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- Niagara Gazette - 12/1/1966
The family of Norman,
Bragg, 40, of 947 Ontario Ave.
is still hopeful the seaman has
survived the sinking 'of the
freighter Daniel J. Morrell in
Lake Huron Tuesday.
Bragg was among 29 crew
members-.aboard the freighter
when it was hit by 25-foot
waves during a late fall storm.
"He a pretty _tough. bird^L
said Bragg's brother - in - law,
William Zornes, of the Ontario
Ave. address. "We're hoping
he just might make it."
Telegram Received
Mr. Zornes said Bragg, who
worked for the Bethlehem
Steel Corp. G r e a t Lakes
Ste a m s h i p Division for the
last 15 years, had survived the
sinking of the ore carrier
Stinebrenner in Lake Superior
in 1953.
Bragg's sister, Mrs. Zornes,
said the family received a
telegram Wednesday night informing
them that the Morrell
was reported missing.
•The telegram was signed
by G. V. Evans, manager of
Bethlehem's steamship division
and stated thatj'except
for one survivor, no other details
are known." >
Mr. Bragg's 82-year-old
mother, Mrs. Louise Bragg,
who makes her home with
Mr., and Mrs. Zornes. was
not informed immediately
that her son is missing.
Mrs. Zornes said she would
probably have to teli her
mother later today.
She'll be expecting to" hear
from him so she'll' haVe» to
know sooner, or later," said-
Mrs. Zornes.
Visited Family Home '
Bragg visited his -family
about a month ago when he
first* signed as deck watch
on the Morrell. '
Mrs. Zornes said her brother
expected this would be
his last trip before the shipping-
season ended.--She-said
he has' worked jilso as.^a
wheelsman for the steamship
company but "usually as a
deck watch."
Bragg, who served in the
U.S. Navy-from 1942 to 1944,
was born in Coreyville, Ohio,
and grew up in Huntington,
W.Va.
During the winter he lived
in Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
He has two sisters, Mrs.
Helen Estes, Seattle, 'Wash.,
and Mrs. Eleanor Suttles,
Huntington, W.Va. .
ALSO
Niagara Gazette - 12/3/1966
The body of Norman Bragg, 40, of 947 Ontario
ume. His condition was reported
as fairly good today.
Miss Cheryl M. Harder, 20. of
527 21st St., treated at Memorial
Hospital for a nose laceration
after the car she was operating
struck a steel guard rail at Portage
Road and Niagara Street.
Miss Gratto was struck .by ^
Ave.
Miss Johnnie Smith, 18. of
Buffalo, suffered a facia] laceration
after she was struck by
a bottle outside an Erie Ave-
: nue bar.
WiHiam Irving, 18, of 2735
Lundys Lane, Niagara Falls,
; Ont., was treated for a forei
head" laceration after being hit
< by a bottle in a fight at a Bufh,
1! ,be!1 ! e r l . f r o m . , h e ters °! Lake * . ^S sW£ C S : i ; fa&lo «A«ve nu«e> rest,a,,urant. 17. Huron. He was a victim of the sinking of the ore freighter
"Daniel J. Morrell Tuesday.
The b o d i e s of Bragg, a
watchman aboard the freighter,
and seven of his fellow
crewmen were picked up and
identified Friday.
The fate of eight missing
crewmen f r om the sunken
carrier may be hidden today
on the bottom of Lake Huron,
their grave marker a bobbing
navigation buoy.
A sonar - equipped search
plane located what is believed
to be the 603-foot freighter
under 198 feet of water yesterday,
more than three days
after the 60-year-old vessel
split in two in a raging gale.
Papers Taken Away
Meanwhile, sailing papers
of the Edward Y. Townsend,
sister ship to the Morrell,
were taken away Friday after
the freighter's captain reported
a crack in the deck to
the Coast Guard.
"The c r a c k is. about 18
inches long in the mid-section
of the ship," said Coast Guard
Cmdr. George Drinkwater.
"The only connection between
this and the Morrell is
the fact that the Townsend
was in about the same area
about the same time," Drinkwater
said.
The Townsend is 60 years
old, as was the Morrell when
it sank about 25 miles north
of Harbor Beach.
Only one member of the 29-
man crew-26-year-old Dennis
Hale of Ashtabula; Ohio-survived.
He apparently suffered
no after-effects from his
36 hours on an open life raft.
Debris Litters Shore
, Broken oars, lifejackets and
other debris from the wreckage
littered the shoreline
near Harbor Beach. A rudder
and a portion of a lifeboat
were discovered about the
same time the sunken hull
was spotted.
The rudder was found 20
miles west of Bayfield, Ont.
Served In Navy
Born in Coreyville, Ohio,
Bragg grew up in Huntington,
W. Va. He lived in Niagara
Falls and Buffalo during
the winter.
He served in the U.S. Navy
from 1942 to 1944.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Bragg; and three sisters,
Mrs. William Zornes of this
city, Mrs. Clem Estes of
Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. John
Suttles of Huntington.
Funeral services will be at
4 p.m. Sunday at the Rhoney
Funeral Home where friends
may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Burial will.be at the convenience
of the family.
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Abt 1926 - 1966 (~ 40 years)