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

        [124-125]

              JAMES L. CHASE, general manager of the Chase Machine Company,
           was born in 1850, at Russell, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, andin 1853
           came with the rest of his father's family to live in Cleveland,
           where he received his education in the public schools. At the
           age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace
           Company, J. F. HOLLOWAY being superintendent of the works at
           that time. They were established in 1835, and were situated on
           the river front, the location being the present site of the
           Cleveland Ship Building Company. Shortly after serving his time,
           he joined the Lady Franklin as second engineer, thus beginning
           his sailng experience in 1872.  From that time until 1880 MR.
           CHASE was second engineer on the following steamers during the
           seasons of navigation: City of Sandusky, Annie Smith, V. Swain,
           Cormorant, Selah Chamberlain and John M. Glidden, and working
           during the winter seasons in the machine shops of the city.
              In 1880 he joined the Ohio as chief engineer with CAPT. J. C.
           ESTES, with whom he sailed as chief for a period of nine
           seasons.  In 1887 MR. CHASE had patented an automatic fog
           whistle machine, which has become in general use on the lakes.
           In 1889 the Chase Machine Company was established on the site of
           their present works, as general machinists and manufacturers of
           the Chase Automatic Fog Whistle Machine, MR. CHASE'S partners at
           the time being Messrs. BARNES and BALL.
              In 1880 MR. CHASE was married to Miss LIZZIE PEMPIN, of
           Cleveland, by whom he has two children: HERBERT, now (1898)
           aged eighteen, at present a student at Mount Union College,
           Alliance, Ohio; and JAMES, aged twelve years, who is now
           receiving his education at the public schools of Cleveland.

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