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11 August 2011

COOGAN story 

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appearing in the "Seattle Star" [WA], 23 OCT 1902:

CAPT. COOGAN
IS DROWNED

NOME, Oct. 8 - Capt. Coogan accidentally fell off the deck of
the schooner Volante during a squall off the Diomede islands at
8:30 p.m., Oct. 1, and was never seen again.  He was about 70
years of age, being well known in Arctic countries.  During the
past four years he has been searching for a wonderful quartz
ledge the natives told him about, but disappointment and 
[revenues ?] were wearing his life away, and he was going home 
"broke" when the accident ended his misery.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

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appearing in the "San Francisco Call" [CA], 24 OCT 1902:

SEA SWEEPS SKIPPER
FROM SMALL SCHOONER

SEATTLE, Oct. [22] - Captain Coogan, one of the best known
mariners of the Pacific Coast, was drowned recently off the
Diomedes Islands during a heavy gale.  He was on the schooner
Volante, making his way back to San Francisco.  A sudden wave
struck the little boat and the captain, losing his footing, was
swept away.  He was never seen from the moment he left the deck.
His son, who was also on board, cried like a child.

Captain Coogan was about 70 years old and had followed the life
of a seaman on the Pacific Coast all his life.  He was known in
every port from San Francisco to Nome.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

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