1866 — June 17-18, NY steamer Jennie P. King grounds, Lake Erie storm, Long Point, Ont.–14

— 14 Alchem Incorporated. Lake Erie Shipwreck and Dive Location Pages.
— 14 Historical Great Lakes Vessel Accident Database, 1866
— 14 Mansfield. Great Lakes Maritime History – History of the Great Lakes (Vol. 1). 1899.
— 14 Swayze, David D. “Great Lakes Shipwrecks Beginning with the letter K.”
— 14 Swayze. Shipwreck!…Directory…Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. 1992, p. 129.
— 13 Maritime History of the Great Lakes. “King, Jennie P., (Bark), 1866.”

Narrative Information

Alchem: “Jennie P. King: 3 masted wooden bark of 450 tons ran aground and capsized in a gale on 6/18/1866 just West of Long Point, Ontario. Fourteen of the fifteen crew died in the wreck.” (Alchem)

Swayze, “Great Lakes Shipwrecks Beginning with the letter K.”
“Type at loss : bark, wood, 3-mast
“Build info : 1863, Little, Tonawanda, NY
“Specs : 450 t.
“Date of loss : 1866, Jun 18 or 20
“Place of loss : a short distance above Long Point
“Lake : Erie
“Type of loss : storm
“Loss of life : 14 of 15 [10 men and 4 women]
“Carrying : timber and spars
“Detail : after losing control in a big gale, she piled ashore and capsized, costing the lives of all but one of those aboard. Eleven bodies were recovered off Port Rowan in early October. She was out of Tonawanda, NY, owned by Van Valkenburg of Lockport, NY.” (Swayze)

Swayze, Shipwrecks!: “Jennie P King. Merchant schooner. Lake Erie: No location is given [sic], but reports say that the schooner Jennie P. King was stranded and destroyed with the loss of 14 lives on June 4 [sic], 1866.” (Shipwreck!…Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. 1992, p. 129.)

Newspapers

June 19: “Buffalo, June 19. The Express gives the following list of marine disasters….The schooner Jennie P. King capsized off Long Point Cut, Lake Erie, and all hands were lost.” (Cincinnati Commercial, OH. “The Great Storm. Destruction of Shipping on the Lakes.” 6-20-1866, p. 8, col. 3.)

June 19: “Buffalo, June 19. Schooner Jennie P. King capsized off Long Point, Lake Erie, in the Sunday night [17th] gale. All hands lost.” (Rutland Weekly Herald, VT. “Marine Disasters.” 6-21-1866, p. 5, co. 1.)

Sources

Alchem Incorporated. Lake Erie Shipwreck and Dive Location Pages. Accessed 1-28-2009 at: http://www.alcheminc.com/shipwrck.html

Cincinnati Commercial, OH. “The Great Storm. Destruction of Shipping on the Lakes.” 6-20-1866, p. 8, col. 3. Accessed 12-4-2020 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cincinnati-commercial-jun-20-1866-p-8/

Historical Great Lakes Vessel Accident Database. 1866 Search Results. Link broken by 2020.

Mansfield, John Brandts (Ed. and Compiler). History of the Great Lakes (Vol. 1). Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1899. http://www.linkstothepast.com/marine/chapt36.html — Google digitized: http://books.google.com/books?id=iHXhAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Maritime History of the Great Lakes. “King, Jennie P., (Bark), 1866.” Accessed 9/12/2009 at: http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/wrecks/Details.asp?ID=12198&n=10096

Rutland Weekly Herald, VT. “Marine Disasters.” 6-21-1866, p. 5, col. 1. Accessed 12-4-2020 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/rutland-weekly-herald-jun-21-1866-p-5/

Swayze, David D. “Great Lakes Shipwrecks Beginning with the letter K.” Accessed 9-10-2009 at: http://greatlakeshistory.homestead.com/files/k.htm