Lawrence (Propeller), U15450, collision, 6 Nov 1868
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Disaster In The Welland Canal.- On Wednesday morning, while the schooner FORD was in the Allenburg Lock, and the water within a foot of being out, the propeller LAWRENCE, from a misunderstanding between the captain and engineer, ran into the upper gates, carrying them away, forcing the schooner FORD through the lower gates, carrying them quite away, and the schooner was thrust in a smashed state into the next level, where she lies sunk, touching one side of the canal with her stern and the other with her bows. The propeller hangs on the sill of the lock. At the same time the guard-lock was prevented from closing by a log drifting between the gates. The water in the long level was lowered eighteen inches before the log could be got out and the gates closed, and the Canal Superintendent expects to have repairs finished by Monday.
Detroit Post
November 6, 1868 6-5
Steam screw LAWRENCE. U. S. No. 15450. Of 447.37 tons gross; 334.34 tons net. Built Cleveland, O., 1868. Home port, Grand Haven, Mich. 135.5 x 25.8 x 11.0. Of 325 nominal horse-power
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1885
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: collision
Lives: nil
Remarks: Repaired
- Date of Original
- 1868
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.20907
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.08342 Longitude: -79.19958
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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