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Last survivor of Bath schooner Enigma dies at 70
Henry William Small of Bath aged 70 and five months died suddenly at his home on Lower High Street. A Topsham native, he lived in Bath 56 years and was the last survivor of the Bath schooner Enigma wrecked in 1865 off Abaco. He served in the 21st Maine Regiment and the Navy, worked at Percy & Small, and was famed as a skilled shipyard mechanic. He leaves a widow, four children, two brothers, a grandson, and a G.A.R. member. Funeral was held Monday at 1 p.m. from 189 High Street. The Enigma tale is recounted by Rev. L. J. Fletcher.
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Henry William Small
Lower High St
Topsham
Harrison
Harriet Butler Small
Bath
Charleston
Mobile
James T. Morse
Small
Harper’s Weekly
21St Maine Regiment
Bat
Navy
Percy & Small
Harriett Blaisdell
Georgena Small
Harry M
Robert B
City
George Small
This City
Stilman Small
Kingston
Mass
Karl Blaisdell
Sedgwick Post
Mondas
High St
L. J. Fletcher
The
I. O. Moses
Fsg
J. T. Morse
Phippsburg
Ohile
Cyrus Morse
Gillmore Art
Joseph Anderson
Henry
Cook
S. C
Anderson
Ander-on
Henry Sanall
Marr
Mary
Henrys Heald
Nell
Clinton Beals
Vara
Percy
Howe
Everett Harrington
Mead Sundas
Frank Wrishee
Clinton Beal
Earl Pike
J. J. Spinney