Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= NOTICE TO USERS - These files are protected by the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Information contained herein is provided for research purposes and may be freely linked to. Copying for redistribution or presentation by any person, persons or organization is not allowed without the written permission of the author/submitter. Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Marquette OTHER NAME(s): Republic - renamed in 1890 OFFICIAL NO: 110465 DATE OF LOSS: 15 October 1903 CAUSE OF LOSS: Foundered LOCATION: Lake Superior, 5 mi. east of Michigan island RIG TYPE: Propeller, bulk freight HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH - 1881 OWNER(S): Gilchrist MASTER: Capt. Chaughill TONNAGE: 1,343 gt DIMENSIONS: 235 x 35.7 x 18.5 CASUALTIES: 0 of 14 Left Ashland, WI., loaded with iron ore and, even though there was barely a ripple on the water, sprung a leak that the pumps were unable to keep up with. The captain made a run for Michigan Island, 25 miles distant, but the MARQUETTE went down about 5 miles out. The crew escaped in her two small boats. ======================================================================== Sources: Merchant Vessel List - 1897, 1898, 1902 Buffalo Evening News - 16 October 1903 R. L. Polk Marine Directory - 1891