BUTTERS, MARSHALL F. (1882, Steambarge)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Milwaukee, WI
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: John Fitzgerald
Master Carpenter:: John Fitzgerald
Original Owner and Location:: H. Butters, R.G. Peters, et al., Ludington, MI.

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 26" x 30", 375hp at 94rpm engine by Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, PA.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1882, Jun 2 Enrolled Grand Haven, MI; owned Horace & Marshall Butters et al, Manistee, MI.

1883, Sep Collision & subsequent sinking of canalboat FRIENDSHIP; cargo corn, Chicago harbor.

1898, Dec 9 Owned Horace & Marshall Butters, Ludington, MI.

1900 Traveled 142,000 miles during past 6 seasons; 23,000 miles between Apr 18 - Dec 24, 1900.

1900-01 Rebuilt at Rieboldt & Walters Shipyard, Sturgeon Bay, WI.

1902, Apr 23 Owners Horace & Marshall Butters, & Robert Reid, Ludington.

1903, Jan 16 New compound steeple engine, 18" & 40" x 30"; also patent anchors & other improvements.

1903, May 4 Owned Ludington Transportation Co., Michigan City, IN.

1904 Damaged by Chicago bridge closing on it.

1915, Jan 4 Owned Stearns Salt & Lumber Co., Ludington, MI.

1916, Oct 20 Foundered, Lake Erie.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Donald V. Baut; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Enrollments, U.S. National Archives; John O. Greenwood; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Ed Middleton; Newspaper Clippings; H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library; Peter J. VanderLinden