On Friday, between South Bay Point and Timber Island, a sunken vessel was sighted by the captain of the schooner JENNY LIND. The vessel, whose name could not be determined, was submerged in deep water with its sails still set, and about 5 feet of the mast protruding above the waterline. This report was published in the Oswego Times.
In another casualty report from November 1862, the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser noted that the schooner MARY, carrying a cargo of coal, had foundered on Lake Ontario. Unfortunately, all individuals aboard the vessel perished in the incident. It is unclear whether there is any connection between the MARY and the sunken vessel mentioned in the previous report.
The Daily British Whig reported on an unrelated incident that occurred on November 27, 1860. The schooner Mary Grover arrived in port after losing an anchor and being forced to seek refuge in the harbor. Captain Wilson of the Mary Grover informed that the schooner Mary from St. Catharines had run aground at Timber Island. The vessel had broken its chains and was at risk of being completely lost.
The MARY, is believed to be the scow sloop, was originally built in Storrington (Kingston), Ontario. It had a wooden hull, a single deck, and was initially owned by John Milne of Kingston, Ontario.
