Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Victoria (Schooner), aground, 15 Oct 1871

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Schooner VICTORIA, ashore on Ford's Shoals, cargo grain; total loss.
      Marine Disasters on the Western
      Lakes during 1871, Capt. J.W. Hall

      . . . . .

      GONE TO PIECES. - The schooner VICTORIA, ashore on Ford's Shoals, went to pieces in the gale yesterday. She was insured $10,000 in the National of Boston and her freight was insured in the Aetna, of Hartford. About 2,000 bushels of her cargo of wheat were saved in a damaged condition. - Oswego Times, Oct. 16.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      Tuesday, October 17, 1871


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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Freight: grain
Remarks: Total loss
Date of Original
1871
Subject(s)
Local identifier
McN.W.6211
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • New York, United States
    Latitude: 43.44257 Longitude: -76.58661
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Victoria (Schooner), aground, 15 Oct 1871