Maritime History of the Great Lakes

W. H. Davey (Schooner), sunk, 1 Sep 1860

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DAVEY, W.H. Schooner, cargo coal. spring a leak and sunk near Middle Island, Lake Erie. Total loss.
      Buffalo Morning Express
      March 11, 1861. Casualty List, 1860

      . . . . .

Detroit Sept. 10:-The Canadian schooner W.H. DAVEY, sank with a cargo of coal, near Middle Island, Lake Erie. The crew of 7 persons, clung 17 hours to the rigging and were finally saved.
      Toronto Globe
      Tues. Sept. 11, 1860

      . . . . .

      W.H. DAVEY, schooner, sank Middle Sister 1860.
      "Hist of the Great Lakes"
      by Beers p. 815

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Newspaper
Item Type
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Notes
Reason: sunk
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $5,000
Cargo: $1,000
Freight: coal
Remarks: Total loss
Date of Original
1860
Subject(s)
Schooners
W. H. Davey (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.4114
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Middle Island
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 41.682777 Longitude: -82.682777
Donor
William R. McNeil
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W. H. Davey (Schooner), sunk, 1 Sep 1860