List of SeaWing Dead

Ship name               = Sea Wing Ship completed          = 1888 Ship length             = 110 ft Ship beam                = 20.8 ft Ship draught             = 4.5 ft Ship power               = 2 steam engines, 10 in diameter, 6 ft stroke Ship propulsion         = Sternwheel paddleboat Ship notes              = Former towboat turned excursion boat

The Sea Wing disaster occurred on July 13, 1890 when a strong squall line overturned the excursion vessel Sea Wing on Lake Pepin near Lake City, Minnesota. Over 200 people were aboard the vessel when it was overturned, and as a result 98 people drowned. An excursion barge that was being towed by the Sea Wing was unharmed. It is one of the worst maritime disasters that has occurred on the upper Mississippi River.

Tornadoes had occurred earlier in the evening farther north in the Twin Cities area, but it is believed that downburst winds from a thunderstorm caused the event.

Those killed were identified as: BELMONT, N.D. A.O. Anderson

DIAMOND BLUFF Wm. Jorgensen Mrs. Millie Kremer Leon Kremer R. L. Mero Austin Mero Myrtle Mero Millie Niles Florence Smith Mrs. D.N. Wethern Perley Wethern GRAYSVILLE, OHIO Eliza J. Crawford HAY CREEK Kate Burkard Martin Scherf HARTLAND, WIS. John Adams RED WING. Mrs. W. H. Blaker Cena Blaker Dell W. Blaker Chas. D. Brown Phoebe, Bearson John Behrens Mrs. John Behrens Louis Brenn Fred J. Christ Joseph Carlson Chas. Dinslage Kate Daily Ira M. Fulton Minnie Fisher Mrs. Merritt Green Ida Green Peter Gerken Mrs. Peter Gerken Henry Gerken Emil J. Gerken Alvina H. Gerken Amandus Gerken George Gerken Fred Hattemer Theodor Horwodel Mrs. F. Hempftling Fred E Hempftling Lizzie Hempftling Herman Hempftling Mrs. Herman Hempftling Mrs. Hannah Humpert Mabel Holton Melissa A. Harrison George Hartman Edward Ingebritson John Ingebritson Thomas Leeson Mrs. Edward Larson Gustaf L. Lillyblad Mrs. Ole Nelson Henry Newton Emma Nelson George Nelson Randina Olson Mary Olson Peter Olson Orrin Oskey Julia Persig Annie Persig Chas. Peterson Knute E. Peterson Henry Rehder Rosa Rehder John Schoeffler Mrs. John Schoeffler John Schoeffler, Jr. Frederick Schoeffler Mrs. Sophia Schulenberg Mamie Schulenberg Henry Schulenberg Annie Schneider Annie Staiger John Straub Fred Seavers Ida Seavers Mrs. F. Scherf Hattie Scherf Mary Skoglund Henry Steffenson Rikka Vieths Bertha Winter TRENTON Ella Adams Mamie Adams William Adams Mattie Flynn Cord Johnson Nettie Palmer Alice Palmer Adda Way Edna Way James Wilson WELCH Thomas O'Shaughnessy