The Phoenix in Flames (1847)

In the History of the Navigation of the Great Lakes, published in 1911, Ralph Gordon Plumb: “Then followed the first disaster of magnitude that occurred on Lake Michigan. This was the burning of the Phoenix off Sheboygan on November 21, 1847. This boat, too, had 250 emigrants from Holland on board in route to Milwaukee. The lake had been rough and the boat had remained in Manitowoc Harbor until it was thought safe to venture out.” Ship Name: Phoenix  Year Built: 1845 Tonnage 305 Ship type: Wooden Hulled Propeller Steamer  Nationality: United States of America  Year Wrecked: 1847 Reason for Wreck: Caught Fire  Location Wrecked: Lake Michigan, Sank Near Sheboygan Wisconsin  Lives Lost: Estimated to be around 250 Sources:  https://newspaperarchive.com/weekly-wisconsin-mar-29-1848-p-8/ https://newspaperarchive.com/montrose-peoples-advocate-dec-09-1847-p-2/ https://newspaperarchive.com/independent-american-and-general-advertiser-dec-03-1847-p-2/ https://newspaperarchive.com/portage-sentinel-dec-01-1847-p-2/ https://books.google.com/books?id=mj82AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188&dq=phoenix+sheboygan+1847&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja_Nutg_WGAxVmlIkEHcR6CGYQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=phoenix%20sheboygan%201847&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=jcQyAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA283&dq=phoenix+burning+great+lakes&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit8q7IgPWGAxVjv4kEHdxXALg4HhDoAXoECAwQAg#v=onepage&q=phoenix%20burning%20great%20lakes&f=false https://www.michiganshipwrecks.org/shipwrecks-2/shipwreck-categories/shipwrecks-lost/phoenix https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/30035/data?n=2 https://newspaperarchive.com/rock-river-pilot-dec-01-1847-p-3/