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Detroit Free Press
Friday, August 9, 1929

              VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES
              
              A. M. WRIGHT, of Sarnia, Long in
                Service of Northern Navigation Co.
                
              (Special to The Free Press)
              
              Sarnia, Ont., Aug. 8. - Marine circles
            lost a prominent figure by the death to-
            day of CAPTAIN ALFRED M. WRIGHT, which
            occurred at his residence, 200 Cromwell
            street.
              Born in Collingwood 58 years ago he
            commenced his career as a sailor when
            but a boy, and had occupied every posi-
            tion from cabin boy to master. He had
            been associated with the Northern Navi-
            gation company practically all his life,
            and two months ago sailed his last ship,
            the Valcartier, into Collingwood, where
            he was forced to resign active command
            owing to illness.
              In 1882 he commenced sailing between
            Collingwood and Sault Ste. Marie at the
            age of 11 years.
              The first steamer of which he was mas-
            er was the Britannic, which he sailed in
            1902. In the following year he was in
            charge of the Atlantic, and in 1904 the
            City of Midland. The Collingwood was his
            next command in 1905, and for the next
            three years he had charge of the Majestic.
            From 1909 to 1911 he sailed on the Saronic.
            In 1913, the year of the Great Lakes storm,
            when many boats foundered, CAPTAIN WRIGHT
            left Port Arthur in the storm and brought
            the Saronic safely into port, an achieve-
            ment that is recognized as one of the 
            greatest in the history of the Great Lakes.
              In the following year he was given com-
            mand of the Huronic, which he captained
            for five years, later going to the Hamonic
            and the Noronic. CAPTAIN WRIGHT was chosen
            commodore of the fleet while commander of
            the Noronic.
              
              

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