HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-11-13, Page 22 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Great Storm sailor's grave finally marked after 100 years
lhe cold November wind and snow
provided a fitting backdrop for a small
but meaningful service for Huron
County's first identified casualty of the
(creat Storm of 1913.
On Thursday, November 7, repre-
sentatives from the Great Storni Com-
mittee gathered at the Clinton Ceme-
tery outside town to unveil a plaque for
James Glenn, the first identified sailor
to wash up on the shore of Lake I Iuron
following the Great Storm of 1913.
Glenn washed ashore near St. Joseph,
and was buried in Clinton Cemetery
November 15, 1913.
Prior to his identification, he was
simply known as Body #1.
'Ihe News -Record at the time stated
It was a singularly sad and oppressive
service for Glenn, though the Great
War overshadowed the terrible Toss of
life on the lakes that November.
Ai
Clinton gave this stranger
the best send off they
Could."
-- David Yates
"Clinton gave this stranger the best
send off they could," said David Yates,
who led the small unveiling service.
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FURNITURE
BONANZA
Gerard Creces 0 M Agency
Patricia Hamilton, Huron County Museum coordinator; Central Huron Councilor Alison Lobb, Great Storm
committee chair Dave MacAdam and Kathy Pletsch, of the descendants program, unveil the marker for James
Glenn, who was aboard the Wexford when the storm hit.
Glenn was aboard the Wexford when it went
down, on his way to see his wife and home. Sadly,
he never made the trip alive.
'there are graves for the unknown bodies that
washed ashore in Goderich and Kintail, however,
Glenn has the unfortunate distinction of his very
own permanent and personal marker. lie was
within whistle call of shore when the vessel went
down.
This past weekend was the culmination of a
year of events all centred around the commemo -
ration of the Great Storm and its many victims,
and the small but meaningful marker in the (;lin-
ton Cemetery serves as a reminder of the town's
role in a storm that was felt on both sides of the
lake.
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The great storm
Heather Outterldpe Special to Lakeshore Advance
In honour of the great storm of 1913 this stone was unveiled at Errol cemetery Saturday November 9, 2013.
Errol Anglican Cemetery Is situated In the Village of Errol on the Lake Huron shoreline in Plympton Township.