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r - r■' v •4i *- 4i7 jl4t ;T'.-.r --V-1 -Pm7. TSdWi -vf t* r f.itj .-•' S-” ■ *.•: . *5 - t. i, nri.■■■IF- K ■'- RteHFste* T)*i •*Bmk S- dEMaGfiflfc; - x-., *»**i#SKS®lnA Journal devoted to the Best Interests ofTrade, Commercelr.-l L 4H IrlJ ■» r , % * . • * . . . ‘ j - 'VOL. I, NO. 147ST. JOHN’S,NOVEMBER 14, 1925PRICE 2YoungMaster Mariner’s Body FoundifWaters Of HarboriMASTER OF SCHOONER SKYLARK—!irIS FOUND DROWNED IN HARBORCaptainHisStewart Winsor of Wesleyville Loses Life—Cause of Fatal Tragedy of This Morning Unwitnessed I and UnknownJj X1 Within speaking distance of his 'crew and shipmates, Stewart Win-r sor, master of the schooner Sky-ilark, and one of Newfoundland’s most enterprising and successful fish killers, lost his life by drown* y ing this morning, his body being .picked up while flowing In thea waters of the harbour on thed Southside of St. John’s at eighto'clock by the tug Hugh D,Iii The victim has his schooner on the I- Southside floating dock to he caulk-d cd. On board the vessel were nine t. hands all told. Including the Captain's f.'three brothers, Walter, the mate: Ed* jgar and Sidney. The Captain, who ! slept with the cook in the cabin. 5 -turned in” early ljst night and I “turned out** at dawn thlft morning. 9 He put on his clothes, without arousing anybody else, got down over the ladder on the vessel’s side with the 0 intention, bo far as is known, oT go-r ins to Job's promises nearby.ei Missed the Captain| About seven o'clock the cook got .‘I’ocr of bed to prepare breakfast for B the captain and crew. He went to call the captain for breakfast, but the s master’s bunk was empty. Knowing e that Capt. Winsor was an absolutely r and strictly sohc r man. the cook bc-o gun to wonder what was up and went | to the forecastle of the vessel to findreeting Cards!ffects for your name and id variety of this season’s t creationsout from the rest of the crew. Tho latter were equally mystified at to where the skipper had gone, as ha was usually amongst them, and started in to make enquiries.They had not been enquiring long when they learned to their grief that the word had happened and that their master was cold in death, the sad tidings being broken to them by Captain Hose of the tug Hugh D., which then had the body on board.Farts Are Not KnownWhilst the exact facts of how the man was drowned cannot definitely be determined, as nobody actually saw him go, the surrounding circumstances lead to the opinion that, after leaving his vessel on the floating dock,' he slipped In endeavouring to get to the wharf nearby and went into tho water; and at the hour, already mentioned, his body was found floating face downwards by Captain Rose, of the tug Hugh D., which was then steaming up that part of the harbour on business, and about twenty yards to the eastward or the floatingdock, having been carried that distance by the tide.The remains were then wrapped in a tarpaulin and conveyed to Baird's wharf and thenco io the morgue on a stretcher, There a post mortem waa held on the body by Dr. Anderson. Deceased was fully dressed and an examination showed 110 marks on his body, death being pronounced duo todrowning..Magisterial EnquiryA Magisterial enquiry has already begun before His Honor Judge Mbr-w%Irla and the evidence of hJa brotherit CO., Ltd. STATIONERSI -and mate. Walter, taken.The deceased Cnptnln Winsor and crew prosecuted the cod fishery with success the past summer In the “Skylark In the Straits and on the Labrador. On lheir return they made their flsh at Wesleyville and ten days ago brought their products here and sold them to the Newfoundland Produce Company, after which tho vessel was put on the floating dock to bo put in first class condition for next years* work.The sad happening is being mourn-ingly felt amongst the different craftsnow along the waterfront from tho northward, especially by the members of the crew of the “Skylark. as Captain Stewart Winsor was considered by all who knew him as a splendid type of man among men in every respect.He Is survived by a widow and two children at Wesleyville besides a .'mother, several brothers and sisters and a lurgo circle of relatives and [friends. His father predeceased him three years ago; and Capt. William Winsor, Minister of Marino and FTsh-rrles, Is a second cousin.The remains of deceased will go forward by the S.S. Earl of Devon to-1 morrow, en route to Wesleyville, hisf I*' _ fc.;,- t A ■ I- *1 . .L, (; J . T,late home, for Interment.To the bereaved ones The Globe ex t tends Its sympathy. 5, o---t ‘ifIr
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Saint Johns Daily Globe
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Sat, Nov 14, 1925
Page 9
Full Page
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Kate P.
CA 27 Mar 2021
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