Comely (Schooner), struck on her anchor, 1 Oct 1861
Description
- Full Text
COMELY Schooner, cargo lumber, was stoved by her own anchor, breaking adrift off Long Point, Lake Ontario, became waterlogged, towed to Oswego, deck load lost.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Jan. 22, 1862. Casualty List, 1861
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The schr. COMELY, which left here some days since with a cargo of lumber, sprung a leak off Long pt., Lake Ontario, and became waterlogged. A tug was sent to her relief, which has since towed her into Oswego, whither she was bound.
Detroit Free Press
October 31, 1861 4-4- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: struck on her anchor
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $400
Cargo: $200
Freight: lumber
Remarks: Repaired
- Date of Original
- 1861
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.4756
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.933888 Longitude: -76.892777
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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