Service History
It appears that the
Annie Dall was originally built as the
Mary in 1848 at Milan, Ohio by the builder Salmon Ruggles.
The
Mary was built as a two masted wooden schooner. 105.0 feet long, 23.83 feet wide, 8.83 feet deep, gross tons 212.18. Her official number was 16409. Her final enrollment (June 12, 1883) lists her as "vessel broken up", but the details are unknown. The
Annie Dall's a two masted schooner, first enrollment was June 12, 1883 (same as Mary's final enrollment) as a new vessel; 110.75 feet , 24.5 feet, 7.58 feet, 149.53 gross tons.
The first enrollment of
Mary was issued at Sandusky, Ohio, October 7, 1848; as new
Remeasured at Chicago, Illinois April 6,1865; 112'3" X 23'1" X 7'8"; 59.98 tons
The second (and final) enrollment of
Mary was issued at Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1883; "Vessel broken up."
The first enrollment of
Annie Dall June 12, 1883, as a new vessel; 110'9" X 24'6" X 7'7";149.53 gross - 142.06 net
The final enrollment of
Annie Dall was surrendered at Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 28, 1898; "total loss"
Final Voyage
October 18, 1898. While anchored between the Reynolds and Lemere piers in Jacksonport, Wisconsin., the lumber-laden schooner
Annie Dall parted her anchor cable during a E.S.E. gale. She grounded, and all attempts to reach her on the part of the salvors during the gale were to no avail. Two days later, on Saturday, the Leathem and Smith tug
Wright reached the
Annie Dall accompanied by a lighter (
Nelson) but was unable to pull the
Dall off the beach. The next day, with an additional lighter (
Nelson), the
Wright succeeded in pulling the
Dall off the beach. Captain Christense requested more fuel for the pump aboard the
Dall in order to keep the vessel afloat once under tow. He was refused because there was only enough coal for the tug. The
Wright started for the canal with the
Annie Dall in tow, but the waterlogged vessel capsized a mile from the beach. Two men aboard the
Dall were rescued by the
Wright and the
Dall was abandoned, eventually washing ashore south of the Jacsonport piers.
Leathem and Smith Towing and Wrecking Company spent $8,000 trying to save the
Annie Dall. She was valued at $1,500 and her cargo of wood was valued at $150, neither of which had any insurance. The steam pump was recovered the following March.
