Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Free Trader (Schooner), gale damage, 25 Oct 1856

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Schooner FREE TRADER, cargo coal, lost mainmast gaff and boom in gale on Lake Erie.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      January 31, 1857 (1856 casualty list)

      . . . . .


      The schooner FREE TRADER, hence with a cargo of coal, lost her main-sail, gaff and boom in the gale, and returned to port.
      Buffalo Daily Republic
      Wednesday, October 29, 1856

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Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: gale damage
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $300
Freight: coal
Remarks: Repaired
Date of Original
1856
Subject(s)
Schooners
Free Trader (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.2664
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Erie
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.454166 Longitude: -81.121388
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Free Trader (Schooner), gale damage, 25 Oct 1856