Granger (Schooner), U85376, aground, 10 Oct 1883
- Full Text
THE GRANGER AGROUND
In Georgian Bay -- A grain cargo.
[Special telegram to the Inter Ocean]
Collingwood, Ont., Oct. 11. -- The schooner GRANGER, loaded with grain from Chicago, ran aground during last night one mile west of the Dummy light-house. The Captain not being acquainted with the entrance to the harbor mistook the light and grounded the schooner. The tugs McPHERSON, CHEROKEE, and the dredge tug were all pulling at her, but up to 8 o'clock tonight were unsuccessful in taking her off.
J.W. Hall Great Lakes Marine Scrapbook, Sept./Oct., 1883
Schooner GRANGER. U. S. No. 85376. Of 366.58 tons gross; 348.26 tons net. Built Two Rivers, Wis., 1874. Home port, Milwaukee, Wis. 155.0 x 29.0 x 10.0.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1885
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: grain
- Date of Original
- 1883
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.24264
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.4834 Longitude: -80.21638
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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