One of the Key West schooners, Three Brothers, may be wrecked in the Bahamas. (31 Jan 1905)
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Tag: Jan 1905
The English tramp steamer Ackworth (31 Jan 1905)
The English tramp steamer Ackworth, loaded with coal, is ashore on Triumph Reef, 10 miles south of Fowey. [Very descriptive paragraph on how the wreckers work – “bees around the wreck”] After dumping 200 tons of coal she is floated. It is said that the wreckers were paid $10,000 before Ackworth sailed. (31 Jan 1905)
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Libel over a barge wrecked (30 Jan 1905)
Libel over a barge wrecked near the Zion during last Fall’s storm. (30 Jan 1905)
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FEC big shots arrive on (28 Jan 1905)
FEC big shots arrive on the Biscayne. No one [especially reporters] can get a word on why they are here. (28 Jan 1905)
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Wreckers hired by Lummus are (28 Jan 1905)
Wreckers hired by Lummus are going to try using barrels to float the Linela. The Zion still has 300,000 feet of lumber on board. (28 Jan 1905)
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Lowest tide recorded in Miami (26 Jan 1905)
Lowest tide recorded in Miami, the water is very cold. Many ships are tide-bound. (26 Jan 1905)
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The schooner Lily arrives in (25 Jan 1905)
The schooner Lily arrives in Key West with a load of cotton from the wreck. Wreckers are discharging cargo from Andania with hopes of salvaging the steamer. (25 Jan 1905)
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West Palm Beach news: Linela (23 Jan 1905)
West Palm Beach news: Linela is floated but breaks lose and goes ashore again. A large party, including underwriters, go to the bark[s?] south of Palm Beach to investigate. (23 Jan 1905)
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The wrecking schooner Volunteer lost (23 Jan 1905)
The wrecking schooner Volunteer “lost a plank” while returning from the Andania and sinks 25 miles from Sands Key. (23 Jan 1905)
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J E Lummus purchases the (20 Jan 1905)
J. E. Lummus purchases the wreck of Linela. (20 Jan 1905)
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