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Arm4dPoak survives more
than one dunking in Lake Huron
The month of November has never been
particularly kind to Arnold Doak.
In fact, the 70 -year old Goderich Township
resident could be forgiven for having
outright contempt for the llth month of the
year.
And yet, as he prepared for major surgery
at St. Joseph's Hospital in London last Sun-
day, Arnold recalled how he has twice had
brushes with death on Lake Huron. And yes,
both instances happened to be in the month
of November.
It was almost 50 years to the day that Ar-
nold, as a young 20 year-old sailor survived
a disaster on Lake Huron as the freighters
W.C. Franz and Edward E. Loomis collided
m the early hours of November 21, 1934 sen -
.ding many young men to a chilly grave in
the tempestuous waters of Lake Huron.
It was 3.30 a.m. Wednesday, November
21, 1934 when the Franz, upbound, was pass-
ing the Soreldoc, also upbound when the
Loomis, downbound in the same channel
struck the Franz near Thunder Bay Island
in norther Lake Huron. Four young men
would lose their lives in the accident, in-
cluding Joe Langridge of Goderich.
A newspaper account of the frantic activi-
ty before the Franz went down, outlined the
desparate attempts of crewmembers to
ave, each other. Smoke from the three
freig Lrs and the dark of night reduced
visibilitk to a few feet on that fateful morn-
ing making the task even more difficult.
It was just a matter minutes before the
No. 1 cargo hold of the Franz filled with
water and when the Franz settled, water
poured down into the engine room.
Capt. Alex McIntyre gave orders for the
men to stand by the lifeboats, giving the
Franz only five minutes to stay afloat.
"Among those routed from their .bunks by
the crash were Joe Langridge,w atchman,
Arnold Doak, fireman and Vernon Willis,
oiler, all of Goderich," a newspaper account
read. "They hastily donned their clothing
and life jaticets on being warned of the situa-
tion and stood by the boats with the rest of
the crew. Langridge was seen to be bleeding
freely about the face."
As the men tried to lower the starboard
life boat, a rope or tackle broke throwing six
of the eleven passengers into the ice-cold
water, while Doak and four other crew
members managed to hang on to the upend-
ed boat.
Doak was able to follow some of the others
up through the rigging to the deck of the
Franz. An attempt to launch the port boat
proved fruitless as i' crashed into the lake
and filled with water.
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the boat lowered a ladder into the water to
help others aboard. Three men went miss-
ing and the crew had to turn their efforts to
two of the men they could see in the water.
The engineer, unconscious, was hauled
from the water with a rope but the second
cook was crushed as the Loomis returned
and closed in on the Franz.
The 20 members of the crew crossed over
to the Loomis on ladders and the landing
boom, and by this time only the wheelhouse
of the Franz was visible in the pre -dawn
darkness. The Loomis stood by, along with
several other lake freighters until the Franz
slipped to the bottom of the lake at approx-
imately 6 a.m.
The Loomis was escorted to Port Huron
by a coa'st guard cutter.
The episode would have been enough to
send even the heartiest of sailors scamper-
ing for solid ground. Arnold Doak just took
the accident in stride.
"I had been sailing two years before the
accident and I went right back and worked
the lake for eight more years," he recalled.
"I joined the Navy after that and was bomb-
ed while near Algiers in North Africa. We
were working landing barges there. After
the war I got married and sailed for about
another year."
While Arnold may have given up sailing
after the war and settled into family life and
regular job, the lake would take a secoi d
swipe at his young life.
The date was Saturday, November 25,
1950 and while working for the Goderich
Elevator and Transit Company, Arnold ac-
cepted a ride up the hill with Norman Allin
at the end of his shift at 6 p.m.
While attempting to turn around his 1928
model Chrysler, Allin accidentally backed
the car into the harbour. Elmer Lee, a
passenger in the front seat managed to
jump clear of the car before it hit the water.
Allin and Arnold went into the harbour with
the vehicle.
The vehicle sank 25 feet before touching
bottom and Allin was able to get our through
the front door. Doak, in the back seat, had to
push out the rear window to escape certain
death.
"It was dark and I thought of giving up,','
he said. "But I also thought of my ,family
and knew I had to get out. I pressed my back
against one door and pushed out the window
on the other side. The first 10 to 15 feet were
difficult but then I made it to the top easily.
However, the two were in the water for
almost 10 minutes before elevator workers
were able to haul them to the safety of
shore, up the steep bank. Arnold suffered an
abrasion and was in shock.
It's little wonder Arnold approaches the •
month of November with a measure of
trepidation. Historically, it has not been
kind. But he's beaten all the odds.
Town responsible for part
of North Harbour Road
The regional office Transport Canada
informed council that it will make repairs
or reconstruct any portion of North
Harbour Road which lies on federal
property,.
In a letter to council, Fred Scantlebury,
regional manager for the Harbours and
Ports Division of Transport Canada said
his department will be responsible for
repairing or reconstructing any damaged
section of road on federal land. However,
repairs to other sections of the road,
including the hill, will be the town's
responsibility.
At an earlier council meeting, Mayor
Eileen Palmer suggested the works
committee should investigate the
possibility of securing funding in the event
the truck route would require additional
upgrading due to increased traffic during
the harbour expansion project.
Scantlebury also said he would be
willing to meet with town representatives
to discuss the lack of a land connection
betweena the south and north side of the
harbour.
Seek funding for new day
care operation in Goderich
Goderich town council has asked its day
care committee to investigate the possibili-
ty of granting financial assistance for the
establishment of a municipal day care cen-
tre.
In a letter to council, Cindy, Brindley ask-
ed that council give consideration to a re-
quest to provide a suitable building, with
equipped kitchen and fenced yard, for the
establishment of a day care centre.
An employee at the Mother's Helpers Day
Care in Kincardine and a graduate of the
Early Childhood Education program at Con-
estoga College, Brindley said the Kincar-
dine concept, which offers day care, nursery
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said adding that the operation will gross
$60,000 in its third ybar.
Council turned the matter over to its day
nursery committee for consideration.
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