Mr. James Hay Reed

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  The namesake of this bulk freighter was Mr. James Hay Reed, who was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1853. He graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree in 1872 and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1875. He then went into the practice of law with the firm of Knox & Reed in 1877 and remained there until 1902, when he left to head the firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw & Beal until his death in the late 1920's. Mr. Reed was also president of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company during this time and a director of the parent United States Steel Corporation. It is in honor of this relationship that the vessel was originally named. Mr. Reed also served from February 20, 1891, until January 15, 1892, as United States District Judge for western Pennsylvania.
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  The loaded Reed was almost completely severed by the Ashcroft, but the ships held together for a brief time, enabling the other twenty-four men of her crew to be rescued by the Ashcroft and a Coast Guard vessel, which happened to be in the vicinity. The hull of the Reed sank in 66 feet of water, near the navigation channel, so it had to be dynamited later that fall to allow 45 feet clearance over her wreck.
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  Twelve persons, including a husband and wife, perished in an accident which sent the ore carrier James H. Reed, operated by Pickands, Mather & Company for the Interlake Steamship Company, to the lake's bottom.

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  James H. Reed Building435 Sixth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15219412-288-3131
  
  Princeton, NJ

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  James H. Reed Building435 Sixth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15219412-288-3131
  
  Princeton, NJ/Newark, NJ

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  James H. Reed Building
  
  435 Sixth Avenue
  
  Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1886

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  James H. Reed Building435 Sixth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15219412-288-3131
  
  Princeton, NJ/Newark, NJ/New York, NY

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  James H. Reed Building435 Sixth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15219
  
  Princeton, NJ/Newark, NJ/New York, NY

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  The namesake of this bulk freighter was Mr. James Hay Reed, who was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1853. He graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree in 1872 and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1875. He then went into the practice of law with the firm of Knox & Reed in 1877 and remained there until 1902, when he left to head the firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw & Beal until his death in the late 1920's. Mr. Reed was also president of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company during this time and a director of the parent United States Steel Corporation. It is in honor of this relationship that the vessel was originally named. Mr. Reed also served from February 20, 1891, until January 15, 1892, as United States District Judge for western Pennsylvania.
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  The loaded Reed was almost completely severed by the Ashcroft, but the ships held together for a brief time, enabling the other twenty-four men of her crew to be rescued by the Ashcroft and a Coast Guard vessel, which happened to be in the vicinity. The hull of the Reed sank in 66 feet of water, near the navigation channel, so it had to be dynamited later that fall to allow 45 feet clearance over her wreck.
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  Twelve persons, including a husband and wife, perished in an accident which sent the ore carrier James H. Reed, operated by Pickands, Mather & Company for the Interlake Steamship Company, to the lake's bottom.

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