Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys - March 2nd

Today in 1859 the ship Nathan Hannau is lost on Brewster Reef while en route from Boston to New Orleans. The ship was carrying ice, furniture, and shoes. Some of the furniture, boots, and shoes were saved and the wreckers were awarded $1,801. Twenty-two years later, the bark Folomer wrecked on the Southwest Reef in the Dry Tortugas. The Folomer was carrying a cargo of cotton and, though the vessel was lost, the wreckers were awarded $6,384.