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Fannie J. Bartlett

Schooner · United States · Lost 1894 · Long Island & the New York Approaches

A coal schooner lost in fog off Napeague gave its salvaged nameplate to a Long Island Rail Road flag stop that still bore its name decades later.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

The three-masted schooner Fannie J. Bartlett, carrying about 1,250 tons of coal from Philadelphia to Boston, ran aground on an outer bar near the Napeague Life-Saving Station in dense fog before dawn on January 16, 1894. Captain A. T. Hutchins, a part owner who had commanded the vessel for forty years without accident, and his crew of ten were all rescued by Napeague's volunteer life-savers. The wreck and its cargo were sold at auction within weeks, and the ship's salvaged nameplate was later nailed to a Long Island Rail Road flag-stop pole, which became known locally as "Bartlett Station."

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail, three-masted schooner
Owners: Captain A. T. Hutchins (part owner)

Loss

Date: January 16, 1894
Cause: Navigational error
Location: An outer bar about two miles east of the Napeague Life-Saving Station
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Boston, Massachusetts
Cargo: Approximately 1,250 tons of coal
Aboard: 11
Lives lost: 0
Master: Captain A. T. Hutchins