The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-03-24
DEATH OF HENRY EDWARDS

Captain Henry g. Edwards died at
Charlevoix, Mich, March Is. aged p
years. He was born at Long Beach, \.
J. and came with his parents to Manlto-
Voc in 1886, residing here until ID years
ago when he removed to Charleyoix. He
followed the lakes for livelihood up
to ten years ago, commanding many yes
sells some of which he owned. There are
but few of the captains now living who
commanded vessels when Captain Ed
wards first took charge of one. His re-
mains were brough9 here by his daughter
and inferred IN Evergreen Cemetery by
the |, O, o. T.
The history of the Edwards family, like
that of the Jones and Smith families, is
d history of the early period OF the coun-
t.. p. 2. Smith and J. l.. Edwards,
brother of the deceased are the only
persons left IN the county who settled
here ID the '30's. The Edwards family
came hers a few months before Perry
Smith did. They SET out from Long
Beach, went up the Hudson on a canal
boat and through tho canal to Buffa.o.
Their destination was Chicago. They
reached Detroit by boat from Buffalo,
and here they took passage on small
boat which was bringing corn to Chicago.
and here the elder Edwards met J. W.
Conroe who had built mill that summer
at Manitowoc Rapids. He engaged Ed
wards TO build scows with which to trans
port lumber down the river. This tenn
poCarIly delayed his trip to Chicago. Not
| tree was chopped at the mouth of the
ManItowoc on their arrival here. The
family of six proceeded up the river to
the Rapids by canoe.
After completing the work for Conroe,
Edwards went to Chicago alone, but the
place was SO unhealthy that he decided
| not to settle there. He returned to
Manitowoc and engaged in the business
OF fishing between this place and Two
Rivers. He was helped by ,be boys.
While engaged In this work Henry had
| an opportunity of studying the Indian
| character and at one time Witnessed
vendetta between members of the tribe.
In 1910 the family moved to what is
| now within the limits of Cooperstown. 1t
was on the Green Bay trail in the valley
| where the Caves are. The family we're
| taken ont by VIM. Fl. Bruce, who had a
| horse team. Perry Smith took ont the
| furniture with ar OK team. 1t was 10 the
early spring and the streams were flood
| ed. Perry, who was then approaching
young DaDDODu. WffeD ABOUT JUTSe miles
beyond kellner's corners, noticed large
! bonfire near the trail and some people
| standing around. When he came up he
| found that 10. Edwards. then lad. had
taken a header from the sleigh, which
| had lurcEed and had gone into the stream.
| The party built fire TO dryhIm as there
was no change Of clothes. Perry stald
| over night IN the log house which was
built in Cooper7t town but the foundation
log was SO high above the ground that he
| could roll outside from his bea and the
| cold prevented his slumbers from being
| sound. lie returned to Manilovoc the
| next day fording streams whose current
was so rapid that his oxen were III danger
of being SWEEP away.
Henry, when a boy, carried the mail be-
| tween Green Bay and Sheboygan, going
by way of Manitowoc Rapids. He gen
orally went on horseback but sometimes
afoot. When quite young he became a
sailor and reached the position of captain
soon. Most of his life Was spent on the
| lakes.