Gerritt Smith (Schooner), aground, 26 Oct 1884
Description
- Full Text
The schooner GERRIT SMITH has been abandoned at Crawford's Quarry, Lake Huron and is going to pieces. The small steam barge FERN owned by Arthur Hemunger of Algonac, is also ashore there but is being repaired.
Port Huron Daily Times
Tuesday, November 11, 1884
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SMITH, GERRIT Schooner. Home port, Chicago. On Oct. 26, 1884 vessel went ashore at Crawford's Quarry, Lake Huron, with a cargo of posts, and became a total loss. Cargo loss $800. Hull loss $6,667. Insurance $5,000.
Disasters to Lake Shipping, 1884
Cleveland Herald Nov. 28th. 1884- Media Type
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- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Hull damage: $6,667
Cargo: $800
Freight: posts
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1884
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.8730
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.29613 Longitude: -83.42415
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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