Rising Star (Schooner), U21474, sunk, 22 Oct 1899
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The old schooner RISING STAR, which has been dismantled, and is now being used as a transfer barge, filled with water and sank peaceably to the bottom of the North Branch of the Chicago River at Carpenter Street about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning. The barge was loaded with chemicals used in tanning.
Port huron Daily Times
Monday, October 23, 1899
The old schooner RISING STAR, which sunk at her dock on the North Branch of the Chicago River Sunday, was towed out into Lake Michigan Tuesday and sunk. She was built in 1865.
Port huron Daily Times
Thursday, November 2, 1899
Schooner RISING STAR. U. S. No. 21474. Of 294.05 tons gross; 279.35 tons net. Built Oswego, N.Y., 1865. Home port, Chicago, Ill. 135.9 x 26.1 x 11.2
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1896
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: sunk
Lives: nil
Freight: chemicals
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1899
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.24448
- 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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