Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Marine Review, Cleveland October 26, 1893 Eight Vessel Masters Among the Lost. (extracted) Two of the victims of the Riverside disaster on Lake Erie were also men who have long been in charge of lake vessels. CAPT. JOSEPH HARGROVE, mate of the schooner, was one of the best known sailors on the lakes. He was fifty-three years old and commenced sailing when he was sixteen. CAPT HARGROVE commanded a good many of the old-time vessels, among them being the Montauk, Lady Moulton, Ontario and Jenny Lind. About thirteen years ago he determined to retire and settled down on his farm at Picton, Ont., the last boat he sailed being the British Queen. CAPT. D. J. FARRINGTON, master of the Riverside, was a nephew of CAPT. HARGROVE, and he, to- gether with JOHN HARGROVE, CAPT. HARGROVE'S son, had only recently purchased an interest in the vessel, this being their third trip as owners. CAPT. HARGROVE made up his mind to sail a few trips with the boys and joined them on the fatal trip. This was his first appearance on board a vessel since his re- tirement thirteen years ago. CAPT. FARRINGTON was also from Picton, Ont., and a sad feature of the disaster was the loss of his wife, to whom he had been married only a few weeks, and who was sailing with him. ===========================================================================