History #
The ATLANTA was a schooner built in 1873 by Goble & McFarlane in Oswego, New York. It had a length of 142 feet, a beam of 26 feet, and a depth of 11 feet. The vessel had a gross tonnage of 318.
On November 11, 1874, the ATLANTA encountered a storm and likely foundered or capsized off Point Au Sable in Lake Huron. It was carrying a cargo of 18,000 bushels of wheat at the time. The entire crew, numbering 6 or 7 individuals, was lost in the incident.
The ATLANTA had departed from Chicago and was bound for Oswego. It had sailed in the company of the schooner FAVORITE until they separated after passing Thunder Bay Island. Fishermen at Point Au Sable reported witnessing a white-painted schooner, which matches the description of the ATLANTA, disappear into a squall on the same afternoon and never resurface.
The vessel was owned by Thomas S. Mott of Oswego, and its master was Captain Samuel Morran(d). There were speculations that the ATLANTA might have ended up in Lake Erie, as one newspaper mentioned it passing Detroit. However, the exact fate of the vessel remains uncertain.
