Summary
Lucien Morden of Montague was second assistant keeper at Squaw Island Light when the crew launched for Beaver Island on December 14, 1900. He handled the fore sheet during the sudden squall, but died after the boat capsized and the party drifted overnight.1
The reports do not provide his age, family, burial place, or lighthouse-service record beyond this episode.
Open questions
- Which Montague, lighthouse-service, or cemetery records identify Lucien Morden?
See also
- Squaw Island Light-Crew Tragedy (1900)
- Squaw Island Light Station
- Unnamed Squaw Island Light-Crew Sailboat (1900)
Footnotes
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Held Beaver Beacon accounts of the December 14–15, 1900 Squaw Island light-crew tragedy. ↩
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “48 Years Ago Tragedy Struck Squaw Island Light Crew; Lone Survivor Tells Story.”Names Lucien Morden of Montague as second assistant keeper and reports his death after the capsizing.
- Beaver Beacon, December 1971, “Lone Survivor Tells Story.”Repeats his role handling the sail and his death during the overnight drift.