The towbarge CANADA #2, with an official number of C111911, encountered a loss in April 1902. The specific details regarding its construction, including the builder and build date, are unknown. The barge had dimensions of 96 feet in length and 18 feet in width, with a gross tonnage of 107 and a net tonnage of 85.
The loss occurred approximately three miles east of the entrance to Toronto Harbor on Lake Ontario. The cause of the loss was a severe storm, during which the barge was cast off by a tug in large waves. As a result, it ran aground and was pounded to pieces by the pounding waves.
Unfortunately, there is no information available about the cargo the barge was carrying or whether there was any loss of life associated with the incident. The CANADA #2 was owned by the Canada Ice Company and was likely built or acquired from foreign sources around 1901.
