VESSEL: Schooner
TYPE: Grounding
DATE: September 10, 1900
SIZE:
BUILT: 1881, Bath, Maine
MASTER:
LOCATION: Between Eau Gallie and Sebastian, Florida

SUMMARY:
Little was reported on the grounding of  the 3 masted schooner Mary E. Morse.  Newspapers reported the schooner had run ashore off Sebastian with no further details reported. One newspaper had the name of the vessel as the “Mary Ross”, but also stated it was assumed to the be the Mary E. Morse. Some accounts had assumed the schooner was a total loss, but the vessel appears

The schooner had wrecked prior in 1899 Carrabelle hurricane. On August 1, 1899, the Mary E. Morse went ashore on Dog Island, Florida and would be later recovered.

REFERENCE:
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). September 11, 1900. Page 7.
The New York Times (New York, New York). September 11, 1900. Page 3.
Wrecked vessels on Dog Island following the 1899 hurricane. 1899. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/259373