I came across this booklet, and have transcribed it, added links, photos, and what little information I could find about the author (next to nothing )
Re-settlement and cultivation of land in British Columbia, (PDF) 1915, the author was William Sinclair (Scotland,1840 - 1917, Coquitlam, B.C.) who lived somewhere between Como Lake and Mundy Park, he gained a Crown Grant in 1902, and lived the rest of his life there. The booklet may possibly be the first published book by a Coquitlam resident, not sure, certainly early.
Also the same revised copy but at the Internet Archive:
Re-settlement and Cultivation of Land in British Columbia
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Coquitlam Mountain plane crash
On June 17, 1955 Frederick Hill Atkinson, a student at Columbia University, was flying a Cessna 120 registration number N72843 from Sea Island to Cranbrook., B.C.
He sadly crashed the plane into Coquitlam Mountain, also sometimes erroneously known as Mount Coquitlam. Reported to be located on the eastern side of the mountain at 49° 23' N; 122° 42' W although according to those coordinates it is another unnamed mountain nearby, to the east of Coquitlam Mountain ( Google Earth KML file ) His body was recovered two days later on Sunday, June 19, 1955. From what I have been told in the past, the remains of the aircraft were recovered.( but it is unknown if that is just a story to keep people away from the crash site, since it is located inside the watershed. A person could identify any parts found by downloading the 1954 Cessna parts catalogue for the 120-140 series (PDF))
He was born in New York on the 22nd of May 1935, and at the time of the fatal crash his address was 150 East 52nd Street, New York, New York.
A Cessna 120 similar to the plane that crashed; the Cessna 120 was first built in 1946, and was the first all metal aircraft from the Company.
The Vancouver Sun Atkinson. Passed away suddenly June 17, 1955, Frederick Hill, in his 21st year, beloved son of General and Mrs. Frederick G. Atkinson, vice-president of R.H. Macy & Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. Survived also by his grandfather, Mr. Van Dyke Hill, and his grandmother, Mrs. Bransford L. Hill, both of New York City. Funeral service was held in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St., Friday morning, followed by cremation.
New Westminster — "He made too wide a turn. If it had been tighter he would have been OK."
With soldierly calmness that the father of a 20-year-old United States airman described to a coroner's jury here Monday his theory of the crash on Coquitlam Mountain Friday that claimed the life of his only son.
The witness was Brigadier-General F.G. Atkinson of New York, a USAF reserve officer and vice-president of Macy's department store.
He was testifying at the inquest into the death of his son, Frederick Hill Atkinson, whose body was found on Mount Coquitlam near the wreckage of his plane Sunday.
The dead pilot left Sea Island airport for Cranbrook, but had apparently turned back because of thickening weather just before the crash.
Frederick G. Atkinson, Ex-Macy executive, 86
Frederick Griswold Atkinson, a former vice-president for personnel at R.H. Macy & Company, died on Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 86 years old and lived in Palm Beach.
He died of heart failure, a funeral home representative said.
Mr. Atkinson joined Macy's in 1940 after heading employment and training at Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati and working in personnel at the Cities Service Company.
He was named director of personnel and industrial relations at Macy's in 1947, a vice president in 1948 and a director in 1966. He retired in 1970.
During World War II he served with the Air Transport Command and later was a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. He was also a consultant for several Federal agencies and for the New York City Police Department.
Mr. Atkinson was active in the Episcopal Church and was a director of General Theological Seminary. He was also a director of Roosevelt Hospital and an honorary life member of the American Management Association.
He is survived by his wife, the former Joyce Mallory Hill, and two sisters.
He sadly crashed the plane into Coquitlam Mountain, also sometimes erroneously known as Mount Coquitlam. Reported to be located on the eastern side of the mountain at 49° 23' N; 122° 42' W although according to those coordinates it is another unnamed mountain nearby, to the east of Coquitlam Mountain ( Google Earth KML file ) His body was recovered two days later on Sunday, June 19, 1955. From what I have been told in the past, the remains of the aircraft were recovered.( but it is unknown if that is just a story to keep people away from the crash site, since it is located inside the watershed. A person could identify any parts found by downloading the 1954 Cessna parts catalogue for the 120-140 series (PDF))
He was born in New York on the 22nd of May 1935, and at the time of the fatal crash his address was 150 East 52nd Street, New York, New York.
The Vancouver Sun: Tuesday, June 21, 1955, page 9
Dad Says Flier Died on too-Wide Turn
Dad Says Flier Died on too-Wide Turn
New Westminster — "He made too wide a turn. If it had been tighter he would have been OK."
With soldierly calmness that the father of a 20-year-old United States airman described to a coroner's jury here Monday his theory of the crash on Coquitlam Mountain Friday that claimed the life of his only son.
The witness was Brigadier-General F.G. Atkinson of New York, a USAF reserve officer and vice-president of Macy's department store.
He was testifying at the inquest into the death of his son, Frederick Hill Atkinson, whose body was found on Mount Coquitlam near the wreckage of his plane Sunday.
The dead pilot left Sea Island airport for Cranbrook, but had apparently turned back because of thickening weather just before the crash.
Frederick’s father’s obituary from the New York Times May 8, 1991
Frederick G. Atkinson, Ex-Macy executive, 86
Frederick Griswold Atkinson, a former vice-president for personnel at R.H. Macy & Company, died on Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 86 years old and lived in Palm Beach.
He died of heart failure, a funeral home representative said.
Mr. Atkinson joined Macy's in 1940 after heading employment and training at Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati and working in personnel at the Cities Service Company.
He was named director of personnel and industrial relations at Macy's in 1947, a vice president in 1948 and a director in 1966. He retired in 1970.
During World War II he served with the Air Transport Command and later was a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. He was also a consultant for several Federal agencies and for the New York City Police Department.
Mr. Atkinson was active in the Episcopal Church and was a director of General Theological Seminary. He was also a director of Roosevelt Hospital and an honorary life member of the American Management Association.
He is survived by his wife, the former Joyce Mallory Hill, and two sisters.
Friday, August 2, 2013
History Today! Garbage truck gets crushed
I always knew that this spot was an accident in the making, just a matter of time; actually many years ago there was a similar structure nearby that was near the Hudsons Bay loading dock area, it got lightly bumped a few times, but never fell down; they were smart and removed the problem in one of their renovations.
This accident happened near the southwest end of the mall, in an area used as the main loading dock for London Drugs, among others. The accident caused the stores to move their incoming stock through the public areas of the mall into their stores, creating a lot of traffic.
Garbage truck driver miraculously survives as huge beam crashes down on his cab at Coquitlam Centre mall
A few pictures of the area at Flick: One --- Two --- Three
The driver was very lucky to get away from this with his life; he was okay.
This accident happened near the southwest end of the mall, in an area used as the main loading dock for London Drugs, among others. The accident caused the stores to move their incoming stock through the public areas of the mall into their stores, creating a lot of traffic.
Garbage truck driver miraculously survives as huge beam crashes down on his cab at Coquitlam Centre mall
A few pictures of the area at Flick: One --- Two --- Three
The driver was very lucky to get away from this with his life; he was okay.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Slesse Mountain
Not in Coquitlam, but still a sad bit of local news... This was the worst plane crash in Canadian history at the time, today it is sixth, probably still the worst aviation accident in western Canada though.
When Trans Canada Air Lines , flight 810, using a Canadair North Star crashed into Slesse Mountain, ( nice panorama of the mountain ) killing all on board, Trans Canada Air Lines eventually became today's Air Canada.
The Provincal government eventually got around to dedicating a 582 hectare site, on the 29th of May, 1995 named it the Mount Slesse Commemorative site, to preserve it, since none of the bodies were recovered, the entire site is considered a graveyard.
Wikipedia article about the disastrous crash on the 9th of December 1956, where 62 people lost their lives, the accident site was not located until five months later in May of 1957, by mountaineers Elfrida Pigou, Geoffrey Walker, and David Cathcart. (Vancouver Sun, article on May 13, 1957). For some crazy reason the deaths are mostly listed under Prince George, Pine Valley and finally, correctly under, Slesse Mountain.
The site is high on the mountain, some photographs (1)(2)(3)(4) of the site taken by hikers are posted on the ClubTread hiking forum. Some more information from this disaster site
All of the death certificates appear to have been done with none or little, family and/or friends input, so they tell very little.
Mabel Florine Adams; Mabel Florence Adams, age: 33. Home: Bassano, Alberta. Home: 1032- 12th Avenue West, Calgary. Mabel was a secretary for the Calvan Oil & Gas Company
Maxwell "Max" Sheppard Bailey, age: 58. Home: Mt. Royal, Montreal. Wife: Ann G. Gordon. b.28 Jan1899 secretary, Machine Products Corp.
Melvin "Mel" Howard Becket, 1929-1956 Home: 3801 Princess Drive, Regina. Job: Professional football, Saskatchewan Roughriders. Center who previously played end at the University of Indiana. His number 40 was retired after the tragedy. ( Wikipedia )
Denise Marie Beernaerts, age: 19 b. Somerset, Manitoba 28 Aug., 1937 Home: 323 Provencher Ave., St. Boniface, Manitoba. Worked as a combination filling clerk and P.B.X. operator.
Marion Lewis Bright, age: 43. Home: Fort Worth, Texas. Job: British American Oil Co., Edmonton, Alberta.
Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Burt, age: 68. Home: San Franscisco. Job: Housewife.
Mrs. Helen Phelps Chapman; Helen Gale Chapman, age: 27. Home: 1813 19th Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Mother: Mrs.Elizabeth L. Phelps, Calgary, Alberta.
Harold Cleven, age: 46. Home: 520 46th Avenue south-west,Calgary, Alberta. formerly of Winnipeg, Man. Job: Manager, Hilton Brothers, Calgary, Alta.
Karl Warren Collett, age: 58. Home: 3050 2nd Street, Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Job: Mannix Ltd., Calgary, Alta.
Richard Theodore Custer; Lothar Richard T. Custer, age: 44. Home: 4444 Elmwood street, South Burnaby. Job: Western representative for Birds Eye Division, Seafoods. Wife: Mable E. ( They also ran Custer's a fruit and vegetable stand, at 3470 Kingsway, Bby.)
Mario Joseph Demarco, age: 29. Home: Warren apartments, Regina, Sask. Job: Pro football, Sask. Roughrider. Native of Boonton, N. J., who played guard for the University of Miami, Florida and starred in the team's 13-6 victory over Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl in 1946. ( Wikipedia )
Hatsuko Hashimoto Dong; Hashimoto Dong Hatsuko, age: 27
Home: 79-2 Chome, Osaka, Japan. Worked as a secretary for the Matsushita Danki Manufacturing Company, Osaka, Japan. Married to Hin C. Dong
Fred W. Edwards, age: 58. Home: 6026 Churchill street, Vancouver. formerly of Winnipeg.
Job. 2nd Vice-president, Massie & Renwick insurance co. (possible birth certificate; 22 Dec.,1899, Van.) Wife: Edith M. (possibly: Edith Marie, age: 82. 3 May 1990)
Wilfred Emde, age: 26. Home: Indian Head, Sask. Job: R.C.M.P. student; Constable RCMP at Union Bay, B.C.
James Anthony Folger, age: 60. Home: Dallas, Texas. Job: Geologist, DeGoyler & MacNaughton.
Wong Fook, age: 38. Home: New York, New York. Job: Chef. Father: Wong Sing
Yuen Gar; Yen Gar, age: 18. Home: Hong Kong. Job: Student. b. 28 June 1939
Major Philip Edwin Gower, M.C., age: 41. Home: 24 Arras drive, Calgary, Alberta. Job: Major in army
Margaret Jean Grant, age: 35. Home: 831 22nd avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Mother: Mrs. Bessie Grant.
Jean Christian Hamilton; Christian Hamilton, age: 48. Home: 17 Wellington crescent, Edmonton, Alberta. Job: housewife.
Robert Winslow Hamilton, age: 45. Home: 17 Wellington crescent, Edmonton, Alberta. Job: Partner in chartered accountant firm. ( biography of Winslow. He worked for the Winspear(Francis G.), Hamilton, Anderson & Co., accounting company, who had offices in Dawson Creek, Calgary, and Vancouver.)
Miss Audrey Cameron Harper, age: 39. Home: Medicine Hat; Calgary, Alberta. Job: Imperial Bank, Calgary,Alta.
John Bennett Hemming, age: 42. Home: 429 18th Street northwest, Calgary. Job: General sales & advertising manager, Palm Dairies Ltd., Calgary, Alta.
John "Jack" Edward Henderson, age: 47. Home: R.R. 1, Issaquit, Wash. ; apt.1-2003 Burrard Street, Van. b. Glasgow, Scotland 5 June 1909. Job: western divisional manager, Capital Carbon & Ribbon Co., Ltd. Wife: Nan Cochran Smart. Father: Edwin Milne Henderson,of Edinburgh, Scot. Mother: Georgina Proudfoot, of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Donald Arthur Holden, age: 24. Royal Bank of Canada, Vancouver, formerly of Winnipeg. Home: Winnipeg Job: member of Junior Chamber of Commerce, Chilliwack. Father: Arthur E. Holden. (the information on the death certificate is confusing.)
Calvin "Cal" J. Jones, age: 23. Home: Steubenville, Ohio, All-Star Winnipeg Blue Bomber guard. 1955 all-American guard, played for the University of Iowa. Wikipedia biography of Cal Jones, and a Sports Illustrated cover of him.
Queenie Georgina Kafoury; Mrs. Georgina Kafoury, age: 50. Home: Portland, Oregon. Job: Housewife
Clarence Gordon Kennedy, age: 41. Home: Toronto. b. Peterborough, Ont. 16 May 1915. Job: Wage and salary administrator, B.A. Oil Co., Toronto. Wife: unk Castle. Father: John Bruce Kennedy, of Peterborough. Mother: Ethel May Brant, of New Castle, Ont.
Kenneth Roy Laird, age: 41. Home: 4416 Burke street, South Burnaby, B. C. Job: sales representative, First Spice Mixing Co. (Canada) Ltd. Wife: Dorothy S.
Miss Aline Litovchenko, age: 24. Home: 2023 29th Avenue Southwest, Calgary. Worked for Allan & Johnson, custom brokers. Mother: Clara Litovchenko.
Miss Cheng Sau Chun Low; San Chun Low Cheng, age: 24 At B.C. Archives is states death at Prince George. The name is possibly totally miss-spelled, since I cannot find a copy at the LDS site either.
John David Lyall, age: 41. Home: 5998, Vine street, Vancouver. Wife: Mabel Leona Lyall.(Leona M.) Job: casualty manager, North Western Mutual Insurance Co.(Northwestern Mutual Fire Asociation)
Ian Hamilton Macbeth, age: 41. Home: 56 Laurie crescent, West Vancouver. Job: branch manager & sales representative, B.W. Deane & Co., Montreal.
Harold Clarence McElroy, age: 56. Home: 3015 Champlain street, Calgary. Job: president of Smeeds Security Storage.
James Milne McKay, age: 35. Home: 546 37th street, Calgary. Job: sales manager, V.M.H. Realty, Calgary, Alta.
Ronald W. Mitchell, age: 23. Home: 2222 West First Avenue, Vancouver. Job: sales promoter, Vick Chemical. Father: Arnold Mitchell
Mr. Robert John McNaughton Muir, age: 47. Home: 5 Harvie Avenue, Powell River, B. C. Job: Self employed hardware merchant.
John Archibald Munro, age: 42. Home: 2563 West 23rd avenue, Vancouver. Job: appraiser, General Appraisal Co., Ltd. Wife: Alice M.
Mr. Edwin Stanley Pettitt, age: 29. Home: 3213 Kilkenny Road, Calgary. Job: salesman, Kleen Ltd.
Mrs. Sarah Clark Rose, age: 54. Home: 627 16th street, Calgary. 326-17th Ave. N.W., Calgary, Alta. Job: widowed housewife.
Patrick Rowan age 11
Susan Gail Rowan age 5
Yvonne Rowan age 41
Walter Peter Rowan, age: 42. Home: 3628- 8th Ave., Calgary, Alta. Job: Trans Canada Airlines, station manager, Calgary. Wife: Yvonne Labelle.
Kwan Song Home: 12- 12 Bowery, New York, New York. Age 63, he was of Chinese descent and worked as a second cook in the merchant marine.
Duncan MacKenzie Stewart, age: 39. Home: 2207 West 47th avenue, Vancouver. Job: sales representative, Moffats Ltd. (wholesaler of appliances)
Russell Smith Stratton, age: 52. Home: 700 South Ardmore, Los Angeles, Calif. Job: director of trade relations with the Merganthaler Linotype Company and a veteran of 25 years with the St. Petersburg, Florida, Times.
John Struthers, age: 42. Home: 1970 Quilchena Crescent, Vancouver. Job: assistant manager, International Harvester Co. of Canada. Wife: Mary.
Gordon Henry Sturtridge Home: 615 17th avenue, East Regina, Saskatchewan formerly of Winnipeg.
Professional football player, age 27, married to Mildred A. Sturtridge ( see Next entry ) ( Wikipedia )
Mildred A. Sturtridge, age: 27. Home: 615 17th Avenue, East Regina, formerly of Winnipeg. Job: housewife. Father: Edwin J. Allford
Raymond "Ray" Nicholas Syrnyk, age: 23. Home: Redwater, Alta.; 2022 Retallack Street, Regina, Sask. Job: professional football, Rookie defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. b. 25 Aug., 1933. His jersey number 56 was retired after this tragedy. ( Wikpedia )
Leslie Edward Webb, age: 33. Home: 6151 Granville Street, Vancouver. Job. western sales manager, Canadian Chemical Co. Father: Samuel Webb.
Mrs. Frances Eleanor Welch, age: 41. Home: Toronto.; 28 Peard Road, Scarboro, Ont. Job: stenographer- receptionist, Howard Air Conditioning, Toronto, Ont. b. 20 Oct., 1916. Step-father: Major, F.J. Pue
Arthur Lawrence West, age: 38. Home: 4716 West 4th avenue, Vancouver. Job: western district sales manager, Playtex Ltd. Wife: A. Margaret.
Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Williams, age: 32. Home: 19 Regal avenue, St. Vital, Man.; 44 McAllister Street, San Fransisco, Cal. Job: private secretary, Aetna Casualty Company. Father: Thomas Henry Williams.
Frank John Wright, age: 28. Home: 1125 West 11th street, Vancouver. Job: representative, Canadian Chemicals Co.
Mr. Brig. Harold Edwin Wright, age: 57. Home: 1116 West 48th Ave., Vancouver. Job: vice-president, Canadian Bakeries Ltd. b. Toronto, Ont. 6 April 1899. Wife: Lillian Mary Walsh. Father: Herbert William Wright. Mother: Mary Lavina Byers.
Woon Yuen Wah; Yuen Wah Woon, age: 18. Home: W. K. Chop Suey House, Regina.; 199 Electric Road, Honh Kong. Job: night school student. b. 26 Jan.,1939
Mrs. Li Wan Ying Yuen; Lee Wan Ying, age: 51. Home: 54 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong. Job: housewife.
Captain: Alan Jack Clarke, age: 35. Home: 2645 McBain Ave., Van.; Montreal
First officer: J.C. Terry Boon; John Charles Terrence Boon, age: 26. Home: 908 Adderley Street, North Vancouver, B. C.
Stewardess: Dorothy Elizabeth Bjornsson; Dorothy Bjornson, age: 24. Home: 955 West 10th Aveneue, Van; Swan River, Man.
UPDATE: Added some death certificate links.
And recently the local newspaper The Chilliwack Progress has been digitized; which tells some of the story of the aftermath, and the community reponse to the tragedy.
May15, 1957 page 1
May 22, 1957 page 1 and page 10
June 5, 1957 page 2 and page 8
June 26, 1957 page 2 and page 16
August 18, 1957 page 5
Sept 4, 1957 page 1 and page 6
Sept 18, 1957 page 5
Nov 13, 1957 page 1
Dec 11, 1957 page 1
July 22, 1959 page 13 the accident inspired the locals, to start up a Search And Rescue group. Chilliwack SAR still going strong; no end of customers in the area, these mountains are unforgiving for those who are unprepared.
And the public would have to wait until May 31, 1995 page 8 to see the entire site dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives that fateful day 38 years earlier.
When Trans Canada Air Lines , flight 810, using a Canadair North Star crashed into Slesse Mountain, ( nice panorama of the mountain ) killing all on board, Trans Canada Air Lines eventually became today's Air Canada.
The Provincal government eventually got around to dedicating a 582 hectare site, on the 29th of May, 1995 named it the Mount Slesse Commemorative site, to preserve it, since none of the bodies were recovered, the entire site is considered a graveyard.
Wikipedia article about the disastrous crash on the 9th of December 1956, where 62 people lost their lives, the accident site was not located until five months later in May of 1957, by mountaineers Elfrida Pigou, Geoffrey Walker, and David Cathcart. (Vancouver Sun, article on May 13, 1957). For some crazy reason the deaths are mostly listed under Prince George, Pine Valley and finally, correctly under, Slesse Mountain.
The site is high on the mountain, some photographs (1)(2)(3)(4) of the site taken by hikers are posted on the ClubTread hiking forum. Some more information from this disaster site
All of the death certificates appear to have been done with none or little, family and/or friends input, so they tell very little.
Mabel Florine Adams; Mabel Florence Adams, age: 33. Home: Bassano, Alberta. Home: 1032- 12th Avenue West, Calgary. Mabel was a secretary for the Calvan Oil & Gas Company
Maxwell "Max" Sheppard Bailey, age: 58. Home: Mt. Royal, Montreal. Wife: Ann G. Gordon. b.28 Jan1899 secretary, Machine Products Corp.
Melvin "Mel" Howard Becket, 1929-1956 Home: 3801 Princess Drive, Regina. Job: Professional football, Saskatchewan Roughriders. Center who previously played end at the University of Indiana. His number 40 was retired after the tragedy. ( Wikipedia )
Mel Becket
Denise Marie Beernaerts, age: 19 b. Somerset, Manitoba 28 Aug., 1937 Home: 323 Provencher Ave., St. Boniface, Manitoba. Worked as a combination filling clerk and P.B.X. operator.
Marion Lewis Bright, age: 43. Home: Fort Worth, Texas. Job: British American Oil Co., Edmonton, Alberta.
Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Burt, age: 68. Home: San Franscisco. Job: Housewife.
Mrs. Helen Phelps Chapman; Helen Gale Chapman, age: 27. Home: 1813 19th Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Mother: Mrs.Elizabeth L. Phelps, Calgary, Alberta.
Harold Cleven, age: 46. Home: 520 46th Avenue south-west,Calgary, Alberta. formerly of Winnipeg, Man. Job: Manager, Hilton Brothers, Calgary, Alta.
Karl Warren Collett, age: 58. Home: 3050 2nd Street, Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Job: Mannix Ltd., Calgary, Alta.
Richard Theodore Custer; Lothar Richard T. Custer, age: 44. Home: 4444 Elmwood street, South Burnaby. Job: Western representative for Birds Eye Division, Seafoods. Wife: Mable E. ( They also ran Custer's a fruit and vegetable stand, at 3470 Kingsway, Bby.)
Mario Joseph Demarco, age: 29. Home: Warren apartments, Regina, Sask. Job: Pro football, Sask. Roughrider. Native of Boonton, N. J., who played guard for the University of Miami, Florida and starred in the team's 13-6 victory over Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl in 1946. ( Wikipedia )
Hatsuko Hashimoto Dong; Hashimoto Dong Hatsuko, age: 27
Home: 79-2 Chome, Osaka, Japan. Worked as a secretary for the Matsushita Danki Manufacturing Company, Osaka, Japan. Married to Hin C. Dong
Fred W. Edwards, age: 58. Home: 6026 Churchill street, Vancouver. formerly of Winnipeg.
Job. 2nd Vice-president, Massie & Renwick insurance co. (possible birth certificate; 22 Dec.,1899, Van.) Wife: Edith M. (possibly: Edith Marie, age: 82. 3 May 1990)
Wilfred Emde, age: 26. Home: Indian Head, Sask. Job: R.C.M.P. student; Constable RCMP at Union Bay, B.C.
James Anthony Folger, age: 60. Home: Dallas, Texas. Job: Geologist, DeGoyler & MacNaughton.
Wong Fook, age: 38. Home: New York, New York. Job: Chef. Father: Wong Sing
Yuen Gar; Yen Gar, age: 18. Home: Hong Kong. Job: Student. b. 28 June 1939
Major Philip Edwin Gower, M.C., age: 41. Home: 24 Arras drive, Calgary, Alberta. Job: Major in army
Margaret Jean Grant, age: 35. Home: 831 22nd avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta. Mother: Mrs. Bessie Grant.
Jean Christian Hamilton; Christian Hamilton, age: 48. Home: 17 Wellington crescent, Edmonton, Alberta. Job: housewife.
This swimming pool is still being used, has been renovated a few times
Robert Winslow Hamilton, age: 45. Home: 17 Wellington crescent, Edmonton, Alberta. Job: Partner in chartered accountant firm. ( biography of Winslow. He worked for the Winspear(Francis G.), Hamilton, Anderson & Co., accounting company, who had offices in Dawson Creek, Calgary, and Vancouver.)
Miss Audrey Cameron Harper, age: 39. Home: Medicine Hat; Calgary, Alberta. Job: Imperial Bank, Calgary,Alta.
John Bennett Hemming, age: 42. Home: 429 18th Street northwest, Calgary. Job: General sales & advertising manager, Palm Dairies Ltd., Calgary, Alta.
John "Jack" Edward Henderson, age: 47. Home: R.R. 1, Issaquit, Wash. ; apt.1-2003 Burrard Street, Van. b. Glasgow, Scotland 5 June 1909. Job: western divisional manager, Capital Carbon & Ribbon Co., Ltd. Wife: Nan Cochran Smart. Father: Edwin Milne Henderson,of Edinburgh, Scot. Mother: Georgina Proudfoot, of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Donald Arthur Holden, age: 24. Royal Bank of Canada, Vancouver, formerly of Winnipeg. Home: Winnipeg Job: member of Junior Chamber of Commerce, Chilliwack. Father: Arthur E. Holden. (the information on the death certificate is confusing.)
Calvin "Cal" J. Jones, age: 23. Home: Steubenville, Ohio, All-Star Winnipeg Blue Bomber guard. 1955 all-American guard, played for the University of Iowa. Wikipedia biography of Cal Jones, and a Sports Illustrated cover of him.
Calvin " Cal" Jones
Queenie Georgina Kafoury; Mrs. Georgina Kafoury, age: 50. Home: Portland, Oregon. Job: Housewife
Clarence Gordon Kennedy, age: 41. Home: Toronto. b. Peterborough, Ont. 16 May 1915. Job: Wage and salary administrator, B.A. Oil Co., Toronto. Wife: unk Castle. Father: John Bruce Kennedy, of Peterborough. Mother: Ethel May Brant, of New Castle, Ont.
Kenneth Roy Laird, age: 41. Home: 4416 Burke street, South Burnaby, B. C. Job: sales representative, First Spice Mixing Co. (Canada) Ltd. Wife: Dorothy S.
Miss Aline Litovchenko, age: 24. Home: 2023 29th Avenue Southwest, Calgary. Worked for Allan & Johnson, custom brokers. Mother: Clara Litovchenko.
Miss Cheng Sau Chun Low; San Chun Low Cheng, age: 24 At B.C. Archives is states death at Prince George. The name is possibly totally miss-spelled, since I cannot find a copy at the LDS site either.
John David Lyall, age: 41. Home: 5998, Vine street, Vancouver. Wife: Mabel Leona Lyall.(Leona M.) Job: casualty manager, North Western Mutual Insurance Co.(Northwestern Mutual Fire Asociation)
Ian Hamilton Macbeth, age: 41. Home: 56 Laurie crescent, West Vancouver. Job: branch manager & sales representative, B.W. Deane & Co., Montreal.
Harold Clarence McElroy, age: 56. Home: 3015 Champlain street, Calgary. Job: president of Smeeds Security Storage.
James Milne McKay, age: 35. Home: 546 37th street, Calgary. Job: sales manager, V.M.H. Realty, Calgary, Alta.
Ronald W. Mitchell, age: 23. Home: 2222 West First Avenue, Vancouver. Job: sales promoter, Vick Chemical. Father: Arnold Mitchell
Mr. Robert John McNaughton Muir, age: 47. Home: 5 Harvie Avenue, Powell River, B. C. Job: Self employed hardware merchant.
John Archibald Munro, age: 42. Home: 2563 West 23rd avenue, Vancouver. Job: appraiser, General Appraisal Co., Ltd. Wife: Alice M.
Mr. Edwin Stanley Pettitt, age: 29. Home: 3213 Kilkenny Road, Calgary. Job: salesman, Kleen Ltd.
Mrs. Sarah Clark Rose, age: 54. Home: 627 16th street, Calgary. 326-17th Ave. N.W., Calgary, Alta. Job: widowed housewife.
Patrick Rowan age 11
Susan Gail Rowan age 5
Yvonne Rowan age 41
Walter Peter Rowan, age: 42. Home: 3628- 8th Ave., Calgary, Alta. Job: Trans Canada Airlines, station manager, Calgary. Wife: Yvonne Labelle.
(It appears that the entire Rowan family was killed in this accident.)
Kwan Song Home: 12- 12 Bowery, New York, New York. Age 63, he was of Chinese descent and worked as a second cook in the merchant marine.
Duncan MacKenzie Stewart, age: 39. Home: 2207 West 47th avenue, Vancouver. Job: sales representative, Moffats Ltd. (wholesaler of appliances)
Russell Smith Stratton, age: 52. Home: 700 South Ardmore, Los Angeles, Calif. Job: director of trade relations with the Merganthaler Linotype Company and a veteran of 25 years with the St. Petersburg, Florida, Times.
John Struthers, age: 42. Home: 1970 Quilchena Crescent, Vancouver. Job: assistant manager, International Harvester Co. of Canada. Wife: Mary.
Gordon Henry Sturtridge Home: 615 17th avenue, East Regina, Saskatchewan formerly of Winnipeg.
Professional football player, age 27, married to Mildred A. Sturtridge ( see Next entry ) ( Wikipedia )
Gordon Henry Sturtridge
Mildred A. Sturtridge, age: 27. Home: 615 17th Avenue, East Regina, formerly of Winnipeg. Job: housewife. Father: Edwin J. Allford
Raymond "Ray" Nicholas Syrnyk, age: 23. Home: Redwater, Alta.; 2022 Retallack Street, Regina, Sask. Job: professional football, Rookie defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. b. 25 Aug., 1933. His jersey number 56 was retired after this tragedy. ( Wikpedia )
Ray Syrnyk
Leslie Edward Webb, age: 33. Home: 6151 Granville Street, Vancouver. Job. western sales manager, Canadian Chemical Co. Father: Samuel Webb.
Mrs. Frances Eleanor Welch, age: 41. Home: Toronto.; 28 Peard Road, Scarboro, Ont. Job: stenographer- receptionist, Howard Air Conditioning, Toronto, Ont. b. 20 Oct., 1916. Step-father: Major, F.J. Pue
Arthur Lawrence West, age: 38. Home: 4716 West 4th avenue, Vancouver. Job: western district sales manager, Playtex Ltd. Wife: A. Margaret.
Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Williams, age: 32. Home: 19 Regal avenue, St. Vital, Man.; 44 McAllister Street, San Fransisco, Cal. Job: private secretary, Aetna Casualty Company. Father: Thomas Henry Williams.
Frank John Wright, age: 28. Home: 1125 West 11th street, Vancouver. Job: representative, Canadian Chemicals Co.
Mr. Brig. Harold Edwin Wright, age: 57. Home: 1116 West 48th Ave., Vancouver. Job: vice-president, Canadian Bakeries Ltd. b. Toronto, Ont. 6 April 1899. Wife: Lillian Mary Walsh. Father: Herbert William Wright. Mother: Mary Lavina Byers.
Woon Yuen Wah; Yuen Wah Woon, age: 18. Home: W. K. Chop Suey House, Regina.; 199 Electric Road, Honh Kong. Job: night school student. b. 26 Jan.,1939
Mrs. Li Wan Ying Yuen; Lee Wan Ying, age: 51. Home: 54 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong. Job: housewife.
Captain: Alan Jack Clarke, age: 35. Home: 2645 McBain Ave., Van.; Montreal
First officer: J.C. Terry Boon; John Charles Terrence Boon, age: 26. Home: 908 Adderley Street, North Vancouver, B. C.
Stewardess: Dorothy Elizabeth Bjornsson; Dorothy Bjornson, age: 24. Home: 955 West 10th Aveneue, Van; Swan River, Man.
UPDATE: Added some death certificate links.
And recently the local newspaper The Chilliwack Progress has been digitized; which tells some of the story of the aftermath, and the community reponse to the tragedy.
May15, 1957 page 1
May 22, 1957 page 1 and page 10
June 5, 1957 page 2 and page 8
June 26, 1957 page 2 and page 16
August 18, 1957 page 5
Sept 4, 1957 page 1 and page 6
Sept 18, 1957 page 5
Nov 13, 1957 page 1
Dec 11, 1957 page 1
July 22, 1959 page 13 the accident inspired the locals, to start up a Search And Rescue group. Chilliwack SAR still going strong; no end of customers in the area, these mountains are unforgiving for those who are unprepared.
And the public would have to wait until May 31, 1995 page 8 to see the entire site dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives that fateful day 38 years earlier.
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