SS John B. Lyon explained
SS John B. Lyon was an 1881 built American wooden bulk carrier steamer. On 12 September 1900, during the
Great Storm of 1900 the steamer with a cargo of 80,000 iron ore was sunk in a gale, the remnants of the hurricane that hit
Galveston, Texas, on
Lake Erie off
Conneaut near
Ashtabula, Ohio, a total loss. Nine crewmen were killed, seven people survived.
[1] [2] Notes and References
- Web site: Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1901. 14 July 2019.
- Web site: John B. Lyon (+1900) . Wrecksite . 21 April 2020.