The Loss (or Wreck) of the John Harvey
Song about the shipwreck of the "John Harvey" from Belloram, Newfoundland. Captain Kerley was in command, and the Harvey sailed from Gloucester at the worst time of year, for St. Pierre. The ship, loaded with a general cargo, was wrecked on Gabarus. John Keeing tried to swim to shore and m...
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/2860 |
| Summary: | Song about the shipwreck of the "John Harvey" from Belloram, Newfoundland. Captain Kerley was in command, and the Harvey sailed from Gloucester at the worst time of year, for St. Pierre. The ship, loaded with a general cargo, was wrecked on Gabarus. John Keeing tried to swim to shore and made the ship fast, with a rope. Foote is also commeneded. The crew was saved. |
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