Albacore (Schooner), C74380, aground, 12 Sep 1900

STORM ON LAKE ONTARIO.
      Kingston, Ont., Sept. 12. - The Canadian schooner ALBACORE was driven ashore at 7 o'clock this morning east of the life-saving station. The crew were saved by Capt. Anderson and the life savers from the Kingston station. Nearly all the canvass was stripped off the schooner before she drifted on the beach. The wind was blowing a gale from the west and shipping on Lake Onrtario is in serious peril.
      The wrecked ALBACORE was valued at $5,000. She was built in 1872, measured 327 tons and was owned by Capt. Bradshaw of Toronto.
      Saginaw Courier-Herald
      September 13, 1900


      Oswego, N. Y., September 12. -- The canadian schooner ALBACORE was driven ashore east of the life-saving station at 7 o'clock this morning. She had lost all her sails and was pounding heavily on a gravel bottom. The crew were taken off by the life-savers under Captain Anderson. They are, Capt. Charles R. Redfern, of Lakeport; mate John Chestnut, Port Hope, Ont.; John Hunter, Belleville, Ont.; William Thorn, Toronto; Mrs. Frazer, [cook], Toronto. The vessel is valued at $5,000 and is owned by Bradshaw of Toronto. She was light from Hamilton.
      Detroit Free Press
      September 13, 1900

     
      Of the two schooners stranded at and near Oswego, the ALBACORE is sure to be released. The Hull of the T. R. MERRITT is punctured, the deck is badly sprung, indicating that the vessel's back may be broken. There is no insurance on either of the schooners.
      Detroit Free Press
      September 19, 1900


Schooner ALBACORE. Of 361 tons Register. Built Port Dalhousie, Ont. 1872. Home port, St. Catharines, Ont. 134.6 x 23.9 x 12.0 Owned by Bryce Muir of Port Dalhousie, Ont., Shipowner
      List of Vessels on the Registry Books
      of the Dominion of Canada, 1874


Schooner ALBACORE. Official Canada No. 74380. Of 328 tons Register. Built Port Dalhousie, Ont. 1872. Home port, St. Catharines, Ont. 136.5 x 26.3 x 11.4 Owned by Bryce Muir of Port Dalhousie, Ont.
      List of Vessels on the Registry Books of the
      Dominion of Canada on December 31, 1886


      Schooner ALBACORE. Official Canada No. 74380. Of 327 tons Register. Built Port Dalhousie, Ont. 1877 [sic]. Home port, Bowmanville, Ont. 136.5 x 26.3 x 11.4 Owned by John Ewart and W.A. Bradshaw, of Tontont, Ont.
      List of Vessels on the Registry Books of the
      Dominion of Canada on December 31, 1898