Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2016 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: Jane Mason OTHER NAME(s): - OFFICIAL NO: 76139 DATE OF LOSS: 30 October 1889 CAUSE OF LOSS: Storm LOCATION: Lake Huron, Oscoa, MI RIG TYPE: Schooner HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: J. Huxtable, Sand Beach, MI - 1880 OWNER(S): Betz, East Tawas MASTER: ? TONNAGE: 33 gt (reb. 1889 48 gt) DIMENSIONS: 59.5 x 15.3 x 5.8 CASUALTIES: None mentioned Was making for the river during a storm and struck a bar while attempting to avoid the tug O'brien with the schooner SEA BIRD in tow. The MASON quickly broke in two ======================================================================== Sources: Iosco (MI) County Gazette, 7 November 1889 Merchant Vessel List - 1889 Swayze, David D. "Shipwreck!" - 1992