Russia (Propeller), U110063, aground, 13 May 1897
- Full Text
Mackinaw City, May 13. -- The steamer RUSSIA, of the Lackawanna line, down bound, ran ashore at Mackinaw Point in the thick fog at 5:30 this morning. The steamer was going slow, and is not on hard.
Mackinaw City, May 13. -- The wrecker FAVORITE released the stranded steamer RUSSIA at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. The only injury is a slight damage to upper works where the tow line broke a few stanchions.
Milwaukee Library Scrapbook
May 14, 1897
Steam screw RUSSIA. U. S. No. 110063. Of 1,501.77 tons gross; 1,334.57 tons net. Built Buffalo, N.Y., 1872. Home port, Buffalo, N.Y. Of 502 H. P.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1884
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1897
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.19841
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.78807 Longitude: -84.73199
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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