News Herald Franklin Pa, 8 Feb 1943
Diving operations continued today for the bodies of five crew members of a 115 foot tug which capsized yesterday in the Delaware River.
The tug, the J. M. Taylor turned over in less than a minute when a sunken barge rose to the surface directly under it. Four members of the nine man crew were rescued.
The tug's owner said the craft was hired to mark the spot of the submerged barge, which sank Friday as it was towed across the river. The barge was partly loaded with freight cars.
The backwash of a passing ship and a strong outgoing tide was believed to have disturbed the barge forcing it to the surface.
Those missing were Capt Alton R. Murray, Marley Park Md. and Olie Kuntson, deck hand: Norman Hickman , deck hand: Andrew Benakos, Fireman, and Pasquale P Boecassini, fireman, all of Philadelphia.
Albert Murray 37 Head
Rena Murray 34 Wife
Irma Murray 11 Daughter
Alton Murray 15 Son
Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T625_678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
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Alton Russel Murray Race White Age 35 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Oriole, Maryland, USA
Residence Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Employer Interstate Oil Transport Co Height 5 9 Weight 177
Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Anna Beatrice Murray
Alton Murray Gender Male Race White Death Age 38
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Maryland
Death Date 31 Mar 1943 Death Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Althius Murray Mother Rena M Laird
Spouse Dinna Box Certificate Number 34478
Diving operations continued today for the bodies of five crew members of a 115 foot tug which capsized yesterday in the Delaware River.
The tug, the J. M. Taylor turned over in less than a minute when a sunken barge rose to the surface directly under it. Four members of the nine man crew were rescued.
The tug's owner said the craft was hired to mark the spot of the submerged barge, which sank Friday as it was towed across the river. The barge was partly loaded with freight cars.
The backwash of a passing ship and a strong outgoing tide was believed to have disturbed the barge forcing it to the surface.
Those missing were Capt Alton R. Murray, Marley Park Md. and Olie Kuntson, deck hand: Norman Hickman , deck hand: Andrew Benakos, Fireman, and Pasquale P Boecassini, fireman, all of Philadelphia.
Albert Murray 37 Head
Rena Murray 34 Wife
Irma Murray 11 Daughter
Alton Murray 15 Son
Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T625_678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
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Alton Russel Murray Race White Age 35 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Oriole, Maryland, USA
Residence Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Employer Interstate Oil Transport Co Height 5 9 Weight 177
Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Anna Beatrice Murray
Alton Murray Gender Male Race White Death Age 38
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Maryland
Death Date 31 Mar 1943 Death Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Althius Murray Mother Rena M Laird
Spouse Dinna Box Certificate Number 34478
News Herald Franklin Pa, 8 Feb 1943
Diving operations continued today for the bodies of five crew members of a 115 foot tug which capsized yesterday in the Delaware River.
The tug, the J. M. Taylor turned over in less than a minute when a sunken barge rose to the surface directly under it. Four members of the nine man crew were rescued.
The tug's owner said the craft was hired to mark the spot of the submerged barge, which sank Friday as it was towed across the river. The barge was partly loaded with freight cars.
The backwash of a passing ship and a strong outgoing tide was believed to have disturbed the barge forcing it to the surface.
Those missing were Capt Alton R. Murray, Marley Park Md. and Olie Kuntson, deck hand: Norman Hickman , deck hand: Andrew Benakos, Fireman, and Pasquale P Boecassini, fireman, all of Philadelphia.
Albert Murray 37 Head
Rena Murray 34 Wife
Irma Murray 11 Daughter
Alton Murray 15 Son
Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T625_678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
WWII Draft Card
Alton Russel Murray Race White Age 35 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Oriole, Maryland, USA
Residence Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Employer Interstate Oil Transport Co Height 5 9 Weight 177
Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Anna Beatrice Murray
Alton Murray Gender Male Race White Death Age 38
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Maryland
Death Date 31 Mar 1943 Death Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Althius Murray Mother Rena M Laird
Spouse Dinna Box Certificate Number 34478
Diving operations continued today for the bodies of five crew members of a 115 foot tug which capsized yesterday in the Delaware River.
The tug, the J. M. Taylor turned over in less than a minute when a sunken barge rose to the surface directly under it. Four members of the nine man crew were rescued.
The tug's owner said the craft was hired to mark the spot of the submerged barge, which sank Friday as it was towed across the river. The barge was partly loaded with freight cars.
The backwash of a passing ship and a strong outgoing tide was believed to have disturbed the barge forcing it to the surface.
Those missing were Capt Alton R. Murray, Marley Park Md. and Olie Kuntson, deck hand: Norman Hickman , deck hand: Andrew Benakos, Fireman, and Pasquale P Boecassini, fireman, all of Philadelphia.
Albert Murray 37 Head
Rena Murray 34 Wife
Irma Murray 11 Daughter
Alton Murray 15 Son
Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T625_678; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
WWII Draft Card
Alton Russel Murray Race White Age 35 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Oriole, Maryland, USA
Residence Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Employer Interstate Oil Transport Co Height 5 9 Weight 177
Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Anna Beatrice Murray
Alton Murray Gender Male Race White Death Age 38
Birth Date 10 Dec 1904 Birth Place Maryland
Death Date 31 Mar 1943 Death Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Althius Murray Mother Rena M Laird
Spouse Dinna Box Certificate Number 34478
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