- HAIR, DARK. The Captain wouldn’t wait until his hatches were weather tight- instead he ran for his life in the 1913 Storm, making 32 miles before the lake took him and his crew.. Capt. Seven people aboard died. A fire aboard forced the crew to evacuate the Louisiana, which is now a popular shipwreck for divers near Washington Island in Green Bay, Wisconsin. henry B SMITH. Great Crosby, Liverpool.
The capsized ship was coated in ice the day after the storm and remains upside-down on the lake floor. His father John died on 27 January 1913, still a resident of 27 Kimberley Drive at that time. His body recovered by the Mackay-Bennett (#64) and he was buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia on 8 May 1912. N0. (Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary), The Argus was carrying coal across Lake Huron when the waves took it down a little more than 13 miles north of Point Aux Barques. Copyright © 1996-2020 Encyclopedia Titanica, URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/john-reginald-rice.html, Survivability Study of the 1912 RMS Titanic Disaster, Gus Cohen with Kenneth More on the set of A Night to Remember, Survivor of Titanic Disaster Expires at 83 in Mt. His previous ship had been the Celtic and as a clerk in first class John would earn monthly wages of £5. (Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary), The steel freighter Regina was on Lake Huron when it hit a shoal. 2d. (Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary), The Isaac M. Scott was carrying coal from Cleveland to Milwaukee when it disappeared during the storm with 28 people aboard. Captain Owen’s daughter told newspapers he laughed at storms. The rescue of the men and women on the Waldo has become legend, as two lifesaving crews met on opposite sides of the Keweenaw Peninsula to save lives aboard the frozen freighter. 1 April 1892) of 6 Fairholme Road, Great Crosby. The inverted shipwreck was discovered northeast of Thunder Bay Island.
Elsie, Fairholme Road, Crosby. His father was originally from Plymouth, Devon and his mother from Hull and they had married in 1884. CHARLES S. PRICE CARGO - BULK CARRIER 1910-1913, wreck, wreck database Pictures - Leafield SS (+1913) - WRECK WRAK EPAVE WRACK PECIO
Marie to Port Arthur when the storm grounded the ship on Angus Island. Official Wreck Registers, 1870-1975 Register of Investigations into Wrecks, 1911-1960 Shipping Registers, 1787-1966 Royal Canadian Navy Other Institutional sources of Information and Addresses For Further Historical Research Welcome to the Great Lakes Shipwreck File! A massive wave pulled the ship free of the rocks and into Lake Superior where it foundered with Capt. 64. His Fiancée, E. Thompson, Great Crosby. Bruce Cameron and 20 crew members died. (Thunder Bay National Maritime Sanctuary), The Hydrus was carrying iron ore through the Sault Ste. Capt. 1991 | Original: Sold | Print edition: Lithograph | Size: 24” x 20" The storm was too much for the ship's anchors, causing it to run aground. At the time of the sinking Helen Melville Smith was a child of five. 929 more coronavirus cases, 8 more deaths in Michigan, Protesters to march for racial equality in downtown GR, Virtual classes, in-person tutoring at Muskegon schools, Man robbed, run over at Battle Creek gas station, Football Frenzy: Where the crew will be tonight, Renovated Hackley Stadium shows off Big Reds pride, W. MI natives discuss upcoming college football season amid pandemic, Frenzy preview: Bragging rights at stake in Muskegon. Although unmarried, he was engaged to student Elsie Thompson (b. The family had moved north to Liverpool by the time of the 1911 census and were listed as living at 37 Kimberley Drive, Great Crosby ; his father was still working for the board of trade and John was listed as a clerk for the Cunard Shipping offices although when he defected to White Star is not certain. Mr John Reginald Rice, "Jack", was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England on 16 June 1886. Samuel Blair has been charged with driving while intoxicated. (Thunder Bay National Maritime Sanctuary), After a loading delay caused by iron ore freezing inside hopper cars, the Henry B. Smith left the dock in Marquette on Nov. 9. All hands were lost. - MALE. Marie to Port Arthur when the storm grounded the ship on Angus Island. This document is the most complete and accurate list of losses of Great Lakes commercial vessels in existence. The shipwreck was discovered in 1985. If, dear, your eyes were opened, what a change you would see. (Thunder Ban National Maritime Sanctuary), En route to Escanaba for a load of iron ore, the Louisiana encountered the storm on Nov. 8. CLOTHING - Officers' uniform; double breasted uniform.