ARCTIC U299

The steam barge ARCTIC sank off White Rock in Lake Huron on September 5, 1893. She was carrying a cargo of coal from Toledo to Escanaba. The crew managed to escape to the schooner she had in tow before the sinking. The ARCTIC was an old vessel, built in Cleveland in 1864, with a net tonnage of 411. She was owned by Underwood and others of Menominee and valued at $25,000. The vessel was insured for $21,000. The exact cause of the sinking is not specified in the available information.