watches

watch n On the 31st of March, 1914, the steamer NEWFOUNDLAND/ lost 78 men in a blizzard of 'blind whiteness' in a similar fashion as the GREENLAND. Three watches of the ship's company (almost 150 men) were on the ice from the morning of March 31 to April 2, and many of the survivors w...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79000
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Summary:watch n On the 31st of March, 1914, the steamer NEWFOUNDLAND/ lost 78 men in a blizzard of 'blind whiteness' in a similar fashion as the GREENLAND. Three watches of the ship's company (almost 150 men) were on the ice from the morning of March 31 to April 2, and many of the survivors were maimed for life. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN OCT 1976 OCT 1976 JH 1. c. 1. c. Used I Used I 1 Used I watches; watch crew; watch-buoy; watch-dog; watch-house; watch's flag There is a square bracket on the right side of the quotation.