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Telescope 45 The DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sunday December 1, 1889, tells of the DOWS' crew, badly frozen, as follows: The crew of the wrecked schooner DAVXD DOWS, are suffering intense pain from their frozen feet, arms and legs. However, only three of them were so badly frozen as to make necessary the loss of their limbs. E. J. Donohue, first mate, Robert Keeys, engineer, and Michael Gallagher were taken to the Marine Hospital. Their injuries are severe and it may be necessary to amputate the first mate's right foot, and possibly both feet will be lost. The other men will remain at the boarding house for the present. Two or three of the crew were able to walk around this morning but the others, when they moved, had to be carried by their friends. "The morning papers are wrong when they say that three of our men deserted the DOWS", said the first mate. "Nobody deserted. Three men did go to the ADAMS in the life boat, but they went to secure food if possible. Nobody thought of leaving until there was no hope of saving the old boat". The misfortune of the DOWS lived on after her own demise in one instance that is known. The AURORA, which was towing the ill fated DOWS was two years old at the time. A fine vessel, she was 290 feet long, with a gross tonnage of 2, 236, and built of wood. Nine years after she witnessed the sinking of the D0W8, she herself 2? Lake Eri#. Later, her engines were removed and put in the AUSTRALIA. Her hull was then used as a barge. FOOTNOTES OF REFERENCES a. Parker:GREAT COAL SCHOONERS OF THE NORTHEAST p.37. b. The large coal schooners of the Coast were fore and aft rigged. Square rig, requiring extra hands to man it, was not used even where there was more room to maneuver it at sea. The DOWS' square rig accounted for her troubles. c. Four different names were given by four different Great Lakes historians: 1. John L. Skeldon, 2. Joseph L. Skell-onden, 3. M. D. Carrington, 4. M. D. Carring. d. INLAND SEAS: July, 1945; p.54. e. DETROIT FREE PREoS: December 1, 1889 f. ON^TElIgRAM... J. Snider; SCHOONER DAYS- No. CMXXV, TOR- g. Conversation with late Captain Monroe at Gibralter, Mich. h. TELESCOPE; Vol. 8, No. 8, P. 3. i. SCHOONER DAYS ibid. Also correspondence with Captain Hamilton, October 10, 1950. j. ibid. k. ibid. 1. DETROIT FREE PRESS; November 3, 1889. nu £2££i9an's were lar9e fleet operators who had the DAVID DOWS under charter when converted to barge, n. TELESCOPE; Vol.2, No. 10, p. 3. The author wishes to recognize generous assistance given him in preparation of this article by: Captain Frank Hamilton, Will-am A. Me Donald, Louden Wilson, and Rev. Edward J. Dowling, SJ.