Saugatuck Maritime Series Book 3. The Chicora of the Graham & Morton Transportation Co. left Milwaukee on January 21, 1895, and disappeared in a raging gale. The story is chronicled as it happened, day by day, with contemporary newspaper and telegraph reports. Illustrated by photographs, engravings, newspaper stories and headlines, maps and facsimiles of the hand written messages discovered on the beaches of Lake Michigan following the tragedy.
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". . . the story of this disaster was the sensation of its day. . ." -- Inland Seas, Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society.
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The Chicora, the newest and best of the Graham & Morton Co. fleet, was conveying a late shipment of flour from Milwaukee to waiting railroad cars in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on january 21, 1895. She left Wisconsin in a light rain but elements were gathering over southern Lake Michigan that would, in a few short hours, become a full scale blizzard. Even with ice piling high against the eastern shore, those who waited felt certain that the experienced captain and his staunch boat would find a way. It would take three days for the wreckage to begin rolling in, showing that something had gone terribly wrong. The improved telegraph systems of the day allowed the story of the Chicora to be reported with an urgency and freshness unequaled to that time. Newspapers adapted to developing news by printing extra editions every few hours; in smaller towns crowds of people waiting at the train depot for the next bundle of newspapers to arrive.
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This is an exciting account of Chicoras demise,
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This review is from: Chicora: Lost on Lake Michigan (Saugatuck maritime series) (Paperback)
I found "Chicora : Lost on Lake Michigan" to be an engrossing read. In recounting the story using excerpts from newspaper accounts I really got a good insight on the prevailing mindset of the people of that time. The book is not just about a shipwreck. It deals also with an issue that is vitually unknown in todays society: lack of information. In todays world we are sometimes presented with more information than we can handle, modern technology, in its various forms, phone, fax, TV, radio,and internet keeps us connected to the world in a way unheard of in the time of the Chicoras demise. The book describes how crowds of people waited for the newspapers, or relied on, sometimes erroneous, word of mouth updates on what was really going on. Reading about these methods as primary for dissemination of information was really a visit to times gone by. The pace of the book did slow quite a bit as the author described, in detail, a history and motivation behind each crew member, but overall I found it a worthwhile read.
2.0 out of 5 stars
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By Chriss Lyon "Historical Researcher/Author" (St. Joseph, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicora: Lost on Lake Michigan (Saugatuck maritime series) (Paperback)
The Chicora is a ship close to my heart because it captures the essence of a maritime mystery over 100 years old now but based in my hometown of St. Joseph, Michigan. The lore of this ship is known to all who dwell here and I was really expecting something exciting when first setting eyes on this book. I found that is consisted of mostly newspaper articles from the various editions covering the tragedy rather than anything new. There were limited photos of some crew members available but I didn't feel much research was done them for this book. Basically I felt the book was a compliation of material already out there and nothing much new to offer.
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