Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Steam Barge Sidney O. Neff

Description
Creator
Neff, Charles S., Artist
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Notes
The fierce gale of May 18,1894: "Lake Michigan was mad ~all night -and for several days before -the sea ran mad -18 vessels wrecked -woman froze to death in the rigging of the Cummings, Milwaukee, Wis. In all the fury, the barge-rigged Sidney O. Neff was sailed by five hardy Norwegian salt water sailors with a 22-foot deck load of cedar from Big Point Aux Sable, Mich. to Chicago, arriving safely. " For the storm -Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 767; listings for the Neff, Beers, p. 865; Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893; various Ship Masters' Assoc. Directories, 1903, etc.
Date of Publication
18 May 1894
Date Of Event
18 May 1894
Subject(s)
Sidney O. Neff (Propeller)
Language of Item
English
Donor
John S. Neff
Creative Commons licence
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Steam Barge Sidney O. Neff