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Robert Gordon, relative of Robort Orin stands at the wheel of the tug boat Saturday.
Robort Orin, 16, was the wheelsman on the Wexford.
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"It puts into perspective what these
young men went through - boys 16 to 24
years of age - and the fear they must have
felt. I think of them today." 'through tears
he said he will now go back to tell his
mother about Saturday's event. Dave
MacAdam, whose brother Lan owns the
tugboat company that delivered many of qose aeance to the wrecage also
Ida part
ttin thendstory. Twa cousikns from
Goclerich, were on board. Don Mcl)(maid
was a crewmember and Murdoch
Mci)onald, of Goderich was a passenger
returning from a pleasure trlp in Fort
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remains the most destntctive storm ever
to hit the Great Lakes region.
The Wexford Crew Memorial is one of
many events taking place as part of "A
Remembrance The Great lakes Storm of
1913'; 'throughout September to Novem-
ber of 2013, the shoreline communities of
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Huron Country Playhouse Guild
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The dive boat with John Chartist getting ready to attach the wreath to the bow of the. Wexford.
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Dave MacAdams talks about his cousins
who died on the Wexford. He sings "All
Hands" a song about the storm and the
Wexford.
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