Tragedy Strikes in Seven Minutes ‘Loss of the Steamer Fred McBrier’

The 161-foot Steamer Fred McBrier was built in 1881 in West Bay City, MI. On October 3, 1890 it was down bound with a load of iron ore towing the barges A. Stewart and J.B. Lozen. It was then hit amidships by up bound steamer Progress. Both steamers misunderstood the signals and the McBrier went down in seven minutes, 10 miles west from old Mackinaw point in Lake Michigan. Tony will present and narrate an HD Video about this stunning event.

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