Great West (Bark), U10149, aground, 1 Oct 1866
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GREAT WEST Bark, cargo coal, ashore at Kenosha, October 1866; Total loss. Property loss, hull $30,000 cargo $8,000
Casualty List for 1866---Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 26, 1867
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GREAT WEST No.1 Bark of 765 Tons, owned at Buffalo by Brown, Bound from Buffalo to Chicago, went ashore on Racine Reef, October 1866, vessel and cargo of 800 tons of coal a total loss. Loss to ship $30,000 insurance $20,000 Loss to cargo $8,500 insurance $4,000.
Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes
1863-1873 U. S. Coast Guard Report
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ASHORE. - We learn from a despatch received Wednesday afternoon by Wm. O. Brown, Esq., that the bark GREAT WEST No. 1, and the brig MECHANIC are ashore on the west side of Lake Michigan, between Racine and Chicago. The latter is light and the former had a cargo of 600 tons of coal.
Buffalo Daily Courier
Friday, October 12, 1866
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The GREAT WEST is ashore on the Racine Reef near Racine; she was run ashore to prevent sinking. We await further particulars.
Buffalo Daily Courier
Saturday, October 13, 1866
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DISMANTLED. - The bark GREAT WEST No. 1, has been divested of her outfit, masts, sails, rigging, &s., and the hull abandoned to the elements by the Underwriters. An unsuccessful atempt was made to sell her cargo of coal.
Buffalo Daily Courier
Monday, October 22, 1866
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Hull damage: $30,000
Cargo: $8,000
Freight: coal
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1866
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.12582
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Wisconsin, United States
Latitude: 42.58474 Longitude: -87.82119
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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