Service History
The wooden three masted schooner
Margaret A. Muir was built in 1867 by Jasper Hanson and Scove shipyard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The official registry number was 90459. The vessel was rated A1 in 1874 and valued at $20,000 by the Board of Lake Underwriters. At the time of loss the vessel was valued at $6,000 and insured for $4,000.
Nov 1875: Collided with the
Senator Blood on Lake Erie near Point au Pelee.
May 1880: Dismasted on Lake Huron.
October 1889: Collided with the steambarge
Emma Thompson on the Chicago River.
October 1889: Lost jibboom, 3 jibs, fore mast and main topmast in a storm on Lake Huron.
Last Document Of Enrollment Surrendered: Chicago: 10/3/1893: "Vessel Lost".
Final Voyage
While enroute from Bay City to Chicago with a cargo of barreled salt, the crew of the three masted schooner
Margaret A Muir noticed their vessel settling in the water at about 7:30 on the morning of 9/30/1893, as they attempted to bring the
Muir into stays. The seven man abandoned the schooner in their yawl. Sunday morning the captain of the tug
Goldsmith reported that the main mast of the
Muir was still standing about ten feet above the lake's surface. Wreckage from the
Muir including her cabins, hatches, and portions of her deck was reported to have been washed ashore. Specifically, the Door County Advocate 7/21/1894 reported the U.S. tug
Lorena removing and disposing of a portion of the wreckage, probably a portion of the hull.