Joseph Sellwood · loss of life
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 181–182 · No. 941
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- Item 2: 'Steel' written in the margin next to Nationality.
- Item 3: 'Net 5,269' written in the margin next to Tonnage.
- Item 4: '14 Yrs. age of vessel' written in the margin next to Age.
- Item 5: 'Cleveland' written in the margin next to Port where registered.
- LOSS OF LIFE stamped over items 13 and 25.
- LAKES stamped next to item 14.
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Form header
- Running number
- 941
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 41, Port of Cleveland
- Received
- U.S. COAST GUARD REC'D SEP 30 1920 · 30 Sep 1920
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- LOSS OF LIFELAKES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Joseph Sellwood · American
- 6 · Official number
- 202825
- 3 · TonnageCheck scan
- 6741 Gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 19 Yrs. age of man killed
- 5 · Port registered
- Fairport, O.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Capt. C. H. Woodford Port Clinton O.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Interlake Steamship Co Cleveland O.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- June 30 19- 945 A.M.
- 24 · Locality
- Going into Two Harbors, Minn.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Milwaukee, Wis. 6/27/19-640 P.M. → Two Harbors, Minn
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, 29 crew, Donald Frazier- killed persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $700,000.
13 · Names of persons lost
- Donald Frazier
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Man killed by falling in hold while taking off hatches
26 · Cause, as written
Unknown.
Signature
- Signed by
- W G Stewart · Supt
- Company or by
- The Interlake Steamship Co.
- Date signed
- Sept - 23 1920
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- June 30 19- 945 A.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Joseph Sellwood
- 3 · TonnageCheck scan
- 6741 Gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 19 Yrs. age of man killed
- 5 · Port registered
- Fairport, O.
- 6 · Official number
- 202825
- 7 · Master and residence
- Capt. C. H. Woodford Port Clinton O.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Interlake Steamship Co Cleveland O.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Milwaukee, Wis. 6/27/19-640 P.M.
- 10 · Bound for
- Two Harbors, Minn
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- 29
- 13 · Persons lost
- Donald Frazier- killed
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $700,000.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- No Cargo
- 16 · Cargo
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- 17 · Deck load
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- 18 · Overladen
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- 19 · Cargo weight
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- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
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- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
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- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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- 24 · Locality
- Going into Two Harbors, Minn.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Man killed by falling in hold while taking off hatches
- 26 · Cause
- Unknown.
- 27 · Weather
- Daylight
- 28 · Measures taken
- Was instructed by First mate to be careful
- 29 · Assistance
- Killed instantly.
- 30 · Remarks
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