Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Wing and Wing (Schooner), aground, 4 Dec 1854

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WING & WING Schooner, reported ashore at Michigan City. Property loss $5,000 estimated.
      Buffalo Democracy
      Feb. 28, 1855 (casualty list)

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      The Chicago Tribune has the following items:-- We learn by telegraph, that the schooner WING AND WING, owned here by Richmond & Co., is ashore at Michigan City. She went ashore in a snow storm Monday night.
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Saturday, December 9, 1854

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The schooner WING AND WING which went ashore last fall at Michigan City, was got off on Friday last, and parted her chains again the same night, and is now ashore again.-----Chicago Tribune
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Thursday, June 7, 1855

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      The schooner WING AND WING, which went ashore last fall at Michigan City, was got off on Friday last, but in the gale of the same day parted her chains and is now ashore again. Her bottom has been considerably damaged by pounding on the bar. She will be got off again. ------- Chicago Tribune
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Wednesday, July 25, 1855


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Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1854
Subject(s)
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McN.W.1990
Language of Item
English
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Donor
William R. McNeil
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Wing and Wing (Schooner), aground, 4 Dec 1854