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1827-2017
1827-2017
The Great Storm
Courtesy of Glen 1. Gardiner
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 • Signal Star 35
GODERICH
Contributed photo
A procession made its way through Goderich to the Maitland Cemetery in 1913.
On November 27, 1913, as an aftermath of
the Great Storm, a procession left the William
Brophey Funeral Home on West Street in
Goderich.
The procession was bearing the bodies
of five unidentified sailors to the Maitland
Cemetery.
A band led the way playing a slow funeral
march.
The Town Council attended and three
clergymen from town also participate in the
service (from files from Winds Over Lake
Huron, page 60).
The late Ron Pennington, himself a Great
Lakes sailor, was instrumental in preserving
this aspect of our marine heritage.
Since 1913, a Mariner's Memorial Church
Service has been held annually on the last.
Sunday in February, in Knox Presbyterian
Church in Goderich.
First boat to load salt
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The Iroquois in the Port of Goderich in 1959.
It was a cold, but sunny day on Sunday,
November 15, 1959 when I snapped the photo
of the Iroquois from the South Pier.
The MV Iroquois was built by Collingwood
Shipyards and launched in June 1955. It had
a total length of 260 feet, sold to Paterson in
1967 and renamed Troisdoc. It was eventually
Photo courtesy of Glen 1. Gardiner
sold by Paterson to offshore interests in 1983.
The Iroquois was the first boar to load
salt at the just -opened Dominion Tar and
Chemical Company (DOMTAR) mine in the
Port of Goderich.
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