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

        [107-108]

              CAPTAIN THOMAS SLATTERY, master of the steamer Commodore, of
           the Western Transit line, for the seasons of 1897 and '98, has
           not been in the lake service many years, but during his time has
           proved himself to be a capable seaman. He was born August 8,
           1864, at Prescott, Ontario, and is a son of THOMAS and HONORA
           (KELLEY) SLATTERY, the former a native of Tipperary, Ireland,
           and by occupation a laborer. The other children in the family
           are named as follows: BRIDGET, JAMES, MARY and KATHERINE, all
           residents of Prescott but the last named who is now deceased.
              CAPTAIN SLATTERY has a good clean record, as the following
           facts will show. At the age of twenty-one he shipped out of
           Ogdensburg in the fall of the year, as deckhand on the steamer
           Pacific of the Central Vermont line. After three months he
           changed to watchman of the Otego for a month, and then went as
           deckhand of the steamer B. W. Blanchard of the same line.
           On July 6, 1887, he transferred to the Simon Langell as
           watchman, then to the Russia as wheelsman, and closed the season
           as wheelsman of the Gordon Campbell. The next season he wheeled
           the Cuba the first thirteen trips, changing to the Arabia, of
           the Western Transit line, which he wheeled the remainder of the
           season. The first fourteen trips of the steamer New York for the
           season of 1889 he was her wheelsman, and closed the season in
           the same berth in the Chicago, which he also filled during that
           of 1890. For the season of 1891 he was wheelsman of the Boston,
           and during the season of 1892 he was wheelsman of the Commodore
           until September 15, when he was promoted to second mate, filling
           same continuously until the end of her first trip in the season
           of 1894, at which time he was again promoted, this time to mate.
           The latter berth he filled continuously until July 15, 1896,
           when he was given command of the Commodore, remaining her master
           until the close of that season, and at the beginning of 1897
           received his appointment to continue as such.
              CAPTAIN SLATTERY was married at Buffalo, in 1894, to Miss
           BRIDGET NORTON, by whom he has two children, MARY and JAMES,
           The family reside at No. 183 Orlando street, Buffalo, New York.

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