John Schuette (Schooner), U75762, sunk by collision, 2 Jul 1909
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Detroit, Mich., July 3. -- The schooner JOHN SCHUETTE of Toledo was sunk this evening off the shipyard of the Great Lakes Engineering Works in collision with the steamer ALFRED MITCHELL of Duluth.
The schooner's crew escaped in a yawl boat. The SCHUETTE lies in deep water with part of her spar showing. The cause of the collision has not been definately ascertained. There was a heavy squall at the time.
Buffalo Evening News
July 3, 1909
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BLASTING OUT WRECK.
Dynamiters are at work blasting out the wreck of the schooner SCHUETTE near the Ecorse plant of the Great Lakes Engineering Works. She was sunk a few days ago by the steamer ALFRED MITCHELL and has since lain in the ship channel.
Buffalo Evening News
August 9, 1909
Schooner JOHN SCHUETTE. U. S. No. 75762. Of 269 tons gross; 256 tons net. Built Two Rivers, Wis., 1875 by Hanson & Scove. Home port, Toledo, O. 136.0 x 26.0 x 12.0 Owned by L.S. Sullivan
Great Lakes Register, 1900
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: sunk by collision
Lives: nil
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1909
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.22720
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.081944 Longitude: -83.125555
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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