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Ships that never die ... Photo from the Author's Collection CHENANGO (US. 126431) Built July, 1887, Detroit, by John Oades for Cameron 938 get. Double decked, Works, Detroit, built ” 160 On April 11, 1890, wheat-laden, she burned and sank at the entrance to Erie Harbor off the Old Lighthouse, partly blocking the channel. The Port Huron Wrecking Company,Charley Diefenbach, the Superintendent and Wrecking Master, got the job of raising her and delivering her at an Erie Dock. They used the sandsucker ENTERPRISE belonging to J. Le. Tanner, Erie, to suck the grain out, pumping it into scows taken ashore and unloaded and dried out at Weschler's brewery, and shipped to Buffalo. They started to raise her May 8 1890, with the wrecking steamer MARY GROH. The wreck was found to be resting on a clay bottom. Chains were passed under the bottom and made fast to four pontoons which and Whitney, Grosse Ile, cost $70,000. the steeple 175"6" x 3388" x 20840, The Frontier Iron compound engine, 24-46" x were pumped out. The wreck was floated July 1, 1890, having been sold to James Davidson, Bay City. Boutell's tug JUSTICE FIELD towed her to Bay City where she was dry— docked and rebuilt in Davidson's shipyard, single-decked 175' x 34! x 13", 690 g.t. She was sold to T. F. Madden, Bay City, coming out in the spring of 1891 as LIZZIE MANDEN By 1903 she was listed as belonging to Eliza Madden, Bay City, and 1906 to M.J.Linn, Bay City. She burned on Saginaw Bay, Nove 22, 1907 and beached on Little Charity Island. In December, 1907, the boiler and engine were removed. had what was overe So ended By 1955 skindivers left well picked the LIZZIE MADDEN. Capt. Frank E. Hamilton a w