The Terrible Sinking of the SS Clarion
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- On December 8, 1909, Anchor Line's package freighter SS Clarion was heading down-bound Lake Erie in a winter gale when a fire was discovered in her cargo hold off Point Pelee, Ontario. As Clarion's crew were trying to extinguish the out-of-control fire, a bulk freighter grazed the package freighter and continued on its course without helping.
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Works Cited:
Balfour, David. The Actions of the H.P. BOPE, L.C. HANNA, J.G. MUNRO, and the Tragedy of the CLARION on December 8, 1909 - Fall 2014. 5 Aug. 2020, nmgl.org/the-actions-of-the-h-p-bope-l-c-hanna-j-g-munro-and-the-tragedy-of-the-clarion-on-december-8-1909-fall-2014.
CLARION - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/434379.
BOPE, H.P. - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/433878.
MUNRO, JOSIAH G. - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/438221.
HANNA, LEONARD C. - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/441297.
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"Clarion's Survivors," The Buffalo News, December 10, 1909, Page 1.
"Charged That Steamer Bope Did Not Go to Aid of Burning Clarion," The Buffalo Commercial, December 13, 1909, Page 12.
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"Capt. Balfour, Who Sailed the Great Lakes for Over 60 Years Dies In West At 75," Detroit Free Press, June 27, 1933, Page 5.
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Thank you for the video! Never knew the Great Lakes were so dangerous.
Phly is, of course, a man of culture
Great video. 1st Mate James Thompson was my great grandfather and the story passed down in the family are supported by this video. My father served in the Coast Guard in Traverse City and on one of the Ice Breakers on the great lakes and new about the sinking of the Clarion and ensured the kids knew the story. Thanks for pulling together this video.
late to the party, but, boy have i noted that you need more attention!!! i’m a maritime history fanatic, and you cover ships and tragedies that i’ve NEVER heard of in fantastic detail!! hugely underrated
Captain Anderson of the Hanna is the equivalent of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia. Well done video and well researched! I wonder what caused the fire on the Clarion.
Thank you, Larry!
Thank you for posting again, absolutely love these
Thanks again for the content, excellent
Exceptional! As always!
Great video as always!
First Time I have seen this story since Cris Kohl's book about 20 years ago. Well done.
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Was there more than one S.S. Clarion on Lake Erie? I once read long ago that an S.S. Clarion sank in Lake Erie with new locomotives aboard. These would likely have been built at the Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY. The Brooks works opened in 1869. Does anyone know more? Good video, by the way.
In the end, Great Lake ships from the SS R. J. Hacket of 1869 all the way to the Algosoo of 1974 have Great Designs. The Pilot House Forward & Engine Cabins Aft arrangement is superior to the current common All Cabins Aft.
im ready for a new video
I guess it was a 'clarion call"..
lake erie looks wet
hmm...I'm gonna take a long walk, and think about that one!