The body of a man believed to be that of a sailor named Thomas Kain(sic) of Buffalo, was found floating in the river at Manitowoc Friday night.The Reporter, Thurs., June 12, 1919********SAILOR DROWNEDGeorge Schipper, a guard at the Shipbuilding company’s yard reported to the police last Saturday that there was a body of a man in the river above the second Soo bridge. The body was recovered and bore evidence of having been in the water for weeks. A card in a pocket evidenced the discharge of Thomas Kaine(sic) from the steamer James Laughlin which was at the nearby Reis dock on May 5, the man having shipped at Buffalo on April 25. The sum of $11.65 was also found in the pockets. Through the services of the Lake Carriers’ Welfare association at Buffalo, a sister was located at Syracuse, N.Y. A record of tattoo marks on the body makes identification as Thomas Kaine positive. The body has not been claimed.Manitowoc Pilot, June 12, 1919 P. 1
The body of a man believed to be that of a sailor named Thomas Kain(sic) of Buffalo, was found floating in the river at Manitowoc Friday night.The Reporter, Thurs., June 12, 1919********SAILOR DROWNEDGeorge Schipper, a guard at the Shipbuilding company’s yard reported to the police last Saturday that there was a body of a man in the river above the second Soo bridge. The body was recovered and bore evidence of having been in the water for weeks. A card in a pocket evidenced the discharge of Thomas Kaine(sic) from the steamer James Laughlin which was at the nearby Reis dock on May 5, the man having shipped at Buffalo on April 25. The sum of $11.65 was also found in the pockets. Through the services of the Lake Carriers’ Welfare association at Buffalo, a sister was located at Syracuse, N.Y. A record of tattoo marks on the body makes identification as Thomas Kaine positive. The body has not been claimed.Manitowoc Pilot, June 12, 1919 P. 1
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