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Lake Vessel Losses The Year Would Not Have Been a Severe One Had it Not Been for the Great November Storm ESSEL' Tosses during 1913 *6- V sates 31, of which 22 were steam- ers, seven barges, one tug and one lightship. Foundering caused 16 losses, strandings 'eight, collisions three, pounding by the seas two, fire one, and boiler explosion one. Were it not for the frightful cyclone which struck Lake Huron on Sunday, Nov. 9, and which is dealt with elsewhere harbor at Cleveland on Aug. 17. The steamer City of London, which was sunk in collision with the steamer J. S. Morrow off Point Pelee, Lake Erie, on Sept. 30, was a total: loss. The steamer C. C. Hand caught fire in, Green Bay on Oct. 7 Aud wae totally destroyed. The steamer C. W. Elphicke sprang a leak in Lake Erie TOTAL LOSSES OF LAKE VESSELS ive total loss.. The tug James: o, Martin sank at Menominee, Mich., on Nov. 30. oes The other vessels included in the accompanying table of total Tfosses were caught in the great storm, which swept the lakes on Nov. 8 to 11 and; as stated, the account of that disaster is chronicled elsewhere in this report. Carrying in this report, losses would have been capacity unimportant and the lives lost would gross : : Name of Vessel. Cause. Where Lost. tons. have been only TUNE; but the frightful Str, -Upanda oye ees Poundetéd: 20... Straits of = Mackinae: 23.0.4. 2), 2,900 havoc caused by that one storm has fag Hes city beet Cole Ce St. - Glair Re SU be 615 ' ge. Allesheny <..0) an ashore saseee ss wees "Crisp. Roint, cake * Superior..3.20... 630 made the property loss heavy and the "Str. Bo Me Peck, - Boiler. explosion. <... | 'Racine, <Wiss. 0 62.62 ee 3,000 death toll the largest in lake history. i Bee SCrete, oss Collision. a evs ae St. Clair. Ship. Canale. 025 a0 ors 3,406 Bge.- Donaldson....:. Fouwndered= 3. >. 3004.3 Outer Harbor, Cleveland... .2:...2... 800 The first steamer to. be totally lost oe cee . Pe pouiioee ea gens pee Hane a 9,000 : tr. Isaac S OCOLE. OUNGETECi seen cae ake UDONS Ses ee eee ee ee 9,000 was the Uganda, which was cut Str Hi Bi. Gmith. }. Poundered (3) Lake: Superior 52 ee 10,000 through by the ice in the Straits of 'Str James: Carruthers Houmdered ~....0)...,. Lake 'Huron: 20.2 a 9,500 Moco wa April 1® and foundered a aes Se ae Pend CEP ue oo ee vials Sie Cit Wena ee, Ze ' ' : is CRIT heen can OUndered. yon eaces, ake "Huron «0555 eke eee . ; Str eatelde 3s Hounderedess co aie Angus Island,, Lake Superior........ 3,500 = a ae City nc a a on John A. McGean. Powis tse Shea ees Lake; Huron 03 eo ea 7,500 e steamer omas : ole An) . ti A TONS ee MOUNGETEM ct oie od Rake Huron: 232 o. Se eee ees 7,000 : : Str: Hydruss. | ae Houndereds) 54... 52: Lake > Huron?) 2. sc ee ee Clair river, near Russell Island, Of Bee. Plymouth: Foundered- 5.03 e.vin cs: Gull Island, Lake Michigan......... 600 May 3, and was practically cut in two. ieee NO, 82) oe. nach Es rigs Abino, Pike Se ee aes Be ge." Halsted... 34. tiven: -ashores. 2.30 o.. reen Bay, ake ichigan cy. 800 The barge Allegheny Pet ashore in a *Str. Li. Cx Waldo... Ran ashore. 6 3.65 Manitou Island, Lake Superior...... 7,000 heavy storm at Crisp Point, Lake Su-. "St. Ho M. Hanna Jr, Ran ashores. 05. eto. Pt. Aux Barques, Lake Huron....-. 8,500 ' 1 *Str- Major 6.0.22. Pounded in storm..... Lake "Superior: . 2.80.51 3,000 perior, on June 6, and became a tota *Str <Matoa.i:.0 oo: Ren ashore. 4... sa Pt. Aux Barques, Lake. Huron...... 3,104 : é ~ Peck qs. bouisiana. 3.2 an ashore and burned Washington Island, Lake Michigan.. 2,800 sen a oa oo ie Turret Chiel hase - ashores sii. nee se Lake Superior... ..; he ; tr, C. C. Hand..... pelDi Nd stes Maha os Gy Lee Treen | Baye ee ee : : : Str. C. W. Elphicke.. Wreckéd in storm..... Toake> Erie. Oa Ooe ee eee 3,100 starboard boiler at Racine, on June c. Gy of Leadon! Collision 7) Off Point Pelee, Lake Erie......... 2,950 11, becoming a constructive total loss. Bge. Parsons......... Hotundered 2505 82 Off Oswego, Lake Ontanto, 0... 7. 500 * * r 1 Seven members. of the crew WETe Toy jumes Hl Mavs Bounded ©. 20 Meme We | rr killed. foundered in Lake Erie off Dunkirk, on July 12, drowning two members of the crew. The barge Crete was in collision with the steamer F. B. Squire in the St. Clair ship canal and was sunk on Aug. 7, becoming a construct- ive total loss. The barge Donaldson against 51 for 1911, 49 for 1910 and filled with water and sank in the outer 121 for 1909, CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF VESSEL ACCIDENTS The barge Annabell Wilson ---------- *Constructive total losses. As heretofore related, were it not for this great storm the loss of life on the lakes during 1913 would have been only nine; as it is, they are 253. During 1912 the loss of life was 33 as on Oct. 21 and was beached at Long Point, where she broke in two. The barge Parsons foundered in Lake On- tario with a cargo of coal on Nov. 24. The steamer I. W. Nicholas stranded on North Point, Lake Huron, on Nov. 26 and was abandoned as a construct- Date.--Name of Vessel. Nature of Accident, . Location. as Means Struck a boulder; hole punched in starboard bow; repaired at : See a Se Superiot fen. eaeaeg otis d a ce oleae cd ortega ars as Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Sep? 18) Str Brilltant:45 eee Collided with Str. Canadian while leaving port; two plates dam- ; : : BCU se oie Mess) ae odio ace RS A tae i ee eee nce She eae Lorain, O. Vat Sie bes cinta paises Collided with Str. Brilliant while leaving port; stern twisted, ten et plates stove in, and hawse pipe broken; temporarily repaired at Lorain; later to be repaired at Port Arthur; damage estimated ' ate $5,000 5 as eae cies aes ves oe ree trie poms ee AG ate eiee Lorain, O. inbrenner ...... Ran aground owing to low water; released on Sept. 19........... Bar Point, Detroit_ river. ach - ei pee ogi Sra oes Hit pret of American canal; went. to Port Arthur to be examined. Sault. Ste. Marie, Mich. Sep. i Str. Arabian oe te ieee eee Ran ashore; docked at Kingston on Sept. 19.................+4.. Lachine Lake. : Sep. 19 Str. APAWaAS Sue es es ee ee Ore dredge of Algoma Steel Co. collapsed and fell on steamer. : : ; oe Number of plates damaged; temporarily repaired; to be repaired : at Collingwad At send: Of SeASON hi ee an ce ee a oe es eee Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Viens Struck and damaged her steering gear; repaired at Ecorse........ Livingstone Channel. ace 19 Se Hoon ci ee Ran ashore on rock bottom in storm; released on Sept. 25 after ' ae lightering several hundred tons of coal; arrived at Cleveland on Sept. 30 to be docked; 71 plates damaged, nine of which must ( be replaced. About three weeks in dry sock s aeiae nets Bie: Near Port Colborne, Lake Erie. - docked at Ashtabula for repairs to bottom damaged on » : Sepe Sih Rr ae at pases Saisie ha Gaia coe a ee Ce Fii pies war gs eRe ne oes eee Niagara river. es Ran aground; released herself, uninjured................-........ Bar Point, Detroit river. oe = ee N ae Se ae Blown ashore in storm on rock bottom; released on Sept. 23 after : ve : ee lightering 15,000 bu. corn; reloaded BS ae de Spee renee Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron . linder head; ran into oughton for temporary re- : Sem.» Sh. Shee eating ee cates yee ee Se Lake Superior. leveland on Sept. 22 for new anchor to replace one : Se Si A fogs age PN oe eS Ey EVG ee EER RD he es ees Lake Ontario.