Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Excelsior (Schooner), aground, 1 May 1856

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EXCELSIOR Schooner, cargo wheat, ashore at Old Mackinaw, got off. Property
loss, hull $100, cargo $100.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      January 31, 1857 (1856 casualty list)

      . . . . .

ASHORE.- Capt. Kyle, of the schooner ALTAIR, reports the schooner EXCELSIOR,
from Milwaukee for this port, with a cargo of wheat, ashore on Old Mackinaw
Point.
      Buffalo Daily Courier
      May 16, 1856

      . . . . .

      The schooner EXCELSIOR, which we reported ashore at Old Mackinaw, was got
off and arrived in port on Saturday morning. Damage trifling.
      Buffalo Daily Courier
      May 19, 1856

      . . . . .

Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $100
Cargo: $100
Freight: wheat
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1856
Subject(s)
Schooners
Excelsior (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.2384
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Excelsior (Schooner), aground, 1 May 1856