Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Luther Wright (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1854

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WRIGHT, LUTHER Schooner, ashore on Lake Michigan, jettisoned deck load of shingles. Property loss $ 500
      Buaffalo Democracy
      Feb. 28, 1855 (casualty list)

      . . . . .

ASHORE.-The schooner LUTHER WRIGHT arrived yesterday morning from Buffalo. she went ashore near Bailey's Harbor on her passage up, and was obliged to throw overboard a deck load of shingles in order to lighten her Off. ---- Milwaukee Sentinel
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Monday, October 2, 1854

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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: shingles
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1854
Subject(s)
Schooners
Luther Wright (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.1758
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Baileys Harbor
    Wisconsin, United States
    Latitude: 45.0586 Longitude: -87.11038
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Luther Wright (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1854