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The Times Herald
Port Huron, MI
April 15, 1930

              Rites For Former Lake Captain
                 To Be Held Wednesday
                 
                 
         New Baltimore, Apr. 15. - Funeral services for
      Capt. DAVID BETHUNE ELSEY, 71, former resident here,
      and sailor on the Great Lakes for 40 years, who died
      in Noble sanitarium, Detroit, Monday, will be held
      at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's church here.
      Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
         Captain ELSEY is survived by his widow, one son,
      DAVID ELSEY, Jr., and one daughter, Miss DORIS
      ELSEY.
         He was born in New Baltimore, Feb. 19, 1859,
      the son of the late GEORGE ELSEY, who was also a
      lake captain.
         Captain ELSEY entered the service of the Inter-
      lake Steamship company as captain in 1894. He re-
      mained with this company until he retired six
      years ago.
         From the old wooden vessel days, the whaleback
      type of craft to the modern ore carrier are the
      steps which Captain ELSEY saw take place in the
      marine shipping industry during his career.
         In 1907, he was captain of the Charles Eddy,
      a wooden boat, which burned on Lake Huron near
      Port Huron.
         Captain ELSEY, his wife, and 22 members of
      the crew were rescued by the City of Mackinaw,
      a passenger ship.
      
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