Great Lakes Maritime History

History of the Great Lakes

Vol. 1 by J.B. Mansfield
Published Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1899

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Vol. 1 of History of the Great Lakes

LAKE VESSELS.

CHAPTER XLII.

LIST OF LAKE VESSELS.

Past and Present.

The compilation of a complete list of all vessels that have sailed the Great Lakes is, perhaps, impossible, for many early records have been destroyed, and those remaining are sometimes incomplete. The following directory has been prepared with great care, and no available source of information that might add to the accuracy or to the number has been neglected. Few if any prominent vessels on the lakes, it is believed, have been omitted, and the list is by far the most complete that has ever been compiled. It contains with comparatively few exceptions the names of all lake craft from the earliest historical times to the present.

The abreviations used are usually self explanatory. Those most commonly employed are as follows:


b., for built.
bge., barge.
c., composite.
Can., Canadian.
col., collision.
com., commission.
cfy., car ferry.
g. t., gross tons.
Hur., Huron.
l., lake.
Mich., Michigan.
n.t., net tonnage; or sometimes, when applied to 

    Canadian vessels, new tonnage.
prop., propellor.
r., river
rev. cut., revenue cutter.
straits, Straits of Mackinac.
Sup., Superior.
stmr., steamer.
sty., steamyacht.
stcb., steam canal boat.
stpd., steam pile driver.
stl., steam lighter.
std., steam dredge.
schr., sail vessels or barges.
slp., sail sloop.
sly., sloop yacht.
U. S. Gov., United States Government.
v., vessel.
'98, 1898, etc.

By steamer is usually meant side-wheel steamer, but it includes also 
many propellers among the Canadian vessels and sometimes American 
propellers, old vessel lists not always maintaining the distinction
between side-wheel steamers and propellers:

Wabash, brig, 314 t., b. Sacket's Harbor, '45, sunk near Chicago, '51.
Wabash, schr., 103 t., b. '36, wrecked at Port Dover, '54.
Wabash, stmr., 34 t., b. Perrysburg, '38, broken up.
Wabash, prop., 721 t., b. 62, sunk Port Huron by col., '70.
Wabash, schr., 315 t., b. '73, wrecked L. Sup., '83.
Wabasha, stmr., 44 g. t., b. '94, in com.
Wabash Valley, prop., wrecked Muskegon, '60.
Wade, B. R., schr., 148 g. t., b. '54, Ashtabula, in com.
Wade, B. R., prop., 1,236 t., in com., '68, passed out.
Wade, J. H., s. prop., 1,863 g. t., b. '90, Cleveland, in com.
Wade, J., schr., 273 t., b. '73, foundered Long Point, '83, 

   7 lives lost.
Wade, Minnie, Can. prop., 9 g. t., b. '71, Penetanguishene, in com.
Wadena, schr., 1,076 g. t., b. '87, Cleveland, chartered ocean 

   service, '98.
Wadsworth, Ava, tug, 23 g. t., b. '71, Buffalo, passed out, '95.
Wadsworth, C. F., tug, 11 t., b. '70.
Wagner, Matt, sty., 53 g. t., b. '88, Buffalo, in com.
Wagstaff, David, schr., 310 g. t., b. '63, Vermilion, O., 

   lost L. Mich., '90.
Wahnipitae, schr., 1,431 g. t., b. '86, West Bay City, wrecked 

   Cleveland, '90.
Waite, A. P., Can. scow, 144 g. t., b. '64, Dunville, in com.
Waite, Chief Justice, stmr., 571 g. t., b. '74, Trenton, Mich., in com.
Wake Up, schr., in com., '66, passed out.
Walaska, schr., 71 g. t., b. '66, Sheboygan, in com.
Walbridge, Belle, schr., 257 t., in com., '66, wrecked Sheboygan, '86.
Walbridge, H. S., schr., 215 g. t., b. '62, Milan, wrecked 

   Long Point, '96.
Walbridge, Sarah C., brig, b. Conneaut, wrecked L. Erie, '66.
Walcot, H. T., Can. schr., 163 g. t., b. '80, Ottawa, in com.
Waldo, L. C., prop., 4,244 g. t., b. '96, West Bay City, in com.
Wales, Can. schr., 152 g. t., b. '81, Kingston, in com.
Wales, Can. tug, 311 n. t., b. '81, Sarnia, in com.
Walhalla, schr., 114 g. t., b. '67, Depere, in com.
Waliskie, schr., b. '66, passed out.
Walker, Chas., schr., 164 t., b. Chicago, '47, passed out.
Walker, C. H., schr., foundered L. Hur., '76.
Walker, G. H., schr., total wrecked L. Erie, '53.
Walker, Hiram, schr., 99 g. t., b. '86, Champlain, in com.
Walker, Ida, schr., 217 t., wrecked Brighton, '86.
Walker, James A., tug, in com., '83.
Walker, James A., Can. prop., 170 n. t., b. '87, Kingston, 

   sunk L. Ont., '98.
Walker, O. J., schr., 66 g. t., b. '62, Burlington, Vt., passed out, '95.
Walker, P. H., stmr., foundered L. Erie., '87.
Walk-in-the-Water, first stmr., on L. Erie, 340 t., b. '18, Scajaquada 

   creek, lost L. Erie, '21.
Wall, Charles, schr., 629 g. t.,b. '66, Cleveland, chartered ocean 

   service, '98.
Wallace, Albert, prop., 179 g. t., b. '91, Bay City, in com.
Wallace, C. B., stmr., 98 g. t., b. '80, Port Clinton, formerly the 

   J. V. Lutts, in com.
Wallace, David, schr., 1,088 g. t., b., '84, Cleveland, chartered 

   ocean service, '98.
Wallace, J. S., schr., sunk Holland, Mich., '69.
Wallace, Lewis, tug, 41 g. t., b. '65, Grand Haven, burned Onekama, '93.
Wallace, Robert, prop., 1,180 g. t., b. '82, Cleveland, in com.
Wallace, W. J., schr., 12 g. t., b. '78, Whitefish, Mich., in com.
Wallace, William, schr., 40 t., b. Goderich, passed out.
Waller, i. sty., 56 g. t., .b '87, Buffalo, in com.
Wallala, prop., 1,924 g. t., b. '82, Cleveland, in com.
Walrus, schr., lost Gray's reef, '68.
Walsh, Lizzie, sty., 37 g. t., b. '82, Grand Haven, in com.
Walter, schr., 18 g. t., b. '93, Ontonagon, in com.
Walter, D., prop., 136 g. t., .b '91, Toledo, in com.
Walter, J., sty., 9 g. t., b. '96, Tonawanda, in com.
Walter, Val, sty., 18 g. t., b. '90, Buffalo, passed out, '94.
Walters, J., Can. schr., 176 g. t., b. '74, Picton, in com.
Walters, P. H., prop., sunk with 8 lives L. Erie, '87.
Walton, A. 372 t., b. '69, passed out.
Walton, Andrew, tug, 32 g. t., .b '91, in com.
Walton, B., 32 g. t., b. '91, Duluth, in com., formerly Cora B.
Walton, N. C., schr., 104 t., b. Chicago, '46.
Wand, George H., schr., 358 g.t., b. '66, Buffalo, in com.
Wanda, sly., 3 g. t., b. '83, in com.
Wanda, sty., 20 g. t., b. '92, Detroit, in com.
Wanderer, schr., sunk Port Stanley, '65.
Wanderer, schr., 65 g. t., b. '60, Essex, N.Y., in com.
Wanderer, Can. schr., 122 n. t., b. '66, Oakville, in com.
Wanderer, slp., 11 g. t., b. '78, Erie, foundered L. Erie, '92.
Wanderer, schr., 14 g. t., b. '90, Chicago, in com.
Waneka, sty., 22 g. t., formerly Laura, b., '89, West Bay City, in com.
Wanette, schr., 100 g. t., b. '71, Sodus, passed out, '97.
Wanzer, Allie, sty., 8 g. t., b. '75, Houghton, passed out, '91.
Wapiano, Can. sty., 5 g. t., b. '93, Kingston, in com.
Wapiti, s. sty., 84 g. t., b. '95, West Bay City, in com., formerly 

   Straightway.
War Eagle, schr., wrecked Ashatabula, '76.
Ward, Artie, tug, 8 g. t., b. '86, St. Joseph, Mich., passed out, '97.
Ward, A. B., tug, 30 g. t., b. '66, Chicago, in com.
Ward, E. B., schr., capsized L. Mich., '70.
Ward, Eber, prop., 1,343 g. t., b. '88, West Bay City, in com.
Ward, Eliza, schr., 65 t., b. before '41, capsized '45, L. Erie.
Ward, John, schr., wrecked Buffalo, '51.
Ward, Joseph, schr., 237 t., passed out.
Ward, J. P., stmr., 160 t., b. Detroit, '57, burned Bay City, '65, 

   bottom rebuilt and made vessel.
Ward, J. W., tug, 40 g. t., b. '91, Benton Harbor, in com.
Ward, Mary, Can. stmr., stranded Thames r., '72.
Ward, Milton D., stmr., 544 g. t., b. '70, Marine City, passed out, '97.
Ward, Sam, stmr., 450 t., b. Newport, '47, made bge.
Ward, Susan, stmr., 359 t., b. Detroit, '62, made bge., '70, 

   wrecked Oscoda, '85.
Ware, Liberty H., sty., 44 g. t., b. '94, Cleveland, passed out, '96.
Warmington, G. H., schr., 559 g. t., b. '72, Vermilion, O., in com.
Warmington, George H., schr., 338 g. t., .b '66, Buffalo, in com.
Warner, G. W., schr., in com., '89.
Warner, John R., schr., 200 g. t., b. '35, Cleveland, wrecked near 

   Alpena, '90.
Warner, M. R., schr., 669 g. t., b. '73, Toledo, wrecked L. Sup., '93.
Warney, John F., schr., 341 t., damaged, '69.
Warren, schr., 65 t., b. before '45, passed out.
Warren, Gen., schr., b about '34, ran from L. Erie to Sault.
Warren, H. J., tug, 34 g. t., b. '91, Buffalo, in com.
Warren, Minnie, 13 g. t., b. '69, Buffalo, in com.
Warrington, lighthouse tender.
Warrington, H., prop., 343 t., damaged '69.
Washburn, tug, 31 g. t., b. '85, West Bay City, passed out, '97.
Washburn, prop., 2,234 g. t., now the James B. Nielson.
Washington, schr., b. Erie 1797, carried on wheels to L. Ont., 1798, 

   and sailed as English v. under name of Lady Washington; lost in 

   gale near Oswego, 1803,
Washington, stmr., 609 t., b. Huron, '33, lost on her third trip, 

   Long Pt.
Washington, prop., left lakes '69, for ocean, where she had formerly 

   plied.
Washington, Geo., schr., 99 t., b. before '53, passed out.
Washington, sty., 11 g. t., b. '93, Chicago, passed out.
Wasp, schr., 18 t., b. Huron, '17.
Wasp, schy., 41 g. t., b. '82, Chicago, in com.
Watchful, schr., 144 t., b. Clayton, '54, passed out.
Watchman, schr., wrecked L. Erie, '58.
Water Lily, Can. prop., 102 n. t., b. '91, Picton, in com.
Water Lily, sty., 11 g. t., b. '64, Newburgh, in com.
Water Witch, prop., 438 t., b. Newport, '62, foundered L. Hur., '63, 

   28 lives lost.
Water Witch, bark, 365 t., sunk L. Ont., '69.
Water Witch, Can. prop., 9 g. t., b. '80, Lindsay, in com.
Waterloo, stmr., 98 t., b. Black Rock, '40, a portion of her engine had 

   served time in the Walk-in-the-Water and in the Superior, 

   wrecked, '46.
Waters, A. C., tug, burned L. Mich., '86.
Watertown, Can. stmr., now the Can. stmr. Union.
Watertown, stmr., 222 t., burned L. Ont., '65.
Watertown, schr., b. Chaumont, '74.
Watkins, Edward, sty., 20 g. t., formerly Gen. A. A. Humphreys, b. '73, 

   Milwaukee, in com.
Watkins, Grace, schr., 18 g. t., b. '87, Sand Beach, in com.
Watkins, John, Can. schr., 90 g. t., b. '19, York.
Watson, Alex., prop., burned St. Clair r., '71.
Watson, A. B., tug, 28 g. t., b. '80, Muskegon, in com.
Watson, Flora, schr., sunk by col., L. Erie, '62.
Watson, George, schr., 64 t., b. '41, Black River, O., 

   sunk L. Mich., '52.
Watson, Harvey, sty., 37 g. t., b. '93, Saugatuck, in com.
Watson, Jim, stmr., 107 g. t., .b '58, Belle Vernon, Penn., 

   passed out, '91.
Watson, Mary, Can. schr., 90 t., b. Goderich, lost near Goderich, '58.
Watson, Samuel L., schr., 606 g. t., b. '74, Detroit, chartered 

   ocean, '98.
Watson, S. V. R., schr., 515 g. t., b. '62, Cleveland, chartered 

   ocean, '98.
Watt, Annie, tug, sunk by col. near Barrier island, '90.
Watt, James, prop., 4,000 g. t., b. '96, Cleveland, in com.
Watts, R., Can. prop., 27 g. t., b. '87, Hamilton, in com.
Waubaushene, Can. bge., 478 g. t., b. '72, Chatham, in com.
Waubaushene, Can. tug, 100 n. t., b. '82, St. Catharines, in com.
Wau Bun, tug, 63 g. t., b. '87, Manitowoc, in com.
Waubun, sty., 53 g. t., b. '74, Chicago, in com.
Waubuno, Can. stmr., 180 t., b. Port Robinson, '65, foundered Georgian 

   Bay, '79, 30 lives lost.
Waukesha, schr., 310 g. t., formerly Nabob, b. '62, Manitowoc, foundered 

   L. Mich., '96, 6 lives lost.
Waukon, prop., 173 g. t., b. '83, Saugatuck, in com.
Waurecan, bge., ashore Austin reef, '75.
Wave, schr., lost L. Mich., '45, 13 lives lost.
Wave, schr., 100 t., b. Detroit, '49, lost L. Mich., '49.
Wave, stmr., b. Detroit, wrecked L. Erie, '51.
Wave, schr., lost L. Hur., '58, 2 lives lost.
Wave, schr., 180 t., lost L. Ont., '67.
Wave, stmr., 169 t., b. Algonac, '64, passed out.
Wave Crest, schy., 63 g. t., formerly Juniata, b. '64, Philadelphia, 

   in com.
Wave Crest, Can. schr., 245 n. t., b. '67, Brockville, in com.
Waverly, schr., 262 g. t., b. '53, Sacket's Harbor, passed out, '91.
Waverly, prop., 1,104 g. t., b. '74, Buffalo, in com.
Wavetree, schr., formerly R. H. Harmon, lost '68, L. Hur.
Wawa, sty., 17 g. t., b. '91, Fort Howard, in com.
Wawanosh, Can. schr., 400 n. t., b. '73, Sarnia, in com.
Wawatam, s. prop., 1,856 g. t., b. '90, Cleveland, in com.
Wayland, J. L., tug, 14 t., b. '85.
Wayne, schr., 965 g. t., b. '82, St. Clair, in com.
Wayne, schr., ashore Au Sauble, '75.
Wayne, Anthony, stmr., 390 t., b. Perrysburg, '37, boiler exploded, 

   '50, many lives lost, broken up, '51.
Wayne, Gen., originally Caledonia, brig, 86 t., b. Amherstburg, '07, 

   by Can. Gov.
Wayward, scy., 40 g. t., b. '90, in com.
Wayward, sty., 42 g. t., formerly Winifred, b. '82, Brooklyn, in com.
Weatherly, J. C., fire boat, in com., '87.
Weaver, Gen., schr., 27 g. t., b. '81, Au Gres, Mich., in com.
Weaver, Jennie, schr., 88 g. t., b. '82, South Haven, in com.
Weaver, Nettie, schr., 400 t., b. Milan, '65, wrecked near 

   Kincardine, '77.
Weaver, Winnie, schr., 17 g. t., b. '89, Charlevoix, in com.
Wearel, small slp., b. L. Erie, 1796 or earlier.
Webb, B. L., prop., 843 t., b. '56, burned same year in Waiska bay.
Webb, H. J., schr., 431 g. t., b. '69, Vermilion, in com.
Webber, John, schr., b. '56, Black River, O.
Webster, prop., 10 g. t., b. '81, Syracuse, passed out, '93.
Webster, Daniel, stmr., 358 t., b. Black Rock, '33, burned '35, Buffalo, 

   rebuilt.
Webster, D., schr., b. Clayton, L. Ont., before '52.
Wee, John, schr., 199 g. t., b. '81, Milwaukee, passed out, '97.
Weed, Emily P., s. prop., 2,362 g. t., b. '90, Bay City, now the 

   Sevona.
Weedon, John, schr., 269 t., lost L. Ont., '69.
Weeks, G. S., schr., seized by Can. authorities, '39.
Weeks, G. W., schr., lost L. Mich, '55.
Wehrle, A., Jr., stmr., 421 g. t., b. '89, Sandusky, in com.
Weidman, R. H., tug, 34 g. t., b. '82, Buffalo, in com.
Weitzel, Gen., tug, 34 g. t., b. '81, Buffalo, in com.
Welch, T. H., sty., in com., '82.
Welcome, tug, 56 g. t., b. '76, Milwaukee, in com.
Welcome, stch., 93 g. t., b. '77, Chicago, passed out, '90.
Welcome, prop., 306 g. t., b. '78, Fort Howard, in com.
Welcome, stmr., 98 g. t., b. '78, Fort Howard, passed out, '94.
Welcome, Can. tug, 36 n. t., b. '86, Collingwood, in com.
Welcome, tug, 10 g. t., b. '88, Sheboygan, in com.
Welcome, tug, 58 g. t., b. '90, Buffalo, in com.
Welcome, tug, 77 g. t., b. '90, Sheboygan, in com.
Welcome, prop., 212 g. t., b. '94, St. Clair, in com.
Welland, schr., b. before '39, sunk St. Lawrence r., '51.
Welland, Can. stmr., 300 t., b. St. Catharines, '42, burned.
Welland, schr., 220 t., b. Oswego, '45, lost L. Mich., '57, 

   8 lives lost.
Welland, Can. scow, 142 g. t., b. '76, Merrilton, in com.
Welland, Can. stmr., 300 t., b. St. Catharines, '53, burned Port 

   Dalhousie, '56.
Wellandport, Can. scow, 212 g. t., b. '67, Welland, in com.
Wellington, brig, 130 t., sailed in '17.
Wellington, schr., 298 t., lost Skillagalee, '67.
Wellington, Can. prop., passed out.
Wells, C. J., bark, b. '66, passed out.
Wells, C. W., tug, 38 t., b. Marine City, '83, burned Amherstburg, '97.
Wells, D. A., schr., 310 t., b. '69, foundered L. Mich. '80.
Wells, D. A., schr., 56 g. t., b. '74, Sack Bay, in com.
Wells, F. L., schr., wrecked off Port Bruce, '68.
Wells, Fred L., schr., 80 g. t., b. '75, New Jerusalem, O., in com.
Wells, Hattie, schr., 376 g. t., b. '67, Port Huron, in com.
Welshman, Can. prop., 114 n. t., b. '73, Kingston, in com.
Wemple, passed out.
Wend-the-Wave, schr., 220 t., b. '67, Ashtabula.
Wenona, slp., 30 t., b. Milwaukee before '36.
Wenona, schr., 496 g. t., b. '57, Cleveland, wrecked Portage, '98.
Wenonah, schr., 20 t., b. Milwaukee, '41.
Wenonah, Can. prop., 161 g. t., b. '86, Burk's Falls, in com.
Wenoway, Can. prop., 99 g. t., b. '93, Quinze Bay, in com.
Wente, Robert C., prop., 335 g. t., b. '88, Gibraltar, in com.
Wesley, bge., foundered near Erie, '80.
Wesley, Geo. W., schr., 280 g. t., b. '67, Saginaw, in com.
Wesley, John, Can. schr., 40 g. t., b. '69, Picton, in com.
Wesley, John, schr., 302 g. t., b. '72, Toledo, in com.
Wesley, John, Can. prop., 42 g. t., b. '84, Port Hope, in com.
West, Charles, prop., 122 g. t., b. '83, Saugatuck, now Waukon.
West, D. C., Can. prop., g. t., b. '74, Clayton, in com.
West, George R., prop., 22 g. t., b. '85, Milwaukee, in com.
West, N. C., schr., 145 g. t., b. '67, Fremont, O., sunk by col., 

   St. Clair r., '98.
West Wind, schr., in com., '56, passed out.
Westchester, schr., 207 t., b. Huron, '46, stranded Plum island, '85.
Westcott, George W., schr., 122 g. t., b. '63, Sacket's Harbor, in com.
Wescott, J. W., tug, 18 g. t., b. '80, Buffalo, in com.
Westcott, J. W., prop., 522 g. t., b. '83, Marine City, in com.
Westerman, Geo., Sr., sty., 17 g.t., b. '90 Olcott, passed out, '97.
Westerman, Geo., Jr., sty., 10 g. t., '96, LaSalle, N. Y., in com.
Western, schr., b. Clayton, before '46.
Western, Can. stmr., burned Detroit, '42.
Western Metropolis, stmr., 1,860 t. Buffalo, '56, made a bark and 

   wrecked L. Mich., '64.
Western Miller, Can. prop., passed out.
Western Reserve, s. prop., 2,392 g. t., b. '90, Cleveland, foundered 

   L. Sup., '92, entire crew and 6 passengers, including Capt. Minch, 

   the owner, lost except one survivor.
Western Star, schr., wrecked near Goderich, '54.
Western Trader, schr., 53 t., capsized off Cleveland, '37, in com., '39.
Western World, stmr., 2,002 t., b. Buffalo, '54, dismantled.
Westford, prop., 302 g. t., b. '69, Trenton, Mich., in com.
Westminster, prop., 34 g. t., b. '80, Chaumont, N. Y., passed out, '95.
Westmoreland, prop., 800 t., sunk '54 near Manitou island, 17 lives 

   lost, wreck discovered, '72.
Weston, Alex., Can. prop., 150 t., b. Wallaceburg, '70, burned Lambton, 

   Ont., '71.
Weston, A., prop., 511 g. t., b. '82, Mt. Clemens, in com.
Weston, I. M., prop., 95 g. t., b. '83, Grand Haven, in com.
Westover, Luther, Can. stmr., 127 g. t., b. '77, Bay City, in com.
Westover, i. Prop., 455 g. t., b. '73, Wilmington, Del., in com.
Westport, Can. stbge., 196 g. t., b. '62, Bedford Mills, in com.
Westside, scow, wrecked L. Erie, '84.
West Side, schr., 324 g. t., b. '70, Oswego, in com.
Wetmore, W. L., prop., 819 g. t., b. '71, Cleveland, in com.
Wetzel, tug, 25 t., b. '70, boiler exploded, lost with all hands, 

   L. Mich., '82.
Whale, stch., 88 g. t., b. '64, Portsmouth, O., passed out, '91.
Whaling, W. W. J., schr., in com. '65, stranded Grand Haven, '73.
Wheat Bin, Can. bge., 324 n. t., b. '70, in com.
Wheaton, H., schr., 200 t., b. Oswego, '45, sunk Long Point, '55.
Wheeler, tug, 32 t., burned Oswego, '85.
Wheeler, Frank, schr., 775 t., sunk L. Sup., '85.
Wheeler, Frank W., prop., 1,687 g. t., b. '87, West Bay City, 

   lost '93, L. Mich.
Wheeler, Fred D., tug, 32 g. t., b. '65, Oswego, passed out, '91.
Wheeler, Fred D., tug, 32 g. t., b. '77, Oswego, passed out, '95.
Wheeler, Irma L., tug, 51 g. t., b. '77, Manitowoc, in com.
Wheeler, J. C., schr., lost L. Ont., '64.
Where Now, Can. sty., 48 g. t., b. '89, Kingston, in com.
Whig, schr., '97 t., passed out.
Whim Wham, stmr., 133 g. t., b. '98, in com.
Whip, schr., 40 t., in com., '51, wrecked St. Joseph, '65.
Whip-Poor-Will, Can. schr., 15 g. t., b. '67, Welland, in com.
Whirlwind, schr., b. Racine.
Whisper, sty., 35 g. t., b. '82, Harlem, N. Y., in com.
Whistle Wing, Can. prop., 88 g. t., b. '81, Peterboro, in com.
Whistler, schr., 19 g. t., b. '92, Detroit, in com.
Whitaker, Byron, prop., 1,404 g. t., b. '90, Mt. Clemens, in com.
Whitbeck, Henry, schr., 498 g. t., b. '80, Manitowoc, passed out, '95.
Whitby, prop., sunk by col. About '62.
White, stmr., 80 t., b. Cleveland, '68, passed out.
White, Charles N., schr., 115 g. t., b. '88, in com.
White, Clara, schr., burned Grenadier island, '89.
White Cloud, schr., 243 g. t., b. '53, Clayton, in com.
White Cloud, Can. scow, 29 g. t., b. '64, Sandwich, in com.
White, D. L., Can. prop., 62 n. t., b. '96, Midland, in com.
White, Eliza, Can. schr., 162 n. t., b. '67, Port Burwell, in com.
White, Elizabeth, tug, passed out.
White, Ellen, scow schr., burned L. Erie, '70.
White, Fannie, tug, in com. '69.
White Foam, schr., 18 g. t., b. '80, North Island, Mich., in com.
White, Jennie, schr., 246 g. t., b. '74, Henderson, N. Y., 

   passed out, '94.
White, J. K., stmr., 50 t., b. Cleveland, '68.
White, John B., tug, 39 t., passed out.
White, Kate, sty., 24 g. t., b. '85, Erie, in com.
White, Kirk, schr., in com. '52, wrecked Saginaw bay, '69.
White Oak, Can. schr., 260 n. t., b. '67, Oakville, in com.
White Oak, Can. schr., b. Kingston, '80.
White, Perry, schr., passed out.
White Pigeon, schr., b. '32, Black River, O., lost L. Mich., '59.
White Squall, schr., b. Clayton before '52, sunk by col., Saginaw bay, 

   '72, 7 lives lost.
White Star, schr., 131 t., b. 74, wrecked L. Erie, '87.
White Star, prop., 378 g. t., formerly Maria J. Scott, b. '74 Oswego, 

   in com.
White Swan, schr., 10 g. t., b. '94, Sault Ste. Marie, in com.
White Wings, slp., 17 g. t., b. '82, Detroit, in com.
White & Friant, prop., 459 g. t., b. '81, Grand Haven, made schooner 

   '97, in com.
Witherbee, S. H., schr., 69 g. t., b. '64, Essex, in com.
Whiting, Lula, schr., 23 g. t., b. '83, Sand Beach, wrecked, '94.
Whitman, H. L., schr., 295 t., wrecked L. Mich., '44, all hands lost.
Whitney, D. C., prop., 1090 g. t., b. '82, St. Clair, in com.
Whitney, Geo. F., schr., foundered near Sugar island, with all 

   hands, '71.
Whitney, Geo. J., schr., 300 t., b. Rochester, '67.
Whitney, Grace, schr., 289 g. t., b. '66, Gibraltar, in com.
Whitney, J., stmr., 238 t., b. Saginaw, '53, made bge., '67.
Whitney, O. R., stch., 136 g. t., b. '86, Lockport, in com.
Whitney, T., 238 t., b. Bangora, Mich., '53.
Whittlesea, scow, abandoned, Cleveland, '73.
Whittlesey, Elisha, schr., sunk L. Erie, '32, 10 lives lost.
Whittlesey, Elizabeth, schr., 50 t., b. Ashtabula, passed out.
Whitworth, Sir Joseph, bge., 1,192 g. t., b. '89, Duluth, in com.
Wiarton, Belle, Can. prop., 88 g. t., b. '79, Buffalo, in com.
Wide Awake, schr., wrecked L. Ont., '57.
Wide-a-Wake, Can. slp., 26 g. t., b. '87, Kingston, in com.
Widgeon, sty., b. Clayton, N. Y.
Widgeon, schy., 22 g. t., b. '66, Algonac, in com.
Widow's Son, schr., 41 t., passed out.
Wilber, sty., 13 g. t., b. '91, Chicago, in com.
Wilbur, E. P., s. prop., 2,633 g. t., b. '88, Cleveland, in com.
Wilbur, Katherine T., prop., 55 g. t., b. '95, Buffalo, in com.
Wilbur, John B., schr., 412 g. t. ,b. '67, Huron, in com.
Wilcox, A., schr., 130 t., sunk Cleveland, '45.
Wilcox, Aaron, tug, 14 g. t., b. '71, Buffalo, passed out, '92.
Wilcox, Asa, schr., b. L. Ont., '41, wrecked L. Mich., '52, 

   3 lives lost.
Wilcox, Frankie, schr., 229 t., b. Fairport, '65.
Wilcox, M., schr., 70 g. t., b. '67, Harrison, Mich., passed out, '95.
Wilcox, M. I., schr., 377 g. t., b. '66, Toledo, in com.
Wilcox, M. I., tug, 13 g. t., b. '80, Buffalo, in com.
Wilcox, M. I., slp., 28 g. t., b. '94, Chaumont, N. Y., in com.
Wilcox, O., tug, 123 g. t., b. '69, Detroit, sunk L. Hur., '93.
Wild Rover, schr., 290 t., total loss, '69.
Wild Rover, schr., 60 g. t., b '71, Cheneaux Island, Mich., 

   passed out, '94.
Wilde, Oscar, slpy., 23 g. t., b. '82, Port Huron, passed out, '97.
Wilds, Alice E., prop., 292 g. t., b. '83, Detroit, sunk by col., 

   L. Mich., '92.
Wiley, May, Can. schr., 61 g. t., b. '73, Bronte, in com.
Wilhelm, Kaiser, prop., 28 g. t., b. '74, Grand Haven, passed out, '91.
Wilhelm, S. S., prop., 683 g. t., b. '89, West Bay City, in com.
Wilhouse, W., schr., 83 t., b. '67, Fairport.
Wilkes, C. H., schr., passed out.
Wilkinson, schr., 80 t., b. by U. S. Gov., Detroit, 1797, renamed 

   Amelia, one of Perry's squadron.
Willard, Julia, schr., 214 g. t., b. '65, Ashtabula, sunk L. Erie, '95.
Willard, W. H., schr., b. '56, Black River, O., wrecked St. Joseph, '80.
Willet, schr., b. Clayton, L. Ont., before '32.
Willet, Tom, schr., in com., '33.
William, IV, Can. stmr., 450 t., b. Gananoque, '32.
William, schr., 32 t., b about '18, wrecked Cleveland, '25.
William, schr., 188 t., b. '47.
William, schr., 33 t., b. Ohio City, '47.
William, scow, wrecked Fairport, '59.
William, Can. bge., 360 n. t., b. '75, Quebec, in com.
William D., tug, 51 g. t., b. '92, Ashtabula, in com.
Williams, bge., sunk L. Ont., '85.
Williams, A., stmr., 274 g. t., b. '70, Burlington, Vt., 

   dismantled, '95.
Williams, A. B., schr., foundered L. Hur., '64.
Williams, Alonso, bge., 55 g. t., b. '87, in com.
Williams, Caroline, brig, damaged by fire, '71.
Williams, Caroline, tug, burned Big Point Sable, '84.
Williams, C. G., scow, sunk Muskegon.
Williams, C. P., brig, wrecked near Port Austin, '86.
Williams, E. C., schr., 156 t., wrecked near Erie, '61.
Williams, Eliza, tug, 37 g. t., b. '72, Buffalo, in com.
Williams, Ellen, schr., 321 g. t., b. '55, Cleveland, in com.
Williams, E. R., schr., 293 g. t., b. '73, Toledo, sunk Green bay, '95.
Williams, Farrand H., schr., 95 g. t., b. '82, Manitowoc, in com.
Williams, George F., 1,888 g. t., b. '89, West Bay City, in com.
Williams, Grace, prop., 46 g. t., b. '85, Manitowoc, sunk L. Mich., '96.
Williams, G. T., schr., 167 t., lost L. Ont., '56.
Williams, H. G., scow, foundered Cleveland, '71, 2 lives lost, 

   abandoned Cedar Point, '73.
Williams, H. W., prop., 249 g. t., b. '88, South Haven, in com.
Williams, J. T., schr., lost L. Ont., '56.
Williams, J. L., tug, 51 g. t., b. '83, Buffalo, in com.
Williams, John, Can. tug, 15 n. t., b. '87, Fessenden, in com.
Williams, Kate, tug, 164 g. t., b. '62, Cleveland, in com.
Williams, M., schr., 397 t., b. Wallaceburg, '62.
Williams, Oliver C., tug, 57 g. t., b. '79, Saugatuck, passed out, '93.
Williamson, Jas., Can. schr., 155 g. t., b. '82, Hull, in com.
Willie, Can. scow, 37 g. t., b. '71, River Reescum, in com.
Willie, bge., 50 g. t., b. '94, in com.
Willing Maid, Can. schr., b. York, '18.
Willis, schr., sunk by col., L. Erie, '72.
Willis, Robert, schr., b. Buffalo, '52.
Wilson, Alfred, Can. prop., 33 g. t., b. '79, Port Frank, in com.
Wilson, Annabell, schr., 490 g. t., b. '87, Mt. Clemens, Mich., in com.
Wilson, Belle, Can. prop., 120 t., b. '81, lost, '88.
Wilson, D. M., prop., 757 g. t., b. '73, St. Clair, foundered 

   L. Hur., '94.
Wilson, Eliza, schr., wrecked near Toronto, '63.
Wilson, Gen. John M., s. tug, 42 g. t., b. Toledo, '98, in com.
Wilson, Geo., schr., wrecked L. Ont., '64.
Wilson, G. W., schr., sunk by col.
Wilson, H. B., tug, 33 g. t., b. '77, Huron, in com.
Wilson, John, Can. schr., 158 g. t., b. '81, Hull, in com.
Wilson, Kate, tug, 15 g. t., b. '97, Buffalo, in com.
Wilson, Lena M., schr., 86 g. t., b. '96, Ludington, in com.
Wilson, Mabel, schr., 1,224 g. t., b. '86, West Bay City, in com.
Wilson, S. P., schr., 141 t., ashore Grand Haven, '85.
Wilson, Thomas, tug, 71 g. t., b. '88, Buffalo, in com.
Wilson, Thomas, prop., 1,713 g. t., b '92, West Superior, in com.
Wilson, Thomas C., schr., 30 g. t., b '68, Black River, in com.
Wilson, W., Can. tug, 15 n. t., b '93, Fort Erie, in com.
Wilson, William, Can. schr., 69 g. t., b. '65, Rondeau, in com.
Wiman, schr., lost Point aux Barques, '55.
Wiman, Erastus, Can. prop., 54 g. t., b. '90, Huntsville, in com.
Windham, schr., 270 t., b. Ashtabula, '43.
Windsor, schr., 270 t., b. Buffalo, '47.
Windsor, schr., 237 t., b. '56, Detroit, wrecked '93.
Windsor, stmr., 223 t., b. '56, burned Detroit, '66, 30 lives lost.
Windsor, scow, sunk Benton Harbor, '70.
Windsor, prop., 194 g. t., b '94, Summerville, N. Y., in com.
Windsor, E., Can. prop., 89 n. t., b. '71, Sombra, in com.
Wing and Wing, schr., 228 t., wrecked Michigan City, '54.
Wing, Winnie, schr., 200 g. t., b. '67, Fort Howard, in com.
Wings, schr., 9 g. t., b. '97, Muskegon, in com.
Wings of the Morning, schr., 340 t., b. '54, Black River, O., 

   passed out. 
Wings of the Wind, schr., b. Buffalo, '55, sunk by col., L. Mich., '66.
Winifred, sty., 42 g. t., b. '82, Brooklyn, N. Y., later the Wayward.
Winlock, Nellie, 32 t., b. '69.
Winnie, Bertha H., schr., 26 t., b. Touissant, O., '71, capsized L. 

   Erie, '96.
Winnebago Chief, stmr., b. Green Bay, '29.
Winnebago, schr., 280 t., b Green Bay, '67.
Winnipeg, Can. bge., 837 n. t., b. '93, Kingston, in com.
Winona, schr., 436 g. t., .b '56, Cleveland, passed out, '94.
Winona, Can. schr., 149 g. t., b. '90, Greenville, in com.
Winona, Can. prop., 12 g. t., b. '93, Montebello, in com.
Winslow, prop., 1,650 g. t., b. '63, Cleveland, burned Duluth, '91.
Winslow, tug, 290 g. t., b. '62, Cleveland, in com.
Winslow, schr., lost '94, L. Mich.
Winslow, Annie, brig, 205 t., b. Cleveland, '42, wrecked Duck 

   island, '52.
Winslow, H. C., schr., 252 g. t., b. '53, Black River, in com.
Winslow, Kate, 736 g. t., b. '72, East Saginaw, foundered, '97.
Winslow, R., brig, 127 t., b. Avon, '41.
Winslow, Richard, schr., 885 g. t., b. '71, Detroit, sunk in 

   Straits, '98.
Winter, Jessie, schr., 56 g. t., b. '76, Sheboygan, in com.
Wirralite, bark, formerly Vanguard, arrived Detroit from Liverpool, '66.
Wisconsin, schr., first v. b. Green Bay, '34, wrecked Death's Door, '47.
Wisconsin, stmr., 700 t., b. Conneaut, '37, sunk L. Erie by col. '52.
Wisconsin, stmr., 352 t., b. '52, burned St. Lawrence r., '67, 

   23 lives lost.
Wisconsin, tug, 56 g. t., b. '85, Green Bay, in com.
Wisconsin, i. prop., 1,181 g. t., b. '81, Wyandotte, in com.
Wiskonsan, stmr., passed out.
Wissahicken, prop., 1,620 g. t., b. '76, Buffalo, in com.
Witch, tug, sunk Saginaw, '69.
Witch of the Waves, Can. prop., 27 g. t., b. '75, Kemptville, in com.
Witch of the West, tug, 23 g. t., b. '56, Petty's Island, N. J., in com.
Witherbee, J. G., schr., 65 g. t., b. '63, Essex, N. Y., in com.
Witherbee, J. G., prop., 114 g. t., b. '72, Philadelphia, in com.
Witter, Wm. E., stch., 133 g. t., b., '90, Ithaca, N. Y., 

   passed out, '93.
Wizard, sly., 6 g. t., b. '96, in com.
Wocoken, prop., 1,400 g. t., b. '80, Cleveland, foundered L. Erie, 

   '93, 14 lives lost.
Wolcott, E. G., schr., ashore Sheboygan, '47.
Wolcott, J., stmr., 80 t., b. Maumee about '44, burned '54.
Wolf, schr., 29 t., b. Danbury, O., '17.
Wolf, Lottie, schr., 334 t., b. Green Bay, '66, wrecked, '91.
Wolf, William H., prop., 2,265 g. t., b. '87, Milwaukee, in com.
Wolf, W. H., tug, 42 g. t., b. '81, Milwaukee, in com.
Wolfe, 637 t., Brit. gunboat on L. Ont., '13, 23 guns, afterwards 

   Montreal.
Wolfin, schr., 48 g. t., b. '54, Milwaukee, wrecked off Sheboygan, '97.
Wolseley, Gen., stmr., burned Georgian Bay, '86.
Wolseley, Gen., Can. prop., 123 g. t., b. '84, Oakville, in com.
Wolverine, schr., 97 t., b. Detroit, '43. 
Wolverine, Can. schr., b. Pt. Dalhousie, '64.
Wolverine, schr., 125 g. t., b. '71, Grand Haven, in com.
Wolverine, schr., 141 g. t., b. '67, Saginaw, in com.
Wonder, schr., 39 g. t., b. '75, Sheboygan, in com.
Wood Duck, Can. schr., 120 t., b. probably York, '19.
Woodduck, schr., stranded Oswego, '80.
Wood, Charles, B., schr., 108 g. t., b. '79 Chaumont, N. Y., passed 

   out, '95.
Wood, Jas., prop., 400 t., b. Dexter, '46, wrecked Ashtabula, '52.
Wood, Robt., schr., 152 t., b. Clayton, N. Y., lost off Dunkirk, '54.
Wood, S. A., schr., 314 g. t., b. '68, Manitowoc, in com.
Woodbridge, schr., 118 t., b. Huron, '41, passed out.
Woodbury, W. A., Can. schr., 150 g. t., b. '79, Hull, in com.
Woodman, schr., stranded, '51.
Woodruff, Carrie, schr., 127 t., lost L. Mich., '67.
Woodruff, Jane C., Can. schr., 228 g. t., b. '66, St. Catharines, 

   in com.
Woodruff, J. C., Can. schr., wrecked Georgian Bay, '86.
Woodruff, L. S., bark, b. '66, ashore Big Sand Point, '73.
Woods, Arthur, tug, 37 g. t., b. '88. Buffalo, in com.
Woods, Frank, prop., 385 g. t., b. '88, Saugatuck, in com.
Woodward, Nettie, schr., in com., '72.
Woolsey, schr., b. Sacket's Harbor about '15.
Woolson, Mary, schr., 708 g. t., b. '88, West Bay City, in com.
World's Fair of Chicago, bge., 128 g. t., b. '93, in com.
Worswick, J. R., tug, 11 g. t., b. '78, Lorain, passed out, '95.
Worth, Gen., schr., b. Euclid,  '48, 222 g. t., later the John Raber.
Worthington, schr., aground, near Chicago, '53.
Worthington, Geo., schr., sunk near St. Helena, '73.
Worthington, Geo., bge., sunk by col., Colchester reef, '87.
Worthington, H. L., prop., 375 g. t., b. '80, Lorain, in com.
Worthington, Luella, stmr., in com., '81.
Worts, James G., Can. schr., 309 g. t., b. '74, Mill Point, wrecked '95.
Wotan, prop., 886 g. t., b. '93, Marine City, in com.
Wren, schr., 7 g. t., b. '96, Onekama, Mich., in com.
Wrenn, George L., schr., 214 g. t., b. '63, Fort Howard, in com.
Wright, Albert, Can. tug, 50 n. t., b. '75, Port Hope, in com.
Wright, A. G., schr., 100 t., b. South Haven, '68.
Wright, Albert J., tug, 240 g. t., b. '81, Buffalo, in com.
Wright, A. J., stch., 130 g. t., b. '80, Buffalo, in com.
Wright, A. P., tug, 29 t., wrecked Manistee, '86.
Wright, Alfred P., prop., 2,207 g. t., b. '88, Cleveland, in com.
Wright, A. W., schr., 530 g. t., b. '80, Saginaw, in com.
Wright, D. B., schr., capsized off South Haven, '75.
Wright, J. B., schr., wrecked L. Mich., '54.
Wright, John W., schr., 26 g. t., b. '69, Oshkosh, in com.
Wright, Luther, schr., 195 t., b. Huron, wrecked Gravelly bay, '54.
Wright, M. W., tug, 34 g. t., b. '68, Depauville, N. Y., passed 

   out, '93.
Wright, Silas, schr., b. Cape Vincent, wrecked N. Y., passed out, '60.
Wright, Tommy, Can. prop., 12 g. t., b. '73, Goderich, in com.
Wrong, Tom, schr., wrecked Port Burwell, '66.
Wyandotte, English slp., 47 t., b. Detroit, 1779.
Wyandotte, schr., wrecked Buffalo, '56.
Wyandotte, schr., 320 g. t., b. '56, Newport, Mich., in com.
Wyandotte, s. prop., 320 g. t., b. '92, Wyandotte, in com.
Wyland, J. L., tug, 13 g. t., b. '85, Vermillion, in com.
Wyman, Chas. E., schr., 234 g. t., b. '82, Grand Haven, in com.
Wyman, T., brig, 258 t., b. Oswego, '45.
Wyoming, schr., 233 t., b. Ohio City, '47.
Wyoming, bge., sunk Port Huron, '76.
Wyoming, schr., 289 g. t., b. '70, Port Huron, passed out, '91.
Wyoming, prop., 1,952 g. t., b. '87, Buffalo, in com.
Wyoming, prop., 350 g. t., b. '70, Detroit, in com.

X 10. U. 8, schr., 23 g. t., b. '88, South Haven.