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Ill* llfoih Came «ndd*'nl) From Con-X«»Hob of the Lin(».Capt. Thomas M. Fleetwood died suddenly about 6 o’clock yesterday morning, at his residence* No. 38 Habersham street, from congestion of the* lung's. He ha*l been 111 for some time, but attended to business up to Saturday night. After taking his bath he complained of feeling badly and took some simple remedy and went to bed. During the night his attack took such a serious form that a physician was called, but in spite of every effort he pissed away.Capt. Fleetwood was horn in Savannah In 1831. At an early age he was apprenticedto the pilotage, and had been identified with maratime affairs ever since, except during the first year of the war, when he was a member of the Savannah Artillery and did duty on the defenses of the harbor. On the expiration of his term of service in the army h»* engaged in blockade running between the confederate ports and Nassau and Liverpool. He was captured on one of his trips and was Imprisoned for a long time in Washington. At the close of the war he returned to Savannah and re-entered the pilotage. When the steamship lines were purchased by the Central railroad, Capt. Fleetwood was made captain of the steamship Gen. Barnes. Afterward he was given command of the City of Bavannah, one of the first of the new steamers of the Ocean Steamship Company's fleet, which position he held until he returned to his duties as a pilot.At the organization of the Pilot’s Association he was made its secretary and treasurer, and managed its affairs until his death. He was also the treasurer of the Pilot's Navigation Company, and a trustee of Forest City Harbor No. 3t», American Masters and Pilots’ Association.Capt. Fleetwood was a man of the strictest integrity, and filled every position to which he was called with a fidelity that no one ever questioned. He leaves a widowand two sons, T. M. Fleetwood, Jr., andLawrence FI set wood; a brother. Capt. William Henry Fleetwood, and two sisters. Mrs. W. T. Gibson and Mrs. George G. Wilson and many friends to mourn his death.The news of his sudden death cast a gloom over shipping circles where he was so well known and esteemed, and theflags of the vessels in port were at halfmast during the day in respect to his memory.The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o’clock from the family residence. The remains will be buried in l^aurel Grove cemetery. The organizations with which the deceased was identified will attend the funeral.
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Savannah Morning News
Savannah, Georgia, US
Mon, Jun 15, 1896
Page 16
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