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Death Notices and Stories
[Actual Obituaries are here]
DIVER DROWNS WHILE WORKING ON FISH TRAPS
C.F. Stagger, diver, who has maintained
headquarters in Juneau for several years, was drowned yesterday while working on a fish trap belonging to John
L. Carlson, of the Taku Cannery. The news of his death was received in the city by Guy NcNaughton in a telegram
from Harry Raymond dated Petersburg, July 7th. The deceased is a married man and has operated in Southeastern Alaska
waters for some time. He is a diver who recovered the shell lost from the Ferry Alma, examined the recent
injury to the 'Patterson", salvaged goods from the wrecked Ramona on the West Coast and went to the bottom
of Gastineau Channel on several occasions for lost property of the several mining companies in this section. No
details of the accident have been received save the statement that Stagger drowned while working on trap No. 4
for Carlson . [The Daily Alaska Dispatch - 8 Jul 1917 - Submitted by
Barb Ziegenmeyer]
TRY OUT DEAD DIVER'S OUTFIT
"She's fine"
These were the two words which greeted James Lampton's assistants when the diving apparatus of Stagger was tried out at the city dock yesterday.
With a new air hose guaranteed by a manufacturer of marine diving outfits, telephone connection and every appliance
for safety and diving apparatus of Stagger's assistant up to the time of his death, is assisting Lampton. Jacobson
is an expert diver of many years experience. Lampton descended very slowly keeping up a steady conversation with
Jacobson by means of his telephone connection. He had trouble hearing in his right ear but was able to understand
better as he reached depth.
When drawn to the surface and the face plate removed Lampton said "She's fine" He did not mention that
the suit by the diver was large around the waist bands and he got about a gallon of ice cold water into his diving
suit. However, this was easily remedied, and the diving crew left on the Mitchell to continue work of inspecting
cannery traps.
Diver Stagger was drowned two weeks ago while inspecting one of the Carlson traps. His death was due to carelessness
in keeping his diving apparatus in repair. Lampton has been engaged to succeed him. He has has ten years experience
in the U.S. Navy. [The Daily Alaska Dispatch 18 July 1917 - Submitted
by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
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