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Lake Superior:
Leafield:
Approximate location: Angus Island
Lives lost: 18
Baker, Charles 4
Occupation: master
Home: Collingwood, ON
Northcott, Alfred 4
Occupation: first mate
Home: Collingwood, ON
Begley, Fred 4
Occupation: second mate
Home: Collingwood, ON
Kerr, Andy 4
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Collingwood, ON
Bowie, Tom 4
Occupation: first assistant engineer
Home: Collingwood, ON
Brown, Charlie 4
Occupation: fireman
Home: Collingwood, ON
Simpson, Joseph 4
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Collingwood, ON
Whitesides, Eddie 4
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Collingwood, ON
Shefield, Paul 4
Occupation: steward
Home: Collingwood, ON
Shefield, Richard 4
Occupation: steward
Home: Collingwood, ON
Willomett, Mr. 5
Occupation: first cook
Home: Collingwood, ON
Willomett, Mrs. 5
Occupation: second cook
Home: Collingwood, ON
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William Nottingham:
Approximate location: Apostle Islands
Lives lost: 3
Karp, John 4
Occupation: watchman
Home:
Best, William 4
Occupation: oiler
Home:
Thornburn, J.F. 4
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
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Henry B. Smith:
Approximate location: Marquette, Michigan
Lives lost: 23
Owen, James L. 3,4,7
Occupation: master
Home: in or near Geneva, OH
Tait, John 6
Occupation: first mate
Home: in or near Kingston, ON
Rayburn, Charles E. 5,6
Occupation: chief engineer
Home:
Carey, George 6
Occupation: second engineer
Home:
Gallagher, John 6,7
Occupation: third engineer
Home: in or near Escanaba, MI
Freeman, Martin 6
Occupation: watchman
Home:
Judson, Rufus R. 6,7
Occupation: steward
Home: in or near Toledo, OH
Zink, Joseph 6,7
Occupation: boatswain
Home: in or near Corunna, ON
Shire, John 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Haskin, Harry R. 6
Occupation: porter
Home:
Perry, Lawrence 4
Occupation: porter
Home: Duluth, MN
Loefen, Christ 6
Occupation: oiler
Home:
Olsen, John H. 6
Occupation: oiler
Home:
Becker, Otto 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
Costandakis, Peter 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
Nilsen, Charles J. 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
Cattanach, Charles 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Sombra, ON
Shipley, Edward E. 6,7
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: in or near Deckerville, MI
Shotwell, William 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Angus, MI
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Lake Michigan:
Plymouth (Barge):
Approximate location: Gull Island
Lives lost: 7
Larsen, Axel †3,4
Occupation: master
Home: Marinette, WI
Keenan, Christopher †3
Occupation: deputy United States marshal
Home: Port Huron, MI
Duchaine, Clifford 4
Occupation:
Home:
Jessup, Clyde4
Occupation:
Home:
Johnson, Peter 4
Occupation:
Home:
Kossak, Henry 4
Occupation:
Home:
Sabota, James †3
Occupation:
Home: Port Huron, MI
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Lake Huron:
Argus:
Approximate location: Point Aux Barques
Lives lost: 28
Gutch, Paul †2,3
Occupation: master
Home: 4194 Mapledale Ave, S.W., Cleveland, OH
Young, Van B. (or Dan) †3,4,6
Occupation: mate
Home: Marine City, MI
Rowan, Robert †3,4
Occupation: second mate
Home: Conneaut, OH
Nelson, Tom †3
Occupation: boatswain mate
Home: Buffalo, NY
Asmussen, Max 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Green Bay, WI
McDonald, John †3,4
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Sault Ste Marie, MI
Anderson, Charles 3
Occupation: watchman
Home: Providence, RI
Johnson, James 3
Occupation: watchman
Home: Toronto, ON
Hogan, James 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Rochester, NY
Domholsky, Wactaw (or Wactow Domhoski) 3,6
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Buffalo, NY
Coppo, Philip (or Phillip) 3,6
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Paterson, NJ
Lansberger, Peter 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Camden, NJ
Brexa, Joseph 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Hyde Park, MA
Zanger, George Jr. 3,6
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Sandusky, OH
Stark, William P. 3,6
Occupation: first assistant engineer
Home: Sandusky, OH
Hayes, George †3,4
Occupation: handyman
Home: Croswell, MI
Aarum, Ralph J. (or Aaron) 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home: Buffalo, NY
LaMere, William †3,4,6
Occupation: oiler
Home: Port Huron, MI
Radetoneka, Mike (or Raditoneka) 3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: Buffalo, NY
Zarnick, Charles 3
Occupation: fireman
Home: Butler, PA
Runciman, Dan (or Runsoma) 3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: Detroit, MI
Walker, Mr. William †3,4
Occupation: steward
Home: 4419 Superior Ave, N.E., Cleveland, OH
Walker, Mrs. Emily †3,4
Occupation: second cook
Home: 1569 45th St, Cleveland, OH
Gardner, Leo †3,4
Occupation: porter
Home: Buffalo, NY
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James Carruthers:
Approximate location: Goderich, Ontario
Lives lost: 22
Wright, William H. †3,4,7
Occupation: master
Home: Toronto, ON
Lediard, William C. "Bill" †4
Occupation: first mate
Home:
O'Dell, Edward J. (or Dell) †4,7
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: in or near Toronto, ON
Buckley, William J. 4,7
Occupation: second engineer
Home: Leith, ON
Evans, J. †3
Occupation:
Home: Detroit, MI
Heary, Mary Agnes †4,7
Occupation: cook
Home: in or near Wallaceburg, ON
Speers, Elmer 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Thornton, ON
Egan, Cinderella 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Grinsby, ON
Waiter, Clara 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Dixie, ON
Corbett, M.H. 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Toronto, ON
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Hydrus:
Approximate location: Goderich, Ontario
Lives lost: 25
Lowe, John H. 3,7
Occupation: master
Home: Cleveland, OH (or Los Angeles, CA?)
Sommers, Albert 3,6,7
Occupation: first mate
Home: Cleveland, OH (or family near Fowlerville, MI?)
Newman, William R. 3,6
Occupation: second mate
Home: Ashtabula, OH
Hansen, Ed 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Ericksen, Fred 3,6
Occupation: wheelsman (or fireman)
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Field, Herman 3
Occupation: watchman
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Feldman, H.J. 3
Occupation: watchman
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Chinoy, Walter 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Buffalo, NY
Miller, W. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Buffalo, NY
Doyle, John 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Cleveland, OH
Beres, Joseph (or Berer) 3,7
Occupation: deck hand
Home: 24 Hamburg St, Buffalo, NY
Kewley, John6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Olsson, Arvid (or Olseon) 3,6
Occupation: boatswain
Home: 401 E. 31st St, New York City, NY
Hatch, Calvin B. 3,6
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Detroit, MI
Hartt, William H.P. (or H.B.) 3,6,7
Occupation: first assistant engineer
Home: Cleveland, OH (or near Portsmouth, VA?)
Van Wynsberger, John (or VanWynsberghe) 3,6,7
Occupation: handy man
Home: Hoboken, NY (or Ashtabula, OH?)
Christy, Kernol †3
Occupation: oiler
Home: Marine City, MI
Burns, William J. 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home: Marine City, MI
Christy, Dickson Leslie †3
Occupation: fireman
Home: Marine City, MI
Reese, L. Walter 3,6,7
Occupation: fireman
Home: Buffalo, NY
Johansen, Reinhart (or Johnson) 3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: Chicago, IL
Crabb, Charles G. 3,7
Occupation: steward
Home: 86 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY (or near Bristol, Germany?)
Somerville, R.A. (or Sonervill) 3,7
Occupation: second cook
Home: Detroit, MI
Williams, Oren (or Orin) 3,7
Occupation: porter
Home: 3303 Erie St, Toledo, ON (or near Two Rivers, MI?)
Goldman, E. 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Chicago, IL
Muir, Thomas 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Chicago, IL
Tjild, Herman 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near New York, NY
Mattison, W. 7
Occupation: unknown
Home: in or near Minneapolis, MN
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John A. McGean:
Approximate location: Sturgeon Point, Michigan
Lives lost: 28
Ney, Chauncey R. (or Nye/May) 3,4,7
Occupation: master; age 43
Home: 1257 E. 67 St., Cleveland, OH
Hill, E.A. (or F.A.) 3,7
Occupation: first mate; age 48
Home: Vermilion, OH
Ekbert, Arthur H. (or Egbert) 3,6,7
Occupation: second mate; age 29
Home: 568 6th Ave., Milwaukee, WI
Smith, Calvin S. 5,6,7
Occupation: chief engineer; age 43
Home: Lorain, OH
Carlson, Ole 3,7
Occupation: second engineer; age 24
Home: Lorain, OH
Jacobson, George 6,7
Occupation: deck hand; age 33
Home: Warren, MI
Olsen, John (or Owen) †3,4,6,7
Occupation: watchman; age 23
Home:
Surles, James 3,7
Occupation: watchman; age 46
Home: 1838 (or 1833) W. Main St., Cleveland, OH
Kelley, E. 7
Occupation: fireman; age 26
Home: Alexandria, VA
McAllister, William (or McAlister) 6,7
Occupation: fireman; age 29
Home: Buffalo, NY
Olsen, Eldrup 3,6,7
Occupation: fireman; age 28
Home: Chicago, IL
Marlowe, Frank A. (or Marlow) 3,6,7
Occupation: steward; age 36
Home: Ashtabula, OH
Callahan, Patrick 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Conway, F. 7
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Sandusky, OH
Dahl, O. 7
Occupation: deck hand; age 22
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Handley, E. 7
Occupation: deck hand; age 24
Home: Scranton, PA
Holmes, J. 7
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Cleveland, OH
Nowak, John 6,7
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Bernardsville, NY
McGuire, J. 3,7
Occupation: porter
Home: Sandusky, OH
Perrigo, E. 7
Occupation: oiler; age 27
Home: Lorain, OH
Smith, Daniel 6,7
Occupation: oiler; age 18
Home: Lorain, OH
Smith, George L. †3,4,7
Occupation: wheelsman; age age 22
Home: Sarnia, ON
Stone, Thomas †3,4,7
Occupation: wheelsman; age 26
Home: Sarnia, ON
Betts, Dellmur M. (or Bells) 3,6,7
Occupation: second cook; age 36
Home: Girard, PA
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Charles S. Price:
Approximate location: Port Huron, Michigan
Lives lost: 28
Black, William A. 3,6
Occupation: master
Home:
Hartman, Charles A. Jr. 3,6
Occupation: first mate
Home: St. Clair, MI
Mackley, Howard M. 3
Occupation: second mate
Home: St. Clair, MI
Groundwater, John †3
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Cleveland, OH
Reynolds, Bert L. 3
Occupation: first assistant engineer
Home: Cleveland, OH
Brakeman, H.S. 3,6
Occupation: second assistant engineer
Home:
Jones, Herbert †3
Occupation: steward
Home: Superior, WI
Jones, Mrs. Herbert 3
Occupation: steward
Home: Superior, WI
Broski, Steve 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
Falkenberg, Christ (or Faulkner, Chris) †3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: New York, NY
Horn, Harry 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
Puttmann, Fred 6
Occupation: fireman
Home:
DeMunnik, William 6
Occupation: wheelsman
Home:
Fennell, Sidney G. 6
Occupation: wheelsman
Home:
MacIntosh, Arz (or Arzl) †3,6
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: St. Clair, MI
McInnis, Wilson †3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Owen Sound, ON
Blake, Charles 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Falk, Joseph 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Hertzog, Phil B. 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
St. Jacques, Charles 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Smith, Frank 6
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
Patton, Ernest J. 3,6
Occupation: second cook
Home: Escanaba
?, Henry 3
Occupation: oiler
Home:Baltimore, MD
Redecker, Herman 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home:Baltimore, MD
?, Fred 3
Occupation: oiler
Home:Baltimore, MD
Sellers, Kerline M. (or Kerlin) 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home:Baltimore, MD
Morey, Ives W. 3
Occupation: oiler
Home:Detroit, MI
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Regina:
Approximate location: Harbor Beach, Michigan
Lives lost: 20
McConkey, Edward H. 3
Occupation: master
Home: Barrie, ON
Adams, Wesley 3
Occupation: mate
Home: Hawkstone, ON
Dasome, Bert 3
Occupation: second mate
Home: Penetang, ON
McSorley, C.J. 3
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Kingston, ON
Lenihan, M.F. (or Lenchan, W.F.) 3,7
Occupation: second engineer
Home: Toronto, ON
Gornley, Peter 3
Occupation: steward
Home: Glasgow, Scotland
Young, A. 3
Occupation: assistant steward
Home: Edinburgh, Scotland
Clark, Alfred J. (or Clarke) 3,7
Occupation: assistant steward
Home: Thorold, ON
Stalker, R. 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Penetang, ON
Burch, George 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Smith's Falls, ON
Shea, John 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Sidney, Nova Scotia
McInnes, Walter †3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Owen Sound, ON
Doyle, Leo 3
Occupation: watchman
Home: Collingwood, ON
Lawson, David M. †3
Occupation: oiler
Home: New Brunswick
Oleson, Gustav †3
Occupation: fireman
Home: Toronto, ON
Woodburn, Barney 3
Occupation: fireman
Home: Toronto, ON
Wiltshire, E.J. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Chippenham, ON
Roberts, R.H. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Prymouth
Lucas, W. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Smith's Creek, ON
Andrews, H. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Portsmouth
Marney, A. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Manchester, England
Gratton, P. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Montreal
Lebreton, L. †3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Montreal
Sheets, A. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home:
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Isaac M. Scott:
Approximate location: Sturgeon Point, Michigan
Lives lost: 28
McArthur, A. 3
Occupation: master
Home: Ashtabula, OH
Karch, Engelhart 3,6
Occupation: first mate
Home: Cleveland, OH
Wood, A. 3
Occupation: second mate
Home: Harbor Beach, MI
Rosenberg, K. 3
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Riga, Russia
Thompson, Michael 3,6
Occupation: wheelsman
Home: Bay City, MI
Klatt, John 3,6
Occupation: watchman
Home: Milwaukee, WI
Vosh, A. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Lorain, ON
Thayer, Richard 3,6
Occupation: watchman
Home: Linesville, PA
Jacobson, O. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Allandale, MN
Doan, William 3,6
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Detroit, MI
Berg, H. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Worcester, MA
Barrett, F.J. (or Barrtt, P.J.) 3,7
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Scranton, PA
Friend, G. 3
Occupation: deck hand
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Woodruff, W.P. 3,5,6
Occupation: chief engineer
Home: Ashtabula, OH
Potter, Harry 3,6
Occupation: second engineer
Home: Harbor Creek, PA
Dwelle, Norman 3,6,7
Occupation: third engineer
Home: Kelly's Island, OH (or Kelley's)
Abram, Albert (or Abraham) 3,6,7
Occupation: boatswain
Home: Detroit, MI
Barry, Joseph 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home: Ashtabula, OH
Heiberger, Victor 3,6
Occupation: oiler
Home: Sandusky, OH
Bogner, Louis 3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: Cleveland, OH
Baker, Alex J. 3,6
Occupation: fireman
Home: Fair Haven, MI
Burns, C. (or Burn) 3,7
Occupation: fireman
Home: New York, NY
Tonn, F. 3
Occupation: fireman
Home: Hoboken, NY
Zibell, Oscar (or Ziebell) 3,6,7
Occupation: fireman
Home: Green Bay, WI
Boonnisch, T.H. (or P.H.) 3,7
Occupation: fireman
Home: Buffalo, NY
Palmer, George W. 3,6
Occupation: steward
Home: Detroit, MI
Thiery, Albert 3,6
Occupation: second cook
Home: Brooklyn, NY
Miller, T. (or James) 3,7
Occupation: porter
Home: Cleveland, OH
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Wexford:
Approximate location: Port Franks, Ontario
Lives lost: 20
Cameron, Bruce 4
Occupation: master
Home:
Brooks, Archibald †4
Occupation: second mate
Home:
Scott, James †4
Occupation: chief engineer
Home:
Lougheed, Richard †4
Occupation: assistant engineer
Home:
Dodson, Allan †4
Occupation: watchman
Home:
Gordon, Orrin 4
Occupation:
Home:
Glenn, James †4
Occupation:
Home: Scotland
Wilmont, George 4
Occupation: cook
Home:
McDonald, Murdoch †4
Occupation: passenger
Home: Goderich, ON
McDonald, Donald †4
Occupation: passenger; Murdoch's cousin
Home: Goderich, ON
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Lake Erie:
Lightship 82:
Approximate location: Buffalo, New York
Lives lost: 6
Williams, Hugh M. 3
Occupation: master
Home: Manistee, MI
Leahy, Andrew 4
Occupation: mate
Home: Elyria, OH
Leahy, Cornelius 4
Occupation: assistant engineer
Home: Elyria, OH
Butler, Charles 4
Occupation: engineer
Home: Buffalo, NY
Mackey, Peter 4
Occupation: cook
Home: Buffalo, NY
Jensen, William4
Occupation:
Home: Muskegon, MI
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Others:
This list includes any victims not involved with a maritime vessel during the storm.
Bourgeois, Carl †1
Occupation: unknown, 17 yrs old
Home: Cleveland, OH
Cause of death: electrocuted by downed wire
Cornwell, Birdsey E. 7
Occupation: unknown, 30 yrs old
Home: mother Effie E. Cornwell lived at 56 E. Grand Ave, [Detroit?]
Cause of death: unknown from source. Was duck-hunting in Saginaw Bay; was believed to have drowned.
Relatives: Archie B. Tyrrell (uncle), Hiram L. Cornwell (brother)
Lambert, William †1
Occupation: Confederate veteran
Home: hut behind Eagle Ave, Cleveland, OH
Cause of death: succumb to weather, frozen
Unknown †1
Occupation: train conductor
Home:
Cause of death: hit by oncoming train while checking the safety of a track
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Sources:
1. Brown, David G. (2002). White Hurricane. International Marine / McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138037-X.
2.
http://www.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca/News/NL%20winter03.pd... . Newsletter, Winter 2003, Save Ontario Shipwrecks, Inc.. Accessed on February 9, 2005.
3. The Port Huron Times-Herald
4. Hemming, Robert J. (1992). Ships Gone Missing: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. ISBN 0-8092-3909-4.
5.
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/ Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Accessed on February 10, 2005.
6. Annual Report of the Lake Carriers' Association. 1913.
7. Detroit Free Press