Souvenir (Schooner), U22579, aground, 28 Nov 1872
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Detroit, Nov. 29 - The gale which subsided last night was a severe one. The following disasters are reported on Lake Michigan: - The schooner MORNING STAR was capsized and driven ashore with the loss of one man. The schooner SOUVENIR is ashore at Pentwater, with all hands lost. The schooner CORLATT is a total wreck at Pentwater.
The Toronto Mail
Saturday, Novemer 30, 1872
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Schr. SOUVENIR of 70 tons, owned at Milwaukee by Meyrs. & others. Bound from Milwaukee to Ludington in November 1872. Vessel totally wrecked near Ludington Lake Michigan with the loss of 7 lives. Loss to ship $4,000. Loss to cargo nil. Insurance on ship $2,000.
Marine Casualties of The Great Lakes
1863 - 1873, Report of the U.S. Coast Guard
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Schooner SOUVENIR. U. S. No. 22579. Of 87.42 tons gross; 83.05. Built Milwaukee, Wis., 1854. Home port, Racine.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1884
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- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: 7
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1872
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.16040
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 43.78167 Longitude: -86.43314
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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