The Wreck Today: A couple of pieces of wood and metal girders is all that marks the site of the Cascade. There is a hard packed mud bottom. Look for the many anchors fishermen have lost near the breakwall and watch for heavy boat traffic.
Cascade
Additional information on the Cascade is on page 30 of Erie Wrecks West.
Location: 200 feet off the west breakwall at Lorain, Ohio
Coordinates: LORAN: 43693.0 57221.1
GPS PA: 41 28.55 82 11.50
Lies: scattered Depth: 30 feet
Type: tug Cargo: light
Official #: 126913
Power: high pressure steam
Owner(s) Elihu M. Pierce & Walter Wood, B&O Railroad, Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1892 at Buffalo, New York by OGrady & Maher
Dimensions: 735 x 198 x 105
Tonnage:77.28 gross 38.64 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, January 24, 1904
Cause of Loss: cut by ice
Coordinates: LORAN: 43693.0 57221.1
GPS PA: 41 28.55 82 11.50
Lies: scattered Depth: 30 feet
Type: tug Cargo: light
Official #: 126913
Power: high pressure steam
Owner(s) Elihu M. Pierce & Walter Wood, B&O Railroad, Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1892 at Buffalo, New York by OGrady & Maher
Dimensions: 735 x 198 x 105
Tonnage:77.28 gross 38.64 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, January 24, 1904
Cause of Loss: cut by ice
