- Date
- 1884
- Kind
- Shipwreck
- Where
- Whiskey Island
- Wreck of
- Chandler Wells
- Eras
- Irish era
- Concepts
- shipwrecksshippingmaritimeIrish era
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
The schooner Chandler Wells was reported wrecked near Whiskey Island in 1884,
with its lumber cargo lost. The event is recorded as a Shipwreck and linked to
the vessel; the source does not locate the remains precisely enough to create a
separate WreckSite article.
Evidence and limits
The claim comes from a December 1961 Beaver Beacon retrospective about the
Beaver Island Life-Saving Station and nearby maritime losses. It is valuable
local evidence, but it is not a contemporary casualty report. The event’s
took_place_at value therefore records the source’s “near Whiskey Island”
geography at island level and does not assert that the wreck lies on the island
itself.
Open questions
- Can a contemporary newspaper, enrollment record, or lifesaving report give the vessel’s owner, route, cargo details, and exact loss location?
- Is the wreck associated with Whiskey Island Shoal, another nearby hazard, or an unidentified shore location?
Sources
- States that the schooner *Chandler Wells* was wrecked near Whiskey Island in 1884 and that ship and lumber cargo were lost.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 31 July 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wreck of the Chandler Wells”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/chandler-wells-wreck-1884/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “The Changing Face of Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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