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

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              CHARLES S. SHRIVER is a son of CAPT. SEYMOUR and EMMA (BROWN)
           Shriver, both natives of Buffalo, N.Y., the former having been
           born on Spring street. CAPTAIN SHRIVER is one of the oldest tug
           men in Buffalo harbor.
              Our subject was born in Buffalo, January 19, 1863, and is one
           of a family of thirteen children, eight of whom are now living.
           He obtained his education in the public schools of that city,
           leaving school when about sixteen years of age, began life in
           Buffalo harbor as fireman of the tug Ascension, and by degrees
           has worked himself to his present position by his own efforts.
           Subsequently he acted as fireman on the tugs Harley, Oneida, J.
           C. Adams, Annie P. Dorr, Alpha, Goodman and James Ash, and as
           engineer of the tugs H. B. Abbott, Annie P. Dorr, Alpha, P. M.
           Moore, James C. Adams and Thomas Wilson, which he took to
           Ogdensburg. He was also in the H. A. Dickey, which he took to
           Taunton, Mass. While on the tug Annie P. Dorr MR. SHRIVER was
           shipwrecked off Dunkirk, and the entire crew, consisting of
           CAPT. WILLIAM HAZEN, CHARLES DOVEY, fireman, two deckhands and
           our subject, were picked up by the tug James P. Adams, CAPTS.
           HERBERT VROOMAN and ED. MAYTHAM, who ran great risks in the
           rescue, inasmuch as there was a heavy sea. The Adams tore
           her rail and fender-rail off of her starboard side, and suc-
           ceeded in taking the crew off one at a time, CAPTAIN HAZEN being
           the last man to be rescued.
              In 1892 MR. SHRIVER was engineer of the tug J. B. Gardiner,
           at Chicago, and of the tug Percy Campbell, at Duluth. It was
           during his service on the former tug that the Halsted street
           bridge, in Chicago, was knocked down by the Tioga, which vessel
           at the time was in tow of the Gardiner. During the season of
           1895 he was in charge of the tugs Erastus Day and Conneaut, as
           engineer, at Conneaut harbor, Lake Erie. He was also at one time
           second engineer of the steamer Otego and chief of the Mentor,
           being on the latter about four months. For the seasons of 1896,
           '97 and '98 he was engineer of the tug Conneaut, at Buffalo
           harbor. MR. SHRIVER has been a member of the Buffalo Harbor Tug
           Pilots Association five years.
              On March 4, 1894, MR. SHRIVER was married to Miss ELLA A.
           COOPER, by whom he has one son, CHARLES WILLIAMS. The family
           reside at No. 130 Jefferson street, Buffalo, New York.

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