George William Goodwin's last will and testament is dated 6 Jan 1916. He was cremated at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
The Boston Globe, Sunday, January 16, 1916
ROUNDED HORN 56 TIMES.
Capt George W. Goodwin of Brighton, Whose Funeral Takes Place Tomorrow, was 45 Years a Mariner.
Few men have a longer record as a deep water sailor than Capt George W. Goodwin of 65 Oak Square av. Brighton, who will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
For fully 45 years he had followed the sea, most of his voyages being around either Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope. For some time Capt Goodwin had lived a life of ease at his home in Brighton and it was there that his death occurred Friday after a brief illness.
While he had seen many hardships, Capt Goodwin looked scarcely more than 50 years old. He was a native of Calais, Me. where he was born 68 years ago. At the age of 12 he went to sea as a cabin boy in the steamer Queen, and in the summer of 1863 was coasting between Calais and Boston.
He took his first trip "offshore" in the bark Villa Franca, bound to Barbadoes, in 1864, and on the passage down part of the cargo had to be jettisoned. On the run home the bark sprung a leak off Cape Hatteras, and the pumps had to be worked day and night. While shortening sail, he fell from the main topgallant yard to the deck, a distance of79 feet, bouncing from one piece of rigging to another on the way down. He escaped with a few bruises, and soon was back at work.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted for one year, but then tired of the life of a soldier and returned to the sea. He joined the crew of the brig William Robertson, for a trip across the Atlantic, during which time he was made second mate of the craft. From that time on he continued to follow the sea, having charge of many sailing craft in his time, among them being some the fast clipper ships that were the pride of the American merchant marine of those days.
In Capt Goodwin's life a full quarter of a century had been lived out of sight of land. In all he had made 56 voyages around Cape Horn, to say nothing of a dozen voyages around the Cape of Good Hope. About three years ago he decided he had followed the sea long enough and went on the retired list.
In his home he had a "den" where the sound of the chart-room clock in the corner, striking the ship's bells instead of the ordinary land-going hours from 1 to 12, took him back in memory to the sea again.
The Boston Globe, Sunday, January 16, 1916
ROUNDED HORN 56 TIMES.
Capt George W. Goodwin of Brighton, Whose Funeral Takes Place Tomorrow, was 45 Years a Mariner.
Few men have a longer record as a deep water sailor than Capt George W. Goodwin of 65 Oak Square av. Brighton, who will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
For fully 45 years he had followed the sea, most of his voyages being around either Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope. For some time Capt Goodwin had lived a life of ease at his home in Brighton and it was there that his death occurred Friday after a brief illness.
While he had seen many hardships, Capt Goodwin looked scarcely more than 50 years old. He was a native of Calais, Me. where he was born 68 years ago. At the age of 12 he went to sea as a cabin boy in the steamer Queen, and in the summer of 1863 was coasting between Calais and Boston.
He took his first trip "offshore" in the bark Villa Franca, bound to Barbadoes, in 1864, and on the passage down part of the cargo had to be jettisoned. On the run home the bark sprung a leak off Cape Hatteras, and the pumps had to be worked day and night. While shortening sail, he fell from the main topgallant yard to the deck, a distance of79 feet, bouncing from one piece of rigging to another on the way down. He escaped with a few bruises, and soon was back at work.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted for one year, but then tired of the life of a soldier and returned to the sea. He joined the crew of the brig William Robertson, for a trip across the Atlantic, during which time he was made second mate of the craft. From that time on he continued to follow the sea, having charge of many sailing craft in his time, among them being some the fast clipper ships that were the pride of the American merchant marine of those days.
In Capt Goodwin's life a full quarter of a century had been lived out of sight of land. In all he had made 56 voyages around Cape Horn, to say nothing of a dozen voyages around the Cape of Good Hope. About three years ago he decided he had followed the sea long enough and went on the retired list.
In his home he had a "den" where the sound of the chart-room clock in the corner, striking the ship's bells instead of the ordinary land-going hours from 1 to 12, took him back in memory to the sea again.
George William Goodwin's last will and testament is dated 6 Jan 1916. He was cremated at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
The Boston Globe, Sunday, January 16, 1916
ROUNDED HORN 56 TIMES.
Capt George W. Goodwin of Brighton, Whose Funeral Takes Place Tomorrow, was 45 Years a Mariner.
Few men have a longer record as a deep water sailor than Capt George W. Goodwin of 65 Oak Square av. Brighton, who will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
For fully 45 years he had followed the sea, most of his voyages being around either Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope. For some time Capt Goodwin had lived a life of ease at his home in Brighton and it was there that his death occurred Friday after a brief illness.
While he had seen many hardships, Capt Goodwin looked scarcely more than 50 years old. He was a native of Calais, Me. where he was born 68 years ago. At the age of 12 he went to sea as a cabin boy in the steamer Queen, and in the summer of 1863 was coasting between Calais and Boston.
He took his first trip "offshore" in the bark Villa Franca, bound to Barbadoes, in 1864, and on the passage down part of the cargo had to be jettisoned. On the run home the bark sprung a leak off Cape Hatteras, and the pumps had to be worked day and night. While shortening sail, he fell from the main topgallant yard to the deck, a distance of79 feet, bouncing from one piece of rigging to another on the way down. He escaped with a few bruises, and soon was back at work.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted for one year, but then tired of the life of a soldier and returned to the sea. He joined the crew of the brig William Robertson, for a trip across the Atlantic, during which time he was made second mate of the craft. From that time on he continued to follow the sea, having charge of many sailing craft in his time, among them being some the fast clipper ships that were the pride of the American merchant marine of those days.
In Capt Goodwin's life a full quarter of a century had been lived out of sight of land. In all he had made 56 voyages around Cape Horn, to say nothing of a dozen voyages around the Cape of Good Hope. About three years ago he decided he had followed the sea long enough and went on the retired list.
In his home he had a "den" where the sound of the chart-room clock in the corner, striking the ship's bells instead of the ordinary land-going hours from 1 to 12, took him back in memory to the sea again.
The Boston Globe, Sunday, January 16, 1916
ROUNDED HORN 56 TIMES.
Capt George W. Goodwin of Brighton, Whose Funeral Takes Place Tomorrow, was 45 Years a Mariner.
Few men have a longer record as a deep water sailor than Capt George W. Goodwin of 65 Oak Square av. Brighton, who will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
For fully 45 years he had followed the sea, most of his voyages being around either Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope. For some time Capt Goodwin had lived a life of ease at his home in Brighton and it was there that his death occurred Friday after a brief illness.
While he had seen many hardships, Capt Goodwin looked scarcely more than 50 years old. He was a native of Calais, Me. where he was born 68 years ago. At the age of 12 he went to sea as a cabin boy in the steamer Queen, and in the summer of 1863 was coasting between Calais and Boston.
He took his first trip "offshore" in the bark Villa Franca, bound to Barbadoes, in 1864, and on the passage down part of the cargo had to be jettisoned. On the run home the bark sprung a leak off Cape Hatteras, and the pumps had to be worked day and night. While shortening sail, he fell from the main topgallant yard to the deck, a distance of79 feet, bouncing from one piece of rigging to another on the way down. He escaped with a few bruises, and soon was back at work.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted for one year, but then tired of the life of a soldier and returned to the sea. He joined the crew of the brig William Robertson, for a trip across the Atlantic, during which time he was made second mate of the craft. From that time on he continued to follow the sea, having charge of many sailing craft in his time, among them being some the fast clipper ships that were the pride of the American merchant marine of those days.
In Capt Goodwin's life a full quarter of a century had been lived out of sight of land. In all he had made 56 voyages around Cape Horn, to say nothing of a dozen voyages around the Cape of Good Hope. About three years ago he decided he had followed the sea long enough and went on the retired list.
In his home he had a "den" where the sound of the chart-room clock in the corner, striking the ship's bells instead of the ordinary land-going hours from 1 to 12, took him back in memory to the sea again.
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