Ship Model, Steam Barge <I>Edward Smith</I>
date: label: Date made
content: 1966
label: ship transferred to Michigan
content: 1900
label: ship sank
content: 1926-08-29
label: ship wreckage located
content: 1975
name: label: built ship, Edward Smith
content: F. W. Wheeler & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: The three-masted wooden propeller <I>Edward Smith</I> was built in 1890 by F.W. Wheeler & Co. at West Bay City, Michigan. The 201-foot bulk freighter is best known for rescuing crew from the old wooden steamer <I>Annie Young</I> on 20 October 1890 in Lake Huron. The <I>Young</I> was transporting a cargo of coal from Buffalo to Gladstone, MI when a fire began somewhere in the vicinity of the boiler.
label: Description
content: Upbound from Marine City, <I>Smith</I>’s Captain Mitchell saw the <I>Young</I> on fire, dropped the two barges he was towing and began circling the burning ship, rescuing 13 crew and the captain. Nine men were lost when their lifeboat swamped and sank. Capt. Mitchell was awarded a lifesaving medal for his efforts; <I>Annie Young</I> had been insured for $55,000.
label: Description
content: In 1900, the <I>Smith</I> was renamed <I>Zillah</I>, when transferred at Port Huron, MI to new owners. On 29 August 1926, <I>Zillah</I> was transporting a cargo of heavy limestone when it sailed into a summer storm in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior. The old steamer began to take on water, and the crew removed their belongings while <I>Zillah</I> coasted in a circle. The crew was rescued without loss by the steamer <I>William B. Schiller</I>, with assistance from the Coast Guard. Shortly afterwards, the ship rolled over and sank. The <I>Zillah</I>’s wreck was located in 1975.
place: label: location of F. W. Wheeler & Co.
content: United States: Michigan, West Bay
label: Associated Place
content: Huron, Lake
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Michigan, Port Huron
label: Associated Place
content: Superior, Lake
topic: label: related event
content: The Development of the Industrial United States
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: On the Water exhibit
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: National Museum of American History. On the Water exhibition website
label: Related Web Publication
content: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.326655
label: catalog number
content: 326655
label: accession number
content: 265603
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship, barge
label: Object Name
content: ship model, barge
label: Object Name
content: model, ship
label: Other Terms
content: ship, barge; Maritime; Steam
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metals (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 in x 29 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 45.72 cm x 74.93 cm x 11.43 cm