Calumet · casualty
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 38–39 · No. 845
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Form header
- Running number
- 845
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 15 NC, Port of Elizabeth City, N.C.
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D OCT 17 1919 · 17 Oct 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- —
- Other numbers
- —
- Stamps on the form
- OTHER CAUSES
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Calumet · Str., American
- 6 · Official number
- 140642
- 3 · Tonnage
- 35 gross - 22 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1879
- 5 · Port registered
- Ogdensburg, New York Elizabeth City, N.C.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Jas. W. Hill, Murfreesboro, N.C.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Chowan Motor Company, Murfreesboro, N.C.
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- December 17 1918, at 12 oclock m.
- 24 · Locality
- About one mile below Sears Wharf
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Tunis, N.C., December 17-1918 → Murfreesboro, N.C.
- 27 · Weather
- Weather conditions had nothing to do with the accident. Calm. Accident at mid day.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- Three passengers, Three crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $4000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Struck a concealed snag or log, one end resting on bottom, and other end just below water line.
26 · Cause, as written
Answered in preceding answer.
Signature
- Signed by
- Jas. W. Hill · Master
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- This Oct. 13th 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- December 17 1918, at 12 oclock m.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Str. Calumet, wood.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 35 gross - 22 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built in 1879
- 5 · Port registered
- Ogdensburg, New York Elizabeth City, N.C.
- 6 · Official number
- 140642
- 7 · Master and residence
- Jas. W. Hill, Murfreesboro, N.C.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- Chowan Motor Company, Murfreesboro, N.C.
- 9 · Sailed from
- Tunis, N.C., December 17-1918
- 10 · Bound for
- Murfreesboro, N.C.
- 11 · Passengers
- Three
- 12 · Crew
- Three
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $4000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Nothing
- 16 · Cargo
- None (Mail - Passengers & Express)
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- Nothing
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- $4000 -
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Nothing
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- None
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- None
- 24 · Locality
- About one mile below Sears Wharf
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Struck a concealed snag or log, one end resting on bottom, and other end just below water line.
- 26 · Cause
- Answered in preceding answer.
- 27 · Weather
- Weather conditions had nothing to do with the accident. Calm. Accident at mid day.
- 28 · Measures taken
- Snag concealed and not observed
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
- Unavoidable accident.