BRUSH, EDMUND A. (1864, Yacht)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BRUSH, EDMUND A.
Also known as:
BRUSH, E. A.;DAY, ALICE J.
Year of Build:
1864
Official Number:
7488
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Yacht
Note: "Steam".
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Charles Hinman
Original Owner:
E. A. Brush
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
54'
Beam:
15'
Depth:
5'
Tonnage (old style):
35 50/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Glen Lake, MI.
Date:
1920
How:
Abandoned & scrapped.
Notes:
Engine & boiler.
History
Chronology:

1865 Readmeasured 50.5 x 11.9 x 5.5; 23.25 gross tons.

1865, May 5 Owned James Forbes.

1865, Aug 5 Owned Stephen Grummond & James Forbes.

1866, Apr 17 Renamed E. A. Brush.

1867, May 27 Owned James Forbes, Charles McCarthy & William Rowe.

1867, Sep 16 Owned Charles McCarthy, George Sanford.

1868 Owned Glen Arbor, MI.

1870, May 15 Owned Noerthern Transportation Co.; documents surrendered; exempt on inland waters".

1870 Transferred inland to tow logs on Glen lake; renamed ALICE J. DAY.

1870, Oct 7 Reported as built by Lou Chapelle Brothers, Detroit, MI; 40 x 8 x 8; 8hp engine; used between St. Clair & Mooretown; as ALICE DALY.

c1920 Abandoned & scrapped.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Lytle List
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Gerry Metzler
Newspaper Clippings
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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