Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Carus Collection |
Accession # |
P82-37-10-133 |
Description |
Black and white photograph of a view of the Manitowoc harbor looking east from the 8th Street bridge in 1891. Starboard side view of schooner MONGUAGON at dock at right. A caption underneath the photograph possibly identifies the remaining vessels. They are schooners ROSA BELLE, JESSIE MARTIN, ISOLDA BOCK, CHRIS GROVER, JOSEPHINE DRESDEN, GILBERT KNAPP, F.W. STAFFORD (unconfirmed), CHARLES PACKARD (possibly MARY E. PACKARD), ALICE, JENNIE MULLIN (may be spelled MULLEN), and LYDIA. Steamers include MUSKEGON, R.A. SEYMOUR JR. and tug RALPH M. COOPER. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1891 |
Place |
Manitowoc, WI/Manitowoc River |
Vessel Info |
Vessel name: MONGUAGON Official number: 90658 Other names: None available Build date: 1874 Builder: A.A. Turner Place of build: Trenton, MI Dimensions: 136.50 x 36.20 x 12.80 Gross Tonnage: 301.00 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: Ed Mayes (1879-1888) Crosby & MacDonald (1888-1911) Other history: 11/1880 Collision with schooner WELLS BURT. 3/10/1881 repaired in Milwaukee, WI. 05/1881 aground South Fox in fog; jettisoned cargo to get off. 1885 Towed by WALDO A. AVERY. 05/13/1888 Sunk at Milwaukee by collision with CLARION. 09/18/1888 Grounded Goose Island, released by tugs MOCKINGBIRD & SAUGATUCK. Coal laden, towed to Sheboygan, WI for repairs. 09/12/1897 Difficulty entering Cleveland harbor. 1898 Towed by BIRKHEAD. 1907 towed by MAJESTIC. Disposition: July 2, 1911 Sank in the Detroit River. Vessel name: MUSKEGON Official number: 90466 Other names: None available Build date: 1871 Builder: G.S. Rand Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 193.58 x 29.00 x 12.00 Gross Tonnage: 618.21 Vessel Rig: Steamer Rebuild info: Tonnage change, Milwaukee, WI, 2/8/1895 (662.20 gross tons). Ownership changes: None available Other history: None available Disposition: Fell three feet and broke in two when blocks gave way in south drydock, Milwaukee Dry Dock Co., on 9/22/1896. Declared a total loss and sold to H.B. Burger. Towed to Manitowoc, WI in 1896. Dismantled by 1905. Vessel name: ISOLDA BOCK Official number: 100274 Other names: None available Build date: 1881 Builder: George Jorgenson Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 76.16 x 21.42 x 6.16 Gross Tonnage: 70.24 Vessel Rig: Scow schooner (2 mast) Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: None available Other history: None available Disposition: Abandoned in 1925. Vessel name: GILBERT KNAPP Official number: 10337 Other names: None available Build date: 1854 Builder: Beckwith Place of build: Racine, WI Dimensions: 100.0 x 26.0 x 8.6 Gross Tonnage: 197.9 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: Rebuilt in Manitowoc, WI, 1871-72 (120 x 26.5 x 8.6 and 186.0 gross tons). Third mast added. Ownership changes: None available Other history: Cargo capacities: dry lumber - 218,790 feet; cedar posts - 8,000; railroad ties - 5,700. Disposition: Stranded and wrecked at Good Harbor Bay, South Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, 9/6/1896. Vessel name: ROSA BELLE Official number: 21302 Other names: None available Build date: 1863 Builder: L.H. Boole Place of build: Milwaukee, WI Dimensions: 100.00 x 26.25 x 7.25 Gross Tonnage: 170.40 Vessel Rig: Schooner (2 mast) Rebuild info: Remeasured, 1865 (100 x 26.16 x 7.66; 131.09 gross tons). Remeasured, 1908 (100 x 26 x 6.16; 115 gross tons). Ownership changes: None available Other history: None available Disposition: Capsized off Milwaukee, WI, Lake Michigan, 10/31/1921, bound from High Island for Benton Harbor with lumber. All hands (9-11 lives) lost. Vessel name: JESSIE MARTIN Official number: 76212 Other names: None available Build date: 1881 Builder: J.P. Arnold Place of build: Muskegon, MI Dimensions: 68.00 x 17.00 x 5.58 Gross Tonnage: 42.36 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: M. Cochrane (1886-1889) Avery (1889-1889) John Hanson (1889-1897) C.D. Christenson (1897-1908) Other history: 11/23/1882 ashore south of Grand Haven piers in gale. 11/30/1882 released by tug WEBSTER BATCEHILLER. Capsized & filled, 1 drowned, 5 rescued. Disposition: Sprung a leak during gale, August 18, 1908; crew of two rescued by Manitowoc (WI) Life Saving crew on August 20 in yawl. Hull discovered broken in two off Manitowoc, August 23, 1908. Final enrollment surrendered at Milwaukee, WI, January 26, 1909, and endorsed "vessel lost." Vessel name: CHRIS GROVER Official number: 125677 Other names: None available Build date: 1878 Builder: William A. Jones Place of build: Lorain, OH Dimensions: 89.60 x 22.50 x 8.70 Gross Tonnage: 133.40 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: William A. Jones (1878-1881) Elizabeth Oellerich (1881-1883) Elizabeth Oellerich & Peter Peterson (1883-1886) Elizabeth Oellerich & John Saveland (1886-1886) Elizabeth Oellerich, et al. (1886-1887) John Saveland, et al. (1887-1888) Martin Daniel (1888-1899) Other history: Ashore near Oscoda, MI Apr 1880. 1888 often carried dynamite when no one else would. Aug 1892 carried pieces of the wrecked steamer SCOTIA. Disposition: Wrecked in fog in October 1899 near split rock, north shore, Lake Superior. Vessel name: JOSEPHINE DRESDEN Official number: 12756 Other names: None available Build date: 1852 Builder: John Betts Place of build: Michigan City, IN Dimensions: 94.75 x 21.00 x 6.42 Gross Tonnage: 116.85 Vessel Rig: Schooner (2 mast) Rebuild info: Remeasured, 1866 (95 x 21.16 x 6.16; 84 gross tons). Rebuilt in 1867 or 1869. Rig changed to gas screw, 1906. Ownership changes: None available Other history: First vessel on Great Lakes installed with an auxilliary gas engine. Disposition: Driven ashore at North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, on 11/27/1907. No lives lost but vessel abandoned. Vessel name: LYDIA Official number: 140056 Other names: None available Build date: 1874 Builder: Rand & Burger Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 80.00 x 20.00 x 6.66 Gross Tonnage: 83.92 Vessel Rig: Schooner (2 mast) Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: None available Other history: Driven ashore and wrecked near Manistee, MI in a storm on Lake Michigan, 10/20/1905. No lives lost (crew of 3 rescued). Disposition: Endorsed as abandoned on 12/2/1907. Vessel name: ALICE Official number: 105999 Other names: None available Build date: 1881 Builder: Rand & Burger Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 137.25 x 30.25 x 9.66 Gross Tonnage: 307.00 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: None available Other history: None available Disposition: Abandoned in 1930 Vessel name: RALPH M. COOPER Official number: 111038 Other names: None available Build date: 1893 Builder: Burger Brothers Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 58.66 x 14.75 x 6.16 Gross Tonnage: 27.00 Vessel Rig: Tug Rebuild info: Tonnage change, Grand Haven, MI, 1908 (36 gross - 26 net). Ownership changes: Henry Troy (1896-1904) Leonard Robinson (1904-1906) Butters Salt Co. (1906-1906) Ludington Ferry Co. (1906-1909) Ludington & Buttersville (1909-1910) Henry Devine (1910-1919) Joseph P. Francois (1919-1922) Other history: None available Disposition: Abandoned at Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1922. Vessel name: JENNIE MULLEN (MULLIN?) Official number: 12763 Other names: None available Build date: 1866 Builder: E. Sorenson Place of build: DePere, WI Dimensions: 117.00 x 26.00 x 9.60 Gross Tonnage: 206.29 Vessel Rig: Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: At Chicago (1868-1871) D.B. Mullin (1871-) Other history: Oct 1869 collision with schooner FOSTER. Aug 1871 aground at Oswego, Lake Ontario. May 1872 collision with MEDIATOR in Welland Canal. Oct 1874 damaged at Toledo, OH in gale. Oct 1875 ashore in Sand Bay between Big & Little Sturgeon Bays. Oct 1875 released and taken to Pensaukee, WI for repairs. Oct 1875 loaded at Saumico, WI went ashore and started leaking, pumped out and towed near Chicago. Nov 1878 collision with schooner C.S. DAVIS at White Lake, Lake Michigan. Mar 1887 struck breakwater at Chicago. Oct 1889 ashore at Garden Island released and towed to Manitowoc for repairs. May 1896 sunk at Manitowoc, WI with lumber and raised. Disposition: Unknown Vessel name: MARY E. PACKARD Official number: 90751 Other names: None available Build date: 1875 Builder: W. Finch Place of build: South Haven, MI Dimensions: 96.00 x 22.50 x 5.66 Gross Tonnage: 101.46 Vessel Rig: Scow Schooner Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: None available Other history: None available Disposition: Final enrollment surrendered at Milwaukee, WI., June 29, 1908, and endorsed "abandoned." Vessel name: R.A. SEYMOUR JR. Official number: 110672 Other names: None available Build date: 1882 Builder: Burger Brothers Place of build: Manitowoc, WI Dimensions: 110.00 x 22.58 x 7.58 Gross Tonnage: 131.46 Vessel Rig: Propeller Rebuild info: None available Ownership changes: R.A. Seymour, et al. (1882-1885) Elwin Fredrick, R.A. Seymour (1885-1887) Richard Fredrick and Elvin Seymour (1887-1887) Charles T. Wright (1887-1888) Otter Creek Lumber (1888-1889) George C. Conroe (1889-1892) Fowler J. Preston (1892-1893) Wisconsin Chiar Co. (1893-1907) Chicago Lighterage Co. (1907-1912) Other history: May 1890 ashore near Frankfort, MI Disposition: Abandoned in 1924. |
Other number |
Volume J |
Size of original |
8" x 10" |
Search Terms |
MONGUAGON schooner Tug ROSA BELLE MARTIN, JESSIE BOCK, ISOLDA GROVER, CHRIS DRESDEN, JOSEPHINE KNAPP, GILBERT STAFFORD, F. W. ALICE MULLIN, JENNIE LYDIA MUSKEGON SEYMOUR, R.A., JR. COOPER, RALPH M. PACKARD, MARY E. |
Credit line |
Carus Collection Donated by Henry N. Barkhausen |
Provenance |
Materials in this collection were collected and compiled by Great Lakes ship captain Edward Carus of Manitowoc over a period of more than 50 years. Captain Carus began his career on the Great Lakes sailing on schooners and spent many years as a captain for the Goodrich Line before retiring. During his career, he researched and recorded the maritime heritage of the areas where he sailed, particularly the western shore of Lake Michigan. Captain Carus worked for ten years with Edwin Schuette, also from Manitowoc, and Mr. Schuette also contributed to the collection. In 1937, Captain Carus had fallen on hard times, his wife was bedridden and they were in need of money. Although Captain Carus desired his extensive collection to stay in Manitowoc, neither the City of Manitowoc nor Mr. Schuette was willing to purchase it at the time. Instead, Henry N. Barkhausen purchased it and kept it in his personal collection for more than 40 years before donating it to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in 1981, returning it to Manitowoc. Edwin Schuette passed his portion of the collection to his son, Henry Schuette, who then donated his portion to the museum in 1981 as well. |