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  • Some Personal Experiences of Masters of the Lake Fleet of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Storm of November 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1913
    Some Personal Experiences of Masters of the Lake Fleet of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Storm of November 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1913 WebsiteText
        A collection of letters from freighter captains who survived the Great Storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes.
      A collection of letters from freighter captains who survived the Great Storm …
  • Cleveland Ship Burns on Beach
    Cleveland Ship Burns on Beach NewspaperText
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 9 Nov 1913, 3B     Cleveland Ship Burns on Beach Louisiana, Afire, is Driven and Breaks in Two on Shore of Lake Michigan Gale and Fire Damage Two Coal Docks at Head of Lake Superior The steamer Louisiana, owned by J. R
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 9 Nov 1913, 3B   Cleveland Ship Burns on Beach Louisiana, Afire, is Driven and Breaks in …
  • Storm Worst in Years; Lake Craft Battle Gale
    Storm Worst in Years; Lake Craft Battle Gale NewspaperText
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 10 Nov 1913, 1-2     STORM WORST IN YEARS; LAKE CRAFT BATTLE GALE Furious Wind Paralyzes Traffic, Isolates Suburbs, Levels Telephone and Telegraph Wires, Destroys Lighting Service, Imprisons Residents Boats, Manned by Cr
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 10 Nov 1913, 1-2   STORM WORST IN YEARS; LAKE CRAFT BATTLE GALE Furious Wind Paralyzes Traffic, …
  • Terrible Storm Sweeps Superior
    Terrible Storm Sweeps Superior NewspaperText
    Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, MI), 10 Nov 1913, p. 1     TERRIBLE STORM SWEEPS SUPERIOR High Winds Lash Great Lakes Into Fury; Captains Report Hardest Blow Yet Experienced Disturbance Started in the South-East, Blowing Along Atlantic Coast -- 68 Mile Wind
    Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, MI), 10 Nov 1913, p. 1   TERRIBLE STORM SWEEPS SUPERIOR High Winds Lash Great Lakes Into Fury; Captains …
  • One Dead in Storm; 4 Hurt at Statler as Skylight Falls
    One Dead in Storm; 4 Hurt at Statler as Skylight Falls NewspaperText
    Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 10 Nov 1913, 1-2     One Dead in Storm; 4 Hurt at Statler as Skylight Falls Glass Crashes on Diners in Hotel Cafe; Live Wires Fill Streets, Car Service Demoralized, City completely Cut off From Telephone and Telegraph Co
    Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 10 Nov 1913, 1-2   One Dead in Storm; 4 Hurt at Statler as Skylight Falls Glass …
  • Reaches Port 34 hrs. Overdue
    Reaches Port 34 hrs. Overdue NewspaperText
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 11 Nov 1913, p. 4     Reaches Port 34 hrs. Overdue Steamer Verona Weathers Fiercest Gale in its History Without Damage. Practically Drifted in Storm for a Full Day Captain Trimm Praises Members of Crew for Their Work Unde
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 11 Nov 1913, p. 4   Reaches Port 34 hrs. Overdue Steamer Verona Weathers Fiercest Gale in its …
  • 25 to 40 Lives Probably Lost
    25 to 40 Lives Probably Lost NewspaperText
    Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1     25 to 40 Lives Probably Lost No Clue to Identity Of Overturned Boat, No Trace of Crew. Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 11--Early this forenoon no clue had yet been obtained as to the identity of the 600-foot
    Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1   25 to 40 Lives Probably Lost No Clue to Identity Of Overturned …
  • Lightship and Crew of Six Probably Lost
    Lightship and Crew of Six Probably Lost NewspaperText
    Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1     Lightship and Crew of Six Probably Lost Believed the Boat Foundered During Storm -- Wreckage Floats into Harbor. Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 11--Lightship No. 82, carrying a crew of six persons, and statione
    Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1   Lightship and Crew of Six Probably Lost Believed the Boat Foundered During …
  • Steamer Waldo Is Total Wreck
    Steamer Waldo Is Total Wreck NewspaperText
    Sault Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, MI), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1     Steamer Waldo Is Total Wreck Captain Duddleson and Crew Taken off by Eagle Harbor Life Savers; Wait 92 Hours Port Huron Reports 300 [sic] Foot Freighter Overturned and Still Unidentified -- Cleveland
    Sault Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, MI), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1   Steamer Waldo Is Total Wreck Captain Duddleson and Crew Taken off by …
  • Crew and Steamer SInk As Ships Litter Shores
    Crew and Steamer SInk As Ships Litter Shores NewspaperText
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, 1, 9     Crew and Steamer SInk As Ships Litter Shores Big Boats, Battered on Rocks and Shoals, are Beyond Reach in Hurricane-Lashed Lakes as Only One Fleet Has Wireless Equipment. Three Barges at Cleveland, T
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, 1, 9   Crew and Steamer SInk As Ships Litter Shores Big Boats, Battered on …
  • Terrific Gales on the Inland Seas Drive Ships to Disaster
    Terrific Gales on the Inland Seas Drive Ships to Disaster NewspaperText
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 11 Nov 1913, 1-2     Terrific Gales on the Inland Seas Drive Ships to Disaster Big Freighter, Abandoned, is Found Drifting Overturned Steel Steamer Is Discovered Floating in Lake Huron, About Eight Miles Northeast of Por
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 11 Nov 1913, 1-2   Terrific Gales on the Inland Seas Drive Ships to Disaster Big Freighter, …
  • Ship Sinks With 23 in Storm
    Ship Sinks With 23 in Storm NewspaperText
    Callahan, George V., Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1     Ship Sinks With 23 in Storm 1 Ship Lost, Many More Run Ashore Great Lakes Swept by Terrific Gale; Loss of Life Certain; Steel Vessel Found Bottom Up in Lake Huron; Owners Worried. Lake Disasters of .
    Callahan, George V., Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, p. 1   Ship Sinks With 23 in Storm 1 Ship Lost, Many More Run …
  • Many Big Carriers Wait For Weather
    Many Big Carriers Wait For Weather NewspaperText
    Callahan, George V., Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, p. 9     Many Big Carriers Wait For Weather Fifty Freighters Are at Anchor Between the Soo and Whitefish Point. By George V. Callahan. Marine Editor of the Leader Much time was lost by the fleet on account of
    Callahan, George V., Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 11 Nov 1913, p. 9   Many Big Carriers Wait For Weather Fifty Freighters Are at Anchor Between …
  • Steamer Turret Chief Is Pulled off Rocks
    Steamer Turret Chief Is Pulled off Rocks NewspaperText
    Toronto World, 15 Jul 1914, p. 11     Steamer Turret Chief Is Pulled off Rocks Canadian Press Despatch CALUMET, Mich., July 14.--After many weeks of effort, Captain Alexander Cunning and his crew of wreckers have succeeded in releasing t
    Toronto World, 15 Jul 1914, p. 11   Steamer Turret Chief Is Pulled off Rocks Canadian Press Despatch CALUMET, Mich., …
  • Lights Ashore Not Visible to Vessel
    Lights Ashore Not Visible to Vessel NewspaperText
    Toronto World, 22 Nov 1913, p. 1     Lights Ashore Not Visible to Vessel Investigation Into Wreck of Turret Chief Shows Boat to Have Been Well Equipped and Seaworthy -- Storm Signals Not Ignored -- Crew's Hardships in Woods. (Special to
    Toronto World, 22 Nov 1913, p. 1   Lights Ashore Not Visible to Vessel Investigation Into Wreck of Turret Chief …
  • Recovers Vessel Lost Last Fall
    Recovers Vessel Lost Last Fall NewspaperText
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 4 Jul 1914, p. 11     Recovers Vessel Lost Last Fall Capt. Cunning Floats Steamer Turret Chief From Keweenaw Point. ... Capt. Alex Cunning, wrecking master in charge of the steamer Favorite, yesterday released the steamer
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 4 Jul 1914, p. 11   Recovers Vessel Lost Last Fall Capt. Cunning Floats Steamer Turret Chief From …
  • Lower Lakes Swept by Snow and Wind
    Lower Lakes Swept by Snow and Wind NewspaperText
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 10 Nov 1913, p. 5     Lower Lakes Swept by Snow and Wind Most Severe Gale of Season prevails in Detroit District. Boats Safe. DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 9 -- The most severe snow and wind storm of the season prevailed over this
    Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), 10 Nov 1913, p. 5   Lower Lakes Swept by Snow and Wind Most Severe Gale of Season …
  • Investigation Into the Stranding of the Steamship Turret Chief
    Investigation Into the Stranding of the Steamship Turret Chief NewspaperText
    Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON), Jan 1914, p. 44     Investigation Into the Stranding of the Steamship Turret Chief An investigation into the stranding of the Canadian Lake and Ocean Navigation Co's. s.s. Turret Chief in Lake Superior, near Copper harb
    Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON), Jan 1914, p. 44   Investigation Into the Stranding of the Steamship Turret Chief An investigation into …
  • The Shipping Disasters on the Great Lakes
    The Shipping Disasters on the Great Lakes NewspaperText
    Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON), Dec 1913, p. 595     The Shipping Disasters on the Great Lakes What is, without doubt, the greatest disaster, or series of disasters, which has ever taken place in connection with the navigation of the Great Lakes, occur
    Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON), Dec 1913, p. 595   The Shipping Disasters on the Great Lakes What is, without doubt, the …
  • Lake Superior Lashed by Fifty-Mile Gale
    Lake Superior Lashed by Fifty-Mile Gale NewspaperText
    Globe (Toronto, ON), 10 Nov 1913, p. 1     Lake Superior Lashed by Fifty-Mile Gale Storm Ranging for the Past Thirty-six Hours Steamers Sheathed in Ice More Than Fifty Vessels Lying at Anchor Between Soo and Whitefish Point -- Necessary to Th
    Globe (Toronto, ON), 10 Nov 1913, p. 1   Lake Superior Lashed by Fifty-Mile Gale Storm Ranging for the Past Thirty-six …

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Great Storm of 1913