Illinois (Steamboat), aground, 1 Sep 1854
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ILLINOIS Steamer, ashore on Thunder Bay Island, Jettisoned whole cargo to get off. Property loss $25,000
Buffalo Democracy
Feb. 28, 1855 (casualty list)
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STEAMER ILLINOIS ASHORE.---We received by telegraph, last evening, the following dispatch, dated
Detroit, Sept. 20, 1854 -- 7 P.M.
The steamer ILLINOIS is reported on the rocks at Thunder Bay.
The Democracy, Buffalo
Thursday, September 21, 1854
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The steamer ILLINOIS, reported ashore at Thunder Bay Islands, has reached Cleveland in safety.
The Democracy, Buffalo
Saturday, September 23, 1854
The schooner NAVIGATOR, Clawson, Master, broached at Michigan Harbor, and is full of water. She is fully insured, The schooner F.C. WILLIAMS, Bone, was run into by the steamer WESTERN WORLD, at Buffalo, and sunk, She was loaded with coal. The HARRIET ROSS was ashore at Point Abino, but was sound. Schooner ISABELLA, owned by M.B. Scott, laden with 2,000 barrels of salt, went ashore, Tuesday, near Dunkirk; insured for $5,000. The new steamer ILLINOIS, reported wrecked, is safe.
Cleveland Morning Leader
Friday, September 22, 1854- Media Type
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- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1854
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.1732
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.04168 Longitude: -83.19997
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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