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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  92-93

        CAPTAIN S. A. LYONS was born in the township of West Flamboro,
     County of Wentworth, Ontario, June 21, 1855, and removed to the
     United States with his parents when eleven jears of age. The family
     settled in Clay township, St. Clair Co., Mich., where our subject
     completed his education, commenced in Ontario.
        During his summer vacations MR. LYONS followed the bent of his
     inclination, and at the age of thirteen commenced the life of a
     sailor, by shipping as wheelsman on the tug Ontario, a Philadelphia
     boat, on which he remained four years. He then shipped as wheelsman
     on the river tug Stranger, finishig the season on the tug Kate
     Moffat, and the next season shipped in the same capacity on the tug
     Gladiator. His next berth was at the wheel on the passenger steamer
     Winona, plying between Cleveland, Mackinaw and Alpena, which position
     he held three years. During the latter part of 1876 and the season of
     1877 he stopped ashore. In 1879 he shipped as wheelsman on the pass-
     enger steamer Dove, continuing thus until September, from which time
     to the end of the season he went in the Chicago and Buffalo trade.
     The following year he started as second mate on the barge Northerner,
     acting as such for one trip, and finishing the season as first, mate,
     in which berth he was retained until 1882. He then shipped as mate of
     the barge Nelson Bloom, holding same over the following season.
        In the winter of 1883 he took out his first papers as master, and
     in the spring of 1884 was appointed second mate of the steamer James
     Davidson, on which boat he remained one season, the following two
     seasons sailing the barge Nelson Bloom as master. He had the good
     fortune during this time to rescue the wife and child of the master
     of the schooner Seaman, who had been lost overboard off Grosse Point.
     Entering the employ of Messrs. HAWGOOD & AVERY, in 1887, he sailed
     the Frank D. Ewing two years, and was then transferred to the
     Hawgood, which he sailed until September, 1891, closing the season in
     the John J. Barlum, in which he had purchased an interest. In the
     winter of that year he purchased an interest in the steamer Mark
     Hopkins, which he sailed four years. During the season of 1896 he was
     appointed master of the steamer Pioneer, laying her up at the close
     of navigation.
        In January, 1886, CAPTAIN LYONS wedded Miss GEORGIE G. STEWART, of
     Algonac, Mich., and one daughter has been born to them, FLORENCE S.

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