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

           [201-202]

                   CAPTAIN DUGALD MCLACHLAN. In Detroit and vicinity CAPT.
                DUGALD MCLACHLAN is well known among marine men, having
                spent many years of his life in that occupation, but has
                not sailed since 1895, having last been in command of the
                City of Cleveland of the D. & C. line. He was born January
                1, 1845, at Dunoon, near Glasgow, Scotland, and in that
                country spent the first ten years of his life, after which
                he came to America and settled in Canada. He is the son of
                DONALD and ANNA (CAMERON) MCLACHLAN, natives of Scotland,
                who died in 1855 and 1894 respectively.
                   In early life CAPTAIN MCLACHLAN had a desire to be a
                sailor, and in gratifying this desire shipped on the
                propeller Montgomery as deckhand, when he was nineteen
                years of age. He then shipped on the Morning Star of the D.
                & C. line, there acting as deckhand a short time, after
                which he spent two years on sailing craft, among which were
                the schooner C. J. Roeder and the barge City of Milwaukee.
                He sailed on the Surveyor and the Search, both government
                boats and steamers; then was on the Coquette, which went
                ashore at Rock Island, Green Bay, in a snowstorm, and was
                left there a wreck. He then spent one year on the tugs
                Sampson and Metamora, as wheelsmen, second mate and mate;
                the tug Sampson was burned at Amherstburg, and all on board
                being asleep when she took fire they had to jump for their
                lives; later he went on the propeller Chicago as wheelsman.
                   After a season spent on the Fountain City as wheelsman,
                he returned in 1868 to the Morning Star, which was lost the
                same year on Lake Erie, in a collision with the bark
                Courtland. In the place of this boat the North West, now
                called the Greyhound, was chartered, and upon that he
                finished the season and spent the following year. After
                spending four years on the R. J. Hackett as second mate, he
                entered the police force, and there spent about thirteen
                months. He then returned to the North West as mate and
                pilot, and finally became master, remaining four years;
                after which he brought out the City of Cleveland in 1886
                and sailed until 1895.
                   CAPTAIN MCLACHLAN stood high in the estimation of his
                employers, who knew him to be a man thoroughly acquainted
                with his business, and one who exercised the greatest
                thought and care in all matters under his direction.
                   January 4, 1873, he was married to MISS ELIZABETH
                McKELLAR, a native of Canada, who died April 12, 1891. They
                had four children: HARRY S., born July 21, 1875, who died
                February 14, 1883; DONALD L., born September 26, 1878, and
                is sailing at this writing; KATIE, born September 22, 1880,
                who died February 5, 1883; and WILLIAM, born April 17,
                1888, who is attending school at the present time.
                   On December 20, 1893, CAPTAIN MCLACHLAN was married to
                Jeanette Campbell, and resides with his family at No. 185
                17th street.
                   DONALD L. has been sailing for two years, in 1897 went
                on the City of Cleveland, and for the last two seasons has
                been on Lake Superior.

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