page_title: William L. Harkness
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: William L. Harkness / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: The Steam Yacht Gunilda, 1911
context_page_description: William Lamon Harkness was an American businessman and inheritor of a large share of Standard Oil.
context_section_description: In 1896, he moved from Cleveland, Ohio to a home at 12 East 53rd Street in New York City.  He also owned a country home, Dosoris, at Glen Cove on Long Island. A yachtsman and sportsman, he was a member of The Union Club of Cleveland, the New York Yacht Club, the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and Piping Rock Club.
  In August 1911 while in command of his steam yacht Gunilda on Lake Superior he ran her aground, due to his failure in recognising a requirement for a pilot and then compounding the matter by not hiring tugs at the appropriate time. She would sink in days. He put in a claim against the ship's insurer, Lloyds of London for about $132,000 dollars, and received $100,000 compensation.
caption: Steam yacht Gunilda
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