Death of lighthouse-tender mate George Brown at South Fox Island, 1922

Summary

The Herald reported that George Brown, mate of the U.S. lighthouse tender Hyacinth, drowned when a small launch sank as he attempted to reach South Fox Island to attend the light.

Evidence and limits

The held source was published or indexed on 1922-11-03. It is the basis for this record; notices, retrospective columns, and schedules are not treated as proof of later outcomes.

atives at Bellaire and Central Lake. The Pythian Sisters will hold their annual Masquerade Party on Saturday evening, Nov. 11th. at K. P. Hall. Admission 25c, Ladies only. adv. Little Ruth Bulow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bulow, returned home Wednesday from the Reycraft hospital at Petoskey, where she underwent an operation for appendicitis. George Brown, mate of the U. S. lighthouse tender Hyacinth, was drowned Tuesday at South Fox island when his small launch sunk in a rough sea. The ship had no dock at the island and Brown attempted to reach shore and Jook aiter the light by using the launch. Would you have the one who sup- ports your family compete, without protection, with the German peasant laborer who works for one-tenth the wage in America? Or would you have compete without protection, with the coolie labor of Japan, or the slave labor of Egypt? Then vote fo

Open questions

• Can an original agency, vessel, land, lighthouse, or personnel record confirm the details and identify unnamed people or equipment?
• Does another contemporaneous source establish an exact location, duration, or outcome beyond this report?

See also

• Beaver Island archipelago
• South Fox Island
• Shipping and navigation