NEWHOUSE, J. S. (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NEWHOUSE, J. S.
Year of Build:
1856
Official Number:
12764
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Peck & Masters
Original Owner and Location:
A.R. Williams, Chicago, IL.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
135.4'
Beam:
26'
Depth:
11.4'
Tonnage (old style):
381
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Grand Haven, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
25 Oct 1874
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Went ashore & wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1856-67 Nine enrollments Chicago, IL.

1856, Oct Dismasted, Straits of Mackinaw; repaired at Chicago.

1857, Oct Downbound to Detroit, lost mainsail & jibs, 3 swept overboard off Presque Isle; men recovered.

1858, Mar For sale at Racine, WI.

1859, Nov 26 Collision with propeller SUSQUEHANNA at Buffalo.

1860 Owned Moore & Co, Chicago; strengthened.

1860, Nov Ashore Goderich, OH; halted by ice.

1862, Oct Damaged in Lake Huron gale; aground St. Clair Flats.

1866 Owned Peterson, Chicago.

1866, Aug Collision with schooner AUTOCRAT, Lake Michigan.

1868 292.17 gross tons.

1871, Jul Burned to waterline, scuttled Traverse Bay.

1871 Repaired; owned Peterson, Chicago.

1871, Apr Collision with schooner RUSSIAN at Chicago, Lake Michigan.

1873 Made a barge.

1874, Oct 25 Wrecked, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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USA
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