  Corktown_paddy Member Username: Corktown_paddy Post Number: 21 Registered: 12-2006 |
This was in the late 50's. There was a collision of sorts in the Detroit River between two lakers. One ended up on it's side in the river not far from the bridge. Anybody happen to have a photo (or two) of it? | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1958 Registered: 11-2003 |
In July of 1962, the freighter, Montrose, was sunk by Captain Becker's barge near the bridge and blocked shipping for quite a while. The bell from the Montrose was presented to the Dossin Museum by its captain (who lost his license). I am not sure that is the collision you refer to. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5546 Registered: 11-2003 |
In 1962, The Rock was a big-timey lawyer who lurked freighters with his telescope from the penthouse at The Guardian Bldg. Call us Rock when you get to 2,000 posts. Being a double centarian brooks no demeaning. jjaba, Westsider. | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 806 Registered: 03-2006 |
http://info.detnews.com/histor y/story/index.cfm?id=164&categ ory=events | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 2489 Registered: 02-2007 |
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Billybbrew Member Username: Billybbrew Post Number: 295 Registered: 07-2005 |
One of the most haunting photos I've ever seen was the similar to the above photo, but with the Captain standing alone on the side of the ship. Very moving...Tony Spina always had a way of capturing the moment. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1962 Registered: 11-2003 |
I believe the late that Bob Lee, former curator of the Dossin Museum, had that photo you mentioned, hanging on his wall behind his desk. Right you are, haunting it was. The Montrose was raised and lived to sail again under a different name, but I don't know if Captain Eyre-Walker ever returned to the Great Lakes again. | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3479 Registered: 10-2003 |
There is a statue (of St Peter?) in front of St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Harper Woods that was salvaged from the Montrose. The church acquired it much later, sometime in the 1980s. I can't remember the reason the church has it or why it took so long to take possession of it. | ||
Dan_the_man Member Username: Dan_the_man Post Number: 40 Registered: 07-2006 |
actually that statue got vandalized a few years ago and has since been replaced with a new statue that looks exactly the same, but it gold instead of white marble. |
