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The ''Lucerne'' was a commercial schooner. In November 1886, it sank due to bad weather in Lake Superior, off the coast of Long Island in Chequamegon Bay. The site of the wreck was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lucerne (Shipwreck): La Pointe, Wisconsin )〕 ==History== The ''Lucerne'' was launched on April 23, 1873. It was nearly long and reportedly cost $55,000 to build.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Service History )〕 On November 15, 1886, the ''Lucerne'' was loaded with 1,200 tons of iron ore at Ashland, Wisconsin. The load was consigned to ''Little, Oglebay and Company'' of Cleveland. After the delivery, The captain and crew set back for their home port destination. With new canvas sails and a light wind blowing, all the signs pointed to a speedy voyage home. However, a November snowstorm on the lake began developing that night. It was on November 17 or 18, the ''Lucerne'' succumbed to the violent storm, and sank off the shore of Long Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Final Voyage )〕 Unfortunately, at the height of the storm, the ''Lucerne'' had been spotted by the captain of the ship ''Fred Kelly'', but could not offer any help to the distressed ship, under the circumstances. Nobody witnessed the ''Lucernes final minutes, and none of the crew survived. William Mack, part owner of the ''Lucerne'', became worried when the ship never arrived back at port. He telegraphed Bayfield and asked for a search vessel to be sent. The boat ''S.B. Barker'' was dispatched for the purpose, but didn't have to go far to find the wreckage of the ''Lucerne''. The crew discovered three masts sticking out of the water. Upon closer inspection, they saw three of the ship's crew members there, frozen solid in three inches of ice. Apparently they had climbed to the top of the masts to escape the frozen waters of Lake Superior, and had perished there while waiting to be rescued. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucerne (shipwreck)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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