L.E.MULLER · foundering
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 54–55 · No. 8119
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- Item 24 text 'Port Reading Coal Docks n.J.' is written over a faintly pencilled 'Port Reading n.J.'
- Running number 8119 written sideways on right edge.
Form header
- Running number
- 8119
- Filed at
- District No. 10 , Port of New York
- Received
- CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEW YORK RECEIVED OCT 31 1919 MARINE DIVISION · 31 Oct 1919
- CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK RECEIVED NOV 1 1919 MARINE DIVISION · 1 Nov 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSFOUNDERING
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- L.E.MULLER · Barge, Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 48703
- 3 · Tonnage
- 229 gross. 229 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1892.
- 5 · Port registered
- New York.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Hollard Sherman New York
- 8 · Owner and residence
- James Fields 159 Front St Brooklyn
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- March 9, 1919.
- 24 · Locality
- Port Reading Coal Docks n.J. (written over faintly pencilled Port Reading n.J.)
- 9–10 · Voyage
- Port Johnson March 8, 1919 → Port Reading n.J.
- 27 · Weather
- About 25 miles an hour raining and sea rough
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, One crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $ 2000.00
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Sunk in storm
26 · Cause, as written
Sunk in storm
Signature
- Signed by
- James Fields · Owner
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- Oct 28 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- March 9, 1919.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Am. Barge. "L.E.MULLER". (wood)
- 3 · Tonnage
- 229 gross. 229 net.
- 4 · Age or year built
- Built 1892.
- 5 · Port registered
- New York.
- 6 · Official number
- # 48703.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Hollard Sherman New York
- 8 · Owner and residence
- James Fields 159 Front St Brooklyn
- 9 · Sailed from
- Port Johnson March 8, 1919
- 10 · Bound for
- Port Reading n.J.
- 11 · Passengers
- None
- 12 · Crew
- One
- 13 · Persons lost
- None
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $ 2000.00
- 15 · Value of cargo
- Dont know. Est. $1000
- 16 · Cargo
- Coal
- 17 · Deck load
- No
- 18 · Overladen
- No.
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 479 tons
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- 2000.00
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- Dont know.
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- 2000.00
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Dont know.
- 24 · Locality
- Port Reading Coal Docks n.J. (written over faintly pencilled Port Reading n.J.)
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- Sunk in storm
- 26 · Cause
- Sunk in storm
- 27 · Weather
- About 25 miles an hour raining and sea rough
- 28 · Measures taken
- Pumped boat until she sank
- 29 · Assistance
- None
- 30 · Remarks
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