MIAMI (1888, Steambarge)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:: Steambarge; Note: One stack, lumber hooker.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: M.P. David Lester
Original Owner and Location:: Charles F. Curtis & Webster S. Brainard, Toledo, OH.
Ownership Notes:: Toledo & Saginaw Transportation Company.

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 13 + 30 x 26", 280hp at 105rpm by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI (1888). 7'6" x 14' at 111 pounds steam firebox boiler by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI (1888).

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: 48 miles of Thunder Bay Island, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:: 6 Aug 1924
How:: Burned.
Notes:: Bound for Sprague, ONT, she burned & sank on a line between Thunder Bay, MI & Burnt Island, ONT; crew rescued by tug EDNA A.

History

Chronology:

1888, Apr 16 Enrolled Toledo, OH; towed DAYTON, TROY & LEADER.

1884 Toledo & Saginaw Transportation Co out of business, owned Curtis & Brainard.

1890, May Engine wrecked Niagara River, towed to Buffalo for repairs.

1893, Apr 10 Owned Curtis, Brainard & Julius A. Ward.

1896 Towed H.C.SPRAGUE.

1897, Sep 16 Owned John Stevenson, Detroit, MI.

1900, Apr 16 Owned J. Stevenson & Hugh R. Harvey; towed RACINE.

1901 Towed MOSHER & ROBERTS.

1903 Towed GEBHART.

1906, Apr 5 Owned Hugh R. Harvey, Detroit.