| Summary: | Story of the loss of the schooner "Maggie". Thirteen lives were lost after a collision with the "Tiber". (from Halley thesis, pp. 220-221): Leach 207 #80; Lehr p. 122, #70; Mercer pp. 149, 197; Mercer thesis pp. 178-179, #35; 274, #147; Murphy (1902) 61; Ryan & Small, 41 & 42. Also: (same 1st stanza) Angel's Cove/St. John's 86-103, ms p. 16; Lethbridge, Bonavista Bay 78-36, ms (2 versions); Brent's Cove 67-35, C406; Harbour Breton 65-21, C444. (These begin with the same line as this particular version.) Other first lines/stanzas: 1896 newspaper clippings 78-36; Brooklyn Bay 78-36, ms; Harbour Breton 65-21, C442. While all the songs referenced above seem to be treating the same historical incident, their language and contents are not quite the same. Halley's thesis does not reference an additional one cited in Mercer: Murphy (1905) 5. See also Halley's annotation p. 78-050, C3762. emc 11/14/94.
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