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MILDRED RUNYAN · casualty

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 11–12 · No. 856

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Report of Casualty, MILDRED RUNYAN, page 11

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  • Item 24 seems to have the answer for 24, 25 and 26 written across the lines without respecting the printed boxes. There are stamps 'RIVERS', 'TOTAL LOSS' and 'OTHER CAUSES' appearing over the handwritten answers.
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Form header

Running number
856
Filed at
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Received
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Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
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Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
MILDRED RUNYAN · St. P.
6 · Official number
201309
3 · Tonnage
54 Grs. Net
4 · Age or year built
built 1904, rebuilt 1916
5 · Port registered
Louisville, Ky
7 · Master and residence
James Runyan, Catlettsburg, Ky
8 · Owner and residence
James Runyan, Catlettsburgm Ky

Casualty

1 · Date
9:30 Am Oct 22nd 1918
24 · Locality
Between Pines Bluff and Cheneys landings about 50 ft off west bank-
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Between Pines Bluff and Cheneys landings about 50 ft off west bank- water receded, boat settled on stump punched hole in bottom and sunk- see 25- OTHER CAUSES

9–10 · Voyage
McDowell Ala - Oct 21st 1918 → Log landing
27 · Weather
Dont Know
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 6 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
3000 00
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3000 00 RIVERS

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

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26 · Cause, as written

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Signature

Signed by
C T Holmes · Mgr
Company or by
The American Box Co - owner
Date signed
9/24 1918
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
9:30 Am Oct 22nd 1918
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
St. P. MILDRED RUNYAN (wood)
3 · Tonnage
54 Grs. Net
4 · Age or year built
built 1904, rebuilt 1916
5 · Port registered
Louisville, Ky
6 · Official number
201309
7 · Master and residence
James Runyan, Catlettsburg, Ky
8 · Owner and residence
James Runyan, Catlettsburgm Ky
9 · Sailed from
McDowell Ala - Oct 21st 1918
10 · Bound for
Log landing
11 · Passengers
none
12 · Crew
6
13 · Persons lost
none
14 · Value of vessel
3000 00
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3000 00 RIVERS

15 · Value of cargo
no cargo
16 · Cargo
none
17 · Deck load
no
18 · Overladen
no
19 · Cargo weight
none
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
Total
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Total TOTAL LOSS

21 · Loss or insurance (21)
none
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
none
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
none
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none Tombigbee River Ala

24 · Locality
Between Pines Bluff and Cheneys landings about 50 ft off west bank-
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Between Pines Bluff and Cheneys landings about 50 ft off west bank- water receded, boat settled on stump punched hole in bottom and sunk- see 25- OTHER CAUSES

25 · Nature of casualty
—
26 · Cause
—
27 · Weather
Dont Know
28 · Measures taken
none
29 · Assistance
none
30 · Remarks
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