The Sailing Adventures of Captain Thomas P. Dunn (1876-1943)
His Only Home in Bay View (1894-97)
711 East Lincoln Avenue
His Ships and Sailing Adventures While Living at 711 E. Lincoln Ave.
Above left: the steamship John C. Pringle, 1894, pictured as the W. H.Gratwick.Sailing adventures ascaptain:towed lumberbarges (called “consorts”) between Menominee, Michigan (across the border from Marinette, Wisconsin), and Buffalo, New York. 26 Above center: the steamship City of Louisville, 1895, pictured as theR. C. Reid. Sailing adventures as captain: mission is carrying lumber between Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Michigan, from October to December 1895. 27 Above right: the large tug J. C. Perrett, 1895-96. Sailing adventures as captain: On 09 November 1895, storm-bound in port of Green Bay, the next day departed for Chicago towing two car ferries (these “ferries” are actually barges carrying rail freight “cars,” each barge carrying 28 rail cars). The route is Marinette/Menominee to Chicago, the rail freight originating in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. This is the first time anything of this kind has been attempted in the Great Lakes. 28 On 22 May 1896, while exiting the canal at Sturgeon Bay enroute to Chicago, one of these two rail car barges it was towing collided with a dredge. The accident was caused by having too much tow line between the J. C. Perrett and the barge. 29 All three photos courtesy the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library; the John C. Pringle courtesy the Edward J. Dowling Collection,University of Detroit-Mercy; the City of Louisville courtesy the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Above: the steamship John C. Pringle, 1893. Sailing adventures as captain: mission is towing lumber barges (called “consorts”) between Menominee, Michigan (across the border from Marinette, Wisconsin), and Buffalo, New York. Former Bay View Captain John S. Wright is Captain Thomas Dunn’s first mate. 34 Photo courtesy the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit-Mercy
His Ships and Sailing Adventures After Bay View
Above left: the steamship Omaha, 1903. Sailing adventures as captain: none discovered
Above center: the large tugboat Vigilant, 1904. Sailing adventures as captain: none discovered
Both photos courtesy the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Library, Thunder Bay Research Collection; the Omaha courtesy the Smithsonian Institution.
