Eagle (Schooner), aground, 18 Apr 1848
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EAGLE Schooner, wrecked near Sheboygan, Lake Michigan, April 18, 1848. All hands lost.
Casualty List for 1848
Erik Hyle's private papers
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EAGLE Schooner, capsized near the Manitou Island, Lake Mich. April 18, 1848, lost with all hands, seven. Loss $2,000.
Casualty List for 1848
Toronto Globe, Sept. 13, 1848
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We are informed by Capt. Pratt, of thge propeller PRINCETON, that when about 20 miles off Sheboygan, on Lake Michigan, he found the schooner EAGLE, dismasted, and otherwise injured. The body of a man named Jacob Lawson, supposed to be her captain, was found on board, and was buried on one of the Manitou Islands.
Buffalo Republic
Wednesday, April 26, 1848
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SCHOONER EAGLE. - We alluded to the wreck of this vessel on Lake Michigan some days since. We now understand that in addition to the captain, there were three other persons who perished on board of her, viz: a German sailor, an Irishman and a lumberman.
Buffalo Republic
Wednesday, May 3, 1848
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- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: 7
Hull damage: $2,000
Remarks: Total loss ???
- Date of Original
- 1848
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.6136
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Wisconsin, United States
Latitude: 43.75083 Longitude: -87.71453
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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