The Phoenix was a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan on 21 November 1847, with the loss of at least 190 but perhaps as many as 250 lives. The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fourth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes. Characteristics The Phoenix was built in 1845 in Cleveland, Ohio or Buffalo, New York. It was built with the then-new technology of twin screw propellers instead of side-mounted paddlewheels. The ship was long, with a beam of , a depth of and a displacement of 302 tons. Career The Phoenix spent its career making trips between Buffalo and Chicago. The ship was owned by Pease and Allen of Cleveland. Final voyage The Phoenix departed Buffalo on 11 November 1847, for its last trip of the year. It was carrying around 275 passengers, mostly Dutch immigrants, and a crew of 25 commanded by Captain G. B. Sweet. The ship also carried a cargo of molasses, coffee, sugar, and hardware. While on Lake Erie Captain Sweet fell and injured his knee badly enough that he was forced to stay in bed for the rest of the journey. The first mate, H. Watts, took command.

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Notable quotes

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.”
— Christina Baldwin, in One to One (1977)
“The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.”
— Miguel de Cervantes, as quoted in The Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories (2008) by Varla Ventura, p. 46
“In the sunrise … the Phoenix effect!?! Now what the heck does that mean: freaky after-image of a very freak dream … or harbinger of something worse?”
— Chris Claremont in the Excalibur pilot issue: Excalibur : The Sword is Drawn (1987), Kitty Pryde, p. 8
“You forget, fuzzy elf … I'm Phoenix. If I die it's only to be reborn — hopefully better and brighter than before.”
— Chris Claremont in Excalibur : The Sword is Drawn (1987) Rachel Summers (Phoenix) to Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) and Shadowcat, p. 43
“My mom was a phoenix who always expected to rise again from the ashes of her latest disaster. And in spite of her self-doubts, she had a very strong sense of who she was. She had a sense of self-worth. She loved being Judy Garland. Did she secretly long to be Frances Gumm Somebody, Minnesota housewife? Are you kidding? She'd have run off with a vaudeville troupe just the way my grandfather did.”
— Lorna Luft, in Me and My Shadows : A Family Memoir (1999), p. 222

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Overview

The Phoenix was a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan on 21 November 1847, with the loss of at least 190 but perhaps as many as 250 lives. The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fourth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes. Characteristics The Phoenix was built in 1845 in Cleveland, Ohio or Buffalo, New York. It was built with the then-new technology of twin screw propellers instead of side-mounted paddlewheels. The ship was long, with a beam of , a depth of and a displacement of 302 tons. Career The Phoenix spent its career making trips between Buffalo and Chicago. The ship was owned by Pease and Allen of Cleveland. Final voyage The Phoenix departed Buffalo on 11 November 1847, for its last trip of the year. It was carrying around 275 passengers, mostly Dutch immigrants, and a crew of 25 commanded by Captain G. B. Sweet. The ship also carried a cargo of molasses, coffee, sugar, and hardware. While on Lake Erie Captain Sweet fell and injured his knee badly enough that he was forced to stay in bed for the rest of the journey. The first mate, H. Watts, took command.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The Phoenix was a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan on 21 November 1847, with the loss of at least 190 but perhaps as many as 250 lives. The loss of life made this disaster, in terms of loss of life from the sinking of a single vessel, the fourth-worst tragedy in the history of the Great Lakes.

Notable quotes

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.”
— Christina Baldwin, in One to One (1977)
“The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.”
— Miguel de Cervantes, as quoted in The Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories (2008) by Varla Ventura, p. 46
“In the sunrise … the Phoenix effect!?! Now what the heck does that mean: freaky after-image of a very freak dream … or harbinger of something worse?”
— Chris Claremont in the Excalibur pilot issue: Excalibur : The Sword is Drawn (1987), Kitty Pryde, p. 8
“You forget, fuzzy elf … I'm Phoenix. If I die it's only to be reborn — hopefully better and brighter than before.”
— Chris Claremont in Excalibur : The Sword is Drawn (1987) Rachel Summers (Phoenix) to Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) and Shadowcat, p. 43
“My mom was a phoenix who always expected to rise again from the ashes of her latest disaster. And in spite of her self-doubts, she had a very strong sense of who she was. She had a sense of self-worth. She loved being Judy Garland. Did she secretly long to be Frances Gumm Somebody, Minnesota housewife? Are you kidding? She'd have run off with a vaudeville troupe just the way my grandfather did.”
— Lorna Luft, in Me and My Shadows : A Family Memoir (1999), p. 222

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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