The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-01-15
Old Sailing Master
of Great Lakes Died At the
Home of His Daughter
On Sunday At Noon.
WAS PIONEER OF The LAKES
Sailed on Great Lakes for More Than
Sixty Years and was Connected with
Thrilling Rescues Long Resi-
dent Of Kenosha.

Captain Anthony Everett, aged SS
years, pioneer resident Of Kenosha
and one of the most widely known of
the famous old sailing fasters of the
Great Lakes, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Arthur j. Host, 81
| North Maplewood avenue, Kenosha, at
noon on Sunday. Death was due to
natural breaking down brought ON by
advancing years. Captain Everett had
been confined to his bed for only a few
weeks.
Captain Everett served as a sailing
! master on the lakes for more than
fifty-six years and as a sailor for
twelve years before he secured his rank
as Master One Of the first of the
boats which he commanded was the
Myron Hale and it was while he
was sailing this pioneer lake carrier
that he saved the crew of the schooner
A. B. Moses which sank off Manitoc
Islands. For his heroism in the rescue
OF the crew he was presented with
gold purse by the owners of the vessel
and the relatives Of members Of the
crew. Later he was sailing master of
the A. B. Booth" pleasure craft
owned by the Booth Oyster & Fish Co.,
Of Chicago. After running the Booth =
for two seasons, Captain Everett de-
manded that she be put in drydoek for
repairs and refused to run her longer
unless his plan was followed. On the
first trip after Captain Everett left
her the BOOTH sank with her crew
on board.
Captain of Golden West.''
He was captain Of the old Golden
West" a pioneer lake schooner which
brought to Kenosha the rails for the
laying of the tracks Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway between
Chicago and Milwaukee. He command
ed the schooner 'fFord River which
for many years carried lumber between
Chicago and Escanaba. He was en-
ployed by the Ford River Lumber Com
pany for more than eighteen years.
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Captain Everett had his part in the
rescue of people from the burning dis
tricts of Chicago in the great fire of
1871 and for his bravery in carrying
the people from the burning downtown
district to the lake shores he was sig
nally honored by the city of Chicago.
He was the first member of the Ship
Masters Association and he remained
member Of this organization until his
death. When he gave up the lakes he
retired to Kenosha where he had spent
the declining years Of his life with his
children. Captain Everett was born in
the County Of Cork, Ireland, December
10, 1881, and was son of the late
Anthony Everett. He came to this
country as boy.
Son and Daughter Survive.
His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Craney
Everett, died more than thirty-three
years ago. He is survived by one son,
Joseph Everett, street commissioner of
Kenosha, and one daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur J. Host, also of Kenosha.
The funeral services will be held on
Wednesday morning. A short service
at the home at 9 a. m. will be followed
by services at st. James Church. The
remains will be laid at rest in the fam
lily plot at st. James cemetery.
Pioneer vessel men from all over this
territory will come to Kenosha to at
tend the funeral.