Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Ocean Eagle (Brig), leak, 29 Sep 1858

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Brig OCEAN EAGLE, cargo wheat, put into Detroit, cargo damaged. Property loss $1,400.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      January 15, 1859 (1858 Casualty List)

      . . . . .

      SPRUNG A LEAK. - The brig OCEAN EAGLE, bound down, sprung a leak in her
plank sheers when off Thunder Bay Island, Wednesday morning. When the leak was
first discovered she had made 3 feet water and wet 2,000 bushels wheat. The
difficulty was temporarily remedied by caulking, and she reached here yesterday
and is now undergoing repairs. - Detroit Tribune.
      Buffalo Daily Courier
      Tuesday, October 5, 1858


Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: leak
Lives: nil
Cargo: $1,400
Freight: wheat
Remarks: Repaired
Date of Original
1858
Subject(s)
Brigs
Ocean Eagle (Brig)
Local identifier
McN.W.3752
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Ocean Eagle (Brig), leak, 29 Sep 1858