JOHN EXTON JR · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 257–258 · No. 44
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- Item 26 'High' has a typo in original 'Hagh' typed over 'i'
- The residence 'Trenton, N. J.' in item 7 is typed on the line above the name.
Form header
- Running number
- 44
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 11, Port of Philadelphia
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D JUL 17 1919 ANS'D By · 17 Jul 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- OTHER CAUSESRIVERS
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- JOHN EXTON JR · Ga. s., Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 202050
- 3 · Tonnage
- 9 tons gross - 7 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1904
- 5 · Port registered
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- 7 · Master and residence
- B. A. Woolston, 417 Lafayette Ave Trenton, N. J.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- do
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- July 6, 1919 - 6:55 PM
- 24 · Locality
- Salem NJ. Anchored in river
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Trenton, NJ July 3, 1919 → Salem, NJ
- 27 · Weather
- High
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- Eight (8) passengers, Two (2) crew, One. Mrs. B. A. Woolston, 417 Lafayette Avenue, Trenton, N. J. persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $800.00
13 · Names of persons lost
- Mrs. B. A. Woolston
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Thunder shower and high winds - wind blew house off
26 · Cause, as written
High wind
Signature
- Signed by
- B.A. Woolston · Master and owner
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- July 15, 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- July 6, 1919 - 6:55 PM
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am. Ga. s. "JOHN EXTON JR
- 3 · Tonnage
- 9 tons gross - 7 net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1904
- 5 · Port registered
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- 6 · Official number
- 202050
- 7 · Master and residence
- B. A. Woolston, 417 Lafayette Ave Trenton, N. J.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- do
- 9 · Sailed from
- Trenton, NJ July 3, 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Salem, NJ
- 11 · Passengers
- Eight (8)
- 12 · Crew
- Two (2)
- 13 · Persons lost
- One. Mrs. B. A. Woolston, 417 Lafayette Avenue, Trenton, N. J.
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $800.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- None
- 16 · Cargo
- "
- 17 · Deck load
- "
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- --
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $300.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- None
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- "
- 24 · Locality
- Salem NJ. Anchored in river
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Thunder shower and high winds - wind blew house off
- 26 · Cause
- High wind
- 27 · Weather
- High
- 28 · Measures taken
- Tried to start motor but was unable to do so
- 29 · Assistance
- None until sometime after accident
- 30 · Remarks
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