Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Anthony Wayne (Steamboat), hurricane damage, 23 May 1848

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HURRICANE AT DETROIT.---A destructive hurricane, accompanied with thunder, rain
and hail, swept over Detroit Tuesday evening. Glass was broken, chimneys carried away, shade trees prostrated, lumber blown into the river, the upper deck of the steamboat WAYNE, taken off and landed in the river, and two small houses demolished.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      Monday evening, May 29, 1848

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Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: hurricane damage
Lives: nil
Remarks: Repaired
Date of Original
1848
Subject(s)
Steamboats
Anthony Wayne (Steamboat)
Local identifier
McN.W.13863
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.33143 Longitude: -83.04575
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Anthony Wayne (Steamboat), hurricane damage, 23 May 1848