. Barks CLEVELAND and UNADILLA damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner TRANCHEMONTANGE damaged on Lake Ontario. Brig ROBERT BARNS, grain-laden, foundered on Lake Huron, near the Straits, with all hands. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Schooner CHARM dismasted on Lake Ontario. Schooner S. A. WOOD jettisoned deck load of iron ore on Lake Erie. Bark A. P. NICHOLS, grain-laden, struck upon a sand-bar at entrance to Racine Harbor, and suffered considerable damage. Schooner WHIRLWIND ran ashore at Centreville, Lake Michigan. Got off. Schooner JOHN H. DRAKE, with a cargo of two hundred and thirty barrels salt and one hundred and sixty-three thousand feet of lumber, ran ashore in Grand Traverse Bay and filled with water. Will be got off. Schooner PORTAGE ran ashore four miles below Toronto. Scow SOUTH HAVEN ran ashore near SOUTH HAVEN. Got off. Scow IRIS scuttled at Kelly's Island to prevent going to pieces. Schooner OCEAN WAVE, with thirteen thousand bushels corn, ran ashore in Hammond's Bay and became a total loss. Scow BLUE BELL ran ashore at Manistee. Got off. Bark HUNGARIAN struck harbor pier at Muskegon and suffered severe damage. Barge DAVID SMOKE, lumber-laden, drifted ashore near Long Point, Lake Erie. Got off in badly damaged condition. Side-wheel steamer ALLIANCE broke adrift from her moorings in Niagara River and went over Niagara Falls. Schooner RIO GRANDE, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner JENNIE and scow SOUTH SIDE damaged on Lake Michigan. Bark CONSTITUTION slightly damaged on Lake Huron. Tug DAVISON slightly damaged by striking a dock at Milwaukee. Tug A. M. BALL struck a rock in Niagara River and broke her wheel. Scow I. A. JOHNSON seriously damaged by collision at Chicago. Bark UNADILLA and schooner MARGARET DALL lost canvas on Lake Huron. Schooner MELROSE partially dismasted on Lake Erie. Schooner H. C. POTTER struck upon Spectacle Reef and suffered severe damage. Bark ALICE RICHARDS, coal-laden, ran ashore in Hammond's Bay. Got off. Schooner WM. FISKE, loaded with supplies, ran ashore at Devil River, Lake Huron. Total loss, with a portion of her cargo. Tug IDA BOTSFORD broke her rudder in Green Bay. Propeller J. GOULD ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Barge KEEPSAKE lost portion of her deck load of lumber on Lake Huron. Schooner AMOSKEAG lost her small boat, split canvas, and jettisoned one thousand bushels of her cargo of wheat on Lake Huron. Schooner L. C. IRWIN pounded to pieces at Brown's Pier, east shore of Lake Michigan. Total loss. Schooner HATTIE JOHNSON slightly dismasted on Lake Michigan. Schooner YOUNG AMERICA lost center-board and canvas on Lake Erie. Schooner D. McINNES disabled in gale on Lake Ontario. Schooner MARY AND LUCY, lumber-laden, ran aground on Sandwich Point, Detroit River. Lightered off. Propeller IRA CHAFFEE and a schooner, name unknown, ran ashore at Saugatuck, Lake Michigan. Got off. Bark HANS CROCKER struck upon reefs in Lake Huron and the straits and suffered considerable damage. Tug OSGOOD broke her shoe at Manistee. Schooner FREMONT, laden with twenty-two hundred barrels of salt, run into by propeller WENONA on Lake Erie and sunk. Vessel and cargo total loss. Tug TIGER sunk in the river at Sheboygan. Raised. Schooners WHITE OAK and MAGDALA collided on Lake Ontario. Both vessels considerably damaged. Scow SKINNER ran ashore on Sturgeon Point, Lake Huron. Got off with little damage. Tug TILLINGHAST lost smoke-stack by collision at Erie. Bark INDIANA ran upon rocks in the St. Lawrence River and sunk. Raised and repaired. Schooner BRIGHTIE ran ashore on Point au Pellee. Got off with slight damage. Wrecking steamer T. F. PARK struck upon a reef in vicinity of the straits and suffered considerable damage. Bark C. J. WELLS ran upon Simmons Reef, Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condtion. Scow MAGDALENA, tugs CHASE, LOUIE DOLE, bark P. C. SHERMAN, and schooner F. W. GIFFORD damaged by collision at Chicago. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -29- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (November cont'd) Steamer G. W. REYNOLDS broke her crosshead at Wyandotte. Scow CRUSADER ran ashore at Sheboygan. Got off. Schooner FREE DEMOCRAT lost canvas, also sustained considerable damage by striking against the harbor pier at Sheboygan. Scow J. C. HILLS carried away the light-frame on the pier at Sheboygan and suffered slight damage. Schooner J. S. RICHARDS, grain-laden, struck harbor pier at Oswego. Damage considerable. Schooners LEWIS WELLS and NORWEGIAN, also grain-laden, lost canvas on Lake Ontario. Propeller MILWAUKEE damaged machinery on Lake Erie. Scow BLUE BELL, lumber-laden, ran upon a reef at Bailey's Harbor, Lake Michigan. Will be got off in damaged condition. Schooner HERO lost canvas and deck load of wood on Lake Michigan. Scow D. R. HOLT lost canvas on Lake Michigan. ===========================================================================