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                          CAPTAIN NATHANIEL BROWN
                          
                  A despatch from Ashtabula announces the
                  death of Captain Nathaniel W. Brown, who
                  was one of the oldest masters of the lower
                  lakes.  He died at his home on Station
                  street, of an appopletic stroke Tuesday
                  morning.  He was in his usual health up
                  to a late hour last evening, when first
                  stricken.  He was nearly eighty years of
                  age, having been born at Saybrook October
                  31, 1807.  At the early age of twenty-three
                  he was captain of the 42-ton schooner Elisha
                  Whittlessy, built here in 1829.  He was
                  next master of the 62-ton schooner Nehemiah
                  Hubbard, which brought the first wheat in
                  bulk, 3,000 bushels, from Chicago to Buffalo.
                  In 1837 the passenger steamboat Washington
                  was built here by Captain Savage from timber
                  near this harbor.  She was sailed by Captain
                  Brown on her first round trip between Detroit
                  and Buffalo, and in doing so was burned off
                  Silver Creek and about fifty people lost their
                  lives.  No blame was attached to captain or
                  crew, as they did everything they could during
                  that awful calamity to assist in saving the
                  boat and her load of human freight.  Captain
                  Brown next sailed in the brig Missouri, the
                  schooner Signal, then in the passenger steam-
                  boat DeWitt Clinton, which ran between Toledo
                  and Buffalo in 1850-1, at which time Mayor
                  Gardner was clerk and steward with Captain
                  Brown.  He closed his sailing days on the
                  steamboat Baltic, which ran between Buffalo
                  and Detroit in 1863.  He has until within the
                  last few years lived on a farm in this vicinity,
                  moving into town about six years ago.  He was
                  twice married but out-lived both wives, and
                  at his death leaves four daughters.  His many
                  good qualities and kind deeds will remain in 
                  the memory of many friends.


SOURCE: The Marine Record, Cleveland, OH, 3 Nov 1887, page 4