SS Joseph L. Hurd
SS "Joseph L. Hurd" was a wooden steam ship built in Detroit, Michigan, in 1869. Career. The "Joseph L. Hurd" was first enrolled in Detroit on September 15, 1869, starting on the Detroit and Saginaw route. She later collided with the "Cayuga" in 1895, sinking the newer steel ship and killing one crew member. The "Joseph L. Hurd" started carrying stone in October 1904, and she became a barge in 1907. Beaching. "Joseph L. Hurd" was beached in September 1913 and subsequently abandoned by its crew.