Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Wells (Tug), sunk by collision, 21 Jun 1897

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Detroit, June 22. -- The tug WELLS was run into and sunk at Ballard's Reef last night by the steamer MONOHAUSETT. The crew of the tug was saved and arrived here on the MONOHAUSETT at 2:15 o'clock this morning. Fireman Walsh was badly scalded by the breaking of a steam-pipe on the WELLS. The WELLS is now on the bank at Fighting Island.
      Milwaukee Library Scrapbook
      June 22, 1897

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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: sunk by collision
Lives: nil
Date of Original
1897
Subject(s)
Tugs
Wells (Tug)
Local identifier
McN.W.19873
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ballards Channel
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.1556 Longitude: -83.12992
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Wells (Tug), sunk by collision, 21 Jun 1897