Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 95 Number 583
Date August 18 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
His friends in this city will regret to learn of the sudden death of Capt. Geo. W. DONALD at Sydney, N.S.W., where he has been residing for about three years as manager of the Paramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Capt. Donald was well known in this city. He was one of the old Grammar school boys, having graduated there with honors. After studying in a law office for a while, he went to sea and at San Franscisco entered the service of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., passing first in the examination for cadets over 18 competitors and was soon promoted to quartermaster. He preferred sailing vessels, however, and soon left that service and sailed in U.S. and Canadian ships with distinction, including bark "Kelverdale" and others. The last vessel he had was the ship "Macedon" owned by Messrs. Thomson & Co. Instances of his daring are brought to mind by his untimely death. In 1880, while mate of a bark bound to New York, he with two or three sailors went on board the sugar laden brig "Akbar", which had been sighted in distress with captain dying and some of the crew dead of yellow fever and brought her to her destination in safety. In 1881 the Dominion government presented Capt. Donald, then mate of bark "Carniola" with a gold watch as a reward for his gallantry in saving the lives of Capt. Baker and crew of the derelict barque "H.A. Parr" of Yarmouth, at the risk of his own life during a cyclone at sea off Baltimore. Since settling up in Sydney he has shown himself to be as good a business man as he was a shipmaster by building up the business in which he was engaged. He married a daughter of Rev. Dr. SMITH, then of St. Andrew's Church, who, with a young son, survives him. He was a brother of Louis DONALD of this city.
Date August 18 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
His friends in this city will regret to learn of the sudden death of Capt. Geo. W. DONALD at Sydney, N.S.W., where he has been residing for about three years as manager of the Paramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Capt. Donald was well known in this city. He was one of the old Grammar school boys, having graduated there with honors. After studying in a law office for a while, he went to sea and at San Franscisco entered the service of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., passing first in the examination for cadets over 18 competitors and was soon promoted to quartermaster. He preferred sailing vessels, however, and soon left that service and sailed in U.S. and Canadian ships with distinction, including bark "Kelverdale" and others. The last vessel he had was the ship "Macedon" owned by Messrs. Thomson & Co. Instances of his daring are brought to mind by his untimely death. In 1880, while mate of a bark bound to New York, he with two or three sailors went on board the sugar laden brig "Akbar", which had been sighted in distress with captain dying and some of the crew dead of yellow fever and brought her to her destination in safety. In 1881 the Dominion government presented Capt. Donald, then mate of bark "Carniola" with a gold watch as a reward for his gallantry in saving the lives of Capt. Baker and crew of the derelict barque "H.A. Parr" of Yarmouth, at the risk of his own life during a cyclone at sea off Baltimore. Since settling up in Sydney he has shown himself to be as good a business man as he was a shipmaster by building up the business in which he was engaged. He married a daughter of Rev. Dr. SMITH, then of St. Andrew's Church, who, with a young son, survives him. He was a brother of Louis DONALD of this city.
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 95 Number 583
Date August 18 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
His friends in this city will regret to learn of the sudden death of Capt. Geo. W. DONALD at Sydney, N.S.W., where he has been residing for about three years as manager of the Paramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Capt. Donald was well known in this city. He was one of the old Grammar school boys, having graduated there with honors. After studying in a law office for a while, he went to sea and at San Franscisco entered the service of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., passing first in the examination for cadets over 18 competitors and was soon promoted to quartermaster. He preferred sailing vessels, however, and soon left that service and sailed in U.S. and Canadian ships with distinction, including bark "Kelverdale" and others. The last vessel he had was the ship "Macedon" owned by Messrs. Thomson & Co. Instances of his daring are brought to mind by his untimely death. In 1880, while mate of a bark bound to New York, he with two or three sailors went on board the sugar laden brig "Akbar", which had been sighted in distress with captain dying and some of the crew dead of yellow fever and brought her to her destination in safety. In 1881 the Dominion government presented Capt. Donald, then mate of bark "Carniola" with a gold watch as a reward for his gallantry in saving the lives of Capt. Baker and crew of the derelict barque "H.A. Parr" of Yarmouth, at the risk of his own life during a cyclone at sea off Baltimore. Since settling up in Sydney he has shown himself to be as good a business man as he was a shipmaster by building up the business in which he was engaged. He married a daughter of Rev. Dr. SMITH, then of St. Andrew's Church, who, with a young son, survives him. He was a brother of Louis DONALD of this city.
Date August 18 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
His friends in this city will regret to learn of the sudden death of Capt. Geo. W. DONALD at Sydney, N.S.W., where he has been residing for about three years as manager of the Paramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Capt. Donald was well known in this city. He was one of the old Grammar school boys, having graduated there with honors. After studying in a law office for a while, he went to sea and at San Franscisco entered the service of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., passing first in the examination for cadets over 18 competitors and was soon promoted to quartermaster. He preferred sailing vessels, however, and soon left that service and sailed in U.S. and Canadian ships with distinction, including bark "Kelverdale" and others. The last vessel he had was the ship "Macedon" owned by Messrs. Thomson & Co. Instances of his daring are brought to mind by his untimely death. In 1880, while mate of a bark bound to New York, he with two or three sailors went on board the sugar laden brig "Akbar", which had been sighted in distress with captain dying and some of the crew dead of yellow fever and brought her to her destination in safety. In 1881 the Dominion government presented Capt. Donald, then mate of bark "Carniola" with a gold watch as a reward for his gallantry in saving the lives of Capt. Baker and crew of the derelict barque "H.A. Parr" of Yarmouth, at the risk of his own life during a cyclone at sea off Baltimore. Since settling up in Sydney he has shown himself to be as good a business man as he was a shipmaster by building up the business in which he was engaged. He married a daughter of Rev. Dr. SMITH, then of St. Andrew's Church, who, with a young son, survives him. He was a brother of Louis DONALD of this city.
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