HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-01-20, Page 7DAY, JANUARY 20, 1965
ouie" MacLeod's Last Sailboat
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(Continued from Page Six) ' Leods of Lewis. _
uitable plaque could have been The Siol Tormod (descendants
to the effect that she had, of • Tormod) held their lands in
n restored in memory of Anna Glenelg directly under the Crown,
Piggott.; and their insular domains as_Vas-
e •s H. D.
MacLeod '
wi is
widely sols first of the, Earls of Ross an
d
as Captn. "Lome" through later of the Lords of the Isles.
,fessor Fred Landon's book, After the extinction of the latter
Ike Huron" quite aside from his dignity, the . MacLeods obtained
ge acquaintance • in marine possession from the Crown,, and
Hes, wherein he was regarded accordingly the earliest charter in
the finest sailor on Lake Hu- the mumment room at Dunvegan
is shore. Then, too, thevery is a grant of their estates in. Skye
ne "MacLeod apart from its and Harris from James IV of Scot -
ii association, is suitable for a land dated' 15 July, 1498. :Mac -
t, smacking as it does of the Lead is bound to 'keep one birlinn
-faring folk. The blood of the of twenttyy-six oars for the. service
' entPicts and Norsemen mingle of the King in peace and in vetir.
heir,veins. It ins.
Dunvegan Castle Isle of Sk • e
e Y,
he,farnous Clan MacLeod stems has. -been the seat of the Chief of
neer' 700. years to the 13th the Clan MacLeod over the cent-
.ury when Leod, ` son of Olav uries. '
I Black, King of the Isle of The Clan MacLeod has many
k'• who in his turn descended branches, including one in France
a the Norse King Haardraade, established by David MacLeod,
tied the heiress of Macaraiit Gendarme of the Scottish Guard
tcarailt means son of Harald.. (Maclot in French) and another
;ar iltmatin i, whose
au- in Poland about the seventeenth
century,Leadto as well as branches in
,i been Governor of Skye under the United, States and countries
King of Norway1. By her, of. the British Commonwealth.
1 ha two sons, Tormod and During the Second World War a
Lail, progenitors, respectively member , of the Polish branch
he MacLeods of . Dunvegan, sought and obtained a haven of
is and. Glenelg, and the Mac- refuge with the Clan in Scotland.
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Over 'the .centuries many of
these croftersand deep-sea fish-
ermen have built themselves
schooners andiled awayfrom
the Hebrides. ands
(Somewhre the
writer read that on almost all
British merchant ships if the
engineer weren't' a ; MacLeod, he
was almost -sure to be a Mac-
donald.)
But whilethey have the sea, in
their bloodthe MacLeods
many. of h
have excelled in the Arts and risen
to positions . of responsibility .in
Church and ,State, Through the
centuries the Clan figures proni-
inently in Scottish history in
loyalty, • to the . Crown. But the
MacLeod is n loyal citizen of the
country of his adoption. One
thing he hae in common the world
over, is a deep-rooted pride in his
Highland Ancestry. g ry
Wherever sufficient numbers
are ' in a locality a • MacLeod
Society, is formed. In Canada,
there is one in 'Cape Breton, N,S,
The gracious Lady of Du veg
un
Castle, Mrs. Flora MacLeod, the
29th Chief of the • Clan MacLeod,
is the connecting link. She keeps
in touch with members in all parts
of the world and likening the -
Clan to one'. large family, has a
yearly home -coming or, MacLeod
Day at Dunvegan. •
Lewis' H. D. MacLeod is but
one generation removed from the
MacLeods of Lewis Isle. . His
father, Hugh MacLeod and uncles
Dan and Duncan were born there
and emigrated in. 1934 with their
parentso Mr. and Mrs. Donald
(Dan) MacLeod to settle at Inver-
huron.
When young men, `Hugh and
Dan came to Bayfield. Dan and
hisfamilymoved back to Inver-
huron. (He and his wife and son
Malcom along with other crew
members were drowned. With his
two boats, the "Hailstorm" and
the "Sweepstake", they were- on
their way to the Golden Valley
for the herring run when the boats
capsized in a sudden squall on
October 4, 1889).
Hugh MacLeod is the only fish-
erman listed under Hayfield in the
Huron -County' Gazetteer and Gen-
eral Business Directory 1863-4. He
is said to have found markets for
the fish -and advised the other
fishermen at that time. He was
also a cooper, a handy trade when
fish was shipped in barrels. And
he built boats for himself and for
sale to other -fishermen. Amongst
the last ones which Lewis can re-
call were the "King William", the
"Scarlet Flag", the "Kitty Ann",
the Maggie Marks" and the
"Helen MacLeod."
Hugh MacLeod's first wife died
childless and he married Miss
Anne -MacLeod, daughter of High-
land Jack MacLeod; Ripley, in
1879. They raised a family of five
sons and four daughters -Jack,
Dan, Lewis, Malcom, Bobby (killed
CLINTON NEWS-RECIC)RD
in action in World War -I), Kate,
Ella, Maude aril Maggie. Lewiswas registered Hugh Duncan bu
his mother had a habit of tacking
on an extra name and this on
she called ,Lewis after his father`
native Island. As a small child,
when asked his name, he'd answer
"Lewie Hughie Duncan MacLeod"
and . so he got the nickname,
"Louie". But if there is anything
which irks the genial Capt. Mac-
Leod
Leod it is to sehis name 'spells
"Louis"
Three • of Hugh MacLeod's son
followed In his footsteps --the late
Dan MacLeod, Port', Dover, ad
the late W. .1. MacLeod, an
Lewis Bayfield.
On , his return to the village
after serving with the' Candi
Armed Forces Overseas •in World
War I
Le joined o n d his brother
J
"
Jack on the "Helene MacLeod".
Shortly afterwards, he took her
over himself. When she was near-
ing the"end of her days, he built
the "Helen MacLeodII" in 1 2
9 5
with his brother Jack'sghelp. A
new marine engine was installed
but "Louie" never used the motor
power if he could use the wind.
He' sailed for the sheer joy ,of it,
and his beloved 'craft responded to
his touch,' •
The same talent isnot given to
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Fanners who are fortunate `en
ough g have a supply of good see
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grain on hand should save ever
d bit of it for seed rather than us
any of it for feeding purposes dur
s ing the winter season, says th
Field Crops Branch, Ontario De
dpartinent of Agriculture.
Due to extensive periods of :d
weather in sone sections early i
the season followed by wet weath-
er over'wide' areas during an
after the grain harvest, supplies
of seed grain am avails
blewill
g no
be as plentiful as usual for seed-
ingrnext spring.
At present the price of feed
oats and barley isconsiderably
lower than the _rice asked for
inmeNo. 1
Commercial p
Seed, yet seed
of a known variety and grgde is
good . value. ` No farmer' should
take . a chance" in using • feed oats
of an unknown source : or variety
of seed.
Grain intended for spring seed-
ing should be carefully stored in a
dry place this winter, and should
be cleaned well in advance' of the
spring needs. Any question in
respect to its germination can be
settled either by means" of a home
test or by the testing of a sample
by the Plant Products Division
Laboratories at Toronto, Ottawa
or Winnipeg. There's a small fee
involved if the laboratory does
the testing but it represents a
worthwhile investment.,
A' survey of seed supplies avail-
able is now being made, and a
complete list of seed for sale by
g -rowers. in the province will be
available within the next couple
of weeks. Copies may obtained
without charge from the Field'
Crops Branch, Ontario Department
of Agriculture; • Parliament: Build
ings, Toronto.
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all brothers. W. John MacLeod
inherited his father's skill in
mending boats; he also had his
business ability and leadership
qualities (He served on the -;Vil-
lage' Council and, also as a School
Trustee). But while ,Jack Mac-
Leod was a fine Sailor, he couldn't
handle a boat in a storm like
'=Bouie". The Viking blood of his
ancestors ran strong in Louie's"
veins. He could .estimate' the
wind, waves and currents.. Intuit-
ively he knew how and where to
guide his craft in calm and storm.
He had sailed since he was 12
years of age. He had learned in
the school of experience and be-
come an authority on lake lore.
As they came of age, his three
sons, Robert, 'John and Malcom,
enlisted in the R.C.N.V R. It was
then that they found out how
much "Dad" knew, • When they
told enthusiastically what they
had learned, "Louie smiled pat-
iently and answered: "Yes. if you
had listened to me, I could have
taught you all that."
But with all their knowledge
gained in the Navy, "Louie" feels.
that his two sons who follow the
water -John fishing with Ed Sid -
del in Bayfield, and Malcom of
Port Dover, wheelsman on one of
the Great 'Lakes vessels -belong
to the new age of steel. Because
he understand the elements so
well, he would have been afraid
for them if they had taken over
the "Helen Macleod II". But her
Matter was never afraid himself.
And so it'came about if any boat
were in distress, he went to the
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qualities and style; his many
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Clinton
Since 1939 the number of Can-
adians directly employed in the
manufacturing industries has in-
creased from 658,114 to about
1,360,000.
rescue,.
1932was a bad year.' His broth-
er Jack's boat the 'Donald Mac"
lost her rudder shortly after. they
left the fishing grounds off Kettle
Point on November 12. Aboard
the "Donald Mac" were his nephew
the late W. J. MacLeod, Jr., and
George Sturgeon. "Louie" got a
tow line to them, but six times
it broke in the rough weather.
Assisting him was the late R.
McDool. About mid night, the
"Helen MacLeod II returned' to
port for more gasoline. In two
hour's time she was back to the
stricken "Donald Mac." (The crew
had put out the fishnets to act as
a sea anchor. W. J. MacLeod, Jr.,
had lost considerable blood from
an, injury to his hand when the
mast broke) "Louie" managed to
get the boys aboard after another
tow line had been secured to their
boat. After 12 hours fight, to
save the boys and the boat, he
finally approached the harbour at
3 a.m., only to have the tow line
snap and the "Donald Mac" plunge
to the bottom in the mouth of the
harbour. She tore a hole in her
bow. But when the storm had
subsided W. J. MacLeod, Sr. and
Lewis, raised the "Donald Mac,"
got her into dock and made her
seaworthy again.
And that -same year a call came
from "Drysdale, An American boat
had drifted helplessly all night.
The engine had stopped and those
aboard couldn't hoist the sails. But
Capt. L. H. D. MacLeod sailed to
the rescue and towed the helpless
craft into thisrt. Later he tow-
ed it to Belle Isle. At the time he
was asked; "If the wind were too
high for those aboard to hoist their
sails, how could you use yours?"
"Louie's" face broke into one of
his warm smiles as he replied:
"They didn't know how to sail."
Another rescue that year was of
four Americans in a large canoe
off Kettle Point.
And so for 20 years Captn. L. H.
D. MacLeod used the "Helen Mac-
Leod H" for business in the fishing
industry, for rescue operations,
and also for pleasure -in spare
hours. Many a visitor to Bayfield
has enjoyed a sail on a nice sum-
mer evening in those bygone days,
The writer was invited for just
such a sail the last year the "Helen
MacLeod II" operated out of 'this
port, But "Louie" took a squint
at the seemingly placid water and
sky, and said: "Come again. I'm
afraid that it might be too rough
for you to -night." And sure enough
in a very short time a wind had
sprung up and the water was
choppy.
He also used the boat for family
outings. He took his wife and
children (besides his three sons,
he has three daughters Dorothy
Anne, Margaret and Janet) to
Grand Bend for picnics. And to
Goderich for special celebrations
such as the opening of Sky Har-
bour. •
It was on,,the same day in 1945
that President Roosevelt was stric-
ken, that Captn. L. H. D. -MacLeod
suffered a stroke which partially
paralyzed his right side. He'll not
forget that day, for while he has
recovered to some extent,he is
forced to stay on land. ut he
still likes nothing better than to
have a ;chat with sortie of the fish-
ermen, or a call frond persons in-
terested in sailing, marine affairs
or lake lore.
Capt. MacLeod says that there
is only one Huron boat still in op-
eration on this shore and it is used
by. Capt. Mac Macdonald, Goderich.
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