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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2- MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, December 8, 1869. DEAR SIR: I take the liberty of calling your attention to the accompanying list of disasters to the commerce of our great lakes during the past year, and to ask whether its appalling magnitude does not make it the duty of the government to see whether anything can be done to prevent, at least, some portion of this sad loss in future. Yours, very truly, J. A. LAPHAM. Hon. H. E. PAINE, M.C. ------------------- OUR LAKE MARINE - RECORD OF DISASTERS FOR 1869 - NUMBER OF DISASTERS REPORTED, 1,914 - ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, $4,100,000 - INTERESTING TABULAR STATEMENTS. Navigation having practically closed for 1869, in accordance with our custom we lay before the readers of the Sentinel a record of the disasters which have been reported during the season. The list is very long, and the estimated damage to hulls and cargoes unusually heavy. According to our summary, the number of vessels which met with disaster is 1,914, against 1,164 last season - showing an increase of 750. In 1868 103 vessels were totally wrecked, whose measurement aggregated 26,441 tons. This season the number totally lost is 126, with a measurement of 33,892 tons - which is certainly a large in- crease. Up to the 31st of October the amount of damage sustained by the shipping on the lakes was hardly equal to the average of seasons, and vessel owners ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -3- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 and underwriters congratulated themselves upon their good fortune. But the storms of November, following in quick succession, and each even more violent than the preceding one, swept away all these bright prospects, and hardened both owners and underwriters with heavy losses. The disasters reported in November number 403, involving dam- age to property upwards of $2,000,000. These are probably the highest figures ever reached in any one month since the navigation of the lakes began. The loss of life during the season was considerably less than in 1868. The tables which complete our summary are valuable for future reference and should be preserved. DECEMBER 15 TO 30, 1868 Canal boat L. RHODES, driven ashore near Point Abino, Lake Erie, got off. Schooners TOLEDO and SPY, damaged by running against a pier at Milwaukee. Schooners NAPOLEON, JASON PARKER, and TOLEDO, split canvas near Manistee. Scow AHNEPEE, loaded with shingles, ran ashore at Sheboygan. Got off. Propeller CITY OF FREMONT slightly damaged by picking up telegraphic cable in Milwaukee River with her wheel. Tug STAR NO. 1, burned at Saginaw. Total loss. Schooners H. C. POTTER and COMET, grain-laden, frozen in on Saginaw Bay. Afterward broke adrift, when the latter was beached and sunk on Charity Island; former reached Port Huron all right. Schooner UNION capsized off Centreville, Lake Michigan. Crew saved. Vessel drifted ashore; afterward got off and towed into Sheboygan. Propeller FOREST QUEEN, cut through by ice and sunk in Point au Pelee Passage, Lake Erie. Schooner A. P. DUTTON left Chicago for St. Joseph, Michigan, December 7, and has not since been heard from. Five lives lost. Schooner CHALLENGE ran ashore at Pere Marquette. Got off with slight damage. JANUARY, 1869 Schooner SPY, laden with 3,000 bushels of wheat, struck a reef in Milwaukee Bay and sunk at entrance to the harbor. Raised and repaired. Ferry-boat ARGO broke her shaft at Detroit. Propeller NEBRASKA and bark C. J. WELLS damaged by collision during freshet at Buffalo. FEBRUARY Steamer R. N. RICE narrowly escaped sinking at Detroit. Small sail-boat capsized on Maumee Bay. Two lives lost. Schooner SARDIS BURCHARD slightly damaged by fire at Detroit. MARCH Bark MENOMINEE had her canvas split, and was otherwise damaged, during gale on Lake Michigan. Steamer HELEN MAR damaged by fire at Allegan, Michigan. Schooner FAWN, loaded with supplies, crushed by ice off Muskegon. Vessel got inside and repaired. Cargo saved in damaged condition. Schooner LEN HIGBY caught in the ice off Pentwater, and with the greatest difficulty rescued. Schooner ISLAND damaged by launching at Manitowoc. Schooner GUIDE caught in the ice off St. Joseph, and released after re- maining in durance twenty-six days. Canal boat ANDY JOHNSON swept into the lake at Buffalo and lost. Tug MAGNET sunk by ice at Buffalo. Raised. Schooner GAME-COCK damaged by fire at Chicago. APRIL Schooner UNION beached at Racine. Got off. Tug G. W. GARDINER lost her rudder at Buffalo. Propeller A. C. VAN REALTE struck upon the bar at St. Joseph and lost her rudder. Schooner J. G. McCULLOUGH ran upon the reef at Bailey's Harbor. Got off in damaged condition. Tug WINSLOW ran aground in Detroit River. Pulled off without damage. Schooner SOUVENIR grounded upon the bar at Pentwater. Got off without damage. Schooner E. M. SHOYER damaged by fire at Chicago. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -4- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 Schooner MOUNT VERNON, loaded with railroad ties, beached near Kewaunee, Lake Michigan. Total loss. Schooners LAVINDA and MARY BOOTH damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Tug H. P. CLINTON ran ashore on Grassy Island, Detroit River. Got off without damage. Tug MARGARET broke her rudder at Racine. Schooner JOHN S. MINER beached on Lake St. Clair. Got off. Steamer KALAMAZOO sunk in St. Joseph River. Raised. Propeller G. J. TRUESDELL burnt out flues of her boiler on Lake Michigan Scow GRANVILLE grounded upon a bar at Bode's Pier, Lake Michigan. Got off. Steamer NORTHWEST damaged by collision at Detroit. Scow MAPLE LEAF damaged by collision at Pentwater. Schooner JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner COL. GLOVER sprang a leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller LADY FRANKLIN broke a wheel while lying at Centreville Pier, Lake Michigan. Canal boat GEN. McCLELLAN, with cargo of 5,000 bushels of corn, sunk by collision at Chicago. Boat raised, cargo total loss. Schooner L. B. SHEPARD ran aground outside of Milwaukee Harbor. Got off. Schooner EXPERIMENT ran ashore at Sheboygan. Got off. Schooner PAULINE struck a sunken wreck south of Waukegan, and reached Chicago in damaged condition. Schooner FORWARDER sprung a leak on Lake Huron. Scow ENRIGHT drove ashore in Sandusky Bay. Schooner J. W. SUTHERLAND seriously damaged in a squall on Lake Michigan. Captain Dodge killed. Schooners EBENEZER and LEO damaged by collsion at Grand Haven. Schooners R. P. MASON and JESSIE PHILLIPS damaged by collision at Manistee. Schooner ARCTURUS lost main-boom on Lake Michigan. Tug KITTY SMOKE lost her smoke stack overboard at Manitowoc, by collision. Schooner RECIPROCITY ran ashore at Kewaunee. Got off in slightly damaged condition. A new tug prematurely launched at Chicago, by collision. Schooner FASHION drifted ashore at Ahnepee. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Bark CITY ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Got off. Small Tug MAGNET sunk at Buffalo a second time. Raised. Schooner COASTER capsized on Saginaw Bay. Tug ASA COVELL struck a snag at Cleveland and damaged her wheel and shaft. Schooner SEVENTH OHIO lost both anchors and cables at Bar Point, Lake Erie. Barge C. MEARS sprung a bad leak on Lake Michigan, and jettisoned twenty-seven cords of stone. Steamer ISLAND QUEEN damaged in machinery near Detroit. Schooner JOHN S. MINER grounded on Hurson's Island, St. Clair River. Got off. Canadian scow EMMA snagged and waterlogged in Detroit River. Schooner W. S. LYON, coal-laden, struck an obstruction at mouth of Detroit River and sunk in shoal water. Scow J. W. IRWIN sunk in launching at Sheboygan. Raised and repaired. Unknown vessel grounded on Racine Reef. Got off with slight damage. Schooner N. P. GOODELL ran aground on St. Clair Flat. Got off. Bark CITY OF PAINESVILLE grounded on bar at Chicago. Pulled off without damage. Schooner REBEKAH damaged by fire at Depere. Propeller SUN grounded on St. Clair Flats. Pulled off. Schooner NIGHTINGALE ran ashore at Devil River, Lake Huron. Got off in damaged condition. Steamers CITY OF SANDUSKY and SUSAN WARD damaged by collision at St. Clair Flats. Propeller EDITH grounded on St. Clair Flats. Pulled off. Schooner REINDEER, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Tawas, Lake Huron. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Unknown fore-and-after struck a rock at Grim's Pier, Lake Michigan. Got off by jettisoning deck load of cedar posts. Barks J. P. MARCH and GEO. SHERMAN damaged by collision in the Straits of Mackinac. Tug KITTY SMOKE broke her wheel at Manitowoc. Schooner REINDEER ran aground on Fighting Island, Detroit River. Pulled off. Schooner TOLEDO grounded upon a bar at Brant's Pier. Got off without damage. Propeller FAVORITE struck upon the bar at St. Joseph and sustained slight damage. Schooner EDWIN HARMON ran aground on Hurson's Island, Detroit River. Lightered off. Barges ONTARIO and GENESEE CHIEF broke adrift from tug ZOUAVE, on Lake Huron. Recovered with loss of a portion of their deck loads of lumber. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 Schooners A. W. LUCKY and CENTURION badly damaged by collision on Lake Ontario. Propeller DOMINION damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Schooners LIBERTY and EL TEMPO damaged by collision at Manitowoc - the former slightly and the latter seriously. Schooner ARGO, loaded with wood, beached near Kilderhouse's Pier, Lake Michigan. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooner S. G. ANDREWS ran upon Graham Shoal, Straits of Mackinac. Got off by jettisoning 100 tons of coal. Schooners SOUTHWEST and GEO. L. WREN ran upon shoals in the Straits of Mackinac. Got off by lightering portions of their cargoes of grain. Schooner WINNIE WING grounded in river at Manistee. Got off after three days detention. Propellers MOHAWK BELLE, HILTON; steamer MANITOWOC; tug LOUIE DOLE; barks W. T. GRAVES, HANS CROCKER, MAJOR ANDERSON, HARVEY BISSELL, WINONA; schooners METROPOLIS, DAN TINDALL, MIDDLESEX, ATHENIAN, GOLDEN RULE, TEMPEST, MAGGIE, THOMPSON, JEFFERSON, L. C. IRWIN, SEA GEM, HORNET, REPROCITY, PEORIA, ROBERT CAMPBELL, DRIVER, ILLINOIS, and scow I. M. HILL, damaged by collision at Chicago during the month. MAY Propeller BOSCOBEL damaged machinery at Milwaukee. Schooner OCEAN WAVE ran ashore north of Waukegan. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Steam barge OAKLAND ran aground on the head of Elk Island, St. Clair River. Lightered off. Steamer MANITOWOC slightly damaged in machinery. Schooner PRINCE ALFRED ran ashore near Point au Pellee, Lake Erie. Got off without material damage. Brig E. COHEN ran aground in St. Clair River. Lightered off. Canadian brig ORKNEY LASS sprung a leak during passage up the lakes. Schooner MARY EMELINE damaged by striking a snag at Cleveland. Schooner PAULINE struck by lightning at Chicago and considerably damaged Barge BELLE CITY totally destroyed by fire at Detroit. Schooner TOLEDO damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Bark. Wm. STURGIS and schooner MARINDA collided at Port Huron. Both considerably damaged. Bark GREAT WEST, schooners MORNING STAR, SAGINAW, PLOVER, and an unknown scow, damaged by collision in St. Clair River. Bark J. C. KING damaged by collision at Buffalo. Schooner, name not given, run into by a tug at Oswego and cut to water's edge. Steamer W. R. CLINTON ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Propeller MENDOTA broke a portion of her machinery on Lake Erie. Steam barge HURON CITY broke her machinery on Lake Huron. Schooner OLIVER CULVER damaged in passing through the ice at Buffalo. Schooner W. W. ARNOLD broke her rudder in the ice at Escanaba. Tug CONSTITUTION broke machinery on Lake Erie. Two scows, names not given, damaged by collision near the mouth of Saginaw River. Schooner PRIDE ran aground in Green Bay. Got off. Bark TANNER lost her topsail-yard off Milwaukee. Tug QUAYLE damaged by collision near Detroit. Schooner STAR OF THE NORTH broke her center-board on Lake Michigan. Schooner FREE DEMOCRAT damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner BEN FLINT damaged by collision at Manistee. Propeller GEN. H. E. PAINE ran ashore in Grand Traverse Bay. Got off. Schooner HOBOKEN damaged during the passage up the lakes. Propeller FLORENCE severely damaged by collision with propeller GUIDING STAR at Malden. Bark TANNER run into by schooner COLUMBIAN at Buffalo and badly damaged. Schooner's damages slight. Tug A. M. BALL damaged by collision at Buffalo. Schooner SPEED, lumber-laden, ran ashore at Chicago. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner DRIVER, lumber-laden, dragged her anchors and went on the beach near Evanston. Got off in damaged condition, with loss of deck load. Scow STORM, lumber-laden, became waterlogged and capsized while endeavoring to reach Chicago Harbor. Vessel a total loss. Cargo partially saved. Scow SUPPLY, lumber-laden, driven ashore near Calumet. Got off in damaged condition, with loss of deck load. Scow GRACE A. GREEN thrown upon her beam ends while endeavoring to reach -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 Chicago Harbor under canvas, but righted again and got inside with three feet of water in her hold. Scow MINNIE CORLETTE, lumber-laden, driven ashore north of Chicago. Got off in damaged condition, with loss of deck load. Bark H. P. BRIDGE, loaded with 30,500 bushels of oats and 65,000 brick, sunk in Lake Huron by collision with propeller COLORADO. Total loss $50,000. Bark LOTTIE WOLF, upward-bound with coal, and schooner M. B. SPAULDING, downward-bound with 22,000 bushels corn, collided on Lake Huron. Latter badly damaged, and beached in sinking condition. Got off and towed to Detroit for repairs. Cargo total loss. Schooner MONTEZUMA ran aground on Fighting Island, Detroit River. Pulled off. Steamer SARAH VAN EPS and tug PRESTON BREARLY damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner MONTPELIER, lumber-laden, ran ashore in Presque Isle, Lake Huron. Got off. Scow SOUTH SIDE, lumber-laden, ran ashore near Evanston. Got off in slightly damaged condition, with loss of deck load. Scow SELMA, lumber-laden, parted her tow line at entrance of Chicago harbor, afterward lost both anchors and chains, and drifted ashore near Hyde Park. Got off in damaged condition - deck load lost. Brig SUPPLY, lumber-laden, came to anchor off Chicago in water-logged condition. Deck load of lumber lost. Bark SWEETHEART and schooner IVER LAWSON damaged by collision outside of Chicago. Steam barge PRINDIVILLE and barge D. T. ROSE ran aground near Malden. Pulled off. Scow HOME sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner S. J. HOLLY lost a portion of her deck load of ties on Lake Michigan. Bark CHENANGO ran upon a reef at Port Colborne. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Scow MARIA sprung a leak on Lake Erie and jettisoned 20,000 feet of her cargo of lumber. Schooner LUCY J. LATHAM, coal-laden, struck an obstruction in Chicago River and sunk. Raised. Schooner C. G. BREED and scow D. R. HOIT collided off Port Washington. Both vessels slightly damaged. Barge BRALEY damaged by collision at Bay City. Brig PILGRIM sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner NESHOTO lost her center-board and large anchor and chain; also sprung a leak, during storm on Lake Michigan. Tugs C. W. JONES, DRAGON, A. M. BALL and FRANK PEREW ran upon reefs out- side of Buffalo during fog. All got off without serious damage. Schooner RINGGOLD, lumber-laden, became waterlogged and capsized off Michigan City. Crew saved. Vessel drifted upon the beach; after- wards got off. Barge MARY AMANDA lost a portion of her deck load of lumber overboard on Lake Michigan. Bark MAJOR ANDERSON lost her large anchor and chain off Chicago. Propeller WABUSH broke her machinery at Milwaukee. Tug COASTER driven ashore at Suamico. Got off. Steamer GRECIAN struck a rock in Cedar Rapids, St. Lawrence River, and became a total loss. Schooners CUBA and EXCELSIOR damaged by collision near Grass Island, Green Bay. Propeller COLONIST and schooner WANDERER collided off Port Hope. Both considerably injured. Propeller MISSOURI broke her wheel on Lake Erie. Propeller ANNIE YOUNG ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Schooner FREE DEMOCRAT lost her anchor and chain off Little Point au Sable, Lake Michigan. Barks ONCONTA and MAITLAND collided at Cleveland. Latter's mizzenmast carried away. Tug RICHARDS broke her shaft at Pentwater. Schooner JASON PARKER lost her anchor and chain off Evanston. Schooner OCTAVIA damaged by striking an obstruction in Chicago River. Steamer IVANHOE ran upon a reef at the entrance to Niagara River. Got off without damage. Scow YOUNG, lumber-laden, ran ashore near Put-in-Bay. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner MONTEREY, lumber-laden, and bark CITY OF PAINESVILLE, coal- laden, collided on Lake Huron. Former damaged to extent of $5,000 - latter $800. Tugs COLEMAN and CAROLINE WILLIAMS damaged by collision at Manistee. Schooner BEN FLINT lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Steamer GEORGE L. DUNLAP broke her machinery on Green Bay. Propeller IRONSIDES broke a crank-pin on Lake Michigan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 Propeller YOUNG AMERICA damaged by collision with propeller DALHOUSIE at Oswego. Propellers TONAWANDA and EQUINOX collided off Point au PELLEE, Lake Erie. Former badly, and latter slightly damaged. A vessel, name unknown, ran ashore at Whitehall, Michigan. Got off without damage. Tug CHAMPION ran aground in Detroit River with a tow. Propeller CUYAHOGA slightly damaged by striking a pier at Sheboygan. Propeller OAKLAND damaged in the ice off Buffalo. Schooner C. P. MINCH ran aground at the end of the ore dock at Escanaba. Got off without damage. Tug ANNIE LAURIE burst her boiler near Menominee, Michigan. Schooner MARY WINSLOW, laden with timber, ran upon Sister Reef, Lake Ontario. Lightered off in slightly damaged condition. Schooner H. S. WALBRIDGE, grain-laden, ran upon North Harbor Reef, Lake Erie. Got off without damage, after jettisoning five hundred bushels wheat. Schooner EMMA carried away her foremast on Lake Michigan. Steamer MANITOWOC broke a portion of her machinery off Waukegan. Schooner H. G. CLEVELAND lost canvas and was otherwise damaged in a squall on Lake Michigan. Brig FASHION lost her mainmast and considerable canvas in a squall near Chicago. Brig MONITOR, ore-laden, ran ashore on South Fox Island. Got off in badly damaged condition, after jettisoning two hundred tons of her cargo. Schooner MINNESOTA, loaded with lumber and timber, sprung a leak and became waterlogged on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee after jettisoning sixty thousand feet of timber. Bark C. K. NIMS damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner TUSCOLA damaged by striking pier at Milwaukee. Bark BRITISH LION, and schooners RALEIGH and RALPH CAMPBELL, damaged by collision at Chicago. Schooner PERSIA lost her foremast in a squall on Lake Michigan. Propeller BRUNO and scow ASA CHILDS ran aground upon the Flats. Pulled off. Schooner JOSEPHINE COCHRANE, coal-laden, sprung a leak and sunk in Fort Colborne harbor. Raised and repaired. Tugs A. M. BALL and MILDRED collided outside of Buffalo. Latter's wheel broken. Propeller LAKETON sprung a leak at Muskegon. Scow D. G. WRIGHT lost her foremast in a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner Jo. VILAS had her mainmast carried away by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner REINDEER, loaded with pail bolts, drifted ashore near Harris- ville, Lake Huron. Got off in damaged condition. Propeller BADGER STATE ran ashore on south point of Milwaukee Bay. Got off without damage. Propeller PHILADELPHIA ran aground in Milwaukee River. Pulled off after twenty-four hours detention. Scow JULIA MINER dismasted by a squall on Lake Huron. Schooner OLIVER CULVER broke her center-board on Lake Huron. Bark CITY OF BUFFALO ran aground on Hurson's Island, St. Clair river. Lightered off. Propeller ANNIE YOUNG and scow ASA CHILDS ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Pulled off. A small schooner, name not given, ran ashore on Grassy Island, Detroit River. Got off. Barge ABIGAIL lost a portion of her deck load of lumber on Lake Michigan Schooner FREE DEMOCRAT damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner MOUNTAINEER damaged her canvas on Lake Erie. Brig CITY OF ERIE sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner CONSUELO, laden with eight thousand bushels of wheat, struck a bridge pier at Toledo and sunk. Vessel raised - cargo a total loss. Schooners BAY STATE and ELIZA LOGAN collided on Lake Michigan. Both damaged. Steamer DOVE sunk in St. Clair River by collision with propeller MAYFLOWER. Raised and repaired. Bark TWO FANNIES and schooner C. G. COOPER collided on Lake Huron. Latter badly damaged. Schooner CAMBRIDGE lost her foreyard on Lake Michigan. Bark SUNRISE, barge PLANET, and schooner JO. VILA sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Scow FOREST and a number of other vessels lost deck loads of lumber on Lake Michigan. Schooner W. F. ALLEN sprung her mainmast in a gale on Lake Michigan. Several propellers and sail vessels grounded on St. Clair Flats during a fog. All got off without damage. Bark RACINE struck a sunken rock in leaving Buffalo Harbor and sprung a leak. Sand scow sunk in Maumee River, at Toledo. Raised. Propellers IRONSIDES, LADY FRANKLIN, A. G. VAN RAALTE, IRA CHAFFEE; steamer SHEBOYGAN; tugs MARY McLANE, S. G. CHASE, BABCOCK, CREOLE, A. A. EUSTAPHIEVE, VAN DOLSON, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -8- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 MONITOR, LITTLE GIANT, PRESTON BREARLY, BEN. DRAKE; barks J. P. MARCH, ALICE RICHARDS, FRANCIS PALMS, ELIZABETH JONES, ONECONTA; brigs MONTEZUMA, EMPIRE STATE; schooners SEA BIRD, COMMENCEMENT, LITTLE BELLE, RALPH CAMPBELL, CUBA, KEWAUNEE, EMELINE, ARCTURUS, H. RAND, CONQUEST, EAGLE WING, KETCHUM, COLLINGWOOD, H. L. WHITMAN, S. T. ATWATER, HERO, HATTIE JOHNSTON, EBENEZER, MINNESOTA, CASCADE, MARY BOOTH, FANNY AND FLOY, MILLARD FILLMORE, MINOT MITCHELL, JO. VILAS, MAPLE LEAF, BAY STATE, E. M. SHOYER, E. R. BLAKE, S. A. WOOD, BERMUDA, HATTIE HOWARD, COLDINGWOOD, MAGIC, SEA STAR, WHIRLWIND, DOLPHIN, DISPATCH; scow ORION; and twelve other vessels, names unknown, damaged by collision at Chicago. JUNE Tug JONES sunk near Grosse Isle, Detroit River. Raised. Schooner A. BOODY, timber-laden, ran upon a reef at entrance of Niagara River. Lightened off. Bark SIR E. W. HEAD, and schooner LADY MOULTON collided on Lake Ontario. Latter sunk in two hundred and fifty feet of water. Propeller ECLIPSE ran ashore on Point Abino. Lightered off. Schooner BERMUDA and scow SELT collided on Lake Michigan. Both vessels considerably damaged. River steamer LIZZIE MAY capsized at Muskegon by collision. Propeller ONEIDA damaged by collision at Detroit. Propeller CANISTEO ran ashore near Chicago. Got off without damage. Schooner LARK, loaded with limestone, ran ashore at Cleveland. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner ROB ROY and scow LAUREL damaged by collision at White Lake. Brig QUEEN OF THE NORTH run into by an unknown propeller near Lexington, Lake Huron, and seriously damaged. Schooners MIAMI and JESSIE ANDERSON collided near Bar Point, Lake Erie. Both badly damaged. Schooner A. MEDBURY collided with an unknown vessel near Cleveland, and suffered considerable damage. Propeller OTTAWA, lumber-laden, sprung a leak and became water-logged off Rondeau, Lake Erie. Towed to Detroit with loss of deck load. Bark FANNY CAMPBELL, timber-laden, sprung a leak and became water-logged off Rondeau, Lake Erie. Towed to Detroit with loss of deck load. Bark FONTANELLE lost anchor and chain, centre-board, and maintopmast, during a trip to Marquette. Schooner DARIEN ran aground upon Grassy Island, Detroit River. Got off without damage. Schooner COSSACK ran aground upon Belle Island, Detroit River. Got off without damage. Propeller SAGINAW ran aground on Bois Blanc Island, Detroit River. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Brig HELFENSTEIN damaged in heavy weather on lower lakes. Schooner JESSIE damaged on Lake Erie. Tug ASA COVELL exploded her boiler at Cleveland. One life lost. Schooner JOHN RICE ran aground on Elk Island, St. Clair River. Pulled off. Schooner TAYLOR, coal-laden, ran upon a reef in Lake Huron. Got off in damaged condition after jettisoning one hundred tons of her cargo. Barge THREE BELLS and schooner LAVINDA damaged by collision at Muskegon. Tug JENNIE GRIFFIN burst her cylinder-head and broke her crank-pin near Detroit. Propeller CUYAHOGA struck upon the rocks in Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, and suffered considerable damage. Steamer MANITOWOC broke her cross-head on Lake Michigan. Bark HOMER and schooner MARCO POLO collided on Lake Erie. Latter badly damaged. Schooner GERRITT SMITH, grain-laden, ran upon Zela Shoal, Straits of Mackinac. Got off after jettisoning three thousand bushels of her cargo. Propeller MESSENGER broke her wheel at an east shore port. Propellers BROOKLYN and CANISTEO ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Pulled off. Propeller FOUNTAIN CITY ran aground near Grosse Isle, Detroit River. Lightered off. Tug DUDLEY cut through by ice at Marquette. Schooner MARINER ran ashore near Two Rivers. Got off without damage. Steamer ORION broke her crank-pin on Lake Michigan. Bark C. J. WELLS had canvas damaged by a squall on Lake Erie. Schooner DAN TINDALL sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Propeller MONTGOMERY broke her wheel while leaving Milwaukee harbor. Schooner TRADER ran down by propeller BENTON at Pentwater. Propeller WINSLOW struck bottom while wooding at the Manitous and broke her rudder and shoe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (June cont'd) Scow FALCON lost her small boat on Detroit River. Tug BROCKWAY broke her cylinder and piston-head on Lake Huron. Schooner MIRANDA, coal-laden, lost a large portion of her canvas and sprung a serious leak on Lake Erie. Propeller QUEEN OF THE LAKES, laden with iron ore, destroyed by fire at Marquette. Tug WM. GOODNOW run down by bark SUNNYSIDE of Lexington, Lake Huron. Raised and repaired. Schooner ZEPHYR, coal-laden, sprung a leak and sunk in Lake Erie. Total loss. Scow ALMYRA damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner WARREN, laden with shingle-bolts, ran ashore near Milwaukee. Got off by jettisoning a portion of her deck load. Schooner ST. JAMES, ore-laden, struck the middle ground in Point au Pellee passage and sprung a serious leak. Scow MONA damaged by collision on St. Clair Flats. Tug FRANK PEREW damaged by collision at Buffalo. Schooner DOLPHIN damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Schooner SEND lost her rudder on Lake Erie. Propeller ST. PAUL partially disabled in machinery at Marquette. Propeller PHILADELPHIA grounded upon the bar at Chicago; got off without damage after twelve hours detention. Barks J. G. MASTEN and GOLDEN FLEECE grounded upon bar at Chicago. Got off without damage. Steamer GEO. L. DUNLAP damaged in machinery on Green Bay. Propeller MILWAUKEE damaged by collision with a dredge at Milwaukee. Bark BADGER STATE and tug COMPOUND damaged by collision at Buffalo. Schooner E. M. PORTCH lost her mainboom during passage down the lakes. Schooner KINGFISHER and AMARANTH damaged by collision at Cleveland. Bark ZACH. CHANDLER grounded on bar at Chicago. Got off without damage. Propeller ONTONAGON damaged by collision in Sault Ste. Marie River. Schooner N. C. FORD drifted ashore at Muskegon. Got off by jettisoning a portion of her deck load of lumber. Tug PRESTON BREARLY badly damaged while endeavoring to pull off schooner FORD at Muskegon. Schooner JANE RALSTON, coal-laden, ran upon St. Helena Shoal, Straits of Mackinac. Pulled off after jettisoning one hundred and twenty five tons of her cargo. Scow GEO. NEVILLE ran ashore at Bode's Pier, Lake Michigan. Got off. Schooner ARGO, lumber-laden, ran ashore on Detroit Island, Lake Michigan Got off in damaged condition. Bark SONORA and schooner JASON PARKER damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Bark BUTCHER BOY ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Lightered off. Scow, name unknown, waterlogged and capsized in Detroit River. Repaired. Schooner C. A. KING, loaded with iron ore, ran ashore on Point au Sable, Lake Huron. Pulled off after jettisoning one hundred tons of her cargo. Bark FAVORITE ran ashore on Bois Blanc Island, Straits of Mackinac. Got off after jettisoning one hundred and sixty bars of railroad iron. Tug TIFFT damaged in Milwaukee River. Schooner JULIA SMITH damaged by collision at Manitowoc. Schooners WM. CROSTHWAITE and brig QUEEN OF THE NORTH damaged by collision on Lake Erie. Propeller ARCTIC damaged by collision at Cleveland. Bark NUCLEUS, loaded with iron ore, sunk at dock in Marquette. Raised and towed to Detroit for repairs. Propeller CITY OF MADISON ran ashore on one of the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior. Got off by jettisoning ten thousand brick and three hun- dred bags of potatoes. Steam barge OMAR PASHA sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Tugs BUTLER and TARRANT, and propellers IRA CHAFFEE, FAVORITE, NEW ERA, and EAST SAGINAW broke wheels and suffered other damage at Chicago. Bark POTOMAC, and schooner MAGIC damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Bark ONONDAGA grounded upon the bar at Chicago. Pulled off. Bark JANE BELL damaged by striking a reef on Lake Michigan. The KITTY SMOKE damaged by striking an obstruction at Manitowoc. Schooner PLYMOUTH dismasted on Lake Michigan by a stroke of lightning. Schooners MAGGIE THOMPSON, J. & A. STRONACH, and scow MINNIE CORLETTE damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Propeller GRACE DORMER disabled in her machinery on Niagara River. Propeller CANISTEO ran ashore on Grey's Reef, Straits of Mackinac. Lightered off. Schooner SASCO had canvas damaged on Lake Erie. Raft of logs broken up by a storm on Lak Huron and lost. Tug IDA H. LEE damaged by fire at Sturgeon Bay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (June cont'd) Tug DAVISON forced under a bridge abutment at Milwaukee, and consider- ably damaged. Small steamer LIZZIE MAY sunk in Muskegon Lake. Pilot-house of tug AMERICAN EAGLE carried away by collsion at Milwaukee. Schooner JOHN S. WALLACE struck the harbor pier at Holland, filled with water, and capsized. Raised and repaired. Schooner ANNA MARIA, lumber-laden, ran ashore on Stony Island Reef, Detroit River. Lightered off. Schooner NABOB ran ashore on Plum Island, Green Bay. Got off by jettisoning sixty thousand feet of lumber. Bark P. S. MARSH ran ashore in Poverty Island Passage, Lake Michigan. Got off in slightly damaged condition. Tug UNION damaged by striking upon a reef in Lake Michigan. Schooner WM. TELL damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Steam barge MARINER beached near the Clay-banks, Lake Erie. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooners FRANK PEREW and SINAI collided on Lake Michigan. Latter badly damaged. Scow SEA STAR damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Tugs HARLOW BAILEY and MILDRED broke their wheels at Tonawanda. Tugs ANNIE LAURIE and I. STEPHENSON damaged machinery at Menominee. Tug L. B. JOHNSON damaged by fire at Chicago. Schooner J. A. TRAVIS dismasted by lightning on Lake Michigan. Schooner TOM DOWNEY destroyed by fire near Ogdensburgh. Propeller NEPTUNE broke her shaft in the Straits of Mackinac. Schooner SPY damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Schooner VICTORIA sprung her foremast on Lake Ontario. Schooner LILLIE PRATT lost anchor and cable off Buffalo. Bark A. P. NICHOLS damaged by collision while at anchor off Buffalo. Bark RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, had canvas damaged on Lake Erie. Schooner E. M. PORTCH slightly damaged by heavy weather on Lake Michigan Schooner CHINA run into by a tug off Port Colborne and considerably damaged. Tug J. S. NOYES sunk in St. Clair River by collsion with scow AGNES; scow slightly damaged. Tug raised. Schooner REINDEER ran ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron. Jettisoned eighteen thousand brick and got off. Schooner STAFFORD broke a plank in her hull while passing through the Welland Canal, and sprung a leak. Steamers ALPENA, SARAH VAN EPS; propellers S. D. CALDWELL, CUYAHOGA, BADGER STATE, OMAR PASHA; tugs CRAWFORD, A. A. EUSTAPHIEVE, UNION, DOLE, CHASE, A. MOSHER, O. B. GREEN; barks RACINE, CLEVELAND, ERASTUS CORNING, NORMAN, JAS. F. JOY; brigs FASHION, PILGRIM; schooners MINOT MITCHELL, MERIDIAN, E. M. PORTCH, COMET, GEN. SCOTT, BEN. FLINT, KATE HINCHMAN, W. O. BROWN, JO. VILAS, ROBINSON, PEORIA, NORTH STAR, MARION EGAN, ADVANCE, DENMARK, ELVINA, CORNELIA, MARY, FRANK PEREW, J. COCHRANE, GEN. SIGEL, NORTH STAR, PATHFINDER, HELEN BLOOD, MIDDLESEX, EMELINE, DRIVER, KING SISTERS, JANE RALSTON, MOCKING BIRD, CORTEZ, TRADE WIND, JEFFERSON, GAZELLE, DELOS DE WOLF, and scows BESSIE BOALT, BUTCHER BOY, DACOTAH, MINNIE CORLETTE, J. B. CHAMPION, damaged by collision at Chicago. Bark GRACE GREENWOOD, schooner RECIPROCITY, and scow SKIDMORE, arrived at Chicago in leaky condition. JULY Propeller BROOKLYN cracked her cylinder head on Lake Michigan. Schooner JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE lost her small boat by collision at Milwaukee. Bark NORMAN had her mizzenmast carried away by collision with schooner HELEN BLOOD, off Racine. Bark GARRYOWEN, coal-laden, sprung a leak and sunk between Ashtabula and Fairport, Lake Erie. Propeller TOLEDO, downward-bound, ran upon the rocks at South Fox Island, Lake Michigan. Got off by jettisoning 1,500 barrels of flour. Schooner JULIA SMITH ran ashore on Racine North Point. Got off after jettisoning her deck load of lumber. Brig CONCORD reached Detroit in slightly damaged condition. Schooner WESTCHESTER, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner J. G. McCULLOUGH sunk in Lake Michigan by collsion with the bark PENSAUKEE. Total loss. Schooner CORSAIR slightly damaged by collision at Milwaukee. Steam barge M. GROH damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Schooner LEADER arrived at Detroit in damaged condition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (July cont'd) Propeller J. BARBER struck sunken crib and sunk in St. Joseph Harbor. Raised. Vessel, name unknown, ran on West Sister Reef, Lake Erie. Got off by throwing overboard part of her cargo of lumber. Bark ROBERT GASKIN damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Propeller IRA CHAFFEE broke her wheel at Saugatuck. Schooner BAY STATE sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner C. NORTH had canvas damaged in a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner FLORETTA damaged by collision on Lake Michigan. Scow MARION DIXON sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Schooner A. MEDBURY damaged by collision with propeller AVON in Welland Canal. Schooner WOLLIN totally dismasted by lightning at Holland, Michigan. Schooner ST. LAWRENCE damaged by collision with bark F. B. GARDINER off Bailey's Harbor, Lake Michigan. Bark JOHN BREEDEN, coal-laden, ran ashore near Port Washington. Jettisoned one hundred tons of her cargo and was pulled off in damaged condition. Schooner ATAUNTO, loaded with iron ore, ran ashore on South Fox Island. Threw overboard one hundred tons of cargo and was pulled off in damaged condition. Scow SUPPLY, lumber-laden, capsized on Lake Michigan. Towed into port and repaired. Bark BADGER STATE, light, and schooner DOLPHIN, coal-laden, collided in the Straits. Latter sunk. Vessel and cargo a total loss. Schooner NABOB ran ashore on Plum Island, Green Bay. Got off in badly damaged condition. Schooner EL TEMPO damaged by squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner LEN HIGBY sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Scow ALMYRA split her mainsail on Lake Michigan, and aferwards suffered damage while entering Milwaukee harbor. Schooner PHALAROPE lost her mainboom on Lake Erie during a squall. Propeller EAST broke her shaft during the passage up the lakes. Schooner ST. ANDREW damaged by collision with the schooner J. H. DRAKE at Marquette. Bark CITY OF MILWAUKEE struck a dock at Marquette and broke her rudder. Schooner BERMUDA had canvas damaged on Lake Michigan. Schooner ALERT lost a portion of her deck load of ties overboard on Lake Ontario. Brig LAFAYETTE COOK ran ashore on Charity Island, Saginaw Bay. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner W. F. ALLEN sprung her mainmast on Lake Michigan. Schooner LEWIS IRWIN had her mainmast carried away by collision with steam barge M. GROH on Lake Michigan. Tug J. A. CRAWFORD run down by propeller WABASH at Chicago. Raised and repaired. Steamer MARINE CITY damaged while landing at a pier on Lake Huron. Schooner M. H. SIBLEY pounded upon the bar at the mouth of Grand River, Canada, and carried away her rudder and shoe. Bark INVINCIBLE lost canvas and suffered other damage on Lake Erie. Brig S. F. GALE and schooner LOUISA ANN sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark S. B. POMEROY lost jibboom and was otherwise damaged during a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner DELAWARE ran ashore on Whitefish Point, west shore of Lake Michigan. Got off. Bark RED-WHITE-AND-BLUE, ore-laden, ran ashore on Gull Island, Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner E. R. BLAKE ran ashore at Whitefish Point, Lake Michigan. Got off in damaged condition. Schooner MONTAUK ran ashore on Whitefish Point, Lake Michigan. Got off with loss of large anchor and chain. Propeller BOSCOBEL ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Pulled off. Bark ANNIE SHERWOOD sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Bark JOHN MINER lost nearly all of her canvas in the straits. Brig C. P. WILLIAMS lost canvas on Lake Michigan. Propeller EDITH broke her wheel at Marquette. Bark GOLDEN FLEECE damaged her center-board on Lake Michigan. Scow D. S. WILDER dragged ashore on Point au Pellee. Got off in damaged condition. Steamer PHILO PARSONS ran ashore at Holland, Michigan. Got off with slight damage. Schooner DAYSPRING ran ashore near Chicago. Got off without damage. Schooner GRAY EAGLE ran ashore on Whitefish Point, Lake Michigan. Total loss. Propeller HAZE ran ashore at Gibralter. Pulled off. Schooner SEA STAR sprung her foremast on Lake Michigan. Schooner E. M. PORTCH lost her mainboom on Lake Michigan. Bark S. B. POMEROY and schooner TRAVELER sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (July cont'd) Scow HARRIETT, loaded with stone, struck a snag off Bar Point, Lake Erie, and sunk. Total loss. Schooners DAVID FERGUSON, SARAH CLOW, and WILLIAM YOUNG, arrived at Chicago and Milwaukee in a leaky condition. Schooner GERALDINE seriously damaged by collision at Buffalo. Tug WILCOX run into by the propeller NEBRASKA at Detroit and badly damaged. Schooner D. S. WILDER ran ashore on Point au Pelle, Lake Erie. Got off in badly damaged condition. Propeller ADRIATIC and schooner MELROSE collided in the straits. Both considerably damaged. Barge ROYAL OAK, laden with wood, sprung a leak and became waterlogged on Lake Ontario. Cargo lost. Schooners R. P. MASON and G. BARBER sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Bark CLYDE and brig CASTALIA ran ashore in St. Clair River. Pulled off. Propeller ACADIA broke a wheel in Mississauga Straits. Steamer CHAMPION ran ashore near Cobourg, Canada. Got off. Fishing smack on Lake Superior jettisoned nets and cargo to avoid shipwreck. Schooners ERIE and ROSA ANN run into by schooner J. F. CARD near Port Huron. ERIE seriously damaged. Propeller JAY GOULD arrived at Detroit with machinery disabled. Steamer NORTHWEST broke her crank-pin on Lake Erie. Schooner ARAB slightly damaged by a squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner JOHN MINER and tug SAMPSON severly injured by collision on St. Clair Flats. Tug HARRISON capsized and sunk at Chicago. Raised. Propeller BOSCOBEL ran on Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron. Got off without damage. Schooner FLORENCE lost canvas and sprung a serious leak on Lake Erie. Reached Erie in a sinking condition. Bark NUCLEUS partially dismasted and otherwise damaged on Lake Superior. Propeller MESSENGER broke her wheel at Manistee. Steamer MARINE CITY broke her crank at Port Huron. Propeller CANISTEO ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Lightered off. Scow MORNING LARK arrived at Detroit in leaky condition. Schooner JOHN F. WARNER arrived at Detroit with rudder post broken and otherwise damaged. Fishing boat capsized off Holland, Michigan. Crew saved. Schooner MARION EGAN ran ashore at Gravelly Bay, Lake Erie, and filled with water. Got off and towed to Buffalo. Propeller HUNTER damaged by collision with bark J. G. MASTEN at Buffalo. Bark SIR E. W. HEAD arrived at Windsor with canvas damaged. Schooner M. B. HALE sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark PESTIGO slightly damaged by squall on Lake Michigan. Schooner GUIDING STAR damaged by striking a bridge at Milwaukee. Crib of new pier extension at Buffalo swept away by a storm. Fishing boat capsized on Lake Erie. Schooner G. E. PURINGTON damaged by running upon a pier at Kenosha. Steam canal-boat STORM beached near Chicago. Got off in damaged condition. Propeller DICTATOR ran ashore near Sheboygan. Got off without damage. Schooner CHALLENGE sprung a leak in Lake Michigan. Ferry steamer ESSEX damaged by collision in Detroit River. Propeller ARCTIC ran aground on St. Clair Flats. Schooner WATCHFUL sprung her mainmast on Lake Erie. Schooners JOHN WEEDEN and BLACK HAWK sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Barge DAVID SMOKE, lumber-laden, sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Schooner SHICKLUNA and bark OLIVER CULVER lost canvas on Lake Erie. Bark FRANCIS PALMS and brig FOUNTAIN CITY damaged in heavy weather on Lake Huron. Schooner CHARLEY HIBBARD sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Bark BUTCHER BOY partially dismasted on Lake Michigan. Scow SEA STAR, lumber-laden, capsized off Chicago. Righted and towed into port with loss of deck load of lumber, canvas, &c. Schooners ROSA BELLE and PAULINE sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Schooners ANNIE VOUGHT and WHITE SQUALL damaged during heavy weather. Yacht PEARL capsized and sunk in Lake St. Clair. Propeller, name unknown, ran ashore on Graham Shoal, straits of Mackinac Got off without serious damage. Scow SELMA and schooner LEO dismasted by lightning on Lake Michigan. Scow NELLIE CHURCH partially dismasted by lightning at Chicago. Tug REINDEER broke her cylinder head near Buffalo. Tug P. L. SMITH damaged her boiler at Cleveland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -13- DISASTERS ON THE LAKES, 1869 (July cont'd) Brig MARY, schooners GAZELLE and GAMECOCK, and barge PLANET sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Scow J. MARTEL sprung a leak on Lake Erie. Bark ARABIA arrived at Milwaukee in leaky condition. Steamer MASON damaged by collision on Saginaw River. Bark Thermutis damaged by collision in Welland Canal. Bark LEVI RAWSON passed Detroit in slightly damaged condition. Propeller PLYMOUTH broke her machinery near the straits of Mackinac. Scows PENDLETON and COASTER sprung leaks on Lake Michigan. Schooner ARAB badly damaged by pounding upon the bottom while loading at a pier near Holland, Michigan. Tug C. W. ARMSTRONG damaged her machinery on Saginaw River. Scow CITY OF DETROIT lost her rudder on Lake Huron. Schooner DRIVER and scows FLORA and FOREST sprung leaks on Lake Michigan Unknown brig lost her foreyard and mainsail in a squall on Lake Michigan Propeller MILWAUKEE damaged by collision with schooner GARIBALDI in Welland Canal. Schooner PEERLESS, laden with iron ore, sprung a leak on Lake Ontario. Scow C. C. BUTTS damaged in heavy weather on Lake Michigan. Scow TRIUMPH damaged by collision on St. Clair River. Scow INDUSTRY, laden with wood, sprung a leak on Lake Ontario, became waterlogged, and was deserted by her crew. Towed to Oswego. Schooner DELOS DeWOLFE damaged by collision with a propeller in Welland canal. Steamer PHILO PARSONS; propellers B. F. WADE, UNION, FAVORITE; tugs EVANS, LOUIE DOLE, ROBERT TARRANT, G. W. WOOD, McCLELLAN, HARRISON, RED JACKET, S. V. R. WATSON; barks N. H. FERRY, SUMMER CLOUD, ADVANCE; brig MARINER; schooners ANNA HENRY, LOOKOUT, WM. HUNTER, BLACK HAWK, ROUSE SIMMONS, ARGO, HAMLET, NEW HAMPSHIRE, J. H. HARTZELL, WHIRLWIND, ADIRONDACK, ELLEN WILLIAMS, ONWARD, EMMA, HAMLET, CHARGER, ALICE M. BEERS, LUCY J. LATHAM, G. BARBER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, HUBBARD, W. B. ALLEN, WARREN, ANNIE VOUGHT, FREMONT; scows J. A. SOHNSON, SASSACUS, HIRONDELLE, and barges MEAD and PESHTIGO, damaged by collision at Chicago. ==========================================================================