Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Glad Tidings (Schooner, 1883)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Glad Tidings
Year of Build:
1883
Rebuilt:
1. 1889, Port Huron, Michigan;
2. 1890, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:
85788
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Butler
Ownership Notes:
Bundy, Henry, (1883); Mullenweiss, Jr., John, (1888-1890); Imman, B. B., (1893); Westphal, M., (1893);
Master(s):
Bundy, Henry, (1883); Mullenweiss, Jr., John, (1888); Sharpteen, T., (1889); Ludington, L., (1890); Wilson, T., (1893); Westphal, M., (1893); Inman, B. B., (1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1883)
Hull Dimensions
1883
Length: 59.6' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 6.4'
1889
Length: 79' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 6.2'
Tonnage
1883
Gross: 46.78 Net: 44.45
1889
Gross: 75.34 Net: 71.58
1890
Gross: 81.88 Net: 78.12
Enrollments/Registration
June 27, 1883
   Port: Chicago Number: 120 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 10-12-1888
October 12, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 40 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-6-1889
April 6, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 119 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 5-21-1890
May 21, 1890
   Port: Port Huron Number: 152 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1893
April 26, 1893
   Port: Cleveland Number: 98 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 6-17-1893
June 17, 1893
   Port: Duluth Number: 20 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-23-1893
September 23, 1893
   Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-12-1894

Next document: (Vessel Lost)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Glad Tidings (1883-1894)
Nationality:
American (1883-1894)
Chronology:
1. 10/28.1892, Cleveland, Lake Erie, struck the breakwater, sank and raised, (coal);
2. 7/29/1894, near Grassy Island, below Ecorse, Michigan, Detroit River, collision, (Propeller, Pathfinder), sank, (4 lives lost);
Notes
General notes:
She was noted as the first "gospel" vessel and was owned by Captain Henry Bundy;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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