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Escanaba Morning Press
April 12, 1913

              PIONEER LAKE CAPTAIN DIES
              
         Green Bay, Wis., April 11. - Captain PETER PETERSON,
      a pioneer among the navigators of the great lakes, died
      in a hospital here last evening after a lingering ill-
      ness of paralysis at the age of 78 years. He had sailed
      on the lakes for nearly 50 years.
         While operating boats on the lakes he was part owner
      in schooners Alleghany, Mary Nau, Libbie Nau. The steamer
      T. S. Christie was the last boat he sailed. Captain
      PETERSON retired in 1900.
         It is planned to conduct the funeral service for
      Captain PETERSON Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
      home, 822 South Madison street. The Masonic fraternity
      will have charge of the funeral. The remains of the
      mariner will be laid at rest at Woodlawn cemetery.
         PETER PETERSON was born in Hardinger, Norway, Feb.10,
      1835. He was educated in the schools of his home town
      and got his first insight into marine life at home.
      As a lad he acquired a love for the water and gained
      some experience in larger boats engaged in the coast
      wise trade.
         In 1853 he came to America and made his first trip
      on the lakes in 1854 going from De Pere on the sloop,
      Ebineezer, to Chicago. When a young man he was em-
      ployed on several boats, and in 1862 he formed a
      partnership with Messrs. OLSON and GUNDERSON and
      purchased the schooner Alleghany. He, Captain GUNDER-
      SON and LAMBERT NAU built the schooner, Mary Nau, and
      later he and Mr. NAU built the Libbie Nau, which
      Captain PETERSON operated in the grain and lumber
      trade for a number of years. In 1873 they built the
      Anna M. Peterson, one of the largest schooners then
      on the lakes, and Captain PETERSON operated her from
      1874 to 1884. After the death of Mr. NAU, Captain
      PETERSON bought the schooner F. A. Georger, and oper-
      ated it in partnership with FREDERICK HURLBUT. From
      1890 till 1900, he owned and operated the steamer,
      Christie.
         The captain's influence in marine circles and in
      the ship building craft was felt during all the time
      he was engaged in building and sailing vessels.
         The relatives who survive the captain are his wife,
      three daughters, Mrs. W. H. KIERNAN of Spokane, Mrs.
      FRANK O'CONOR of Milwaukee, Miss JOHANNA PETERSON
      of this city, and five sons, WILLIAM of Hammond, Ind.,
      CORNELIOUS E. of this city, PETER J. of Chicago, 
      LOUIS L. and HAROLD M. PETERSON of *rGeen.
         Three years ago Captain and Mrs. PETERSON cele-
      brated their golden wedding. Captain PETERSON is
      one of the oldest members of the Masonic order
      here, and belonged to Palestine commandery,
      Knights Templar.
      
      (* Transcriber's Note - residence of Harold and Louis
       Peterson is transcribed exactly as it appears in
       the obituary "rGeen"
       
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