Humboldt (Scow), aground, 22 Oct 1868
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LOSS OF THE SCOW 'HUMBOLDT' -- This vessel, in attempting to make this harbor about 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, struck the pier and was damaged to such an extent that she soon afterwards filled with water. She was yesterday towed into Ogden's Slip, nothe of the light, where she was stripped. The HUMBOLDT was built at Sandusky in -?- She was owned by Mr. Edward Dunne of Chicago. No insurance.
Chicago Tribune
Friday, October 23, 1868
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The scow HUMBOLDT was got up on Saturday and towed to a North branch shipyard.
Chicago Tribune
Monday, October 26, 1868
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Scow HUMBOLDT, of 70 tons, classed C 2 and valued at $1,000
List of Vessels Which Became
Total Losses During 1868
Chicago Tribune
Monday, December 1868
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Scow HUMBOLDT, broke up on October 22 at Chicago Harbor, of 76.41 tons.
Vessels Belonging to the District of Chicago
Which Became Total Losses During 1868
Chicago Tribune
Monday, December 1868
NOTE: - The Merchat Vessel's List of 1869, has her marked as condemned ?- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Condemned
- Date of Original
- 1868
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.23272
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Illinois, United States
Latitude: 41.85003 Longitude: -87.65005
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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