MISSINGLINK · total loss
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 152–153 · No. 928
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- Handwritten marks and checks beside items 2-6 and 11-13.
- A note 'watchman / 1' is written between items 11 and 12 on the left side.
- Below instructions: 'Pensacola, Fla. Recorded book 363, page 72. S.H.' and 'D.O.C.'
- Stamp below instructions appears to say 'TAMPA, FLA. CUSTOM HOUSE' upside down.
Form header
- Running number
- 928
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 18, Port of Pensacola
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D MAR 16 1920 · 16 Mar 1920
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- RIVERSTOTAL LOSSOTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- MISSINGLINK · Ga.s., Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 214485
- 3 · Tonnage
- gross 36, net 32.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built, 1916.
- 5 · Port registered
- Pensacola, Fla.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Simeon Otis; Mulat, Fla.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- " " " "
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- May 23, 1919. Night.
- 24 · Locality
- At Big Eddy 5 miles up river from Milton Caught fire, while watchman was a sleep. Watchman does not know how she caught fire.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Milton Fla May 23, 1919. → Up Black Water River.
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- — passengers, Three crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $7000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Caught fire, while watchman was a sleep.
26 · Cause, as written
Watchman does not know how she caught fire
Signature
- Signed by
- W E Rhoades · owner
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- March 2nd , 1920
- Place
- —
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.
- 1 · Date of casualty
- May 23, 1919. Night.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am.Ga.s, MISSINGLINK, (wood)
- 3 · Tonnage
- gross 36, net 32.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built, 1916.
- 5 · Port registered
- Pensacola, Fla.
- 6 · Official number
- 214,485
- 7 · Master and residence
- Simeon Otis; Mulat, Fla.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- " " " "
- 9 · Sailed from
- Milton Fla May 23, 1919.
- 10 · Bound for
- Up Black Water River.
- 11 · Passengers
- —
- 12 · Crew
- Three
- 13 · Persons lost
- none
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $7000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- 25000
- 16 · Cargo
- Groceries, feed Stuff & Wood, yes. No. do not know Practicaly a total loss Total. $4000.00 None
- 17 · Deck load
- yes.
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- do not know
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Practicaly a total loss!
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Total.
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- $4000.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- none
- 24 · Locality
- At Big Eddy 5 miles up river from Milton Caught fire, while watchman was a sleep. Watchman does not know how she caught fire.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Caught fire, while watchman was a sleep.
- 26 · Cause
- Watchman does not know how she caught fire
- 27 · Weather
- Moderate
- 28 · Measures taken
- Vessel was afire all over when watchman waked up he had to jump overboard.
- 29 · Assistance
- Burnt up.
- 30 · Remarks
- Boat was being used for a freight boat