H. W. Sage (Schooner), U95414, sunk, 3 Oct 1903
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The schooner H. W. SAGE in tow of the steamer SAMONA, foundered in the heavy sea on the lower end of Lake Michigan Saturday night. The seas beat heavily on the schooner and the SAMONA cut the tow line in order to pull anongside the SAGE to rescue her crew. Though the task was perilous it was successfully accomplished. The seven men of the crew of the schooner were rescued just in time. The schooner was owned by John Kelderhouse of Buffalo and was built in 1875. She was loaded with ore from Escanaba.
Buffalo Evening News
Monday, October 5, 1903
The schooner SAGE went down in the storm off Escanaba Saturday night.
Port Huron Daily Times
Thursday, October 8, 1903
Schooner H.W. SAGE. U. S. No. 95414. Of 848 tons gross; 805 tons net. Built Bangor, Mich., 1875. Home port, Buffalo, N.Y. 203.0 x 35.6 x 13.0
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1900
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: sunk
Lives: nil
Freight: iron ore
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1903
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.23136
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.74525 Longitude: -87.06458
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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