MARY E. BURGOYNE US17027

Also Known As TEMPEST Canadian 1859

In July 1859, the schooner TEMPEST, later renamed MARY E. BURGOYNE, encountered trouble while carrying a cargo of lumber on Lake Ontario. The vessel became waterlogged, and its deck was sprung up. It was subsequently towed to Oswego, where it underwent repairs. The property loss resulting from the incident amounted to $1,000 for the hull and $200 for the cargo. This information was reported in the Oswego Commercial Times on April 10, 1860, as part of a compilation of disasters befalling vessels in Oswego during 1859.

The TEMPEST, with a gross tonnage of 196.30 tons and net tonnage of 186.49 tons, was originally built in Racine, Wisconsin in 1848. Its home port was Chicago, Illinois, and it measured 126.0 feet in length, 26.0 feet in breadth, and 8.0 feet in depth. In 1851, it was constructed in Napanee, Ontario, under the same name. However, it was enrolled in Oswego, New York, and renamed MARY E. BURGOYNE in 1859. Over the years, the vessel changed ownership multiple times. It was owned by Reed & Stone of Oswego in 1861, M.V. Poucher of Oswego in 1863, and C. Guthrie of Oswego in 1866. Tragically, in May 1871, the MARY E. BURGOYNE burned at Hanford’s Landing in Ontario, Lake Ontario, and was declared a total loss.

According to the Merchant Vessel List of the United States in 1892, the MARY E. BURGOYNE was registered in Milford, Ontario, with a gross tonnage of 61. The ship was noted to be owned in Oswego, New York, in the listing. In the mortgage register, the years of registration were recorded as 1851-1856, further documenting the ship’s history.