The schooner stranded and sank off Quaker Head one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cross Island, Maine Life Saving Station. Her cargo and various items salvaged. Her crew were rescued by the United States Life-Saving Service. A failed attempt to refloat occurred on 26 January after which she was abandoned.[2]
The tugboat was sunk in a collision with the tow steamer Swatara (United States) in Boston Harbor, a total loss. Her wreck was removed by 9 January. Her engineer was drowned.[3][4]
During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Skagway to Haines Mission with eight passengers, a crew of 20, and no cargo aboard, the 450-gross register ton, 125-foot (38 m) steamer was wrecked on rocks in Lynn Canal halfway between Haines Mission and Battery Point after her engine failed during a gale in 22 fathoms (132 ft; 40 m) of water. All on board reached shore safely in the ship's boats.[12][13][14]
The schooner stranded on Schoodic Island ten miles (16 km) east north east of the Cranberry Islands, Maine Life Saving Station, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore in her boat.[15]
The schooner foundered off Thatcher's Island three miles (4.8 km) south of the Gap Cove, Massachusetts Life Saving Station, a total loss. Her crew made it to shore.[15]
The steamer bound from Philadelphia to Aarhuus was driven onto rocks off the Danish coast in a heavy gale. 13 sailors died, including the captain, Captain Williams, who shot himself. 14 were rescued, all suffering from frostbite.[23]
The steamer was blown ashore and wrecked near Nome, Alaska near the mouth of the Snake River, or in Norton Sound near the mouth of the Yukon River on 10 August 1900, or 28 July 1900 or sometime in December 1899/January 1900.[13][29][30]
The tug careened, filled with water, and sank while trying to pull Petrolia (United States) off rocks near Hell Gate in the East River. Raised a few days later.[31]
The schooner, under tow of Maggie (United States), ran aground when Maggie ran aground at the mouth of the Siuslaw River 21 miles (34 km) north north west of the Umpqua River Life Saving Station. Refloated on 14 February.[33]
The steamer ran aground at the mouth of the Siuslaw River 21 miles (34 km) north north west of the Umpqua River Life Saving Station. Refloated on 1 March and towed up river to Florence, Oregon where she was beached for repairs.[33]
The motor schooner capsized in a squall near Double Point, California. She drifted ashore near Bolinas Point, a total loss. Her crew left in her lifeboat.[35][36]
The steamer was damaged in the Ohio River after striking the pier of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad bridge. She was beached, sinking in shallow water. One crewman killed. Raised and repaired.[9]
The sailing ship rolled on her beam ends on 15 February in a gale with sleet after leaving Leith earlier. On 16 February her crew were taken off by Friedensburg (flag unknown) and she was taken under tow by Ferrara (flag unknown). On 19 February the tow was abandoned about four miles (6.4 km) off Dunbar, Scotland, she drifted ashore and was wrecked.[37]
The tow steamer was sunk in 22 feet (6.7 m) of water by ice, one mile (1.6 km) from the harbor, off 12th street, Chicago, Illinois in Lake Michigan.[42]
The steamer sank overnight at dock in Warren, Rhode Island when the watchman fell asleep while filling a water tank and it overflowed. Raised on 5 March.[45]
The steamer left Pensacola, Florida for Havana, Cuba on 20 February and was never seen again. Believed sunk during a storm on the night of 20 February south of Pensacola in the Gulf of Mexico.[49]
The tug was sunk when the ferry Delaware (United States) snagged her tow line to two dump barges causing one of them to lunge forward into the tug at the foot of Chambers Street in the North River.[53]
The steamer was blown off course by high winds while making a landing at Wetzel Landing in the Illinois River, causing her to strike an obstruction and sink. Later raised.[43]
The schooner was sunk in a collision with a barge under the tow of Swatara (United States) in Vineyard Sound off East Chop in 57 feet (17 m) of water. She had suffered a steering failure causing the collision.[17][60]
The tow steamer collided with the ferry Harvey W. Temple (United States) causing her to careen, fill and sink off the foot of Fourteenth Street in the East River. Later raised.[53]
The steamer settled on a snag when the river level dropped. She broke in two and sank at Coquille City, Oregon in the Coquille River, a total loss. Her boiler and machinery were salvaged.[11]
The steamer struck a snag and sank in six feet (1.8 m) of water in the Mississippi River in O'Connell Slough near Burlington, Iowa. Later raised and repaired.[43]
The steamer was wrecked on an obstruction two miles (3.2 km) below Independence, Oregon in the Willamette River, a total loss. Her boiler, machinery, equipment and cargo were salvaged. She was later burned as a hazard to navigation.[6]
On a return voyage from Barbados to St. John's, Newfoundland, she became waterlogged, and was abandoned by Captain Baxter and crew in lat. 42.12. long. 54.12. The crew of the 187-ton ship, owned by S. March & Sons, were taken on board SS Maryland and brought to Philadelphia. Baxter was a replacement for the usual captain, Robert Austin Sheppard, who fell ill prior to departure from Newfoundland on 19 September 1899.[70] The register of Nelly (official number 70481, formerly Nelly Schneider) was closed 21 July 1900.[71]Nelly was famous for setting precedent for maritime law in the sale of minority interest in a ship (The Nelly Schneider, Admiralty, April 4 and 5, 1878, Sir R. Phillimore).[72]
The vessel sank between Eddystone and Start point after being run down by a full speed Newbiggin (United Kingdom) of Newcastle. Two fatalities, the survivors picked up and taken to Plymouth.[73]
The tow steamer was sunk in a collision with tow steamer O. L. Halenbeck (United States) off Pier 4 in the East River. Raised and taken to Gokey's Dock. In February 1901 the vessel was rebuilt at Peter Colon's shipyard, Jersey City, New Jersey.[53][44]
The 285-ton, 112-foot (34.1 m) barkentine was wrecked on a reef of boulders 0.75 nautical miles (1.4 km; 0.9 mi) off Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. All 30 people aboard – 20 passengers and a crew of 10 – survived.[56]
1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire in several places at Hoboken, New Jersey, by wind-spread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She suffered only moderate damage and all aboard got off the ship safely. She was repaired and returned to service.[75]
1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire at Hoboken, New Jersey, by wind-spread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She broke free of her moorings, ran aground on the Weehawken flats in the Hudson River, and burned with the loss of 44 crew members. Fifteen crew members survived by taking refuge in an empty coal bunker while the fire raged and were rescued after it was put out. Main was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[75]
Saale 1900 Hoboken Docks Fire: The Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was set on fire at Hoboken, New Jersey, by wind-spread fire after cotton bales on a wharf caught fire, then ignited turpentine and oil barrels. She broke her moorings, drifted into the Hudson River, burned, and sank. The remains of 99 people killed aboard Saale were recovered from her interior later; the combined death toll aboard Saale, Bremen, and Main (all Germany) was over 300 lives. Saale was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[75]
The tow steamer was in a collision with tow steamer Peerless (United States) on Lake Erie and had to be beached to prevent sinking due to hull damage inflicted by Peerless's prop.[47]
During a pleasure cruise, the former racing yacht was caught in a squall on Lake Erie about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Cleveland, Ohio. Her captain delayed taking down all sails, and the yacht went on her beam ends. Open deadlights, an open companionway, and an open skylight allowed water to pour in. She sank within minutes. Six of her seven passengers died, but all crewmembers survived.[78]
The steamer ran aground and sank while trying to avoid a collision with the schooner E. M. Breek (Canada) at Lime Kiln Crossing in the Detroit River.[57]
The steamship went aground on a reef at Mindoro Island, near Manila, while on a voyage from Australia to Eastern ports.[90] All the crew and 150 passengers were taken to shore, and a consignment of gold bullion was salvaged.[91]
The laid up steamer broke free from her moorings during a severe windstorm and was blown onto a reef of rocks and sank in three feet (0.91 m) of water at LeClaire, Iowa. Later raised and repaired.[93]
The steamer foundered while pumping out a sunken barge when the rising barge tipped the steamer and she flooded and sank at a Levee in Davenport, Iowa. Later raised.[99]
The steamer was blown ashore and wrecked near Nome, Alaska near the Mouth of the Snake River, or in Norton Sound near the mouth of the Yukon River on 10 August 1900 or 28 July 1900 or sometime in December 1899/January 1900.[104][29][30]
The wreck of Harriet on 17 September 1900.With a crew of nine and a cargo of dogs, reindeer, and skins aboard, the 92-ton, 91.3-foot (27.8 m) schooner was wrecked during a storm on the coast of the District of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Nome. Her crew survived.[77]
The steamer struck a ledge in the inner channel near the Minot Light causing her to be beached to prevent sinking. Pulled off later but sank in seven fathoms (42 ft; 13 m) of water while under tow to Boston for repairs.[117]
The wreck of Skookum While at anchor off Nome, District of Alaska, with 11 passengers, two crew members, and 200 tons of cargo including lumber and stores on board, the 1,981-ton schoonerbarge began to break up rapidly in heavy seas. Her crew slipped her anchors to allow her to drift ashore so that all on board could escape. All 13 people on board reached shore safely, but Skookum was wrecked.[69]
The tug collided with the ocean linerMinnehaha (United Kingdom), or was capsized by a line to the ship that was too tight causing her to roll over, and sank in New York Harbor. Two of the tug's crewmen were killed. Later salvaged and recommissioned.[138]
The schooner barge, under tow of Maurice P. Grover (United States) sank in the St. Clair River off the Fort Gratiot Light in a collision with Yuma (United States) 400 feet (120 m) below the wreck of Fontana (United States). The wreck was blown up to open up the shipping channel. Her captain, two crewmen, and her female cook were killed. Four crewmen survived, one was rescued by a small boat, three by Yuma.[143][86]
The 5,364 GRT refrigerated cargo steamship on a voyage from Fiume to Port Elizabeth with a cargo of 930 horses ran aground off Tsitsikamma Point and eventually foundered. All 130 people on board were saved by steamer SS Lake Erie and safely landed at Port Elizabeth.[46]
The steamer was sunk in a collision with H. D. Coffinberry (United States) when she sheared off course when passed by Rhodes (United States) in the St. Marys River, sinking in 17 feet (5.2 m) of water near Nine-Mile Point. Raised and taken to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for temporary repairs on 25 October, and then proceeded to Manitowoc, Wisconsin on her own power arriving on 30 October for permanent repairs.[163]
The steamer was wrecked when she drifted onto Plum Island after her tow steamer, Wm. E. Witter (United States), became disabled in rough seas when her main steam pipe broke. A total loss.[164]
The tow steamer was disabled in rough seas when her main steam pipe broke. She and two vessels she was towing were wrecked when they drifted onto Plum Island, a total loss.[165]
The steamer was wrecked when she drifted onto Plum Island after her tow steamer, Wm. E. Witter (United States), became disabled in rough seas when her main steam pipe broke. A total loss.[166]
The 81-foot (25 m), 96-gross register tonschooner was wrecked during a gale and snowstorm in the Bay of Fundy on Cross Jack Ledge, a reef that is part of the Murr Ledges, off the south side of Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. One crewmen perished. The three survivors clung to the almost-submerged rocks of Cross Jack Ledge in the storm for 44 hours before men in a boat from Three Islands rescued them.[167][168]
The steamer was damaged by a sudden increase of wind that pushed her into the west pier of Merchant's Bridge, St. Louis, Missouri. She was beached, but sank.[177]
The schooner departed Gloucester, Massachusetts on 15 September and vanished. Believed to have sunk in a storm in October or November. Lost with all 13 crew.[180][181][182]
1900 Guam typhoon: The store ship Yosemite was heavily damaged by a typhoon after breaking loose from her moorings at Guam. She drifted out to sea. Probably while she was blowing around the harbor her steam launch sank in the harbor, killing five crewmen.[191]
1900 Guam typhoon: The station ship, a former auxiliary cruiser, was heavily damaged by a typhoon on 13 November after breaking loose from her moorings at Guam. The vessel went aground crushing her bow, blowing free and grounded again damaging her rudder and propellers. She drifted out to sea. Yosemite was located north west of Guam on 15 November in sinking condition by USS Justin (United States Navy). Justin rescued her 173 crewmen and either scuttledYosemite or the vessel foundered on her own.[192]
The steamer foundered in a severe gale on Lake St. Clair. Raised and sold in 1901, repaired and returned to service in 1902. Crew rescued by Walter Frost (United States).[198][87]
The steamer sank at Knowlton, Louisiana. An attempt to raise her resulted in the vessel breaking in two, a total loss except for salvaging her boiler and machinery.[201]
The steamer caught fire at Harpswell, Maine where she had been hauled out for the Winter. She was launched off the ways and scuttled to extinguish the fire, then hauled back out and repaired.[202]
The schooner departed Gloucester, Massachusetts on 15 September and vanished. Believed to have sunk in a storm in October or November. Lost with all 13 crew.[180][181][182]
The tow steamer Tom Dodsworth (United States) collided in dense fog with the tow steamer Volunteer (United States) near Swan Creek, Ohio sinking, between the two ships towage, 19 coal boats and one coal flat. Some of the boats were recovered when water levels dropped later.[208]
The steamer struck a submerged rock off Point Gorda, California and started filling, she drifted ashore six miles (9.7 km) south of the point, a total loss.[212]
The tug was damaged in a collision with the tug Wm. G. Williams (United States) in Boston Harbor, due to steering problem on Jennie. She sank at dock that evening.[213]
During a storm, the Bismarck-classcorvette suffered a failure of her propulsion machinery, dragged her anchors, was wrecked on the harbor mole at Málaga, Spain, and sank with the loss of 40 lives.
The steamer struck a Government revetment in heavy fog and sank with her bow on the revetment at Mount Coffin, Washington in the Columbia River. Raised and taken to Portland, Oregon for repairs.[222]
The Rouen fishing smack was wrecked off the Casquets in the Channel Islands. The six crew took to the ship's boat and were driven across the English Channel to a mud bank near Hurst Castle, Hampshire, where captain and one crew member was rescued by the coastguard. The fate of the other four crew is not known.[231]
The barque with coal from Cardiff for Brazil, went ashore at Trevine, near St David's Head. The captain and eight crew were saved by the rocket apparatus and three others drowned.[230]
The vessel from Par, Cornwall ran ashore off Aldeburgh, Suffolk while carrying coal from Boston to London. The crew were brought ashore by the rocket apparatus.[236]
The four-masted barque disappeared after departing New York City for Yokohama, Japan, on 21 August 1900 and was wrecked on an unknown date, probably in late 1900, on Bikar Atoll in the Marshall Islands with the loss of all 34 people on board. Her wreck was discovered in July 1901.[239]
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