Ann Arbor No. 3 (Propeller), U107418, gale damage, 30 Dec 1904
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THRILLING TIME ON FERRY BOAT.
Passengers on Edge of Collapse After 36 Hours of Danger.
Menominee, Mich., Dec. 31. -- After being tossed about on a raging sea for 36 hours and in imminent danger of going to the bottom. ANN ARBOR car ferry No. 3 has reached port in a badly battered condition.
The boat left Frankfort in good weather, but a few hours after leaving port a terrific blow came up. Cars became loosened and were with great difficultysaved from going overboard.
A casting weighing 25 tons was broken from its fastenings and flung partly around, crushing the smoke-stack and exhaust pipe and threatening to go through the bottom of the boat.
Buffalo Evening News
Sunday, January 1, 1905
Steam screw ANN ARBOR No. 3. U. S. No. 107418. Of 1,677 tons gross; 996 tons net. Built Cleveland, Ohio, 1898. Home port, Grand Haven, Mich. 258.3 x 52.3 x 15.3 Passenger service. Crew of 21. Of 1,200 indicated horsepower. Steel built.
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1911
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: gale damage
Lives: nil
Remarks: Repaired
- Date of Original
- 1904
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.24677
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 43.68473 Longitude: -86.53036
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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