Hi Ann:
Thanks for sharing as well. It's most on the subscription list jumping in
and sharing stories like this that keep this site so active.
Dave
on 12/12/07 11:09 PM,
PandasLady@... at
PandasLady@... wrote:
Dave,
Thanks for the printings about the Western Head. Tom Canning was my
great uncle and his wife, Rene, still lives in Amherst. She is our oldest
living relative. She has a lot of info on the Western Head. Mr. Newcomb
was
burned and of course, dehydrated as they spent days waiting to be picked
up.
Uncle Tom left Cuba and went to Bangor, Maine to see his sister Inez Dwyer
bef
ore going back to Parrsboro. For years, my grandmother spoke of that visit
as
they had heard that all were lost. My mother was only 10 but remembers his
visit and how sunburned and thin Uncle Tom was. The story was told again
at
his funeral a few years ago and he received a citation from the Canadian
government for his efforts in keeping the injured alive while awaiting
rescue.
Thanks again for all your stories and research.
Ann
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