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their two children. John Br Capt. ai ‘Se own = stand= "Beth were lest with hote from the collection of Capt. rene cae T yamilton SHIPS THAT NEVER DIE #129 MARGARET OLWILL (US 91953) Wood. 554 gross tons. 175'6" X 34'X 10'2", built October, 1887, Cleve- land, by Henry D. Root for L. P. and J, A. Smith, Cleveland, $44,000. Most of the time in the Kelleys Island and Cleveland stone trade. dune 29, 1899, she leaded limestone at Kel- leys Island for Calkins & Co., Cleveland, lea- ving at midnight. At 4:30 a.m. on the 30th, having Lorain abeam and about & mites off, the wheel chains parted. The wind being Northeast fresh, she fell off in the trough of the sea, rolling her houses off, Part of the crew got away in the lifeboat, which capsized. The OL- WILL foundered about 6 o'clock. Steamers STATE OF OHIO and SACRAMENTO pick- ed up four persons and later in the morning tug CASCADE, Capt. James F. Bowen, picked up three more. Capt. Brown, his wife and two children, with four members of the crew, were drowned, Value of vessel, $11,000. REMEMBER Ken Macpherson's query last month on EURYDICE? aaret Merrilees was fir Smith Brothers had a small yard in the Old River Bed at Cleveland, where they built some tugs, scews, etc. Henry Root had a shipyard, in Lorain at the foot of Sixth St., across the River from the present American Shipbuilding Co. He brought a gang of men to Cleveland and built the OLWILL in Smith's yard. The Cuyaho- ga Iron Works built the engine and boiler, She was named for Pat Smith's wife, who was Margaret Olwill. Several days later the writer was riding in the pilothouse of the steamer ARROW with Capt. George Brown, who was a brother of John's, To the northward of the Cedar Point Pierhead we passed through considerable wreckage; among it was the name-board of the OLWILL off the pilot house. I remember well of the tears running down Capt. George's cheek, Later most of the bodies washed up on the beach east of Vermil- lion; one being that of Frank Hipp, fireman from Kelleys Island. Capt. Frank E, Hamilton Fellow Torontcan st to reply, followed closely by Re ak Shepherd, L. Brown, of Galt or rey ae mt. Buil of 0, ng Nontread by Augustin Cantin re ROCHESTER (can. 94 is oes) U2. be - 24.6 X 9 456 tons, for J.S. or G.T.Daintry, Cobour; Renamed HASTINGS ane papal ieaa DICE. Later on, renamed Heal 1905 as eareucing barge. Wrecking, Kingst: sauttled off Kingston 1918-19 g, for urg, pore Hope and 876-77 and a- sold to Donnelly selvane and Purposely