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 Oswego Daily Times
 Monday Evening, January 13, 1913

                OBITUARY
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         Captain William Griffin 
         
         The death of Captain William Griffin
      which occurred at 5 o'clock Sunday
      morning at his home, No. 73 West Mo-
      hawk street, brought to a close an ac-
      tive and interesting career.  Captain
      Griffin had been in poor health for the
      past two years but he made a brave
      battle against the malady that afflicted
      him.  His condition became grave sev-
      eral months ago and he was operated
      on at Port Huron, Mich., where he was
      stricken quite suddenly.  He partially
      recovered from this attack and was
      brought home.  Several days ago came
      a recurrence of the malady and it was
      seen that he could not recover.
         Few men were better known on the
      chain of lakes than Captain Griffin.
      He was born in Oswego 64 years ago and
      followed the lakes all his life.  He be-
      gan his career at the age of 14 and con-
      tinued it until about six years ago.  It
      was on the old lake schooners that he
      received his apprenticeship before the
      mast.  The school was a hard one and
      only the stout-hearted survived.  It
      was not long before the young sailor
      attracted the attention of his superiors.
      At the age of 23 the young man was
      named captain of the schooner, Thomas
      H. Howland of Manitowoc, Wis., at
      that time one of the largest craft on
      the lakes.
         After a brief service on this boat
      Captain Griffin was placed in command
      of the schooner Guiding Star.  He suc-
      cessively commanded the Rising Star,
      Mystic Star, White Star and Blazing
      Star and the big steamers, Monteagle
      and Parnell.  He was associated with
      M. J. Cummings, a half brother, in the
      ownership of three boats, having a
      financial interest in the White Star,
      Guiding Star, Monteagle and Parnell.
         Captain Griffin retired from active
      work in 1905.  In the fall of that year
      the steamer Parnell of which he was
      master caught fire and was burned off
      the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan.
      Since his retirement Captain Griffin has
      lived quietly at his home here.  He
      was a man of simple tastes and of
      modest disposition.  He liked to see
      and talk with old friends.
         Surviving are his widow, one daughter,
      Mrs. Thomas Whellahan, and three sons,
      Michael J., and Robert of Oswego and
      John of Chicago.  Robert is ill at the
      Oswego Hospital, but his condition
      is improving.
         The funeral will be held tomorrow
      morning at nine o'clock from the family
      home and at 9:30 o'clock at St. Mary's
      church.
      
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