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

           [783-784]

               CAPTAIN HENRY ROSE, of Detroit, who has lived retired
             for the past seven years, is a mariner of wide experience,
             and has seen every phase of a sailor's life. He was born
	     in Memel, a Prussian seaport, in 1825, and ran away to sea
	     at ten years of age, since which time he has never seen his
	     native town. For thirteen years he sailed to all ports of
	     the world, several years as a member of the British navy,
	     during his service in which he was in the Asiatic squadron
	     which participated in the Chinese and New Zealand wars.
	     CAPTAIN ROSE came to the Great Lakes from New Orleans in
	     1848, and sailed on them from that year until his retire-
	     ment. His first command was the schooner Quickstep, which
	     he sailed for several seasons, and later he was master of
	     the H. H. Brown, the C. J. Breed and many other vessels,
	     always commanding sailing craft; he maintains that before
	     steam was in general use they had better times and better
	     pay. For twelve years he was in the employ of GODFREY, of
	     Detroit, a well-known vessel owner, and he also sailed
	     Jesse Farwell, of Detroit, several seasons. The Captain has
	     had several narrow escapes from drowning. In 1879 the schooner
	     C. J. Breed, of which he was captain and half owner, was
	     capsized in Lake Erie, off Ashtabula. Five men were lost, and
	     CAPTAIN ROSE and two others were in the water eighteen hours
	     before being picked up. It was three days later before he
	     could get word to his family in Detroit, who had been
             mourning him as dead.
               CAPTAIN ROSE has one son and three daughters, all of whom
             are married. His wife died about six years ago, and he now
	     resides with one of his daughters, hale and hearty, though he
	     is now past three score and ten.

	     **Transcriber's Note: "hale and hearty" Capt. Henry Rose
	       died on January 7, 1899. His very brief death notice
	       reads:
	         CAPT. HENRY ROSE.
	        Veteran lake captain, who died Saturday. He had sailed
	        the Great Lakes forty-five years and saw the coronation
	        of Queen Victoria in 1837.
	            Detroit Free Press - Mon., January 9, 1899

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