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Single sheet of paper with information about the steamer Chicora, six photos of white men that had been aboard the vessel, an ode "Song and Sigh" by Nixon Waterman, a photo of the ship and the April 4 note and bottle thought to be a final message from the doomed. The back of the page is blank. The sheet is behind glass and enclosed in a black frame with gold insert.
document unframed
framed; EDWARD GEORGB STINES. Captain. St. Joseph CORNELIUS D. SIMONS. 1st Mate. Benton Harbor BENNIR EDWARD STINES. 2nd Mate. St. Joseph ROBERT McCLURE. Chief Engineer. Detroit JAMES K. CLARKE, Clerk, St. Joseph JOSEPH F. PEARL, Passenger, St. Joseph ALFRED WIRTZ, Second Engineer, Detroit JOSEPH MARKS. Wheelman. Benton Harbor JOHN WERNER Firemen. Sweden WILLIAM M. SCHECK, Fireman, Philadelphia THOMAS ROBERTSON, Watchman, Baltimore JOHN HOGEBOOM. Watchman. Saginaw GRANT A. DOWNING. Oiler. Lapeer RALPH DOWNING. Coal Passer Lapeer NATHAN LYNCH Cook. St. Joseph MERRITT W. MORGAN. Steward. Benton Harbor JAMES MALONE. Pantryman, Chicago JESSE DAVIS, Porter, Benton Harbor JNO MATTISON. Deck Hand. Benton Harbor ARCHIE BENTLY, Deck Hand, Benton Harbor WM. DUNN. Deck Hand. Benton Harbor JOSEPH FELIX. Deck Hand. Benton Harbor THOMAS CASS ED Deck Hand. Benton Harbor Jack RYAN. Deck Hand. Benton Harbor

2024.04.48

Evidence of the emotional impact of the loss, especially in Benton Harbor where the paper was printed by Pictorial Publishing Co. in 1895.

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Winthers, Sally

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Chicora (ship) 1892-1895

08/05/2024

09/02/2024